Are the Presidential Candidates a Role Model for our Children?

These past few weeks I have had this topic on my mind, and it is hard to not have it on to my mind due to the chaos of our country right now. It has been bothering me from a teaching standpoint and just as a person in general. I am usually one to keep my mouth shut about politics unless I am comfortable with the person that I am talking to. This isn’t about which presidential candidate is better suited for the job. This is about the effect of these candidates on our children. As I watch the presidential debates I have to admit they are quite humorous to watch, but it really is not. If we think about it, why is it funny? We have grown men and women acting like three year olds on a stage talking about what they think is best for our country. They talk over each other and insult each other like their mothers did not teach them how to play nice and be respectful to people. What was that saying that everyone learned as they were growing up? If you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say it at all. Well with the candidate bashing I find myself scolding men and women that are double and even triple my age. When did our society become a society where to get a word in you have to talk over each other and make jokes that could be harmful to the person in question. Bullying is a thing in school and as the candidates have repeatedly showed it is a problem in our society. I am disgusted with the way the candidates treat each other. We are all on the same side, but they constantly tear each other down. I am not singling anyone out here, but they are supposed to be role models. One of them is going to be the leader of our country and they need to start acting like it. Whoever reads this and looks at me like I am naive well I don’t care. You know its true and how am I supposed to teach and watch children grow up when they constantly see someone on TV who breaks the rules, talk over each other, and downright disrespect other people. When I was growing up my parents and teachers told me that I could be president if I wanted to. Well you know what, when my children grow up I don’t want them to go into politics if their role models are people who cannot even follow the values and morals that we were all given as we were growing up. Being president is supposed to be something that someone aspires to be as child, but that dream has ended for me. If I ever wanted to be president that is over now. Now, I know that the job isn’t the problem. It’s the people. I have also noticed that you are not noticed as a presidential candidate unless you are aggressive. Since when did president=aggression. Being a leader and being aggressive is not the same thing. I feel bad for the children that are growing up in this society right now. I’m only 21 and I may not know what I am talking about, but I am in that transition zone between a child and an adult. I don't like this. Do you?