Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement: “Watching President Obama address our nation — and feeling the pride that is in every American’s heart — it’s worth pausing to celebrate our nation’s achievements. Yet even as we mark this historic event, we recognize the deep problems that continue to face our nation. Republicans are eager to work with President Obama on the challenges he discussed, especially restoring fiscal responsibility and growing our economy. “After last year’s State of the Union, then-candidate Barack Obama asked the nation to imagine a time when a President’s agenda would...
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Solution to Voter Privacy :: Invisible Ink
Approximately two-thirds of Americans voting in the November Presidential election will cast their votes on paper ballots. How can voters be assured their votes are counted and kept private? GW Assistant Professor of Computer Science Poorvi Vora and doctoral student Stefan Popoveniuc found a solution called Scantegrity, their newly developed “voter-verifiable” voting system, which involves optical scan ballots, invisible ink, and a fool-proof way for voters to ensure their ballots are correctly tallied. Dr. Vora and Popoveniuc introduces a vote-counting system that enables individuals to verify that their ballots have been collected and accurately tabulated. Scantegrity is the only...
First Debate : Jim Lehrer Made Me Laugh
I found much humor in the first 2008 Presidential Debate between McCain and Obama. It was all about Jim Lehrer. Here is a man that began his news career at The Dallas Morning News and Dallas Times-Herald, covering the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963 and a retired Marine. Lehrer was considered an ‘Anderson Cooper’ of his generations. He should have kicked debate ass! But, he was all comic relief. Here are the reasons that Jim Lehrer, the first 2008 Presidential Debate Moderator, made me laugh. 1. Treated McCain and Obama like a Gay Couple in Marriage Counseling...
Expert Tells Candidates to ‘Get Some Sleep’
â’Get some sleep,â’ is the first piece of advice presidential debate expert Allan Louden has for presidential and vice presidential candidates preparing for upcoming debates. â’These candidates have to be exhausted,â’ says Louden, professor of communication at Wake Forest University. â’And that is when mistakes happen. Practice saying what takes five minutes in 30 seconds,â’ he suggests. But, he cautions against over preparing. â’Too much new information only serves to confuse. Briefing books should be brief.â’ Louden complete recommendation list: Get some sleep – these candidates have to be exhausted. Mistakes happen when the internal governor is not working....
2008 Election Prediction
I do not think that Obama will take the southern US States, but will take the Northeast, Greater Lakes, West Coast and Colorado and New Mexico. What is your 2008 Presidential Election prediction? I used the NPR map.