2008 Woodie Awards
2 Minute Drill
A look back at Super Tuesday
Sam Summers
Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: Big Red Sports
Super Tuesday came, and for most, Super Tuesday went. As Americans we know that this year is an election year. That means around May or June many Americans start deciding who they are going to vote for in the presidential race. For some of us we start deciding the year before.
On Tuesday Feb. 5, 24 states had either their Democratic or Republican primary to decide which candidate will run for the Presidency.
On this Super Tuesday I joined my boss and a few others around some pizza to watch the political drama unfold. Now if you don't know what Super Tuesday is you might think its boring or dry. What you may not realize is that the primaries decide who you will get to vote for this November.
Watching the proceedings on TV looks like old men sitting around arguing politics, but they are discussing the future of our country. Issues like the Iraq War, the economy, immigration, the expropriation of jobs to foreign countries and many other issues that will affect our lives in the near future.
Why am I writing this? Well I believe that many young men and women today don't know enough about the candidates and are not informed enough about our political process to make an educated decision. Having said that, while I sat, ate pizza and watched the results come in I found out several things.
First Hillary Clinton, the first woman to have backing enough to actually run, actually scares me. I don't know if I am threatened by a woman in such a high office of power (I'd like to think not) or if it is the fact that she is so obviously backed by big business; specifically Wal-Mart, one of the scariest entities on the planet. If she continues to support big business then the outsourcing of the United State's industrial base will continue and soon, in the foreseeable future, our country will be in even more economic trouble.
Second is Barack Obama, the senator from Chicago who could be the first black man to run for president beyond the primaries, 148 years after the end of the Civil War. Many people are drawn to him because of his electric speaking style and his campaign that promises to change America. Many, like my boss, are skeptical due to his lack of experience but still are drawn to his message like moths to a flame. I like Obama because his speeches and campaign make me believe that he can change America back to the way it was before Reaganomics and the 'trickle-down' theory.
On Tuesday Feb. 5, 24 states had either their Democratic or Republican primary to decide which candidate will run for the Presidency.
On this Super Tuesday I joined my boss and a few others around some pizza to watch the political drama unfold. Now if you don't know what Super Tuesday is you might think its boring or dry. What you may not realize is that the primaries decide who you will get to vote for this November.
Watching the proceedings on TV looks like old men sitting around arguing politics, but they are discussing the future of our country. Issues like the Iraq War, the economy, immigration, the expropriation of jobs to foreign countries and many other issues that will affect our lives in the near future.
Why am I writing this? Well I believe that many young men and women today don't know enough about the candidates and are not informed enough about our political process to make an educated decision. Having said that, while I sat, ate pizza and watched the results come in I found out several things.
First Hillary Clinton, the first woman to have backing enough to actually run, actually scares me. I don't know if I am threatened by a woman in such a high office of power (I'd like to think not) or if it is the fact that she is so obviously backed by big business; specifically Wal-Mart, one of the scariest entities on the planet. If she continues to support big business then the outsourcing of the United State's industrial base will continue and soon, in the foreseeable future, our country will be in even more economic trouble.
Second is Barack Obama, the senator from Chicago who could be the first black man to run for president beyond the primaries, 148 years after the end of the Civil War. Many people are drawn to him because of his electric speaking style and his campaign that promises to change America. Many, like my boss, are skeptical due to his lack of experience but still are drawn to his message like moths to a flame. I like Obama because his speeches and campaign make me believe that he can change America back to the way it was before Reaganomics and the 'trickle-down' theory.
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