Democratic Presidential Candidate

Barrack Obama's background and life experiences has led his life on a political path.Barrack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii. When he was 2 his parents separated and he was raised by his mom and his grandparents. He went to Harvard law school and graduated in 1991. He was the first African-American president of the Harvard law review. After graduating he moved to Chicago and practiced as a civil rights lawyer and teach constitutional law.

This led him to run for Illinois state senator and severed for 8 years. He was also the chairman of the public health and welfare committee. A few months later he was elected as US senate. He is the fifth African American senator in U.S. history. Obama announced his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election on February 10, 2007 and announced his running mate as Joe Biden.

Obama Mission Statement

One man one vote will change this nation for the good.

Republican Presidential Candidate

John McCain's background experience is leading his future. John McCain was born on August 29, 1936 in the Panama Canal Zone. He went to the United States Naval Academy and graduated in 1958. He was in service at Vietnam for about 22 years. But from 1967-1973 he was a prisoner of war. He earned a Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. In 1981 he was done serving and left the military.

In 1982 he was elected to congress and then as a U.S senator from Arizona in 1986. In 2000 he ran for republican presidential nomination but was defeated by George bush. But after having Bush re-elected in 2004 john ran for republic presidential candidate in the 2008 election. After being elected as republic presidential candidate he chooses Sara Palin as his running mate.

McCain Mission Statement

One Republican one true American out to help the country will make a diffrence just as Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Rossevelt.

Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate

Joe Biden was born on November 20, 1942 in Scranton Pennsylvania. He was enrolled in Archmere Academy during year 1957. After he went to the University of Delaware and graduated with a double major in history and political science. Then he went to Syracuse University Law School. After graduating from law school he became a private attorney. Joe was married twice as his first wife passed away in 1972.

During that year Joe was elected as Delaware’s senator. Joe was the 5th youngest senator at age 29. From the period of 1955 to 1977 Joes becomes a member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. In 1984 he was re-elected to the U.S senate. June 9 1987 he announces democratic nomination for president of the United States. In 1990 he wins re-election to senate and also in 2002. In 2008 he announces that he will be running for democratic nomination for president of the United States. He is elected as vice presidential candidate in 2008.

Republican Vice Presidential Candidate

Sara Palin was born on February 11, 1964 in Sandpoint Idaho. Her home town is in Alaska. She graduated from Wasilla High in 1982. She wore the crown of Miss Wasilla in 1984 and was 2^nd in the Miss Alaska contest. She is married to Todd Palin and has 5 kids. She was also a reporter for sports in Anchorage.

Palin was introduced in politics in 1992 when she won a seat on the Wasilla City Council by opposing tax on hikes. In 1996 she was elected as mayor of Wasilla. Frank Murkowski gave Sarah a chair in the states oil and gas conservation commission in 2003. She resigned a year later. In 2006 she won the primary for governor and won the general election. In December of 06 she made history by being the youngest and first women governor of Alaska. She was elected as republican vice presidential candidate in 2008

McCain Political Issues

Abortion- john McCain is Pro-life but he thinks that there are some exceptions were people should have the choice like if the girl was rapped and if the mother was in danger of dying because of pregnancy. But he does support adoption and has adopted a daughter also.

Education- McCain supports The No Child Left Behind act that says that if the child is not doing well in his or hers current school then they should be able to switch to a school that would better suit him or her.

Death Penalty- John McCain supports the death penalty for most crimes but feels that it is misused and that it should be addressed.

Environment- McCain introduced the climate stewardship and innovation act of 2007 is was designed to reduce the green house gas emissions from the nation. He also voted for the use of alternative energy sources like nuclear energy.

Health care- McCain opposes universal health care and believes that the competition will improve the quality of health care. He believes that people should be able to purchase health care that follows them from state to state and job to job.

Immigration- John McCain agreed on bush to increase funding for border security and enforce existing laws. He also voted to construct a 700 mile fence along the United States Mexico border.

Iraq War- He voted for the use of military force in Iraq.

Economy/Poverty - John McCain also supported the 700 billion dollar bail out plan. He said the “this rescue bill isn’t perfect and it is an outrage that it is even necessary, but we have to stop the damage to our economy done by corrupt and incompetent practices on Wall Street and in Washington.”

Stem Cell Research- McCain supports federal funding for embryonic stem cell research on embryos that will be not needed. But he does oppose the creation of embryos for research.

