President Obama speaks to tv show host David Letterman. Letterman makes a joke to Obama saying something to the empty chair next to him. Letterman asked Obama how he felt at the convention. Obama says he felt great about it although people say Michelle is better at speaking then Obama is. Letterman then asks Obama what the clock was at the Republican convention was and Obama says that was the trillion dollar deficit. There was a surplus of money when Clinton was president but because of 2 wars and a recession, the money was lost and money was borrowed from the citizens to pay off the wars and help the economy. The republicans views are to not increase taxes or decrease taxes for anyone while the democrats views are to increase tax on the wealthy a little more. Obama states that regular people do not see the gridlock in Washington but see what is happening to them personally and in their community. He believes that the american people are more thoughtful, decent, and have more common sense than the people in Washington D.C. He wants to focus on things that are good for the american people and not just politics. Letterman asks Obama if he feels responsible for the loss of jobs. Obama states he does feel responsible because he is president but for the past 30 months, there has been an increase of 4.5 million jobs in the US but there is still a long way to go since we lost 9 million jobs in the recession. He plans to give tax breaks to companies in the US and not overseas, create better education systems, expand energy including alternative energy, and reduce the deficit in a sensible way.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Obama on Letterman
9/19/12
President Obama speaks to tv show host David Letterman. Letterman makes a joke to Obama saying something to the empty chair next to him. Letterman asked Obama how he felt at the convention. Obama says he felt great about it although people say Michelle is better at speaking then Obama is. Letterman then asks Obama what the clock was at the Republican convention was and Obama says that was the trillion dollar deficit. There was a surplus of money when Clinton was president but because of 2 wars and a recession, the money was lost and money was borrowed from the citizens to pay off the wars and help the economy. The republicans views are to not increase taxes or decrease taxes for anyone while the democrats views are to increase tax on the wealthy a little more. Obama states that regular people do not see the gridlock in Washington but see what is happening to them personally and in their community. He believes that the american people are more thoughtful, decent, and have more common sense than the people in Washington D.C. He wants to focus on things that are good for the american people and not just politics. Letterman asks Obama if he feels responsible for the loss of jobs. Obama states he does feel responsible because he is president but for the past 30 months, there has been an increase of 4.5 million jobs in the US but there is still a long way to go since we lost 9 million jobs in the recession. He plans to give tax breaks to companies in the US and not overseas, create better education systems, expand energy including alternative energy, and reduce the deficit in a sensible way.
President Obama speaks to tv show host David Letterman. Letterman makes a joke to Obama saying something to the empty chair next to him. Letterman asked Obama how he felt at the convention. Obama says he felt great about it although people say Michelle is better at speaking then Obama is. Letterman then asks Obama what the clock was at the Republican convention was and Obama says that was the trillion dollar deficit. There was a surplus of money when Clinton was president but because of 2 wars and a recession, the money was lost and money was borrowed from the citizens to pay off the wars and help the economy. The republicans views are to not increase taxes or decrease taxes for anyone while the democrats views are to increase tax on the wealthy a little more. Obama states that regular people do not see the gridlock in Washington but see what is happening to them personally and in their community. He believes that the american people are more thoughtful, decent, and have more common sense than the people in Washington D.C. He wants to focus on things that are good for the american people and not just politics. Letterman asks Obama if he feels responsible for the loss of jobs. Obama states he does feel responsible because he is president but for the past 30 months, there has been an increase of 4.5 million jobs in the US but there is still a long way to go since we lost 9 million jobs in the recession. He plans to give tax breaks to companies in the US and not overseas, create better education systems, expand energy including alternative energy, and reduce the deficit in a sensible way.
