Sunday, October 14, 2012

upcoming election

We are getting closer all the time to the upcoming election.  I am wondering if we can take some time and list some of the issues that are related to family policy that are brought up in the campaigns?  Most importantly, how accurate are the claims made by the candidates and who is checking to see if the claims are true?  Can you find the truth about some of the issues?

I think this could be an excellent exercise in defining what is family policy and what is not. It's also an excellent exercise related to your media analysis.

One that I heard of today was an attack ad on Jim Mattheson (sp?)  The ad claimed that he changed his vote about getting our spending under control, but he voted to lower the debt ceiling.  Is that contradictory?  Is that family policy?

What have you heard?

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Presidential Debate

As we move closer to election day, we will be seeing three debates between presidential candidates and one between potential vice-presidents. (OK, one is already Vice President and the other is already President.)

Since we have been discussing the quality of our information, I am curious about what you saw on the debates and your thoughts about the following story:

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/viewart/20121003/NEWS03/310030029/Obama-Romney-clash-first-debate

When I read this story, I immediately wondered what you, as class members, thought about it. I look forward to seeing your thoughts on the quality of reporting here and the content of the debates.

This is getting exciting!

See you on Tuesday. :)