The Washington Post's main article today in its Campaign 2008 section outlines that there isn't really any kind of "traditional" family anymore. Mom goes to work, Dad stays at home with the kids, kids have kids, kids live with grandparents, and the list goes on and on. That's something that I've definitely noticed since my parents are teachers and see all sorts of functional and dysfunctional families throughout their years in the school system. The Post, however, talks about the mission of both parties to send numerous shout outs and thank yous to their families to establish their family based values within the election. Also it discussed the variety of different types of families that are in this election from McCain, on his second marriage, to Palin, five kids and one pregnant one, to the Obamas, a generally "traditional" family if you will, to Biden, who is also on his second marriage only for different, more tragic reasons. Like most articles I've found in the Post so far, this one tends to be rather party neutral until you reach the end of the article. Of course, Palin's daughter Bristol will be brought up since she is only 17 years old and very pregnant. The article comments on the fact that if Republicans still are all for Palin and supportive of her daughter, it means that they therefore believe that God it is okay for all 17 year olds to have sex and become pregnant even though these are very against their party's core beliefs. They even highlight Bristol's pregnancy as what was used to be called a "shotgun wedding" which is sort of out of line in my opinion. They highlighted, in order to counter this, that Michelle Obama has a demanding career, which doesn't really counter the comments at all. They're trying to lean the news so it sounds like the Obamas are and were doing everything that they should have been doing while Palin's daughter was out getting pregnant. Not that I really agree with the way that Palin has potentially ignored her daughter's youth and not given her enough discipline to keep her from going out and getting pregnant at 17 years old, but give her a little bit of slack. Everyone's got some kind of skeleton in their closet.
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Sunday, September 7, 2008
"Traditional" Family Up For Discussion
Picture perfect families are indeed a thing of the past or just for the lucky few percent that actually stay together for more than 15 years. The Palins are no different, or are they?
The Washington Post's main article today in its Campaign 2008 section outlines that there isn't really any kind of "traditional" family anymore. Mom goes to work, Dad stays at home with the kids, kids have kids, kids live with grandparents, and the list goes on and on. That's something that I've definitely noticed since my parents are teachers and see all sorts of functional and dysfunctional families throughout their years in the school system. The Post, however, talks about the mission of both parties to send numerous shout outs and thank yous to their families to establish their family based values within the election. Also it discussed the variety of different types of families that are in this election from McCain, on his second marriage, to Palin, five kids and one pregnant one, to the Obamas, a generally "traditional" family if you will, to Biden, who is also on his second marriage only for different, more tragic reasons. Like most articles I've found in the Post so far, this one tends to be rather party neutral until you reach the end of the article. Of course, Palin's daughter Bristol will be brought up since she is only 17 years old and very pregnant. The article comments on the fact that if Republicans still are all for Palin and supportive of her daughter, it means that they therefore believe that God it is okay for all 17 year olds to have sex and become pregnant even though these are very against their party's core beliefs. They even highlight Bristol's pregnancy as what was used to be called a "shotgun wedding" which is sort of out of line in my opinion. They highlighted, in order to counter this, that Michelle Obama has a demanding career, which doesn't really counter the comments at all. They're trying to lean the news so it sounds like the Obamas are and were doing everything that they should have been doing while Palin's daughter was out getting pregnant. Not that I really agree with the way that Palin has potentially ignored her daughter's youth and not given her enough discipline to keep her from going out and getting pregnant at 17 years old, but give her a little bit of slack. Everyone's got some kind of skeleton in their closet.
The Washington Post's main article today in its Campaign 2008 section outlines that there isn't really any kind of "traditional" family anymore. Mom goes to work, Dad stays at home with the kids, kids have kids, kids live with grandparents, and the list goes on and on. That's something that I've definitely noticed since my parents are teachers and see all sorts of functional and dysfunctional families throughout their years in the school system. The Post, however, talks about the mission of both parties to send numerous shout outs and thank yous to their families to establish their family based values within the election. Also it discussed the variety of different types of families that are in this election from McCain, on his second marriage, to Palin, five kids and one pregnant one, to the Obamas, a generally "traditional" family if you will, to Biden, who is also on his second marriage only for different, more tragic reasons. Like most articles I've found in the Post so far, this one tends to be rather party neutral until you reach the end of the article. Of course, Palin's daughter Bristol will be brought up since she is only 17 years old and very pregnant. The article comments on the fact that if Republicans still are all for Palin and supportive of her daughter, it means that they therefore believe that God it is okay for all 17 year olds to have sex and become pregnant even though these are very against their party's core beliefs. They even highlight Bristol's pregnancy as what was used to be called a "shotgun wedding" which is sort of out of line in my opinion. They highlighted, in order to counter this, that Michelle Obama has a demanding career, which doesn't really counter the comments at all. They're trying to lean the news so it sounds like the Obamas are and were doing everything that they should have been doing while Palin's daughter was out getting pregnant. Not that I really agree with the way that Palin has potentially ignored her daughter's youth and not given her enough discipline to keep her from going out and getting pregnant at 17 years old, but give her a little bit of slack. Everyone's got some kind of skeleton in their closet.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Where Were They Then?
