Primary News and Currents 2/8-2/15

Read, watch and then respond to one of the current events/primary questions. (Stories will be posted throuout the week).

Romney Out, McCain Looks Ahead
Apparent GOP Nominee Tries to Mend Fences With Conservatives
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/07/AR2008020704239.html?hpid=topnews

Bush Signals Support for McCain
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/08/AR2008020800964.html?hpid=topnews

Video
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2008/02/07/VI2008020703393.html?sid=ST2008020800120

Question #1: Do you think McCain will be able to win over conservatives? Why/Why not?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/12/AR2008021201901.html?hpid=topnews

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/12/AR2008021203196.html?hpid=topnews

Question #2: Who will win the democratic nomination? Why? (Remember, you must cite examples from the stories that support your position)

The Immigration Debate

YOU DECIDE 2008 - IMMIGRATION
Read/view multiple perspectives on the immigration reform debate and make up your own mind. This will be one of the topics for our debate rounds in the new year.

Question to Respond to:
How should we as a nation address the issue of immigration? Justify your response by citing evidence/arguments presented in the sources below. You must incorporate at least three four sources into your response for full credit. Due Monday 12/8/08

Specific areas of immigration you can address. These are but a few.:
Jobs
Cost to Taxpayers
Border Control
Illegal Immigrants
Effect of Population Growth

Additional Guiding Questions:

1. On what issues do the various sides agree?
2. What are the major points of disagreement?

The Arrival of Immigrants at Ellis Island - Brief look at immigration from a historical perspective.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7516216082856962759&q=immigration+site%3Avideo.google.com&total=1484&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=3

By the Numbers - (Numbers USA - Advocacy Organization) What is this organization advocating? Are there flaws in the interpretation of the "Numbers"?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4094926727128068265&q=immigration+site%3Avideo.google.com&total=1484&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Immigration and Hispanics Forum - (NDN - Advocacy Organization)
Beginning to 19:00. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) - Introductory comments
23:00 to 39:00.Simon Rosenberg - President of NDN - Changing demographics and the hispanic voters.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8440058738521148171&q=immigration+debate+site%3Avideo.google.com&total=111&start=20&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1

States' Immigrant Policies Diverge
In Differences, Some See Obstacles For a National Law
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/14/AR2007101401266.html?referrer=emailarticle

Benefits of Immigration
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8520758607235721123&q=immigration+benefits+site%3Avideo.google.com&total=127&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Minutemen: The Immigration Debate
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=347017415491805038&q=immigration+debate+site%3Avideo.google.com&total=111&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

English only debate over immigration in Carpentersille, Illinois. A small town grapples with immigration.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5371119415173542897&q=immigration+debate+site%3Avideo.google.com&total=111&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8

The above videos and stories are but the tip of the iceberg. Do some of your own research.

Campaign Commercials

Links to some of the commercial sites we used in class.

Dueling Ads

News Story on the Obama 1984 ad
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=2963398&page=1

Hillary 19841 min 14 sec - Apr 10, 2007Description: Barack Obama spot using Macintosh 1984 ad.

Barack 19841 min 8 sec - Mar 19, 2007Average rating: (2 ratings)Description: Barack Obama in a 1984 like moment. A must see for all Obama, and Hillary Clinton Fans.

Infomercial/Attack Ads:

Code Pink Hillary Clinton Cindy Sheehan Sean Penn Barack Obama 1984 anti Iraq8 min 32 sec - Feb 12, 2007Average rating: (67 ratings)Description: Pansy4Peace Production's anti war video featuring Code Pink, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, 1984, Senn Penn, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon. Original music written and performed by Code Pink. Thanks to Kirsten Michel - kirstenmichel.com - for her contribution of footage from Code Pink. *******Code Pink clips used by permission - Kirsten Michel - KirstenMichel.com*******

Hillary Clinton 1984 in 2008: The Big Lie That Won Her Election to the Senate10 min 36 sec - Jan 25, 2006Average rating: (58 ratings)Description: Documentary trailer that exposes the lies Hillary made to the voters and her opponent through the Washington Post (www.hillcap.org) and to the FEC in 2000 about who her largest contributor was,(Spider Man creator Stan Lee's partner, Peter F Paul) how much he gave and why he gave more than $1.6 million to her so he could have Bill Clinton work with his public company, Stan Lee Media, when Clinton left the White House.

Ad Sites:

Political Communication Lab – Stanford U.
http://pcl.stanford.edu/campaigns/2008/

Race42008
http://race42008.com/

The Primaries

As Campaigns Chafe at Limits, Donors Might Be in Diapers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/23/AR2007102301882.html?hpid=topnews

Date of N.H. primary rests with one man
Granite State's Gardner waits to schedule first-in-the-nation contest
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21221397/

A taste of '08 in fight to split electoral votesInitiative on electoral votes has become a battleground for Giuliani, Clinton
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21124456/

The Disciples of Ron Paul, Spreading the Word in N.H.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/14/AR2007101401329.html?wpisrc=newsletter&wpisrc=newsletter

CNN Political Tracker
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

MSNBC Republican Debate in Michigan

Michigan Republican debate

Student Rights Blog - Due by End of Tuesday (11:59pm)

Do you agree or disagree with the decision of the Supreme Court majority in your case? Why? Be sure to ID the case and be specific in your reasoning. 1/2 to 1 page.

Bong Hits 4 Jesus - The latest Supreme Court case examining your rights.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/20/washington/20scotus.html?ex=1175054400&en=8b93f1ab98e345e7&ei=5070&emc=eta1

Current Events for the Week of 10/1

1 - Bush Vetoes Children’s Health Insurance Bill
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/03/washington/03cnd-veto.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

2 -
Making money off the '08 race

3 - A taste of '08 in fight to split electoral votes
Initiative on electoral votes has become a battleground for Giuliani, Clinton
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21124456/