...To Save Mike Huckabee’s Candidacy I. Analysis Ever since the idea of a democracy has been implemented in modern government, the political races have been filled with slimy tactics, harsh words, and lies solely for the purpose of defeating your competitor and winning a position in the local, state, or federal government. Federal elections though, are on a whole different level. Wealthy individuals donate millions to whichever candidate they would like to see in the oval office. These candidates walk on a metaphorical tight rope, with no safety net twenty-four hours a day, and seven days a week. From the day they announce they want to run for president, the public eye will be on them. The media will be listening to every word they utter,...
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...Rhetorical analysis of Mitt Romney´s republican victory speech On the 7th November 2012 the presidential in America ended. Two candidates, one from each party, the Republican and the Democratic Party participated in the race. The results were as followed; Obama was re-elected for another 4 years in the White House. The participant from the Republican Party was the former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney. Even though he didn´t win the election as he had hoped, his road to the top of the Republican Party is also very interesting to follow. For example the Super Tuesday Victory Speech he gave on March 6th 2012 after having won the Republican presidential candidacy on Super Tuesday. Perhaps if this speech had been different he would have been elected president in America? To look closer into this speech, will at first use the SOAPSTONE model to analyse it. The speaker of the text is of course the one delivering it, Mitt Romney. The speech where given as said before on Super Tuesday after having won the Republican presidential candidacy, which is the occasion for it. Especially the occasion is very important for Mitt Romney and his speech, since it will be showed on national television, where his audience most likely will be millions of republican voters, both those who supported him and those who didn´t. Which means that Romney will get the change to convince the republican voters, who supported other candidates in the run, to keep their vote republican in the presidential...
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...Stephanie Huerta Kyrias H. Political Science October 26 2012 Romney vs. Obama When we have faced down impossible odds; when we've been told that we're not ready, or that we shouldn't try, or that we can't, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can” (Obama).The presidential debates between President Obama and governor Mitt Romney were certainly a game changer, with polls tightening among the two candidates in the final stretch of the campaign season. Obama has a clear lead. He gave great points throughout the second and third round, he also gave great responses in every question and to Romney, and he answers the questions completely, unlike Romney who goes around the question. At the beginning of the second debate Jeremy, a former college student asks a question over job perspectives and how they are planning to give out jobs to the new graduates of America. Not answering the question fully Governor Romney, states that he wants to create five million jobs, but he does not state how he is planning on doing so. On the other hand president Obama states that one, he wants to build manufacturing jobs in this country again. He will also change the tax codes, so that he is giving incentives to companies that are investing in the United States and creating jobs. It also means he is helping them and small businesses to export all around the world in new markets. Number two, he is making sure that the United States...
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...FOX News Biased? Media holds great power in any Country. It has the power to change the public’s perspective on any kind of leading force. It can provide information that the public may find horrifying, or it could provide a already negative view to an already disliked group. Whether the news provides good news or bad news, news is supposed to be informative, unbiased, and uncontrolled by any kind of power. The politician in power would make the call in which information is to be shared to the public or which information to be concealed. This kind of news provides no demonstration of what real news is supposed to be. Over the years, America seems to have been devoid of “corrupt media system.” As the country’s one of the main theme is to provide freedom of press, the news has not been too affected by the government. However, America’s news does not seem completely perfect either. One of the major broadcasting company, FOX, has the reputation of “bad news.” Not only is the company biased toward the Republican side, it also fails to administer what most people look for in real news. First, it is evident that Fox has been more influenced by the Republican/GOP side than any other party in America. Although it seemed somewhat unbiased for a little while, when the election time came, majority of Fox news articles seem to provide comfort to the public that the current government is doing its job is keeping the world a peaceful, safe and secure place. Secondly, because of...
