Dear Editor,
I am writing to respond to your article about torture. I found this article very interesting and eye opening. At the same however, I was not surprised at all by the articles acusation of Bush and other members of his council that they gave permission for the torturing. Torturing has always been a means by which countrys get information and laws will not ever stop this no matter what. There will always be questionable ways in which we get information the question is, who will do it? America needs to realize that the government is innocent of nothing and that they will go to any means to get their way. Until we do realize this then things like this are going to keep happening and we have to face the facts that we can't do anything about it.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Musica!
So I'm going to write about the song that I shared with the class.
I brought in Dear Mr. President by Pink, and I hoped everyone enjoyed it. It is a very controversial political song and I believe the message is very important. I believe the message behing this song is that it is important as citizens of the United States to ask our president questions about his actions. Our current president has caused more controversy than any other president in history and is undoubtabley the most hated and ridiculed. Bush has no right to be in office and bringing this country down. He has caused the deaths of every soldier in Iraq by going into a war that never should have started in the first place. I think everyone should listen to this song and really think about who is our president and if he should really be there.
I brought in Dear Mr. President by Pink, and I hoped everyone enjoyed it. It is a very controversial political song and I believe the message is very important. I believe the message behing this song is that it is important as citizens of the United States to ask our president questions about his actions. Our current president has caused more controversy than any other president in history and is undoubtabley the most hated and ridiculed. Bush has no right to be in office and bringing this country down. He has caused the deaths of every soldier in Iraq by going into a war that never should have started in the first place. I think everyone should listen to this song and really think about who is our president and if he should really be there.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
TV
1.Clinton claims victory in Pennsylvania primary by CNN
Hillary Clinton claimed victory in Pennsylvania's primary on Tuesday, beating out Sen. Barack Obama after a bruising seven-week buildup. What she called a "deeply personal" win allows her to pick up a majority of the state's 158 delegates and make a small dent in Obama's overall lead.
2.NY Times slams Clinton's 'negativity' by CNN
Fresh off her victory in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton is facing a stinging rebuke of her campaign tactics from her hometown paper, The New York Times. In the paper's Wednesday edition, the editorial board which endorsed Clinton's White House bid earlier this year says the New York senator's "negativity" is doing "harm to her, her opponent, her party and the 2008 election."
3.Exit polls show sharp divide among Democrats by CNN
Some voters would pick McCain if their Democratic candidate didn't win. Cities report strong but not record-breaking turnout at polls. Clinton is still ahead in many polls, but Obama has cut away at her lead. 54 percent of voters said the economy was the top issue for them.
4.McCain tour seeks to put more states in play by CNN
Sen. McCain launches a week-long tour of poverty-stricken areas of the nation. McCain's visits a struggling steel town in Ohio Tuesday. The likely intended audience is white, mostly-moderate independent voters.
5.Bill Clinton denies 'race card' comment by CNN
Bill Clinton in interview Monday: Obama camp "played the race card on me." On Tuesday he denied he had accused Obama's campaign of it. Clinton: "When did I say that and to whom did I say that?" A recording of former president's comment is posted on WHYY Web site.
6.Pennsylvania Primary by Fox News
Hillary Clinton’s core constituencies carried her to victory over Barack Obama Tuesday in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary.Clinton was favored to win the state, but the unresolved question is her margin of victory. Though Clinton argues “a win is a win,” a wide-margin victory would help her make the claim that she is more electable in big, swing states in November’s general election. It will certainly be critical in shaping how her flagging campaign is viewed going into the remaining nine contests.
7. Obama Focuses on Indiana as Clinton Savors Pennsylvania Victory by Fox News
Defeated in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama quickly turned his attention to the next opportunity to dispense with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in hopes of facing the Republican nominee-in-waiting.
