Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Presidnet Pelosi??
If elected, Senator John McCain of Arizona, 72, the Republican nominee, would be the oldest man to be sworn in to a first term as president and the first cancer survivor to win the office. The scars on his puffy left cheek are cosmetic reminders of the extensive surgery he underwent in 2000 to remove a malignant melanoma.
Last May, his campaign and his doctors released nearly 1,200 pages of medical information, far more than the three other nominees. But the documents were released in a restricted way that leaves questions, even confusion, about his cancer.
A critical question concerns inconsistencies in medical opinions about the severity of his melanoma; if the classification of his melanoma is more severe, it would increase the statistical likelihood of death from a recurrence of the cancer.
Later in the same story.
Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, 44, Mr. McCain’s running mate, has released no medical information.
There may be no serious problems with the health of any of the nominees. But absent fuller disclosure, there is no way for the electorate to know.
Just saying who knows what will happen if they get elected...
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Obama wins debate!!!!!
CNN - "A national poll of people who watched the first presidential debate suggests that Barack Obama came out on top." 51% said Obama won; 38% said McCain won. (Source - CNN Opinion Research Poll; n=524; MoE +-4.5%)
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/26/poll-both-men-beat-expectations-but-obama-had-the-edge/
CBS - "Uncommitted voters saw Obama as the winner." 39% said Obama won; 24% said McCain won; 37% saw it as a draw. (Source - CBS News and Knowledge Networks Poll; n=500 (uncommitted voters); MoE +-4%)
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/26/politics/horserace/entry4482028.shtml
The breakdowns are also amazing. For example, Obama won the 50+ crowd and won the foreign policy section.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Huckabee on McCain suspension
"You can't just say, 'World stop for a moment. I'm going to cancel everything," Huckabee told the Associated Press Thursday.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Palin on the Bailout
New Video
McCain's changing views on the economy spiced up a little by commentary by David Letterman.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
I realized something...
When they ask for money a professional panhandler will expect you to say no, whereas a person who actually needs help will expect you to say yes.
Monday, September 22, 2008
$700 Billion Bailout
Just a thought.
Update: President Bush says, "...the whole world is watching to see if we act quickly..."
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Karl Rove on McCain
"McCain has gone in some of his ads -- similarly gone one step too far," [Rove] told Fox News, "and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the '100 percent truth' test."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/14/campaign.wrap/index.html
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Palin on banning
http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2008/09/14/breaking_news/doc48c1c8a60d6d9379155484.txt
Friday, September 12, 2008
Palin and the Bush Doctrine
But this wasn't even the most telling part of the interview. The most mind blowing section to me was when see was asked if see was prepared for the presidency. In short, she said I didn't even blink when he asked me. This type of arrogance truly scares me. I mean, wouldn't any rational person need to think about it, do some soul searching and decide if they were really ready. I think this kind of arrogance speak volumes about how she would lead and must be avoided.
Here some other thoughts:
The Atlantic Monthly article
NY Times article
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Dispatch Letter to the Editor
A political icon such as McCain clearly understands that his vice presidential choice would be one heartbeat away from the presidency. McCain especially, at his age and with his history of cancer, must be cognizant of this possibility. Assuming the second option is false, McCain must view Palin as a qualified, responsible pick who, at a moment's notice, would be able to assume the presidency.
McCain believes this person with, at best, experience equivalent to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is prepared to lead. This proves unequivocally that McCain's argument questioning Obama's experience is unfounded.
It further shows that McCain himself doesn't believe the arguments his campaign has been lobbing at Obama. Going forward, McCain would be hypocritical to continue attacking Obama's preparedness.
NICK GEIDNER
Columbus
Direct link: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2008/09/07/Geidner_ART_09-07-08_G4_PLB7UO1.html?sid=101 (Only 30-day archive)
What is going on...
Anyway, eventually I will be switching my blog over to a new site I am developing: NickGeidner.com. This is going to be the home for my teaching, research, and blog. Hopefully I will have it up by the end of September.
As a general update to anyone who still has this in their RSS feed, I am about to start my second year in the mass communication Ph.D. program at The Ohio State University. In the fall I will be taking an advanced stats class, a seminar on interpersonal communication and politics, and a class in sociology covering social movements. I will also be teaching Comm 221: Intro to Newswriting for the third straight quarter. Hopefully this time I will get it right.
Also I have been playing around with YouTube and the 2008 election. Here are some videos I have made: http://www.youtube.com/user/voiceofchangewebsite.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Canvassing for Obama in June
grassroots involement in Columbus, Ohio.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
221 Examples - Role of the Journalist
http://youtube.com/watch?v=RhXNDUXhSU4&feature=related - Cronkite Kennedy @ 1:40
http://youtube.com/watch?v=UwOCVm5rnBQ - Jennings 9-11
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE - Jon Stewart Crossfire
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qvz9jyf4gUk - Keith Olbermann rant
http://graphicdesignr.net/papercuts/ - Papercuts
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic - Epic 2015