Political Cartoon 5

John McCain is talking about counters to what Obama says. McCain is connecting his assaults on Obama's character to what he thinks Obama will say. This shows that McCain is just thinking about countering everything Obama says to make him win the election. McCain is asked," What if Obama just ignores you and turns the other cheek?" This furthermore shows that McCain wasn't expecting for Obama to be nice. In it all, McCain is set on defeating Obama's comments instead of telling the people his thoughts.

Political Cartoon 4

I think this states that Bush has enough work to do, yet McCain and Palin don't care. McCain and Palin are standing outside the Whitehouse; they are in a speech stand with no crowd. This shows how they are giving a bunch of pointless speeches. McCain is saying," Watch out Mr. Bush! With the exception of economic policy and energy policy and social issues and tax policy and foreign policy and supreme court appointments and rove-style politics, we're coming in to shake things up!" This further shows McCain doesn't care about Bush's other things he has to do, he just wants to mess him up so he can look good. In all, McCain and Palin don't care about anything but winning the election.

Abortion
Obama: Doesn’t seem to mind
McCain: Is Against it
Education
Obama: Improve learning education
McCain: Make more schools for education
Death Penalty
Obama: Supports
McCain: Against
Environment
Obama: Reduce greenhouse gases to the correct level export tech. to other countries.
McCain: Group to significantly reduce greenhouse gases use alternative energy including nuclear.
Healthcare
Obama: Gives healthcare to all, raise taxes
McCain: Child focus
Immigration
Obama: Supported Bush-backed immigration reform legislation
McCain: Co-sponsored Bush-backed immigration reform legislation
Iraq
Obama: Thinks it is a “dumb war”
McCain: Wants to keep fighting
Economy
Obama: Supported bailout. Needed to save economy
McCain: Supported bailout. Not a permanent solution
Poverty
Obama: Raise min. wage. invest
McCain: Keep min. wage. help people develop job skills
Stem Cell Research
Obama: Advocates increased stem cell research
McCain: Supports federal funding for embryonic system

News Reels

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/01/26/sot.mccain.iraq.cnn

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/01/25/sot.obama.iraq.cnn

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/19/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/19/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCVideo

Collage

This collage represents the Republican campaign and it's beliefs. It is also known as the grand old party. The Elephant represents Republicans. One of their beliefs is the return of power to State Governments. I didn't find much on this campaign.

Sorry I messed up with the colors.

This collage reflects the Democratic ideas. It shows their individual rights for the people. The donkey symbolizes the Democrats. This also shows how they want the government to act. Although they say this, you can never be sure if they are truthful.

Politial Cartoon 6

Bush and McCain are exactly the same. In the first three slides, McCain is agreeing with Bush and the Iraq War. This shows how they both want the Iraq War to continue. On the fourth slide, Bush is saying,” You should be president” to John McCain, who is holding a sign saying,” Vote for John McSame!” This further shows how Bush supports McCain, and how everything will stay the same. So if we choose McCain, nothing will change and issues, such as the Iraq War, will go on.

Technology

McCain seems to agree with previous ideas for technology. He won’t address the digital divide directly and not change other issues such as this one. He wishes to continue to make the internet available to everyone from schools to libraries (filtered of course). He doesn’t want the government to completely control the internet. Mainly everything will stay the same, with little differences.

Obama has some new ideas for technology. He is supporting those phone networks with internet. He also wants to get more attuned with other countries, and share the technology we have. Google also supports him, and he wants to eliminate the extra fees the ISP charge to the search engines. So this might change a few things for the better, or the worse.


McCain:

Keep everything the same as possible without losing power.

Obama:

Try to change as much bad things as possible to appear good.

Interview

1. Who did you want to win?
a. McCain.
2. Did you completely agree with this person?
a. Mostly.
3. Do you plan to vote or have already voted?
a. Yes.
4. Did you like the running mate as well as the candidate you voted for?
a. She is OK. I just hope McCain doesn’t die.
5. Have you ever thought of the other candidate’s views?
a. Yes, but I still agree with McCain.