8.Ten Days and Counting by Fox News
Barack Obama has not taken questions from his traveling press corps in the form of a media availability for ten days now. While we don’t expect to have one prior to when polls close tomorrow in Pennsylvania, Senior Advisor David Axelrod told reporters today, “I’m sure that he’ll be spending time with you sometime soon.”
9.Bidding on Barack’s Breakfast by Fox News
Barack Obama made a ripple yesterday when he refused to answer a reporter’s question while enjoying a waffle at a Scranton, PA, diner. “Why can’t I just eat my waffle?” he responded to the reporter.
10.Obama Talks to the Press by Fox News
Barack Obama ended his ten day “standoff” with his traveling press, when he took questions today from his traveling press corps at a Pittsburgh restaurant. The first question of the day - “Why no waffles today?”, referring to Obama answering a reporters question yesterday with, “Why is it that I just can’t eat my waffle?”
Hillary Clinton claimed victory in Pennsylvania's primary on Tuesday, beating out Sen. Barack Obama after a bruising seven-week buildup. What she called a "deeply personal" win allows her to pick up a majority of the state's 158 delegates and make a small dent in Obama's overall lead.
2.NY Times slams Clinton's 'negativity' by CNN
Fresh off her victory in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton is facing a stinging rebuke of her campaign tactics from her hometown paper, The New York Times. In the paper's Wednesday edition, the editorial board which endorsed Clinton's White House bid earlier this year says the New York senator's "negativity" is doing "harm to her, her opponent, her party and the 2008 election."
3.Exit polls show sharp divide among Democrats by CNN
Some voters would pick McCain if their Democratic candidate didn't win. Cities report strong but not record-breaking turnout at polls. Clinton is still ahead in many polls, but Obama has cut away at her lead. 54 percent of voters said the economy was the top issue for them.
4.McCain tour seeks to put more states in play by CNN
Sen. McCain launches a week-long tour of poverty-stricken areas of the nation. McCain's visits a struggling steel town in Ohio Tuesday. The likely intended audience is white, mostly-moderate independent voters.
5.Bill Clinton denies 'race card' comment by CNN
Bill Clinton in interview Monday: Obama camp "played the race card on me." On Tuesday he denied he had accused Obama's campaign of it. Clinton: "When did I say that and to whom did I say that?" A recording of former president's comment is posted on WHYY Web site.
6.Pennsylvania Primary by Fox News
Hillary Clinton’s core constituencies carried her to victory over Barack Obama Tuesday in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary.Clinton was favored to win the state, but the unresolved question is her margin of victory. Though Clinton argues “a win is a win,” a wide-margin victory would help her make the claim that she is more electable in big, swing states in November’s general election. It will certainly be critical in shaping how her flagging campaign is viewed going into the remaining nine contests.
7. Obama Focuses on Indiana as Clinton Savors Pennsylvania Victory by Fox News
Defeated in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama quickly turned his attention to the next opportunity to dispense with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in hopes of facing the Republican nominee-in-waiting.
8.Ten Days and Counting by Fox News
Barack Obama has not taken questions from his traveling press corps in the form of a media availability for ten days now. While we don’t expect to have one prior to when polls close tomorrow in Pennsylvania, Senior Advisor David Axelrod told reporters today, “I’m sure that he’ll be spending time with you sometime soon.”
9.Bidding on Barack’s Breakfast by Fox News
Barack Obama made a ripple yesterday when he refused to answer a reporter’s question while enjoying a waffle at a Scranton, PA, diner. “Why can’t I just eat my waffle?” he responded to the reporter.
10.Obama Talks to the Press by Fox News
Barack Obama ended his ten day “standoff” with his traveling press, when he took questions today from his traveling press corps at a Pittsburgh restaurant. The first question of the day - “Why no waffles today?”, referring to Obama answering a reporters question yesterday with, “Why is it that I just can’t eat my waffle?”
Radio
1.Clinton: Pa. Victory Shows 'Tide Is Turning' by NPR.com
Clinton claims victory in the hard-fought battle for Pennsylvania. She tells supporters, "The American people don't quit, and they deserve a president that doesn't quit, either."
