Top Five Articles at Reuters.com:
1. Obama up 6 points - McCain is losing in the election race by a percentage of 44 to 50 to Barrack Obama. Experts say that he has a huge mountain to climb if he wants to pull an upset. This is such a big deal because with the election only 2 days away, the polls are a huge deal.
2. Battling in the last weekend - with Schwarzenegger, McCain is giving everything he's got. From bashing Obama to talking about his time as a POW, he is leaving everything on the table. I don't blame McCain. If he wants any chance to win this election, he needs to be honest and straight to the point, even if its cruel and demeaning to Obama. He needs to strike fear on Obama in undecided voters every chance he gets. It might be a little late, but I guess its better later then never.
3. McCain is running out of time - with only the weekend and two days left, McCain has a huge deficit to overcome. It would pretty much take a miracle to come back from. I feel he could, but it will be almost impossible.
4. Damn the polls, full speed ahead at McCain rallies - John McCain's supporters aren't about to let a bunch of poll numbers get them down. Most of them say that they don't believe the polls anyway. They feel that it is a bunch of rubbish, and you can never tell until the final vote is counted. I wish I was this optimistic, but I feel that this race is over.
5. Palin, a Political Force - With making such a good impression, Palin is said to be the next republican candidate in 2012 if McCain does not win. I don't know how I feel about this but many experts are saying she is it. They say she will have enough backers to pull her through. I don't completely agree, but that is 4 years away, no reason to be saying stuff now.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Battling into the Weekend
Source Accessed at 8:00 pm on October 31, 2008
This upcoming weekend is the last weekend that the candidates have until the election. Obama, while talking to the press, warned everyone of McCain's attacks that are going to come this weekend. On his second day through Ohio, McCain was accompanied by the man himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger committed on how he played many war hero and war people in movies, but the real war hero is McCain. He also stated how McCain served more time as a Vietnam POW than Obama as a senator. The fact of it is is that it's completely true. McCain was a POW for 5-1/2 years while Obama has been in the senate for only 4 years. People try to say that McCain truly isn't a war hero, bullcrap. It really frustrates me when I hear such things.
Obama stopped in Iowa to thank the people. Campaign aides said he was visiting as a symbolic move to mark where he began his quest for the presidency by winning Iowa's primary contest last January. I feel that this was very respectable to do for the people. Iowa was a big deal during the primaries as well as now. Even though he has the lead in Iowa, he still feels the need to thank the people and try to get more votes.
This article has a lot more in it but I don't feel that it is that important. I wish that Reuters had more framing but they don't; just facts. I have already voted but I still wish it would try to lead me one way or the other. Nobody has really talked about this article or what it is in the article because everyone has pretty much talked about how Obama has 'already' won. McCain has a chance to come back, but it's slim to none. We can only keep our fingers crossed.
This upcoming weekend is the last weekend that the candidates have until the election. Obama, while talking to the press, warned everyone of McCain's attacks that are going to come this weekend. On his second day through Ohio, McCain was accompanied by the man himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger committed on how he played many war hero and war people in movies, but the real war hero is McCain. He also stated how McCain served more time as a Vietnam POW than Obama as a senator. The fact of it is is that it's completely true. McCain was a POW for 5-1/2 years while Obama has been in the senate for only 4 years. People try to say that McCain truly isn't a war hero, bullcrap. It really frustrates me when I hear such things.
Obama stopped in Iowa to thank the people. Campaign aides said he was visiting as a symbolic move to mark where he began his quest for the presidency by winning Iowa's primary contest last January. I feel that this was very respectable to do for the people. Iowa was a big deal during the primaries as well as now. Even though he has the lead in Iowa, he still feels the need to thank the people and try to get more votes.