1st Video: Round Table
9/23/12
This video has George Stephanopoulos with a table of 5 people who are Nicolle Wallace, Melody Barnes, Ann Coulter, Jorge Ramos and Robert Reich. The first thing that was brought up was Romney & the 47%. The republicans defending Romney states that it was just bad wording. The question and place were at the wrong time and how Romney responded was taken as an attack on normal people. In the end, they state that Romney's plan was to help the poor become stronger in finances while Obama's plan was hurting the poor and middle class. The democrats attacked Romney by saying he does not care for the 47% and he does not care for the poor. They state he will increase taxes and displayed a lack of caring for many americans and seniors. The next thing they talk about is the elections and who will win. The republicans state it is hard for Romney to get his word out because of the media presenting him as a bad guy to normal americans. The democrats state that Romney does not talk about the economy as much as he should have. The next thing was immigration. They state that Obama was not able to achieve anything for immigrants and deportations still happened but he supports the green act. Romney does not support the green act and wants more deportations. The republican states that immigrants and gays have no right to make this into a civil rights movement and take away that from African-Americans. She states that "we owe black people something because of years of slavery, immigrants haven't even been in this country". The defense states that most of us are descendants of immigrants except native americans. Making things difficult for immigrants and vetoing the dream act are what Romney is going to do. Another thing was that immigrants make up a large population of the work force for undesirable jobs. They pay taxes and make businesses to hire other people.
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/roundtable-week-politics-17301706
This video has George Stephanopoulos with a table of 5 people who are Nicolle Wallace, Melody Barnes, Ann Coulter, Jorge Ramos and Robert Reich. The first thing that was brought up was Romney & the 47%. The republicans defending Romney states that it was just bad wording. The question and place were at the wrong time and how Romney responded was taken as an attack on normal people. In the end, they state that Romney's plan was to help the poor become stronger in finances while Obama's plan was hurting the poor and middle class. The democrats attacked Romney by saying he does not care for the 47% and he does not care for the poor. They state he will increase taxes and displayed a lack of caring for many americans and seniors. The next thing they talk about is the elections and who will win. The republicans state it is hard for Romney to get his word out because of the media presenting him as a bad guy to normal americans. The democrats state that Romney does not talk about the economy as much as he should have. The next thing was immigration. They state that Obama was not able to achieve anything for immigrants and deportations still happened but he supports the green act. Romney does not support the green act and wants more deportations. The republican states that immigrants and gays have no right to make this into a civil rights movement and take away that from African-Americans. She states that "we owe black people something because of years of slavery, immigrants haven't even been in this country". The defense states that most of us are descendants of immigrants except native americans. Making things difficult for immigrants and vetoing the dream act are what Romney is going to do. Another thing was that immigrants make up a large population of the work force for undesirable jobs. They pay taxes and make businesses to hire other people.
http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/roundtable-week-politics-17301706
Stand Your Ground, Florida!
11/5/12 By Jamie Novogrod
At a rally on Monday in Orlando, Michelle Obama speaks to a crowd emotionally. "We are getting this done, your president is not nearly satisfied. Slowly but surely we are pulling out of a hole that we started in." Speaking of the first term as if it were a difficult term. She did not speak of Romney but spoke of health care and finances. Both candidate want to win Florida and spent millions on advertisement in Florida. Michelle Obama then encouraged people to vote and not have anyone tell you otherwise.
This is Obama's wife encouraging people who haven't voted to get out and vote. She does address political items such as health care and finances. Mostly though, it was about voting. People were watching this rally and I believe she won votes for Obama. If more people were to watch this rally, I believe the Democrats could have an advantage in Florida.
At a rally on Monday in Orlando, Michelle Obama speaks to a crowd emotionally. "We are getting this done, your president is not nearly satisfied. Slowly but surely we are pulling out of a hole that we started in." Speaking of the first term as if it were a difficult term. She did not speak of Romney but spoke of health care and finances. Both candidate want to win Florida and spent millions on advertisement in Florida. Michelle Obama then encouraged people to vote and not have anyone tell you otherwise.
This is Obama's wife encouraging people who haven't voted to get out and vote. She does address political items such as health care and finances. Mostly though, it was about voting. People were watching this rally and I believe she won votes for Obama. If more people were to watch this rally, I believe the Democrats could have an advantage in Florida.
Gamer Election?
10/7/12 By Winda Benedetti
As the candidates slug it out in the debates, game developers Epic Games and Chair Entertainment have launched a game called "Vote!! The Game". It depicts Barack Obama and Mitt Romney box it out. The developers hoped to make a game that was entertaining but also help gamers get out and vote. One month later, the game (is available on iOS) has done both and cast who gamers will vote for. You can pick Obama or Romney as a character to fight the other character. Each round you win gives votes to that character. The virtual swing states even align with real world swing states."We're excited to have the ability inspire young voters, and more specifically gamers, to become more involved in the political process." says developer Donald Mustard.