2.Women, Seniors and Blue-Collar Voters Boost Clinton by Nancy Cook of NPR.com
Hillary Clinton got out the voters she needed in Pennsylvania. White women, senior citizens, union members and people earning under $50,000 a year came out in strong numbers to help her secure an important win, according to exit polls.
3.Analysis: Momentum Tips in Clinton's Direction by NPR.com
With 35 percent of the votes counted, Hillary Clinton has an eight-point lead over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's primary.
4.Poll: Discontentment Among Voters at 20-Year High by NPR.com
National discontentment among voters is at a 20-year high, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. Nearly half of respondents are concerned about inflation.
5.North Carolina Excited to Have Primary Count by NPR.com
Laura Leslie, the Capitol reporter for WUNC in Chapel Hill, N.C., talks with Robert Seigel about the May 6 primary. The economy and the war in Iraq are priorities for North Carolina voters.
6.McCain Woos November Voters as Dems Battle by NPR.com
Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain spent Tuesday in Ohio, courting voters in economically distressed places as part of his tour of "forgotten areas." His Democratic rivals, meanwhile, continued their heated battle for the party nomination in the Pennsylvania primary.
7.Obama Says Loss in Pa. Won't Hurt His Chances by NPR.com
In the final hours before the Pennsylvania primary, Sen. Barack Obama tells NPR that he's not predicting he'll win. But he says a loss doesn't mean his campaign can't defeat Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, in November.
8. Justices Hear Campaign Finance Case by NPR.com
The Supreme Court hears arguments on the so-called "millionaire's amendment" — a provision in the McCain-Feingold federal campaign finance law that allows the opponent of a big-spending, self-financed candidate to raise more contributions, while still staying eligible for federal funding. The amendment is triggered when one candidate spends $350,000 of his or her own money.
9.Pa. Vote Could Be Do or Die for Clinton by NPR.com
For the first time in six weeks, Democratic voters are going to the polls to choose between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. For Clinton, a defeat could force her from the race. But even with a win, she still would face steep odds in her quest for the nomination. But if she won big? What message would that send to the superdelegates who may ultimately decide the party's nominee?
10.Blacks in Philadelphia Split over Democratic Race by NPR.com
In Philadelphia, prominent African-Americans are split over the two Democratic presidential candidates. The division reflects both the differences between the two contenders for the nomination and the changing priorities within the city's black power structure.
Clinton claims victory in the hard-fought battle for Pennsylvania. She tells supporters, "The American people don't quit, and they deserve a president that doesn't quit, either."
2.Women, Seniors and Blue-Collar Voters Boost Clinton by Nancy Cook of NPR.com
Hillary Clinton got out the voters she needed in Pennsylvania. White women, senior citizens, union members and people earning under $50,000 a year came out in strong numbers to help her secure an important win, according to exit polls.
3.Analysis: Momentum Tips in Clinton's Direction by NPR.com
With 35 percent of the votes counted, Hillary Clinton has an eight-point lead over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania's primary.
4.Poll: Discontentment Among Voters at 20-Year High by NPR.com
National discontentment among voters is at a 20-year high, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. Nearly half of respondents are concerned about inflation.
5.North Carolina Excited to Have Primary Count by NPR.com
Laura Leslie, the Capitol reporter for WUNC in Chapel Hill, N.C., talks with Robert Seigel about the May 6 primary. The economy and the war in Iraq are priorities for North Carolina voters.
6.McCain Woos November Voters as Dems Battle by NPR.com
Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain spent Tuesday in Ohio, courting voters in economically distressed places as part of his tour of "forgotten areas." His Democratic rivals, meanwhile, continued their heated battle for the party nomination in the Pennsylvania primary.