This article has a lot more in it but I don't feel that it is that important. I wish that Reuters had more framing but they don't; just facts. I have already voted but I still wish it would try to lead me one way or the other. Nobody has really talked about this article or what it is in the article because everyone has pretty much talked about how Obama has 'already' won. McCain has a chance to come back, but it's slim to none. We can only keep our fingers crossed.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Time is Running out
Source Accessed at 7:40 pm on October 28th
This article was about how McCain has a slim to none chance of winning this presidential election. Chris Kofinis, John Edward's aid said, "At this point John McCain is climbing Mt. Everest without oxygen. The battleground map could not look worse for a Republican." He is absolutely correct. Obama is winning states that Bush captured last election. The main reason Obama is winning by so much is because democrats are coming out of shadows and voting in big numbers.
"McCain has to pull off a political miracle the likes of which has not occurred since modern political polling began," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University poll. He has plenty of chances to find electoral votes in states won by Bush, like Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, Indiana and Colorado. "If he loses any of those states he's toast," Brown said.
Pretty much, McCain is done. Sad to say, but it's reality. I guess I'm happy for Obama because he won, but it just sucks. Back to the article; I feel that this article did not have any framing, just facts. Reuters has done a great job all election of telling the facts and not framing the truth very much. I really appreciate that I was able to follow this source. If I were to have followed a source that was being framed each week, I wouldn't have an unbiased decision like i have know.
Of course everyone is talking about this. Especially the Obama supporters. They have nothing but to talk about how the election is pretty much done. They keep rubbing it in my face and making sure I don't forget. It's all bullocks.
This article was about how McCain has a slim to none chance of winning this presidential election. Chris Kofinis, John Edward's aid said, "At this point John McCain is climbing Mt. Everest without oxygen. The battleground map could not look worse for a Republican." He is absolutely correct. Obama is winning states that Bush captured last election. The main reason Obama is winning by so much is because democrats are coming out of shadows and voting in big numbers.
"McCain has to pull off a political miracle the likes of which has not occurred since modern political polling began," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University poll. He has plenty of chances to find electoral votes in states won by Bush, like Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, Indiana and Colorado. "If he loses any of those states he's toast," Brown said.
Pretty much, McCain is done. Sad to say, but it's reality. I guess I'm happy for Obama because he won, but it just sucks. Back to the article; I feel that this article did not have any framing, just facts. Reuters has done a great job all election of telling the facts and not framing the truth very much. I really appreciate that I was able to follow this source. If I were to have followed a source that was being framed each week, I wouldn't have an unbiased decision like i have know.
Of course everyone is talking about this. Especially the Obama supporters. They have nothing but to talk about how the election is pretty much done. They keep rubbing it in my face and making sure I don't forget. It's all bullocks.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sunday Wrap Up
1. Obama's ill grandmother - Barrack Obama's Grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who is 86 years old and lives in Hawaii is very ill. He has taken a very short break in his campaign to visit her. She was a very big part in his life and he has commented about her many times. I think this will be good for Obama. I mean, I feel bad for him and don't wish that on anyone, but this could help his campaign. He can be seen as more of a family person and a genuine person. I hope she gets better and makes a full recovery from her broken hip and other complications. She will have my prayers!
2. Obama's lead in the Polls - This week in the polls, Obama still leads. He was up as many as 10 points in the middle of the week. Today, his lead dropped down to 5 points. This could be because of many reasons like: McCain is now basing his campaign on the economic problem which is getting more voters and McCain is starting to win men's votes. I am happy McCain is starting to come back a little bit but who knows, next week is a new week; Obama can come out of anywhere, like always.
3. France doesn't like McCain - Only one percent of the French people said they wanted McCain to win the election. The reasons foreigners want Obama to win is because his capacity for change from the Bush administration's policies, the values he represents, and his youth. The reasons they do not want McCain is because of his policies, the values he represents, and his choice for vice president. This doesn't really bother me because it is not the retarded french or german's that choose who our president is. It is the people of the great country of United States of America.