Obama Political Issues

Abortion- Barack Obama is pro choice he thinks that if one of his daughters make a mistake and gets pregnant that they should have the choice on if they want to keep that baby.

Educations- Obama encourages the ability to a good early childhood education. He wants to make science and math education a national priority. Even though he appreciates the no child left behind act he thinks that there are flaws that nned to be addressed. He also wants to invest 10 billion dollars to increase the access of kids who are eligible for an early head start.

Death Penalty- Obama feels that the death penalty is good in sometimes. He thinks that if the crime is very serious like terrorism or the hurting of a child then it might be ok. But he also helped to pass the first video tapping of interrogations. He did this because he thinks that the country has made some mistakes with the death penalty and is glad that we are improving.

Environment- Obama will implement an economy wide cap and trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This would make the USA a leader in the global effort to change the climate. He also wants to establish a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard.

Health care- Barack Obama wants to create a national health care program for people who don’t get health care benefits from work and who don’t qualify for federal programs. It would also allow people under the age of 25 to be covered through their parents plan.

Immigration- Obama supported Bush and backed immigration reform legislation. This will increase funding and improve border security. He also wants to provide a legal path to citizenship for some illegal immigrant. Also voted to make a 700 mile fence along the Mexican border that touches the US.

Iraq War- Barack Obama doesn’t support the use of military force in Iraq. When he was senator in 2002 he said that "I know that invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East and encourage the worst rather than best impulses in the Arab world and strengthen the recruitment arm of al Qaeda. I am not opposed to all wars; I am opposed to dumb wars." This means that even though war might seem good now later down the road it will just cause us more problems.

Economy/Poverty- Obama supports bushes 700 billion dollar bail out package. He said that America is facing a great financial crisis and that the rescue plan is absolutely necessary to prevent an economic downfall that would cause millions there jobs and force companies into bankruptcy. But he will also provide a huge tax cut for working American families. He will make the tax code fairer and provide 95 percent of working Americans the tax relief they need.

Stem Cell Research- Obama wants to increase stem cell research but doesn’t like the creation of human embryos for research. He wants to end the research on embryonic stem cell research. But he did vote for the Cell Research Enhancement Act if 2005. But the act was not passed because of President Bush.

Global Warming- global warming is the warming of the earth because of all the emission of gases that trap the sun's heat in the Earth's atmosphere.
offshore drilling- Off sure drilling is when we go out and start drilling for oil or gas in an ocean, gulf, or sea.
Nuclear weapons- a nuclear weapon is one of the deadliest weapons ever made. This weapon has the ability to wipe out a heavily populated city with in seconds destroy anything and everything in its path.

I think that global warming is becoming a big problem in the world and we need to do something about it. Offshore drilling might be a good idea to lower gas prices but with today’s economy there is no way we can afford it now and that we shouldn’t start offshore drilling any time soon. Nuclear weapons play a huge part in today’s world just think at any second a Nuke can be dropped any where in the world by any country. This is very dangerous but most country’s have nuclear weapons for self defense as we do and will not fire them unless some one else fires on them.

The canidates view on Technology

Today’s world is going into a new era of technology. Technology is apart of our everyday life and we will need a president that can suit our needs and knows how to use technology. From my reading I have concluded a lot.
Obama is a young individual with more experience than McCain because of his age. McCain doesn’t know how to check his own email. Obama has said that if he becomes president that he will appoint technology Cabinet-level chief technology officer. Obama also thinks that we need to have government information available online, and he also promotes the use of bogs, wikis, and other social networking websites to keep the public caught up with current events. McCain wants to ban all internet taxes because he believes that they threaten the economic growth.

Political Cartoon #1

Very often candidates want to get the vote of working class people by appearing as a man of the people themselves. For example there is a working class guy putting up a sign of McCain on his ram shack. This shows how this poor guy who seems like he works for a living is for McCain because this guy might think McCain is a man of the people. However, the cartoon also shows a lady saying that if McCain is such a regular man of the people how come he owns so many houses and we only have two. This shows how in the past McCain was asked how many houses he owns but he didn’t know. Therefore if McCain is such a regular person then why does he have so many houses while this couple only has an out house and a ram shack?

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Political Cartoon #2

These past years the economy is starting to make a big impact on the United States. For example there is a huge hurricane with the words market crisis on it heading for the United States. This shows us that the market crisis is getting very big and is going to affect us soon. However at the bottom it also says the next big one. Unfortunately this shows that the next big thing that might be affecting the United States in the near future will be the market crisis and we need to do something about it. The economy is coming to a great downfall and it is going to start impacting the lives of people in the United States.

