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• Check here for more info on the Barack Obama campaign.
• Check here for more info on the John McCain campaign.
• Check here for more info on the Holly Hughes campaign.
• Check here for more ino on the Mary Valentine campaign.

If you are going to volunteer for Mary Valentine or Holly Hughes please contact offices first!

Upcoming Events for the week of Sept 29:

• THIS IS A BIGGIE – Sarah Palin and Joe Biden Vice Presidential Debate Thursday @ 9:00 PM

Tuesday 9/30 – Obama – door to door in Wolf Lake – Corey Swanson, Kassie Hanchera, and Cameron Dean are carrying literature in the Wolf Lake area door to door for the Obama campaign Tuesday after school. They will teach you what needs to be done and go with you. You can pick up volunteer hours for the work. Just stop by room #112 immediately afterschool on Tuesday. If you are involved in an afterschool activity – they may go back out again at 6:00 PM – if people want to – but you still have to stop by for a minute after school and let them know. Questions – call Kassie at 855-3454.

Wednesday 10/1 – Obama – Oakridge for Obama Meeting (Barackstars) 4:00 PM – The Obama HQ will hold an introductory meeting for all Oakridge students interested in joining at the Merriam Street office. Be at the office at 4:00 PM. See Corey Swanson for details.

Friday 10/3- “A Night of Our Own” / Mary Valentine 6:30 PM – A Mary Valentine campaign fundraiser at 1103 W Southern in Muskegon, organized by Cecilia of Emily’s List. This is a women’s only fundraiser/discussion with Mary and Cecilia and others. If you’d like to attend please call Cecilia at 733-2870.

Please use this site to post weekly questions or comments on the candidates or volunteering options. You may use this site to communicate with other students on when and where and how you plan on getting involved. Don’t forget – any questions call Mr. Wood at (616) 402-8668 or email him bobwoodmsu@charter.net.

Click here for extra volunteer notebook pages.

Map and count is current as of 9/29/08. Presentation by Jamie, Brittany, Courtney, and Susan.

• Obama / Biden – 228
  
• McCain / Palin – 163
• Toss Up – 147

Each week between September 15 and November 4 (the election) Senior Current Issues will provide you an update on the progress of the 2008 Presidential Election. Each week at this site you will find a photo (USA Electoral Map in room #112) of the updated polling comparisons between Barack Obama and John McCain. Each week a different group of seniors will offer you a three to five minute podcast of where this election currently stands and the trends they see on the horizon. Student groups will provide a news article that they think will help you to better understand the dynamics of this election. All students are encouraged to listen to the podcast and read the article.

SCI students will offer a “what do you think” question that goes with the news article. All Senior Current Issues students must do the ensuing 20 point blog. All other students may choose to answer the question as an extra credit blog assignment (5 pts max.) Postings for the question must be made by 7:00 PM Friday of the week in question.

All electoral votes come from estimates located on Real Clear Politics.com Remember polls are only estimates of how people may vote. Until Nov 4 nobody really knows the outcome of this election.

Podcast (2:58) – click podcast. Go to Real Clear Politics while you listen. Podcast coincides with photo of map in room 112, located at the top of this post.

News Article – New York Times – “Candidates Clash on Economy and Iraq”

Question – Read the article. What are your feelings about McCain continuously calling Obama an inexperienced liberal and Obama pointing out the connections between McCain and President Bush in the debate? Explain.

Check the category “08 ELECTION – The News” for more news about the candidates and the Election.

EVALUATION: JAMIE / BRITTANY / COURTNEY / SUSAN

Podcast: C+ (78%)    A lot of this feedback is from 2nd and 3rd Hour Economics classes.  Plusses – opinion was interjected into the podcast more this time.  It wasn’t just the states up and down.  That was probably the biggest plus.  Also, it covered the all of the changes.  The negatives primarily revolve around the quality of the podcast.  At times it was way too quiet and fast to understand.  And the length was a problem.  All n all, much better than the intial version.

News Article / Question: A (93%)  Good question.  Good article. 

Presentation: B- (80%)   It was better than the first time around.  I still think we need to get to the point where it feels better planned out, where there is more interaction with the audience and with the map.  I’d like to see a presentation that looks practice.  But again this was a big improvement from the first time. 

Overall Grade: B (83%) / OK.  A lot better when you reshuffled the deck and did again.  With some extra planning on the presentation and editing on the podcast I think we could’ve gained a few more points.  But all-n-all, much improved.

Did you see it?

What do you think?

Who won the first debate – Friday night? Obama or McCain? What are your thoughts?

…and don’t miss the Vice Presidential Debate on Thursday night. Sassy Sarah Palin vs Jumpin Joe Biden.

• Check here for more info on the Barack Obama campaign.
• Check here for more info on the John McCain campaign.
• Check here for more info on the Holly Hughes campaign.
• Check here for more ino on the Mary Valentine campaign.

Upcoming Events for the week of Sept 22:

Wednesday 9/24 – period 1,2 – Mr. Wood’s room. Republican Holly Hughes – candidate for Michigan House talks about her political views and volunteering for the Holly Hughes campaign.

Thursday 9/25 – period 1,2,3 – Mr. Wood’s room. Democrat Krystal Unwin – Field Organizer for the Obama campaign and Democrat Cecilia Fierro – Emily’s List consultant for the Mary Valentine campaign talk about volunteering for their prospective campaigns.

Saturday 9/27 (10:00 AM) Mary Valentine campaign – The Mary Valentine campaign will be doing a door to door walk on Saturday morning at 10:00 AM. A bunch of people will meet at the HQ and carry literature thru neighborhoods. If you’d like to go make sure to call Cecilia Fierro (733-2870) so she can count on you. If you call to go – Make sure you show up!

Please use this site to post weekly questions or comments on the candidates or volunteering options. You may use this site to communicate with other students on when and where and how you plan on getting involved. Don’t forget – any questions call Mr. Wood at (616) 402-8668 or email him bobwoodmsu@charter.net.

Click here for extra voluteer notebook pages.

Krystal Unwin, Field Organizer for the Obama for America campaign.

Check out Obama for America website.

More Information on the Obama for America campaign:

• Campaign Headquarters – 3355 Merriam in Muskegon Heights (Apple Ave to US 31 / go 31 South to Airline exit / go Seaway towards Muskegon for a mile / as Seaway curves left stay straight into Muskegon Heights – turns into Merriam / two blocks on the left)
• mapquest directions to Obama office.
• Open 9:00 PM to 9:00 PM (seven days a week)
• Campaign manager – Krystal Unwin (360-9906)
• Krystal’s email – kunwin@michiganforchange.com