7.Obama Says Loss in Pa. Won't Hurt His Chances by NPR.com
In the final hours before the Pennsylvania primary, Sen. Barack Obama tells NPR that he's not predicting he'll win. But he says a loss doesn't mean his campaign can't defeat Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, in November.
8. Justices Hear Campaign Finance Case by NPR.com
The Supreme Court hears arguments on the so-called "millionaire's amendment" — a provision in the McCain-Feingold federal campaign finance law that allows the opponent of a big-spending, self-financed candidate to raise more contributions, while still staying eligible for federal funding. The amendment is triggered when one candidate spends $350,000 of his or her own money.
9.Pa. Vote Could Be Do or Die for Clinton by NPR.com
For the first time in six weeks, Democratic voters are going to the polls to choose between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. For Clinton, a defeat could force her from the race. But even with a win, she still would face steep odds in her quest for the nomination. But if she won big? What message would that send to the superdelegates who may ultimately decide the party's nominee?
10.Blacks in Philadelphia Split over Democratic Race by NPR.com
In Philadelphia, prominent African-Americans are split over the two Democratic presidential candidates. The division reflects both the differences between the two contenders for the nomination and the changing priorities within the city's black power structure.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Week 2
1.Petraeus Meets His Match by Joe Klein of Time Magazine
Senator Joseph Lieberman has become something of an agent provocateur in the semiannual Petraeus-Crocker hearings staged by the U.S. Senate. This semester he chose to open his remarks by chastising unnamed colleagues for having a "hear no progress ... see no progress ... speak no progress" attitude about the war in Iraq. The debate had finally moved on to more fertile turf: If things were going so well, why were Crocker and Petraeus so reluctant to come home? The Senator who mined this turf most profitably was ... Barack Obama. Obama hit Petraeus and Crocker with an artful series of questions about the two main threats: Sunni terrorists like al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Iran. He noted that al-Qaeda had been rejected by the Iraqi Sunnis and chased to the northern city of Mosul. If U.S. and Iraqi troops succeeded there, what was next? He proposed: "Our goal is not to hunt down and eliminate every single trace of al-Qaeda but rather to create a manageable situation where they're not posing a threat to Iraq." Petraeus said Obama was "exactly right."
2.The Story of Barack Obama's Mother by Amanda Ripley of Time Magazine
Each of us lives a life of contradictory truths. We are not one thing or another. Barack Obama's mother was at least a dozen things. S. Ann Soetoro was a teen mother who later got a Ph.D. in anthropology; a white woman from the Midwest who was more comfortable in Indonesia; a natural-born mother obsessed with her work; a romantic pragmatist, if such a thing is possible. Ironically, the person who mattered most in Obama's life is the one we know the least about—maybe because being partly African in America is still seen as being simply black and color is still a preoccupation above almost all else. There is not enough room in the conversation for the rest of a man's story.
3.Who needs a poverty Czar? By Michael Grunwald of Times Magazine
Hillary Clinton's call for a new cabinet-level post is just the wrong approach. The Cabinet needs to shrink, not grow. Hillary Clinton made an impassioned statement in a Memphis speech, pledging to create a cabinet-level poverty czar who will be "solely and fully devoted to ending poverty as we know it in America." Soon after, John Edwards made an impassioned statement about her impassioned statement, just as she had hoped: "America's need to address the great moral issue of poverty demands strong action, and a cabinet-level poverty position is exactly that kind of action."
4.Has McCain Flip-Flopped on Torture? By Michael Scherer of Times Magaine
Despite Democratic criticism that he has softened his position to win an election, a look at the record shows the former prisoner of war has remained consistent.AS a candidate who relies on his carfully cultivated image as a straight-talking, maverick, John McCain has few issues as symbolically important as torture. No Republican has been as outspoken an opponent of prisoner mistreatment and abuse as McCain, and his own painful experience as a prisoner during the Vietnam War, has granted him a unique moral authority on the issue.