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...Group Dynamics Writing Assignment 5 Power Bases 07/27/12 Mitt Romney started out as a Republican front runner in the 2012 presidential race. Winning Maine and Nevada early, he fell to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota. Don’t let the fact that Mitt Romney won past CPAC Straw Polls, which are much more a beauty contest then the 3 caucuses last week that Santorum clobbered Romney in, with the Romney campaign referring to a couple of them as beauty contests themselves. With Romney’s money, busing in tons of college students and picking up the tab for their attendance AND STRAW POLL vote, and that is exactly what he did. Even Santorum jumped in on that and commented that he doesn’t rig straw polls. According to the article I read, Will Romney’s ‘Good Enough’ Strategy be Good Enough for Voters? By Chris Stirewalt, Published February 15, 2012, at FoxNews.com, Romney and his Super-PAC can defeat Santorum in the Republican race because Romney has a stronger hold in the Republican base. They trust him more and feel he is the strongest of the candidates thus far. However, he has a problem with flip-flopping on the issues and is seen by many of his Republican base as a weak candidate. Nevertheless, if you are a Republican, the vibes are very bad. Mitt Romney has shown a discouraging inability to appeal to the party’s base, while the race has damaged both Romney and the party. Newt Gingrich, in particular, sacrificed the party to his own ego by launching left-wing attacks...
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...Short Answer 1) Was Sid McMath a progressive? Explain. Sidney McMath’s time as governor could be described as progressive since it did not fit with conservative or Dixicrat views. When McMath took office in 1948after beating Laney and the two were dramatically different politically. McMath broke protocol by putting blacks into board and commissions that they had not been allowed to serve on before. He worked hard to make thing equal with school funding. He removed the poll tax along with raising the minimum wage. He made great improvements during his one term as governor, but was not supported by the conservative business community. 2) Discuss the political career of Winthrop Rockefeller. Winthrop Rockefeller was first appointed in 1954 as director of the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission. After his fall out with Faubus and the Little Rock crisis Rockefeller decided to begin building his campaign for governor. His first run in 1964 was unsuccessful, but he was able to secure the governor seat in 1966 and held it for two terms. Rockefeller was able to gain large support from the black voters after the Voting Right Act of 1965. The Freedom of Information Act passed during his time is office was a large success that we still benefit from today. 3) Discuss how Pryor and Bumpers changed Arkansas government? Dale Bumpers and David Pryor were progressive and made great strides in moving Arkansas forward during the 1960s and 70s. Bumpers was able to...
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...Supporting Mitt Romney For the election of two thousand twelve, I support the Republican candidate, Governor Mitt Romney. Romney holds a five-point plan, supporting the Middle Class. Trade has to work for America. Trade can offer enormous opportunities for businesses and workers, but only if they are given a level playing field on which they compete. He will crack down on cheaters like China that cheats on trade and steals American jobs, working to open up new markets for American goods. Romney has a plan to champion small business. Small businesses are the engine of job creation in this country, but they will struggle to succeed if lacking tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. Mitt will lower tax rates for all Americans. Putting this into effect will add 12 million new jobs in 4 years. A weakness for Governor Romney is his major reductions to federal aid to education, consistent with the traditional Republican idea of de-centralizing federal education, financial support, and turning this responsibility back to states and local governments. Financial circumstances at these levels are quite negative in most cases, reducing support for public education. I believe Republican candidate, Governor Mitt Romney, is the best and most qualified to be our next leader of the United States of America. The simple fact is we can’t afford four more years of failed policies such as promising to cut the budget deficit in half, resulting in it being...
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...The three presidential debates during this 2012 election were in the very least, good television. It is clear that these presidential debates do not accomplish much, but it is also clear that they can play a factor into the poll numbers. The debate at the University of Denver on domestic policy and the town meeting formatted debate at Hofstra University had similarities and vast differences and both certainly played a factor in the polls. In the world of politics, domestic policy can be defined as the most important issues to a nation, and the debate that the incumbent president must win. The debate was split into several 15 minute segments to discuss specific issues and by the second segment it became rather difficult to merely pay attention to what the President was saying. Having strong facts and evidence comes second to eloquence and style in these debates. President Obama was very withdrawn and lacked confidence as he was speaking the whole night. The President lacked eye contact with both the audience and Governor Mitt Romney as the governor spoke and would instead look down at the podium. From purely auditory and visual perspectives, Romney was bold and confident while Obama was weak and awkward. The moderator of this debate, Jim Lehrer, for the most part made sure to stay unbiased. Lehrer, however, did a rather poor job of managing the time allotted for both candidates to speak. In fact, there were times during the night in which we might as well have not had a moderator...
