Bipartisan problem

What ever happened to debating the issues? Both parties have a problem with very negative ads that are dealing with something other than the issues. One senate race has one candidate saying the other one is Godless. All these candidates are trying to use a fear factor to get more votes rather than debating the issues of the other candidate. Why does the personal problems of Barack Obama and John McCain really matter? What we should be looking at is what they believe they can do for this country. I feel this race has turned more into in name calling race than a political one, I think many people do not like either parties using smear campaigns in anyway, because I know i do not like it.

Voting

Last week I got to vote for the next president of the United States. It was not my first time voting, but it was my first time voting for the president. It was a great feeling and I hope that many more people will have that same feeling. I really want the young first time voters to get out and vote. I want the young people to prove the pundits wrong. College students, you need to get out in vote! Early voting ends on October 30th. I would highly suggest voting early because on November 4th, you might be busy with class or work. If you are in college, check with your college and see if your school will drive you to the polls. I am very happy that MTSU has been driving students to the polls; it shows that MTSU really cares about their students. So remember, please inform yourself about the candidates and go VOTE!

upcoming election

I believe that this election will finally bring the young people to the polls. I am seeing a growing number of students discussing this upcoming election. In less than a month, over 500 people have registered to vote on MTSU’s campus. I hope that this number doubles by the October 6^th deadline. MTSU and American Democracy Project are doing a wonderful job hosting debate parties and discussion sessions. I see people who come to these events wanting to educate themselves on the right candidate. I just hope that these people will make it to the polls. Remember, the deadline to register to vote is October 6^th and early voting is from October 15^th- 30^th. The next debate is at Belmont University on October 7^th. Watch these debates and educate yourself on the candidates before you vote!

Political Stunt?

I am perfectly fine with Sen. McCain suspending his campaign to work on the economic crisis that is going on in the United States. The idea of delaying the debate is not okay. I personally believe that delaying the debate is some type of political stunt. The American people are very confused at what is happening right now in our economy. We really need to see what Sen. McCain and Obama will do for our country when one of them is elected. The American people want to know their exact policies. I feel that if the debate goes on, the american people will feel at ease because they know the next president will take care of this problem. I hope that Sen. McCain will show up to the debate and not leave Sen. Obama alone at the podium.

Every time I go to church, I hope to praise and worship God. I want to learn something new about my religion and leave feeling uplifting. I do not want to go to church and listen to my preacher talk about politics. I believe that churches should not speak about politics or endorse a certain candidate. I believe that by doing this, you may push away some of the members of the church. A church should be a welcoming place to anyone who wants to walk in. By talking about politics, it could mess up the openness of the organization. I hope that as the elections nears, that these religious organizations will take a stand by not discussing these candidates on the pulpit.

Palin links 9/11 to iraq

Governor Palin made a statement linking 9/11 to Iraq while giving a speech to soldiers bound to Iraq. This is a problem that is still carrying on today. There is no link between 9/11 and Iraq. We do know that Saddam Hussein was a horrible person, but he did not plan and carry out the attacks. President Bush once believed that Iraq was behind 9/11, but has come out and said this information was wrong. This just shows the inexperience that Governor Palin has with common foreign policy. Al-Qaeda was behind this attack and not the country of Iraq. This is just one of the reasons why I am against the start of the War in Iraq.

No Choice Palin

There is a lot of talk dealing with the choice of Governor Palin pulling some of the Hilary Clinton supporters her way. I don’t think that could happen because Governor Palin does not support women’s rights. She is totally against a woman’s right to choose what to do when she gets pregnant. Governor Palin is quoted saying that abortion should only happen if the mother’s life is in endangered. Palin also said that if her own daughter was raped, she would want her daughter to carry the baby to term. Governor Palin is strongly against having sex education in schools. She wants abstinence only sex education even though the statistics shows that abstinence education has no affect on the teens. This nation needs sex education in our schools. We need to have a dual abstinence and sex education program. This nation needs to teach our young people that you should wait to have sex, but if you do, use a condom. According to National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, every day 10,000 U.S. teens contract a sexually transmitted disease, 2,400 get pregnant and 55 contract HIV. I believe that statistic alone should be the reason why every single school teaches sex education. I believe if we had more sex education, that the rate of abortion would drop. I think everyone would like to see that number drop. Vote for women rights, vote for Obama