5.TIME Poll: Clinton Hangs Onto Lead in Pennsylvania By Michael Duffy of Time Magazine
Backed by more than half of all white female Democrats, Hillary Clinton holds a six point lead over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, a new statewide poll by TIME reveals. When leaners — voters who have not firmly decided whom to vote for but are leaning one way or the other — are added in, Clinton's six point lead grows to eight points, 49% to 41%.
6.Al, Jesse and Barack by Joshua Alston of Newsweek
Barack Obama is asking us to talk through our racial problems. But what if that actually works?Obama has made himself the first viable black presidential candidate in large part by selling a vision of the future in which our nation's racial wounds can be healed by cooperation rather than opposition. A major component of Obama's strategy has been to distance himself from prominent black leaders while being careful not to minimize their contributions.
7.A Silver Lining In the Blue Battle by Markos Moulitsas of Newsweek
Hillary's destructive coup attempt: it's a good thing for the Democratic Party. Hillary Clinton has proved during the past few months that she is a fighter, that she is tenacious, and that she is in the race to win. There's just one problem. She's already lost. No matter how you define victory, Barack Obama holds an insurmountable lead in the race to earn the Democratic nomination. He leads in the one metric that matters most: the pledged delegates chosen directly by Democratic voters. But he also leads in the popular vote,the number of states won and money raised. Still, Obama's advantages aren't large enough to allow him an outright victory. He needs the 20 percent of party delegates who aren't bound to a candidate. It's with these superdelegates that Clinton has staked her ephemeral chances.
8.Pledged to Hillary--But Predicting Obama by Jessica Ramirez of Newsweek
A Clinton superdelegate talks about race, black oratory and why he's sticking with his longshot candidate. Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's connection to Senator Hillary Clinton dates back to the Clintons' Arkansas days. Even then, Cleaver says, he was very fond of the former First Lady. So it was a surprise to hear the congressman, who is a superdelegate and has pledged his support to Clinton, tell the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that he thought Sen. Barack Obama would win the presidency in November. He took a few shots at Obama, as well, commenting on his rhetorical skills and the implications of being an African-American nominee. Cleaver spoke to NEWSWEEK's Jessica Ramirez about his comments and the future of his party.
9.Superdelegate Sweepstakes by Suzanne Smalley of Newsweek
Inside the drive to settle the Dems' fight by June. Last weekend, Bill Clinton's temporarily cool façade once again cracked, underscoring the pressure the Democratic candidates and their supporters face as the increasingly contentious primary battle drags on with no resolution in sight. In a meeting with several California superdelegates, many of them still uncommitted, Clinton grew angry when Rachel Binah, a Hillary supporter from Northern California, told him she was sorry to hear James Carville call former Clinton cabinet member Bill Richardson "Judas Iscariot" after learning of Richardson's decision to endorse Barack Obama. The episode, which was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, highlights the enormous power the superdelegates wield and the stress that power is placing on the campaigns trying to woo their support. The former president's flare-up comes at a time when party luminaries are openly expressing frustration with Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean's laissez-faire approach to an internecine fight that many fear could grow even more negative before it produces a nominee.
10. Maverick Mike by Sarah Elkins of Newsweek
Presidential candidate Mike Gravel on joining the Libertarian Party, the Democrats' self-destructive nature and John McCain's 'stability. After the crowded presidential primary shrunk from eight Democrats and 11 Republicans to only three viable candidates between the two parties, what's a spurned presidential hopeful to do? Well, if you're Ron Paul, you ignore John McCain's inevitability and keep running anyway. If you're former U.S. senator Mike Gravel, you switch parties. Last Monday, the former Democrat swung by the Libertarian Party's national headquarters and defected. "We handed him a [membership] card on the spot," says Shane Cory, the party's executive director. Two days later, Gravel formally announced he would run to be the Libertarian candidate for president, joining a field of 15 others. Cory wouldn't comment on Gravel's chances at the convention, which will take start in Denver on May 22, but he did say that Gravel's party swap has garnered some much-appreciated exposure for the Libertarians.