4. Obama compares McCain to Bush - Again, Obama says McCain represents four more years of the broken policies of Republican President George W. Bush. This isn't the first time Obama has done this. It has been a ongoing battle with Obama accusing McCain of such actions. I do somewhat agree, but not all of McCain's polices are like Bush's. Everyone says the exact same thing as Obama, about McCain/Bush policies. Maybe I don't know enough about it, but I feel it would be the same thing.
5. Black vote could help Obama in swing states - Black Americans could vote in record numbers for Barack Obama, giving him an edge in some states that are contested with John McCain. Blacks make up around 12 percent of the voting population and are Obama's most reliable ethnic background, although historically they have voted in lower numbers than other groups. I agree with this article. I feel that the black population will have record highs in voting this year. I don't blame them, because for some, Obama is hope - a way out. I would do the same thing if I was of a different ethnicity, and one of the same race was running for president. More power to them.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Wardrobe Flap
Source Accessed 10:38pm on October 24, 2008
One of the big stories today at Reuters.com, was an incident with republican VP Sarah Palin having $150,000 worth of clothes bought for her and her family. This has been used by the media to under-cut her image as an down-to-earth mother that has great values. The Republican party as well as Palin fired back saying that these clothes are going to be used and were used for only certain functions like the Republican Nomination Convention in September, or for public speeches. Palin also defended herself by saying, "Oh, if people only knew how frugal we are." When she says we, she means her family. The article later said that most of the clothes were returned or will be returned or giving to charity.
I don't think that is that big a deal. So what if the Republican party wanted her VP to look good. I would spend as much money as I could to get my so called "hot" candidate to attract more voters. This article surprised me because not once did it bring up anything bad about her political views. It was strictly about her wardrobe and the good she has done. I honestly am starting to think the reuters.com favors republicans just a little bit. I know as soon as I say this, an article all about Obama/Biden will come out praising them. I haven't heard anyone talk about this at all. I don't think it is that big a of deal but Reuters did so I wrote about it.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Obama Rises
Source Accessed 8:35 pm on October 21, 2008
Obama's lead in the polls has risen to a double digit lead. He now leads McCain by 10 points, 52 to 42 percent. Not only has Obama's lead increased, but Palin's popularity has decreased. 47 percent view Palin negatively, compared with 38 percent who see her in a positive light. 55 percent of voters say Palin is not qualified to be president, up from 50 percent two weeks ago.
This is major for Obama, with only two weeks left before the election, Barrack is looking golden. The debates as well as the many speeches McCain and Palin have been apart of have lessened their chances of actually becoming President and Vice President. I kind of feel bad for them because they were dead even and maybe possibly leading by a small margin but now, it's completely gone. McCain better hope that race is a big factor when it comes to the actual election. If not, he's in trouble.
All the Obama supports are talking about the new polls. They are parading around, rubbing it in all the McCain supporters' faces. Letting them know what is actually going on and what might actually happen now. It sucks for me, being a McCain supporter, but I guess it's good for all of them. Dang!
Obama's lead in the polls has risen to a double digit lead. He now leads McCain by 10 points, 52 to 42 percent. Not only has Obama's lead increased, but Palin's popularity has decreased. 47 percent view Palin negatively, compared with 38 percent who see her in a positive light. 55 percent of voters say Palin is not qualified to be president, up from 50 percent two weeks ago.
This is major for Obama, with only two weeks left before the election, Barrack is looking golden. The debates as well as the many speeches McCain and Palin have been apart of have lessened their chances of actually becoming President and Vice President. I kind of feel bad for them because they were dead even and maybe possibly leading by a small margin but now, it's completely gone. McCain better hope that race is a big factor when it comes to the actual election. If not, he's in trouble.
All the Obama supports are talking about the new polls. They are parading around, rubbing it in all the McCain supporters' faces. Letting them know what is actually going on and what might actually happen now. It sucks for me, being a McCain supporter, but I guess it's good for all of them. Dang!
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