I tried to think of questions that would work both ways to fit whoever the questioned preferred. I sort of feel I went too shallow, but I still got some quality information. This has helped me analyze how people choose the candidate they feel is better suited to run the United States. I’m realizing that I might not want to vote due to the thought of choosing the wrong candidate.

Political Cartoon 3

Hilary, at first, was violently against Obama, but now she suggests peace, realizing she must support Obama. Hilary is whacking Obama with a stick while he is on a stand with a microphone. This shows how much Hilary dislikes Obama. Then, Obama turns around bleeding and Hilary is saying,” Olive branch?” This further shows how Hilary realized how she should be supporting Obama and suggests peace. This is unusual for a candidate to change perspectives so quickly.

Missouri Second Paragraph

My results suggest McCain’s votes in Missouri will be 21.3% if it continues to decline. Thus giving Obama a confirming 78.7%. It might affect the election holding the 11 electoral votes for Missouri. There is also the fact that Missouri has chosen the correct presidential candidate to win the election in the past. This might affect others to vote with them. So although Missouri doesn’t have the most electoral votes, it still has some impact on the election.

Missouri First Paragraph

I chose Missouri due to its Neutrality. This makes it a challenge to determine the outcome of November 4th’s poll. It has also voted for the presidential candidate that would become president every time (except 1956) since 1904. That makes it quite interesting to see if they keep up the streak. It is also a state that does not stand out, as it being one of the inside states. Being less known, I thought no one else would choose it. That’s how I ended up with Missouri.

Global Warming: Americans can be slightly affected by Global Warming. The only problems are the sea level and the heat increase. Since the coast has flat land, the sea level rising might cover some land up. The heat increase could affect weather patterns.

-It could affect the economy by harming the winter companies and some homes on the coast might have to be evacuated. This is the worst that could happen from this small problem.

-In political work, Obama claims to make the U.S. a leader in fighting climate changes. Even though McCain does not mention it in his environmental speech.

-I want whichever president elected to follow Obama’s plan.

-----2. I’m not sure how to fix global warming for it is just (in vague) nature’s course. If there is a way, it would be nice if someone made a solution. We need an organization that works on finding something to fix this. For if we continue on this road we are sure to hit lots of problems and lose the world early.

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Nuclear Weapons:
-They could be used against us and could devastate the environment.
-We could have stronger weapons, but they could be used against us.
-McCain thinks we will use them again but we should try to avoid anyone using them.
-Obama thinks we should stop the uranium going to Iran and also says we shouldn’t ever use nuclear weapons near civilians.
-They should ban them and threat to go to war with anyone who attempts to use nuclear weapons.
-----2. Nuclear weapons are highly destructive and should never be used. But most now have known of the sheer power of these weapons and can easily be tempted to use them again. We should take extreme precaution and try to prevent use of these deadly weapons.

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Off Shore Drilling:
-is a good way to get oil.
-Lower taxes, prices, gas, better for economy. Bad thing is keeping colonized areas above sea level.
-McCain wants to Ban law saying no drilling.
-Obama says if it would help he would do it, but we will barely save any money.
-We need to do it and stop relying on outland sources for oil.
-----2. Off Shore Drilling does not affect the environment very much. All it does is stop relying on foreign nations for oil. It also makes everything cheaper. The only downside is keeping the ocean from washing over inhabited areas.

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Political Cartoon 2

This picture shows Obama and Hilary on Mount Rushmore. There is a picture of the founding fathers and Obama's faces on Mount Rushmore. This shows how great Obama is expected to become as president. Also, Hilary is saying ," Hey! Let's not get carried away." This furthermore shows how Hilary either thinks Obama will not be that great. It is shown that Obama will become a great president, as much to Hilary's dislike.

Political Cartoon

Presidents sometimes don’t need experience when they stand for issues such as change. Obama is an action figure that is saying, “I wanna be the change president!” This shows that Obama stands for change. There is a girl holding a battery labeled ‘experience’ and she is saying, “it works without batteries?” This further shows how Obama has no experience. In this case Obama is for change but has no experience, which works.