Senator Joseph Lieberman has become something of an agent provocateur in the semiannual Petraeus-Crocker hearings staged by the U.S. Senate. This semester he chose to open his remarks by chastising unnamed colleagues for having a "hear no progress ... see no progress ... speak no progress" attitude about the war in Iraq. The debate had finally moved on to more fertile turf: If things were going so well, why were Crocker and Petraeus so reluctant to come home? The Senator who mined this turf most profitably was ... Barack Obama. Obama hit Petraeus and Crocker with an artful series of questions about the two main threats: Sunni terrorists like al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Iran. He noted that al-Qaeda had been rejected by the Iraqi Sunnis and chased to the northern city of Mosul. If U.S. and Iraqi troops succeeded there, what was next? He proposed: "Our goal is not to hunt down and eliminate every single trace of al-Qaeda but rather to create a manageable situation where they're not posing a threat to Iraq." Petraeus said Obama was "exactly right."
2.The Story of Barack Obama's Mother by Amanda Ripley of Time Magazine
Each of us lives a life of contradictory truths. We are not one thing or another. Barack Obama's mother was at least a dozen things. S. Ann Soetoro was a teen mother who later got a Ph.D. in anthropology; a white woman from the Midwest who was more comfortable in Indonesia; a natural-born mother obsessed with her work; a romantic pragmatist, if such a thing is possible. Ironically, the person who mattered most in Obama's life is the one we know the least about—maybe because being partly African in America is still seen as being simply black and color is still a preoccupation above almost all else. There is not enough room in the conversation for the rest of a man's story.
3.Who needs a poverty Czar? By Michael Grunwald of Times Magazine
Hillary Clinton's call for a new cabinet-level post is just the wrong approach. The Cabinet needs to shrink, not grow. Hillary Clinton made an impassioned statement in a Memphis speech, pledging to create a cabinet-level poverty czar who will be "solely and fully devoted to ending poverty as we know it in America." Soon after, John Edwards made an impassioned statement about her impassioned statement, just as she had hoped: "America's need to address the great moral issue of poverty demands strong action, and a cabinet-level poverty position is exactly that kind of action."
4.Has McCain Flip-Flopped on Torture? By Michael Scherer of Times Magaine
Despite Democratic criticism that he has softened his position to win an election, a look at the record shows the former prisoner of war has remained consistent.AS a candidate who relies on his carfully cultivated image as a straight-talking, maverick, John McCain has few issues as symbolically important as torture. No Republican has been as outspoken an opponent of prisoner mistreatment and abuse as McCain, and his own painful experience as a prisoner during the Vietnam War, has granted him a unique moral authority on the issue.
5.TIME Poll: Clinton Hangs Onto Lead in Pennsylvania By Michael Duffy of Time Magazine
Backed by more than half of all white female Democrats, Hillary Clinton holds a six point lead over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, a new statewide poll by TIME reveals. When leaners — voters who have not firmly decided whom to vote for but are leaning one way or the other — are added in, Clinton's six point lead grows to eight points, 49% to 41%.
6.Al, Jesse and Barack by Joshua Alston of Newsweek
Barack Obama is asking us to talk through our racial problems. But what if that actually works?Obama has made himself the first viable black presidential candidate in large part by selling a vision of the future in which our nation's racial wounds can be healed by cooperation rather than opposition. A major component of Obama's strategy has been to distance himself from prominent black leaders while being careful not to minimize their contributions.
