America needs a way to get information from those captured enemy combatants. However, in doing such it should not be violating national and international laws. America desperately needs to amend destroyed and damaged relations with countries the world over and violating the Geneva convention is not going to repair any relations.
The fact that these torture techniques were approved of, and in fact constructed by those higher-ups in the white house should be disturbing to all Americans. Civil liberties are being walked all over and no one in America seems to care. How far does it have to go before Americans unite to begin repairing the damage we’ve done?
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Pope Visits America!
The pope came to the United States from April 15 through April 20th. This was his first visit to the United States. Massive security has been set up in the two cities he will be visiting; New York and Washington D.C. He held public meetings included a Roman Catholic mass at Yankee stadium, which included tens of thousands in attendance. The pope also dealt with more private matters included a visit to a papacy in which talked to victims of clergy sex abuse.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Week 4 - Radio
In Pennsylvania voters votes and campaigns spin
- Clinton says it is a must win for her
- Obama says anything less than a complete Clinton blowout is a victory for him
Last minutes attack ads unleashed in Pennsylvanian
- third party companies are making the negative ads
- “The American Leadership Project” is running an ad against Obama especially critical of his health care plan
Loss in Pennsylvania wont hurt his chances
- Obama is confident a loss to Clinton will not hurt his election campaign
- Obama is not predicting victory but says with a loss he can still beat McCain
Candidates are chosen
- Clinton is asking the public why Obama cant close the gap when he has such a financial lead
- Both candidates are doing last minute PR campaigns
Bill Clinton on Obama, he “played the race card”
- former president bill Clinton accused Obama of using the race card
- says memo’s clearly show Obama intended to
Fundraising
- Obama is fundraising much more than Clinton
- Clinton is spending money much faster than it is coming in
- Obama has an estimated 4x more money than Clinton
Pennsylvania: the Catholic Vote
- Both candidates are campaigning for the ‘Catholic vote’
- In the discussion the question was proposed, “Is there such thing as a catholic vote?”
The black vote in Philadelphia
- Deeply divided between the two candidates
- The election is showing the, “changing priorities within the cities black power structure.”
McCain
- Campaigning on an “its time for action” tour
- Says many communities are suffering from “sins of indifference and injustice”
Obama Muslin?
- Recent poll shows 10% of American think he is
- Obama calls it a “name game” and says it is hurtful to Muslim communities
- Clinton says it is a must win for her
- Obama says anything less than a complete Clinton blowout is a victory for him
Last minutes attack ads unleashed in Pennsylvanian
- third party companies are making the negative ads
- “The American Leadership Project” is running an ad against Obama especially critical of his health care plan
Loss in Pennsylvania wont hurt his chances
- Obama is confident a loss to Clinton will not hurt his election campaign
- Obama is not predicting victory but says with a loss he can still beat McCain
Candidates are chosen
- Clinton is asking the public why Obama cant close the gap when he has such a financial lead
- Both candidates are doing last minute PR campaigns
Bill Clinton on Obama, he “played the race card”
- former president bill Clinton accused Obama of using the race card
- says memo’s clearly show Obama intended to
Fundraising
- Obama is fundraising much more than Clinton
- Clinton is spending money much faster than it is coming in
- Obama has an estimated 4x more money than Clinton
Pennsylvania: the Catholic Vote
- Both candidates are campaigning for the ‘Catholic vote’
- In the discussion the question was proposed, “Is there such thing as a catholic vote?”
The black vote in Philadelphia
- Deeply divided between the two candidates
- The election is showing the, “changing priorities within the cities black power structure.”
McCain
- Campaigning on an “its time for action” tour
- Says many communities are suffering from “sins of indifference and injustice”
Obama Muslin?