It seems like the candidates have been debating and campaigning for decades, thanks to all of the media surrounding the Election '08. The news services all cover everything, of course, from the Obama's "fist bump" to McCain's uncertainty about the number of houses he owns. By now, we should all feel as though we're best friends with the candidates since there is coverage every moment of every day. But in all actuality, this race has only been going on in a serious fashion for the last year and a half. We all know where Obama and McCain stand now, ready to be thrust into the most powerful position in our country, but where were they just one year ago?
After announcing his candidacy in February of 2007,Barack Obama, a Junior Senator from Illinois, became caught up in the whirlwind of media and campaigning with the other 6 candidates for President on the democratic side. Soon, the Senator had come in second to Hillary Clinton in the national polls conducted by the most prominent news services, CNN, FOX, and MSNBC, trailing her 44 percent at 22 percent. Although there were six other candidates at this time, the front runners were clearly Clinton, Obama, and John Edwards. There were a series of debates, the closest one to a year ago being on September 26th at Dartmouth University. Also at this time, there were Straw Polls being conducted in Iowa, Nevada and New Hampshire. While Obama came in third in Nevada, he won decisively in Iowa but then came in with a not so close second to Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire. While Obama's campaign was trying to boost itself into the Americans' minds, he definitely gained more money in his campaign pocketbook than any of the other candidates, raising nearly $380 million by August due to small donations and the use of social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace to get the word out.
John McCain, on the other hand, was hard at work trying to weed away the other 10 candidates in his party in order to finally wrap up the nomination in March of 2008. This was quite a turn around from August and September of the previous year where in the national standings, he was regarded in third place in the race to Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson. McCain, known for being a strong supporter of President Bush's policies, being a prisoner of war in the Vietnam War, and being a Senator for the state of Arizona, McCain was a valid choice for the Republican nomination for President. However in the same Straw Polls in Iowa, Nevada, and New Hampshire McCain came in at a disappointing fifth in Iowa and third in both Nevada and New Hampshire. He, unlike Obama, also had some financial difficulties in 2007, and was not able to fund raise as much as his top competitors, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. Eventually, McCain took more of an advantage of free media such as debates and sponsored events to get his message across to America.
Today, both candidates are miles ahead of where they were this time last year. With Obama finally picking his Vice President, Joe Biden, and McCain's choice said to come later in the week, it should be interesting to see how everything irons out in the coming months.
After announcing his candidacy in February of 2007,Barack Obama, a Junior Senator from Illinois, became caught up in the whirlwind of media and campaigning with the other 6 candidates for President on the democratic side. Soon, the Senator had come in second to Hillary Clinton in the national polls conducted by the most prominent news services, CNN, FOX, and MSNBC, trailing her 44 percent at 22 percent. Although there were six other candidates at this time, the front runners were clearly Clinton, Obama, and John Edwards. There were a series of debates, the closest one to a year ago being on September 26th at Dartmouth University. Also at this time, there were Straw Polls being conducted in Iowa, Nevada and New Hampshire. While Obama came in third in Nevada, he won decisively in Iowa but then came in with a not so close second to Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire. While Obama's campaign was trying to boost itself into the Americans' minds, he definitely gained more money in his campaign pocketbook than any of the other candidates, raising nearly $380 million by August due to small donations and the use of social networking websites such as Facebook and MySpace to get the word out.
John McCain, on the other hand, was hard at work trying to weed away the other 10 candidates in his party in order to finally wrap up the nomination in March of 2008. This was quite a turn around from August and September of the previous year where in the national standings, he was regarded in third place in the race to Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson. McCain, known for being a strong supporter of President Bush's policies, being a prisoner of war in the Vietnam War, and being a Senator for the state of Arizona, McCain was a valid choice for the Republican nomination for President. However in the same Straw Polls in Iowa, Nevada, and New Hampshire McCain came in at a disappointing fifth in Iowa and third in both Nevada and New Hampshire. He, unlike Obama, also had some financial difficulties in 2007, and was not able to fund raise as much as his top competitors, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. Eventually, McCain took more of an advantage of free media such as debates and sponsored events to get his message across to America.
Today, both candidates are miles ahead of where they were this time last year. With Obama finally picking his Vice President, Joe Biden, and McCain's choice said to come later in the week, it should be interesting to see how everything irons out in the coming months.
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