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...Political Parties Political Parties Rights for the individual are at the heart of the Libertarian Party, the belief that no one should have to sacrifice their values for the benefit of others. In 1971 the party was founded with the vision of peace, harmony and abundance. Free trade between individuals and protection from government seizure of assets, fraud, and misrepresentation are just a few of the key goals. The Libertarian Party seeks to protect individuals from control by state or government, they believe abortion should be free choice and not decided by state or government. They aim to protect freedom of speech and the ability to participate or abstain from religious activities. Sexual preferences and orientation is also another key point that the party believes should be left to the individual to decide. The Libertarian party believes all of the aforementioned rights should be protected as long as it does not impede on the rights of another. The Republican Party opposes abortion except in certain cases; many individuals may feel as though this should not be a decision to be made by the government. Mitt Romney opposes the idea unless it involved rape, incest, or threatens the mother’s life. Several life circumstances could impact ones belief, many of which would fall outside the views of Republicans. Religion is also contributing factor, an individual’s religious beliefs play an important role in pro-life arguments. This argument would fall...
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...On Wednesday August 29, 2012 I tuned in to CNN around 9pm to watch the 2012 Republican National Convention. The convention lasted approximately four hours with various republicans “endorsing” Mitt Romney as the best man to be the next president. It was expected that the coverage be filled with interviews and speeches from republican’s all voicing their dislike of the democratic party or more sort of broadcastings is the fact that we only hear from one party. Meaning everything that we heard was for the most part bias being that there was no supporting evidence and we were only hearing from one side. I personally prefer debates where one party is attacked or accused of something and the other party immediately gets a chance to respond and defend oneself. Overall CNN is a credible source that usually provides unbiased news coverage. The RNC was of course dedicated to the Republicans so they were the highlight however at the end of it we got to hear sort of a review of what went on and hear from supporters of both the democratic and Republican Party about their feelings and opinions on what went on. On the same day I also tuned into MSNBC at different times throughout the day both afternoon and night. Being that I usually choose to watch CNN as opposed MSNBC, for the purpose of this assignment I decided to give them both equal viewing time. It’s been rumored that MSNBC is a full supporter of the Democratic Party and this was made clear to me while flipping between channels. I noticed...
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...| Detecting Media Bias | Vernetrial Davis | HUM/111 | Pamela Harris | 9/2/2012 | | Political Bias in the News Media The 2012 Republican primary has arguably been one of the most entertaining primaries ever. With national tensions on the exponential rise, bloated government, and a national debt ceiling that would cause Tomas Jefferson to toss in his grave, it’s understandable why Americans are so tuned in. The majority of primaries, in both parties, usually have a runaway nominee by late February. This year’s GOP primary, however, has been very tight at times, and with national debates that would leave the viewer wondering who the winner was. The upcoming election is of significant importance because of the current state of the nation and the globe, which is why the people need fair and unbiased media sources more than ever. Supporters of Congressman Ron Paul have been furiously accusing the mainstream media of being biased and ignoring Paul throughout the primaries. Recently, Dr. Paul’s website announced that, due to lack of available funds, the congressman will not actively campaign in upcoming state primaries. The site’s spokesperson also added, "Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process. We will continue to take leadership positions, win delegates, and carry a strong message to the Republican National Convention that Liberty is the way of the future" (RonPaul2012.com). A few hours later, most major media outlets lit up with...
