With less than two weeks left in this campaign season, I am still not 100% positive on my choice for president. There are really tough questions that I am faced with. One, is Obama really this courier of hope or is he going to run our country even further into the ground?
For starters, I have immersed myself into the Internet to research the candidates. I know that all of their "promises" are propaganda. Even the ones they actually do care about still have two other branches of government to filter through. My major strategy now is to focus on experience
I am Confused…
by Joe Lawrence October 21st, 2008 | Democratic Deliberations, General Politics, Political Opinions, Presidential Election, Republican Reflections
Backs Against Wall
by Joe Lawrence October 14th, 2008 | Democratic Deliberations, General Politics, Republican Reflections
My least favorite years are election years. For the course of a year we have to listen to all the bickering between these politicians while they run for the primaries. Then once the parties settle on candidates it all starts over again for the presidential race. All the while, they sling mud at one another. Why?
Before I dive into the why, I want to state my disgust for these "distinguished professionals." Does anyone else find it funny that Hillary and Obama were at each other's throats during the primaries and now she backs him? Each of them stated the other wasn't
Before I dive into the why, I want to state my disgust for these "distinguished professionals." Does anyone else find it funny that Hillary and Obama were at each other's throats during the primaries and now she backs him? Each of them stated the other wasn't
A Vote for the Home Team
by Joe Lawrence October 7th, 2008 | Democratic Deliberations, General Politics, Political Facts, Political Opinions, Presidential Election, Republican ReflectionsWho are you voting for this election year? Now for the more important question, why? There are many people who vote for a candidate based solely on conditions like party or affiliation. They are not truly informed about the issues and who would be the best leader. This is the equivalent of rooting on a football team because we like their name or uniform.
There are millions of people out there that are preparing to vote Republican or Democrat because that is what
Stuck in the Middle
by Joe Lawrence September 16th, 2008 | Democratic Deliberations, General Politics, Political Opinions, Presidential Election, Republican ReflectionsElection years are stupid! Every four years the American public is forced to listen to politicians talk about how good they are. We get to hear them make promises that we are certain they will not keep. The main thing that happens to me is utter confusion.
Let us start with a little background. I was raised in a die-hard Democratic home. My father was a union worker in the steel industry and democrats appealed to him. As a child I
The Road to the Presidency Runs Through the Remote
by Chris September 10th, 2008 | General Politics
Every election since 1960 has gone to the candidate that was the superior on-camera performer.
1960: Kennedy over Nixon.
1964: Johnson over Goldwater
1968: Nixon over Humphrey
1972: Nixon over McGovern
1976: Carter over Ford
1980: Reagan over Carter
1984: Reagan over Mondale
1988: Bush over Dukakis
1992: Clinton over Bush
1996: Clinton over Dole
2000: Bush over Gore
2004: Bush over Kerry
Barack Obama is clearly the best television performer in the race; will Palin's charisma be enough to offset it? History suggests that the answer is no.
1960: Kennedy over Nixon.
1964: Johnson over Goldwater
1968: Nixon over Humphrey
1972: Nixon over McGovern
1976: Carter over Ford
1980: Reagan over Carter
1984: Reagan over Mondale
1988: Bush over Dukakis
1992: Clinton over Bush
1996: Clinton over Dole
2000: Bush over Gore
2004: Bush over Kerry
Barack Obama is clearly the best television performer in the race; will Palin's charisma be enough to offset it? History suggests that the answer is no.