It is basically a game that was made out of fun for the occasion. You have two characters, Obama and Romney, and they box each other. For every round you win, votes go to the character you played as. Is had gotten people, especially gamers, out to vote. In total, the game has made 1,200 people register to vote so the game had an impact on voters. I believe the game still has an impact on people to go out and vote.
As the candidates slug it out in the debates, game developers Epic Games and Chair Entertainment have launched a game called "Vote!! The Game". It depicts Barack Obama and Mitt Romney box it out. The developers hoped to make a game that was entertaining but also help gamers get out and vote. One month later, the game (is available on iOS) has done both and cast who gamers will vote for. You can pick Obama or Romney as a character to fight the other character. Each round you win gives votes to that character. The virtual swing states even align with real world swing states."We're excited to have the ability inspire young voters, and more specifically gamers, to become more involved in the political process." says developer Donald Mustard.
It is basically a game that was made out of fun for the occasion. You have two characters, Obama and Romney, and they box each other. For every round you win, votes go to the character you played as. Is had gotten people, especially gamers, out to vote. In total, the game has made 1,200 people register to vote so the game had an impact on voters. I believe the game still has an impact on people to go out and vote.
Stay Home
11/5/12 By Jeff Greenfield
A plea to those who have not made their decisions yet, stay at home. Candidates have been at this for years. Mudslinging, made speeches that answered/evaded questions, and raised billions to tell of their worth or the others worthlessness. With the click of a button you could learn anything about the candidates. Yet people are still undecided. These people have the reasoning of a baked potato. Men and women have died fighting for the right to vote. So any folks that are still undecided, please stay at home and not vote so that the people who do have a reason to vote can vote.
The author of this article is telling undecided voters to stay home. He believes that those voters do not know anything about the candidates and will just make assumptions upon voting. This could possibly mess with the actual voters who knows what each candidate will do and what they are about. This article has no effect on the elections but can convince undecided voters to stay home.
A plea to those who have not made their decisions yet, stay at home. Candidates have been at this for years. Mudslinging, made speeches that answered/evaded questions, and raised billions to tell of their worth or the others worthlessness. With the click of a button you could learn anything about the candidates. Yet people are still undecided. These people have the reasoning of a baked potato. Men and women have died fighting for the right to vote. So any folks that are still undecided, please stay at home and not vote so that the people who do have a reason to vote can vote.
The author of this article is telling undecided voters to stay home. He believes that those voters do not know anything about the candidates and will just make assumptions upon voting. This could possibly mess with the actual voters who knows what each candidate will do and what they are about. This article has no effect on the elections but can convince undecided voters to stay home.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Middle Class Worse?
11/5/12 By Bernice Napach
A key issue the candidates have talked about was the declining middle class. Many men are not in the work force anymore. The wages of the middle man have fallen by 20% over the last 40 years. The average wages for men and women rose a penny to $23.5 an hour. That caps at a 1.6% increase which doesn't help with the 2% inflation increase. There has been an increase in women earnings and education in the past decade but women are soon following the trend men face. Since 2001, lower wage jobs have increased by 8.6%, high wage jobs by 6.6%, but mid-wage jobs have fallen 7%.
As one can see, jobs have not done well in the past decades. The middle class has suffered the most from this decline in jobs and wages. The percentage of men working has also taken a dive. This really boils down to which candidate can speak of how to create more jobs. With people coming out of college every year looking for a new job, it will be difficult for them since there isn't many opportunities. I believe that this article can change decisions with its statistics on how jobs have faired in the past 40 years. It can swing the votes from either side, it all depends on who the voter believes more in.
A key issue the candidates have talked about was the declining middle class. Many men are not in the work force anymore. The wages of the middle man have fallen by 20% over the last 40 years. The average wages for men and women rose a penny to $23.5 an hour. That caps at a 1.6% increase which doesn't help with the 2% inflation increase. There has been an increase in women earnings and education in the past decade but women are soon following the trend men face. Since 2001, lower wage jobs have increased by 8.6%, high wage jobs by 6.6%, but mid-wage jobs have fallen 7%.