7.A Silver Lining In the Blue Battle by Markos Moulitsas of Newsweek
Hillary's destructive coup attempt: it's a good thing for the Democratic Party. Hillary Clinton has proved during the past few months that she is a fighter, that she is tenacious, and that she is in the race to win. There's just one problem. She's already lost. No matter how you define victory, Barack Obama holds an insurmountable lead in the race to earn the Democratic nomination. He leads in the one metric that matters most: the pledged delegates chosen directly by Democratic voters. But he also leads in the popular vote,the number of states won and money raised. Still, Obama's advantages aren't large enough to allow him an outright victory. He needs the 20 percent of party delegates who aren't bound to a candidate. It's with these superdelegates that Clinton has staked her ephemeral chances.
8.Pledged to Hillary--But Predicting Obama by Jessica Ramirez of Newsweek
A Clinton superdelegate talks about race, black oratory and why he's sticking with his longshot candidate. Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's connection to Senator Hillary Clinton dates back to the Clintons' Arkansas days. Even then, Cleaver says, he was very fond of the former First Lady. So it was a surprise to hear the congressman, who is a superdelegate and has pledged his support to Clinton, tell the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) that he thought Sen. Barack Obama would win the presidency in November. He took a few shots at Obama, as well, commenting on his rhetorical skills and the implications of being an African-American nominee. Cleaver spoke to NEWSWEEK's Jessica Ramirez about his comments and the future of his party.
9.Superdelegate Sweepstakes by Suzanne Smalley of Newsweek
Inside the drive to settle the Dems' fight by June. Last weekend, Bill Clinton's temporarily cool façade once again cracked, underscoring the pressure the Democratic candidates and their supporters face as the increasingly contentious primary battle drags on with no resolution in sight. In a meeting with several California superdelegates, many of them still uncommitted, Clinton grew angry when Rachel Binah, a Hillary supporter from Northern California, told him she was sorry to hear James Carville call former Clinton cabinet member Bill Richardson "Judas Iscariot" after learning of Richardson's decision to endorse Barack Obama. The episode, which was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, highlights the enormous power the superdelegates wield and the stress that power is placing on the campaigns trying to woo their support. The former president's flare-up comes at a time when party luminaries are openly expressing frustration with Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean's laissez-faire approach to an internecine fight that many fear could grow even more negative before it produces a nominee.
10. Maverick Mike by Sarah Elkins of Newsweek
Presidential candidate Mike Gravel on joining the Libertarian Party, the Democrats' self-destructive nature and John McCain's 'stability. After the crowded presidential primary shrunk from eight Democrats and 11 Republicans to only three viable candidates between the two parties, what's a spurned presidential hopeful to do? Well, if you're Ron Paul, you ignore John McCain's inevitability and keep running anyway. If you're former U.S. senator Mike Gravel, you switch parties. Last Monday, the former Democrat swung by the Libertarian Party's national headquarters and defected. "We handed him a [membership] card on the spot," says Shane Cory, the party's executive director. Two days later, Gravel formally announced he would run to be the Libertarian candidate for president, joining a field of 15 others. Cory wouldn't comment on Gravel's chances at the convention, which will take start in Denver on May 22, but he did say that Gravel's party swap has garnered some much-appreciated exposure for the Libertarians.
Definitions
The more you read the newspaper, the more familiar you become with the stories that continue from day to day. So here's a list of concepts, people, places etc. that are fundamental to the ongoing stories. Define them, tell why it's news, and if appropriate, how it connects to you. (Post to your personal blog.)
1. Prime Rate- Interest rate that banks charge their most credit worthy customers.
Important because: Its news because this is the best rates that the banks offer but they only offer them to customers who they deem worthy which are always customers that dont need the interest rates in the first place. The intersest rate in itself is designed for the rich to make them richer.
2. Tibet- A country in Asia.
Important because: The Dalai Lama and China have been disagreeing since China seized Tibet with military action in 1951. Also, Tibetan Buddhist monks and the Chinese police have been clashing violently as of late in the longest protest since the 80's.
3. Colombia Trade Agreement - An agreement made by President Bush in 2006 with Colombia that will supposedly create export opportunities for American farmers and ranchers. Colombia would benefit by gaining new economic opportunity.
