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Presidential Election

THE ELECTION 2008
When was the last time we had an election where people all over the country literally ran out into the streets to celebrate?When was the last time we had an election where masses of college students screamed and celebrated and partied harder than if their favorite sports team has won? Even if none of us really know what change means, we can feel it happening through the energy of everyone around...

Campaign Myths Busted

By Samantha Lowe

Published: October 28, 2008

Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, Socialist or of the Green Party, you are faced with the mind-boggling task of filing through the media's coverage of each candidate. With every click of the remote and turn of the page, falsehoods are being "ripped from the headlines," bearing witness to new age campaigning and swayed voting. As November looms over our heads it is about time that we cleared up a few of these well-known myths.

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Endorsements this Election

By Unregistered User

Published: October 28, 2008

So endoresments have gotten played pretty big this election.  Colin Powell's endoresment of Obama last week was huge.  And SNL parodied McCain's avoidence of a Bush endorsement last weekend (http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/update-thursday-bush-... ). But perhaps the biggest endorsement of the election came last week for McCain.  And NO ONE talked about it.  I usually am pretty up on my news, and I just found out about this today.  

Whose endoresment am I talking about?  Well that would be Al Qaeda's endorsement of good ol' John McCain.  That is kind of huge, especially considering the suggestion by security experts that Al Qaeda might use terrorist attacks in the next week to tip the election in McCain's favor.  

What I want to know is why this was hardly covered.  This seems like a huge issue worthy of news coverage -- far more important than Sarah Palin's wardrobe.  

Check out Nicholas Kristof's column on this endorsement: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/opinion/26kristof.html?_r=1&em&oref=sl...

One week until election day! 

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Twelve Days

By Unregistered User

Published: October 24, 2008

The election is 12 days away -- hard to believe that this two year process is finally winding to a close.  I just want to take a minute to encourage everyone to vote -- your voice does matter and it is a way to represent your voice.  Let's see how this thing goes!
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Negativity

By Kristin Lanshe

Published: October 12, 2008

Democratic Representative John Lewis from Georgia is “deeply disturbed by the negative tone of the McCain-Palin campaign”…and yet when John McCain says Barack Obama is a decent person, the Republican candidate gets boos and shouts of “traitor” among other things.

I don’t know what to make of this. At this point in the election, and at this point in our economic crisis, the candidates and the media need to be focusing on the positive. We already know everything there is to know about what’s going wrong with each campaign.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/12/mccain.lewis/index.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081011/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_angry_crowds

 

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Mavericks?

By Unregistered User

Published: October 3, 2008

If I hear the word "maverick" one more time, I might finally lose my cool. Then again, Joe Biden almost did. Last night's VP debate wasn't the train wreck expected by political analysts. Palin met the low expectations set forth for her and Biden didn't come off as a know-it-all windbag. The most memorable quote of the night was Palin enlightening Biden, informing him that the chant isn't "drill, drill, drill," but is "drill, baby, drill." The most touching moment was when Biden choked up while speaking about the death of his first wife and daughter. And the most frustrating moment when Palin failed to name a single Bush economic policy that she disagreed with. All in all, the debate was entertaining, and slightly terrifying. 32 days until Nov. 4!

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