As one can see, jobs have not done well in the past decades. The middle class has suffered the most from this decline in jobs and wages. The percentage of men working has also taken a dive. This really boils down to which candidate can speak of how to create more jobs. With people coming out of college every year looking for a new job, it will be difficult for them since there isn't many opportunities. I believe that this article can change decisions with its statistics on how jobs have faired in the past 40 years. It can swing the votes from either side, it all depends on who the voter believes more in.
Protester Removal Service
11/3/12 By Chris Moody
Just as Obama began his speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, a man seated in the upper row of the stadium stood up and started shouting with a sign that was upside down that said "This Moral Wrong Should Never Be A Constitutional Right". The crowd of 13,500 supporters drowned him out by saying "Four more years!". The incident made the president stop his speech. The protestor was then forcibly escorted out. As soon as Obama started his speech again, another man on the other side of the stadium started shouting and was quickly escorted out."These might have been some Tennessee Titans fans who were mad about the Bears beating them really badly today," Obama joked. This was his second-to-last campaign in Ohio. Joining him was singer Stevie Wonder, who took pot shots at Romney.
This just shows how strongly the supporters of Obama are to him. They stopped the protester from doing what he came to do as well as the other one. Many people support him. They won't stop until he is the next president of the United States. If people were to read this article, I believe they would see how strongly the supporters for Obama actually are. I doubt this article would change anyone's mind since. If it did, that would be amazing.
Just as Obama began his speech in Cincinnati, Ohio, a man seated in the upper row of the stadium stood up and started shouting with a sign that was upside down that said "This Moral Wrong Should Never Be A Constitutional Right". The crowd of 13,500 supporters drowned him out by saying "Four more years!". The incident made the president stop his speech. The protestor was then forcibly escorted out. As soon as Obama started his speech again, another man on the other side of the stadium started shouting and was quickly escorted out."These might have been some Tennessee Titans fans who were mad about the Bears beating them really badly today," Obama joked. This was his second-to-last campaign in Ohio. Joining him was singer Stevie Wonder, who took pot shots at Romney.
This just shows how strongly the supporters of Obama are to him. They stopped the protester from doing what he came to do as well as the other one. Many people support him. They won't stop until he is the next president of the United States. If people were to read this article, I believe they would see how strongly the supporters for Obama actually are. I doubt this article would change anyone's mind since. If it did, that would be amazing.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Big Bird
10/4/12 by The Huffington Post
It was after the first debate of Obama and Romney. Romney mentions cutting PBS funds. The CEO of PBS was outraged to hear that the station has come under attack by polotics. She states that Romney believes PBS involves borrowing money from China to keep it running. PBS runs on private investors and donations from the public. Any money recieved by the government is inly about 445 million dollars whixh is 1/100th of 1% of the US budget.
This article clearly states the facts and lies from Romney. He belives cutting programs like PBS are going to save the economy. Programs like pbs are barely putting a dent on the us budget. Also, they don't need money from China since they get money from the public. It is not in taxes either, it is in donations. I believe that if people were to read this article, they would understand that Romney is just trying to save a buck by getting rid of programs we as the citizens need and that he lies and sticks to his lies even after being proven wrong. We don't need a better liar in office.
It was after the first debate of Obama and Romney. Romney mentions cutting PBS funds. The CEO of PBS was outraged to hear that the station has come under attack by polotics. She states that Romney believes PBS involves borrowing money from China to keep it running. PBS runs on private investors and donations from the public. Any money recieved by the government is inly about 445 million dollars whixh is 1/100th of 1% of the US budget.
This article clearly states the facts and lies from Romney. He belives cutting programs like PBS are going to save the economy. Programs like pbs are barely putting a dent on the us budget. Also, they don't need money from China since they get money from the public. It is not in taxes either, it is in donations. I believe that if people were to read this article, they would understand that Romney is just trying to save a buck by getting rid of programs we as the citizens need and that he lies and sticks to his lies even after being proven wrong. We don't need a better liar in office.
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