- Recent poll shows 10% of American think he is
- Obama calls it a “name game” and says it is hurtful to Muslim communities
Week 3 - Television
Petraeus, Crocker Continue Testimony on Iraq
- Freeze in troop reduction
- Iran accused of creating instability
Petraeus Hearing a Campaign Stop for Candidates
- McCain, Clinton and Obama all question the general on capitol hill
- They are criticized as making it a campaign stop
Bush announces Shorter deployments
- Shortened from 15 months to 12 months
- Withdrawal of US troops will be suspended this summer
Clintons Income
- After 2000 the Clintons income increased drastically
- Taxes indicate they made 109 million dollars since Bill left office
McCain seeks unifying running mate
- Visiting places that will remind him of his “roots”
- Looking for a running mate that will unite America
Bills post presidential perks
- Spent over 8 million in perks
- He has a full pension and salaried staff
Petraeus testifies
- Obama and Clinton are linking his speech to Pennsylvania
- Obama is trying to gain ground on Clinton before the April 22 vote
Pope Visits US
- This is his first visit to the United States
- He is here form the 15th to the 20th
Popes visit and the election
- Obama and Clinton are both talking religion now that the pope is in the US
- They were speaking on a nationally televised “compassion forum”
Civil rights leader backs Clinton
- Former Atlanta Mayor gave his support to Clinton
- He is a democrat and feels his prior experiences with civil rights movements have lead him to support Clinton
- Freeze in troop reduction
- Iran accused of creating instability
Petraeus Hearing a Campaign Stop for Candidates
- McCain, Clinton and Obama all question the general on capitol hill
- They are criticized as making it a campaign stop
Bush announces Shorter deployments
- Shortened from 15 months to 12 months
- Withdrawal of US troops will be suspended this summer
Clintons Income
- After 2000 the Clintons income increased drastically
- Taxes indicate they made 109 million dollars since Bill left office
McCain seeks unifying running mate
- Visiting places that will remind him of his “roots”
- Looking for a running mate that will unite America
Bills post presidential perks
- Spent over 8 million in perks
- He has a full pension and salaried staff
Petraeus testifies
- Obama and Clinton are linking his speech to Pennsylvania
- Obama is trying to gain ground on Clinton before the April 22 vote
Pope Visits US
- This is his first visit to the United States
- He is here form the 15th to the 20th
Popes visit and the election
- Obama and Clinton are both talking religion now that the pope is in the US
- They were speaking on a nationally televised “compassion forum”
Civil rights leader backs Clinton
- Former Atlanta Mayor gave his support to Clinton
- He is a democrat and feels his prior experiences with civil rights movements have lead him to support Clinton
Friday, April 11, 2008
New York Times Article
My article from the New York Times dealt with the Columbia free trade agreement. Bush was trying to gain support for it before it comes to a vote- he was highly in favor of it saying it would strengthen our economy as well as increase national security. The Article was written by David Stout a regular reporter for the New York Times. It had all the credibility needed to present a story in a factual manor. He explained what happened and kept himself out of the story.
Reflective Questions - April 7
Prime rate – This is the interest rate that banks use to give out loans. It is important because it changes depending on the health of the economy. Recently banks in the united states have been in financial trouble from people not paying off loans. It has been in the news because the feds are lowing it to try and increase spending to improve the worsening economy.
Tibet – This is a section of china that has different beliefs from the government. They are being persecuted by the Chinese officials and are not allowed to practice their faith in freedom and with safety. It has been in the news recently because of a larger than normal amount of unrest as well as the upcoming olympic games.
Columbia Trade Agreement – removed tariffs on goods going to Columbia. It was recently voted against by the democratic majority and the agreement is not in place.
Iraq – The green zone is a protected area of Baghdad in which Iraqi government operations take place. It is guarded by US troops as well as Iraqi army soldiers. The gren zone is suppose to be the most secure part of iraq but has come under enemy fire by car boombs and rocket attacks leaving questions about how well the war is actually going.
Benedict XVI – Is a very conservative pope of the Roman Catholic church. He is coming to the United States for the first time betwen April 15-20. He will be visinting Washington DC and New York.
Tibet – This is a section of china that has different beliefs from the government. They are being persecuted by the Chinese officials and are not allowed to practice their faith in freedom and with safety. It has been in the news recently because of a larger than normal amount of unrest as well as the upcoming olympic games.
Columbia Trade Agreement – removed tariffs on goods going to Columbia. It was recently voted against by the democratic majority and the agreement is not in place.