Important because: Now that Bush is pushing the agreement through, Democrats denounce his actions, saying that the Colombians have not done enough to stop the violence there, protect labor activists and demobilize paramilitary organizations.
4. Iraqi military, militia, U.S. military -- who's who in the Green Zone? - The Green zone is in Baghdad and is referred to as the "ultimate gated community" for its heavily guarded boarders. It is a place where U.S. occupation authorities work and live.
Important because: The Iraqi militia bombed the Green Zone last month, which killed 400 people. The U.S. military is defending it along with the Iraqi military
5. Benedict XVI - The current Pope.
Important because: He's visiting the United States in several places wherein he evoked the saintliness of John Paul, his predecessor, and met with Jewish leaders.
1. Prime Rate- Interest rate that banks charge their most credit worthy customers.
Important because: Its news because this is the best rates that the banks offer but they only offer them to customers who they deem worthy which are always customers that dont need the interest rates in the first place. The intersest rate in itself is designed for the rich to make them richer.
2. Tibet- A country in Asia.
Important because: The Dalai Lama and China have been disagreeing since China seized Tibet with military action in 1951. Also, Tibetan Buddhist monks and the Chinese police have been clashing violently as of late in the longest protest since the 80's.
3. Colombia Trade Agreement - An agreement made by President Bush in 2006 with Colombia that will supposedly create export opportunities for American farmers and ranchers. Colombia would benefit by gaining new economic opportunity.
Important because: Now that Bush is pushing the agreement through, Democrats denounce his actions, saying that the Colombians have not done enough to stop the violence there, protect labor activists and demobilize paramilitary organizations.
4. Iraqi military, militia, U.S. military -- who's who in the Green Zone? - The Green zone is in Baghdad and is referred to as the "ultimate gated community" for its heavily guarded boarders. It is a place where U.S. occupation authorities work and live.
Important because: The Iraqi militia bombed the Green Zone last month, which killed 400 people. The U.S. military is defending it along with the Iraqi military
5. Benedict XVI - The current Pope.
Important because: He's visiting the United States in several places wherein he evoked the saintliness of John Paul, his predecessor, and met with Jewish leaders.
Monday, April 7, 2008
My Standpoint
Based on the whell of conditions of Difference here is my standpoint for the 12 conditions:
Religion: Agnostic/Atheist, not quite sure which one yet
Geography: Always lived in the northwest, so I gues I've always had a less conservative way of thinking.
Nationality: I'm a mix of a lot of things but I am mostly serbian and german.
Profession & Status: Student
Class: Not rich but not poor.
Education: In college.
Physical ability and intellect: Smart and healthy.
Race: Serbian and german.
Gender: Female
Age:19
Culural Heritage: Serbian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Now that I have filled everything out and im looking through it, I realize some of these things are more imporant than others. For example, being a female definately has an effect on my standpoint because I am female I am able to see things with more emotion then males. Also, my religous standpoint also plays a key part in the way I look at things and so does coming from the seattle area. Other things like age an race do have an effect but are not as influencing as other factors. In my opinion what affects people depends on that person and their own personal experiences.
Religion: Agnostic/Atheist, not quite sure which one yet
Geography: Always lived in the northwest, so I gues I've always had a less conservative way of thinking.
Nationality: I'm a mix of a lot of things but I am mostly serbian and german.
Profession & Status: Student
Class: Not rich but not poor.
Education: In college.
Physical ability and intellect: Smart and healthy.
Race: Serbian and german.
Gender: Female
Age:19
Culural Heritage: Serbian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Now that I have filled everything out and im looking through it, I realize some of these things are more imporant than others. For example, being a female definately has an effect on my standpoint because I am female I am able to see things with more emotion then males. Also, my religous standpoint also plays a key part in the way I look at things and so does coming from the seattle area. Other things like age an race do have an effect but are not as influencing as other factors. In my opinion what affects people depends on that person and their own personal experiences.
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