Wednesday Sept 3

[9 weeks to Election ]

RC session 8 AM to 9AM

 

 

Intro

2008: a realignment Election?

FYI Thursday, August 11, 2005 Realignment? What Realignment? Over at TPM Cafe, Michael Lind argues that 2004 was a realigning election:

 

RC & VSPU session 9AM to 11:15 AM

Overview:

a. Intro VSPU students

b Intro RC students

i Student data sheet

c. Course objectives:

Course Pre-Questionnaire

d. Course process:

Sidebars: Campaign artifacts

a. Candidate sites: McCain

Obama

Nader

Barr

b. candidate bios: Obama

McCain

d. Blogs

1. Dem

2. Rep

3. Libertarians

4. Nader

e. 527 .org

f. Polls

g. Debates

h. viral videos

i. Campaign video ads

i. Campaign Timeline

Weekly: as of Sept 2

Democratic National Convention

Day 1 Monday Sept 25

Ted Kennedy's speech

Sen. Ted Kennedy, recently undergoing surgery for a brain tumor, made a surprise speech to the Democratic Convention in Denver (10:01 min.)

What did he need to do? Did he?

Michelle Obama's speech

Michelle Obama speech at the convention (8:57 min.)

What did she need to do? Did she?

Day 2 Tuesday Sept 26

Hillary Clinton's speech

Hillary Clinton's speech(26;00min.)

What did she need to do? Did she?

Day 3 Wednesday Sept 27

Bill Clinton's speech

Former President Bill Clinton says he will do everything he can to elect Barack Obama president. Bill Clinton at the Democratic National Convention 2008 (2:51 Min.)

Was it enough?

Joe Biden accepts Veep nod

Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware set the stage for Sen. Barack Obama's historic address as the Democratic presidential nominee by launching a heated attack Wednesday night tying Sen. John McCain to the Bush White House and telling voters they had the power to change the country's direction. (7:19 Min.)

Enough "red meat"?

Day 4 Thursday Sept 28

 

Former Vice President Al Gore speaks to the Democratic National Congress

 

HISTORY IS MADE! 8/28/08 Barack Obama speech 2008Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention 2008!

 

 

Republican National Convention

September 02, 2008 Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson's speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

 

McCain selects Veep

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announces Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate. (26 min.)

Reaction:

Fox News Karl Rove assess choice http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat= FLASH&referralObject=3056462&referralPlaylistId=c985e69916535a2170b2b18ab0ab7eb60401f9bb

 

Scholars question Palin credentials By FRED BARBASH & DAVID MARK | 8/30/08 11:24 AM EST

 

Daily Show August 29, 2008 John McCain Chooses a Running Mate. Sarah Palin may be the ideological opposite of Hillary Clinton, but she's her gynecological twin. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=183521&title=john-mccain-chooses-a-running

Colbert Report Friday Aug 29 2008 Sarah Palin for VP For the first time in America, a woman has reached the highest level of being used as a cheap political ploy http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?videoId=180118

 

news review:

Chris Matthews: Hardball

Olbermann and Matthews discussing how the primary races are shaping up and the speeches just given by McCain and Obama. What is up with Matthews and the this comment? "The feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama speak... I felt this furrowing up my leg." Really??...lol. I think something has been "furrowing" up Matthews' brain. (2:18 min.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Daily Show:

Indecision 2008 - Michelle Obama's Patriotism Michelle Obama -- Barack Obama's beautiful, accomplished, angry, Communist wife -- has to prove she's a patriotic human. (6;15 min.)

Fox News:

The O'Reilly Factor at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. (8-25-08). (2:17 min.)

 

Fox News Channel does it again. Their antics remain unfair and biased. Tell the media to stop spreading the FOX virus, the smears on Barack Obama

 

 

Tonight Show: Jay Leno

John McCain: How many homes?

McCain How many homes? (6:46 min.)

press editorials:

US: NY Times OP Ed Maureen Dowd, Aug 24 "Too Much of a Bad Thing"

Washington Times: Obama's "Calculated" Evolution

Overseas: London Times; ""Barack Obama reels off same-old political promises"

The Economist: "Bring back the real McCain"

OpEd/ Columnists:

Political cartoons: Samples for week ending Sept 2

http://www.markfiore.com/

http://cagle.com/politicalcartoons/PCcartoons/cagle.asp

http://www.danzigercartoons.com/

http://cartoonbox.slate.com/hottopic/?image=0&topicid=80

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/cartoonsandvideos/telnaes/telnaes_main.html

http://laughlines.blogs.nytimes.com/

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/cartoons.aspx?src=ADCARTN

http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/opinion/luckovichelection08/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/cartoonsandvideos/toles_main.html

Kurtzman blog

http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/politicalcartoons/ig/Political-Cartoons/

http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/election2008/ig/2008-Election-Cartoons/

 

Russian News on Vote 2008:

One of Barack Obama's key messages during the presidential campaign is the need for change. And many Americans share the judgment. However, it seems this need is not reflected in the U.S. presidential hopeful's approach to Russia. (2:25 min.)