Iraq – The green zone is a protected area of Baghdad in which Iraqi government operations take place. It is guarded by US troops as well as Iraqi army soldiers. The gren zone is suppose to be the most secure part of iraq but has come under enemy fire by car boombs and rocket attacks leaving questions about how well the war is actually going.
Benedict XVI – Is a very conservative pope of the Roman Catholic church. He is coming to the United States for the first time betwen April 15-20. He will be visinting Washington DC and New York.
Project 1 - Newspaper Stories (Week 2)
McCain confident of Iraq success (Al Jazeera)
- McCain supported the surge and says that it worked
- He said it is “a failure of leadership” to withdraw troops
Cheney OK'd CIA's harsh interrogation tactics, says ex-official (Seattle Times)
- Justice department signs off on using water-boarding (simulated drowning) tactic on suspected terrorists
- ACLU is calling on congress to investigate
Decision on more troop cuts is up to Petraeus, Bush says (Seattle Times)
- the “surge” troops will be withdrawn by July
- Gen. David Petraeus will have as much time as he needs to withdraw the rest of the troops
Fire destroys Clinton's campaign office in Ind. (USA Today)
- two Clinton employees escaped unharmed
- no evidence of arson
Obama loses 10-point edge over McCain (USA Today)
- Democrats are saying that if their candidate does not win the nomination they will vote for McCain
- McCain is essentially tied with the other candidates
Rooting for McCain, From a Distance (NY Times)
- Bush is supporting McCain
- They are keeping distance from one another as it may not be in McCain’s best interest to be associated with bush
Obama Wants Reforms in Campaign Financing (NY TIMES)
- the system is outdated and hasn’t changed since its creating in 1976
- It does not allow for contributions over the internet from millions of Americans
Obama rips McCain in Gary (Chicago Sun Times)
- criticized McCain’s war position and plan to fix the foreclosure problem
- Obama claimed to have the ability to fix Indianans economy
Clinton proposes 100,000 new police officers on streets (Los Angelas Times)
- proposed a 4 billion/year anti-crime plan
- mayor of philidephia introduced clinton saying americans are more worried "about al Gangster than al Qaeda."
McCain urges Bush to consider boycotting Olympic opening ceremonies (Los Angelas Times)
- McCain joined Clinton and Obama in condeming china for human rights violations
- McCain wants the Chinese government to let the people of Tibet practice their beliefs without persecution
- McCain supported the surge and says that it worked
- He said it is “a failure of leadership” to withdraw troops
Cheney OK'd CIA's harsh interrogation tactics, says ex-official (Seattle Times)
- Justice department signs off on using water-boarding (simulated drowning) tactic on suspected terrorists
- ACLU is calling on congress to investigate
Decision on more troop cuts is up to Petraeus, Bush says (Seattle Times)
- the “surge” troops will be withdrawn by July
- Gen. David Petraeus will have as much time as he needs to withdraw the rest of the troops
Fire destroys Clinton's campaign office in Ind. (USA Today)
- two Clinton employees escaped unharmed
- no evidence of arson
Obama loses 10-point edge over McCain (USA Today)
- Democrats are saying that if their candidate does not win the nomination they will vote for McCain
- McCain is essentially tied with the other candidates
Rooting for McCain, From a Distance (NY Times)
- Bush is supporting McCain
- They are keeping distance from one another as it may not be in McCain’s best interest to be associated with bush
Obama Wants Reforms in Campaign Financing (NY TIMES)
- the system is outdated and hasn’t changed since its creating in 1976
- It does not allow for contributions over the internet from millions of Americans
Obama rips McCain in Gary (Chicago Sun Times)
- criticized McCain’s war position and plan to fix the foreclosure problem
- Obama claimed to have the ability to fix Indianans economy
Clinton proposes 100,000 new police officers on streets (Los Angelas Times)
- proposed a 4 billion/year anti-crime plan
- mayor of philidephia introduced clinton saying americans are more worried "about al Gangster than al Qaeda."
McCain urges Bush to consider boycotting Olympic opening ceremonies (Los Angelas Times)
- McCain joined Clinton and Obama in condeming china for human rights violations
- McCain wants the Chinese government to let the people of Tibet practice their beliefs without persecution
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