Kanye West's Acceptance Speech Analysis

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On August 29, 2015 Kanye West won the Video Vanguard Award during the 2015 MTV VMA. During his acceptance speech for this award he made a huge announcement. He stated that he would be running for president in 2020. While also making this speech Kanye West also admitted to smoking a joint before coming on stage. I would say that this is not a good way to start the star’s road to presidency. This article quoted Kanye West stating,”I don't know what I finna lose after this. It don't matter, though; It's not about me. It's about ideas. New ideas. People with ideas. People who believe in truth”. Maybe he will bring new things to the table that America and the world has never seen. People act like it is such a crazy idea to imagine Kanye West as president, but people forget that Actor Arnold Swartzenager was the governor of California and Actor Ronald Reagan was president.

The year 2020 is the first presidential election that I will be able to vote in. I wouldn’t say that Kanye has my vote. I think he has good intentions but I couldn’t see him sitting around a table discussing foreign affairs with the leaders of Iran or the leaders of Saudi Arabia. Another flaw with his plan is his level of education. Obama went to Harvard and Columbia and where did Kanye West go? Kanye West attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago until he dropped out …show more content…

Celebrities such as Bono, Clint Eastwood, Shirley Temple, and George Takei have all been part of the government and have served this country in different ways. None of them ever tried to achieve such a hard goal like being president. I think nowadays people are looking for a wholesome, strong, driven, and charismatic person to lead this country. From what I’ve seen of Kanye West, he doesn't have what it takes to lead this country. Kanye West can buy the most expensive campaign manager and buy his way to the top but that still doesn't change the fact that he might be an awful

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