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Political cartoon#3

Issues and truths of the 2008 election are all heavily out weighted by smear politics. For example there is a huge cannon with the words smear politics in the cartoon.

This shows us that smear politics play a big part in this year’s election. Smear politics are half truths and half lies that are used to cover up important issues. Another example of smear politics in this cartoon is when reporter says, “Here at the American political super-collider scientists are confident they will be able to create anti-matter or at least something lacking any substance what so ever.” This further supports how the presidential campaign is being run and shows how the campaign and anti-matter have no substance. In conclusion this campaign is all about using smear tactics to cover up the truth about important issues so that there's no real substance to the political debate taking place.

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Political cartoon#4

Today’s economy is failing and we need to do something about it but what we do won’t affect our lives but our children’s. For example there are bags of money that say bailout and deficits falling down. This shows how soon there is going to be another big problem dropped on us like higher taxes. However you also see a baby under the bags holding a blanket saying future generation. Unfortunately this means that the big impact of the bailout plan wont effect us but it will affect the next generation. The downfall of the economy will not affect us as much as the next generation.

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Political Cartoon #5

Even though gas prices are going up food and utility prices are also soaring but wages are going down. In this cartoon there are four guys running in a race. In the front there are three guys wearing shirts that say utilities, food, and gas. Then there is one guy in the very back that is loosing the race. His shirt says wages. This shows how gas, food and utility prices are getting higher and that wages are not getting higher. However at the bottom of this picture it says $100 dash. By seeing this you can infer that the race might be about what will raise to over a hundred dollars first. In conclusion this cartoon shows how gas, food and utility prices are raising fast but peoples wages are dropping or staying the same.

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Political Cartoon #6

The election is now over and we have a new president. In this cartoon you see Obama spinning the globe on his finger. This can show us that the Obama has the whole world at his finger tips. However you also see that he is wearing a jersey with the letter USA. This can also show us that Obama is for USA and the people are going to have to accept the new change. In conclusion you can see that our new president is Obama and that the United States is going to be turning around soon.

Reflection: Applying the Essential Question to the Political Cartoon

Over this past year the election has mad many changes to the nation. In the beginning of the election McCain was very popular. Then we ran into some problems like the big market crisis and then people began to wonder on what is going to happen if this bail out plan passes. soon Obama became popular and won as our nations president. The society changes the individual and the individual changes the society. How well first off even though obama won about have the country voted for McCain. All those voters are going to have to accept there loss. Now all those who voted for Obama changed the society by opening up a lot more doors and opportunities not just for African Americans but for all minorities.

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Interview Q's And A's

1. What party are you registered with?
A. Democratic
2. Are you planning on voting in this year’s election?
A. Yes
3. What is an important issue that you look for?
A. Morality
4. Do you feel your party supports your needs?
A. Yes
5. Why do you want to vote?
A. It is your civic duty to vote.
For my interview I decided to interview my chemistry teacher Mr.Kelly. The reason I choose to interview a teacher is because for the past weeks we have been talking about the election and all the pros and cons we might gain this year. After a while I started to think how my teachers feel about this year’s election. So I went out and interviewed my chemistry teacher.

Obama Speech

McCain Speech

John McCain Speech Conceding the Presidency

President-Elect Barack Obama in Chicago

Who will win

In math class this week we are going to try and predict the outcome in which a state will go. We had the option to choose our own state so I decided to choose Kentucky. I have chosen Kentucky because I was born in that state and I would like to follow the state. This state usually goes toward the republican and I have a feeling that it will go the same way this year.

After looking at the data is seems that McCain has won the state so far. But McCain's trend of votes is going down and Obama's trend of votes are going up so if Obama had more time he could have possibly won this state over.

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Political Cartoon Democratic

Obama and Bidden support an lot of things and don't support a lot of things. One thing they support is the death penalty but only under certain causes. They don't support the Iraq war and want to pull the troops out as soon as possble. They also dont support gay marriage but have no problem of gay couples.

Political Cartoon Republican

John McCain and Sara Palin are the two republican candidates. They do not disagree on a lot but they do disagree on gay marriage and universal health care. They support a lot of things like the right to carry firearms and the war in Iraq. They also support the death penalty but only for certain crimes.

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