Barack Obama

Obama: Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4, 1961.He had early education in Jakarta, Indonesia and Hawaii. His next educational step was to the Occidental College. Obama earned a B.A. from Columbia University and worked as a community officer in Chicago. Also studied law at Harvard University and became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. He was an Illinois Senate from 1997-2004. After that he was elected as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate in 2004 for the term beginning January 3, 2005. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000167 9/16/08 1:58 PM His father was an economist, born in Kenya. His mother was born in Kansas. They got a divorce. Barack and his Mother, who married some man form Indonesia, moved to Jakarta. He was raised mostly in Hawaii with mother and grandparents. He has received international media coverage for his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, delivered while he was still an Illinois state senator. Obama won the open Senate seat by defeating former ambassador Alan Keyes. http://www.barackobamaismyhomeboy.com/biography 9/18/08 11:36 AM http://www.answers.com/topic/barack-obama 9/16/08 2:09 PM

John McCain

McCain was born on August 29, 1936 in the Pamana Canal Zone. He has been a Senator of Arizona since 1987. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy. He spent 22 years as a pilot and officer in the Navy. Five of which were spent at a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp. He left the Navy in 1981 and elected to congress a year after. Then he was elected a U.S. senator from Arizona in 1986. In 2000, he was beaten by Bush for the Republicans. Same with 2004, but in 2008 he finally got chosen for the Republicans. http://www.answers.com/topic/john-mccain 9/16/08 2:25 PM In 1982, McCain was elected to Congress representing what was then the first congressional district of Arizona. In 1986, he was elected to the United States Senate to take the place of Arizona's great Senator Barry Goldwater. Senator McCain is currently the senior senator from Arizona. He is currently the Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services. He also serves on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorMcCain.Biography 9/18/08 11:12 AM

Joe Biden

Joe Biden has represented the state of Delaware in the United States Senate since 1972, when he was elected at the age of twenty-nine. Senator Biden is recognized as a leader in foreign policy, as well as one of the nation's most influential voices on terrorism, drug policy, and crime. Nationally, Senator Biden has earned a reputation for working on a bipartisan basis with Republican colleagues and bringing real results that matter to Americans. He is dedicated to Delaware. Throughout Senator Biden's career in public service, the people of Delaware have remained his first priority. From preserving White Clay Creek and miles of Delaware's coastline, to putting hundreds more cops on the state's streets, to fighting to cover healthcare costs for all of Delaware's children, Senator Biden is working to improve the lives of Delawareans. http://biden.senate.gov/senator/ 9/22/08 11:53 AM

Sarah Palin

Governor Sarah Palin made history on Dec. 4, 2006, when she took office. As the 11th governor of Alaska, she is the first woman to hold the office. After taking office, her top priorities have been resource development, education and workforce development, public health and safety, and transportation and infrastructure development. Alaska prospered under Sarah Palin. Under her leadership, Alaska invested $5 billion in state savings, overhauled education funding, and implemented the Senior Benefits Program that provides support for low-income older Alaskans. She created Alaska’s Petroleum Systems Integrity Office to provide oversight and maintenance of oil and gas equipment, facilities and infrastructure, and the Climate Change Subcabinet to prepare a climate change strategy for Alaska. http://gov.state.ak.us/bio.php 9/22/08 12:01 PM

Free Trade

Obama:
Would straight away call the leaders of Mexico and Canada to try to amend NAFTA(North America Free Trade Agreement). Then would eliminate tax breaks for companies that are moving overseas. He stated, "We also have to have an intentional strategy on the part of the federal government to make sure that we are reinvesting in those communities that are being burdened by globalization and not benefiting from it."

McCain:
Voted yes on NAFTA(North America Free Trade Agreement) in 1993. He stated, "Free trade is something I think is vital to the future of America." And has called himself "the biggest free marketer and free trader that you will ever see."