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...The Ron Paul experiment is a political science exercise with great irony. Its central hypothesis: Even if Paul wins the presidency, the powers-that-be will prevent him from taking office by declaring a national emergency, furthering the plan to bring the United States into a one-world, socialist government. In order for the hypothesis to be proven, it will take all-out, all-partisan support to elect Paul. Any other outcome — victory for Barrack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich — will not spoil plans for the one-world agenda, either. To prove the hypothesis, voters must agree that currently, the United States no longer subscribes to its own Constitution and the rule of law. If this cannot be agreed upon and enough would-be voters still believe their vote is anything more than an affirmation of the status quo, things will in fact continue to move ahead as planned toward a one-world socialist government. The irony of the experiment is Paul’s platform of civil liberty and strict constitutionalism. Ending the federal reserve and upholding the simple rights of due process are in direct contradiction to a one-world agenda. Without your vote for Paul, we will not have proven the foregone conclusion of the hypothesis in such a dramatic fashion. When we stand there in the end, at least those of us brave enough to vote for Paul can say we called them out. Wake up! An Obama victory is not a Republican loss, any more than a Republican victory is not an Obama...
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...2012 Town Hall Debate: President Obama vs. Governor Romney The issue of whether President Obama is suitable to be the President of America has been widely debated in the 2012 American Electoral Debate. Polls show Governor Romney taking the lead in many states. The debate is an important issue because it concerns the well being of America, the tremendous debt they are in and the poor economy resulting in high unemployment rates. This paper will consider the arguments and points of both President Barrack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney in the 2012 Town Hall Debate. It will then put forward reasons why both candidates deserve the title of the President of the United States. Town hall meetings are an indication of early American democracy that today modern candidates are very familiar with. It is the democratic process in which fellow Americans ask the candidates serious questions about issues they are concerned with. Neither candidate goes into this debate knowing the questions being asked, only the mediator is notified and in this case it was Candy Crawford. During the debate a few right hooks and upper cuts were thrown back and forth between the candidates, but it seem the last one standing holding the victory was in fact the mediator, Candy Crawford. The town hall debate covered both domestic and foreign policy. The audience touched upon some very important topics from immigration, women’s equity, costs of gas, the military, they Libyan attack and gun rights and comparing...
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...Introduction to Philosophy American Intercontinental University Philosophy ABSTRACT Throughout life, we deal with many day-to-day situations. Some come in forms of Mere Assertions, Circular Reasoning’s and Ad Hominem to name a few. If you ever knew what these terms mean. I will give a brief description and example of these meanings. There are nine different types of segmentations in philosophy that are used in the world today. The different segmentations are mere assertions, circular reasoning’s, ad hominem, red herring, pseudo questions, false cause, sweeping generalization, slippery slope and equivocation or changing meanings. These different segments play an essential role in our day-to-day environment. For instance, if you read in the newspaper that a crime was committed, that is an example of mere assertions. In society today, this phrase is heard repeatedly, “You do the crime, you pay the time.” This means that if you commit a crime you, will be punished to the extent of law. In some Middle Eastern countries, they cut your hand off for stealing. In the other parts of the world including the United States, you are innocent until proven guilty. They have to prove with a reasonable doubt that the individual committed the crime. This means that they have to provide evidence to the court showing that beyond a reasonable doubt that the individual was guilty of the crime. This is an example of mere assertions, if someone commits a crime you must have the...
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...In today’s society, the majority of the public receives its news from networks putting forth mass media broadcasts. Many of these news stories attempt to summarize published research studies; however, people need to understand that all of the information they receive from news networks are not always accurate and truthful. The article “Study says person's trustworthiness determined by how close photo is taken,” published by Fox News on October 25th, 2012, is an example of how a news network can present a story that is bias, and lacks information. The study, “Perspective Distortion from Interpersonal Distance Is an Implicit Visual Cue for Social Judgments of Faces,” conducted by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), tested whether or not a person’s trustworthiness is affected by how close their photo was taken. The study consisted of four experiments testing multiple audiences on various photos of white males. Each experiment had two pictures for the test participants to analyze; one picture was a man’s face from two feet away, the other being seven feet away. The subjects then rated the man’s trustworthiness by using the “trust meter” they received. For example, the mean trust investment difference in experiment one was 3.2 > 2.45 (far face - close face). The other three experiments had similar results, supporting the claim that the closer someone’s picture was taken, the less trustworthy that person will look in that individual picture (Bryan, Perona, & Adolphs...
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