Debates in future elections

In the 2008 election the debates had more viewers and coverage than ever before, particularly the vice presidential debate. Many will agree that the debate formats need to be revamped before the 2012 presidential elections, especially the town hall format. Most viewers blamed Tom Brokaw for being a weak moderator, however I believe that it was the time constraints placed on the candidates and Brokaw. This article from FreePress.com has an analysis of the debate including criticisms.

Crackberry for the President?

Lingering on the same topic we discussed in class yesterday, what the media will discuss after elections, I came across an article in the NY Times discussing Obama's forms of communication. I found this article to be quite interesting because I had never thought of how a president communicates in this day in age. It would make sense for a modern day president to receive abundant amounts of email, however the privacy matter does play a role in all of this. The article discusses how Obama is the first president to have a laptop on his desk in the oval office. This is a huge deal, and is an introduction to a "new" kind of president. If Obama does not follow through with any of his other "change" promises, he certainly is opening doors in terms of technology in the White House. Do you think Obama should keep his beloved blackberry?

More Speculations: Women in the limelight again

In this op-ed piece Gail Collins discusses the possibility that Clinton (Hillary) will be Obama's secretary of state. Since the election is over with, and the press can no longer pick on Palin the press will spend most of their time speculating on who will in Obama's cabinet. The press seems to always need a woman to target, and now they are back on Hillary.

White House Bedrooms

Joe Scarborough Drops the F bomb

ONION takes it too far

In this article the Onion says how a Black man gets the worst job in the U.S. At the end of the article they make a statement that takes it too far: "a Black man still can't catch a break." I know the paper is pretty left and is a satirical newspaper, but I still think that any articles written about Obama and African Americans being president should be discussing the history behind it.

This is Disgusting

What if Palin was Liberal?

Politicalchill.com has made a satirical video of how the media would treat Sarah Palin if she was on the democratic ticket. They have taken the interviews and pundent remarks and flipped them around in favoring ways.

Media Wars

Media Groupies

This is pretty self-explanatory. However, this cartoon came out during the primaries, not much has changed in terms of the media's love affair for Obama.

A Newspaper Remains Silent

An Absent Bush

Election after election, presidents have campaigned for their party's nominee. Even President Clinton campaigned for Al Gore in 2000, while he was dealing with the scandals of his presidency. I am wondering if Clinton's campaigning for Gore affected the 2000 elections that much. I think that if the president wants to campaign for the nominee he should be allowed to. McCain said he wanted to take the politics out of this election, but every single one of his decisions have been political.

Palin Punk'd