2008-09 MM Academic Discourse in Cultural Studies: The US Presidential Election 2008

US Presidential Election, 2008

1. Electoral System and Polls

2. Election Blog

3. Helpful Links

4. Current Issues

4.1. Updated Electoral Map 4.2 US Foreign Policy 4.3 Health Care in the US 4.4 Issues Concerning Race in the US 4.5 US Defense Policy 4.6 Economic Policy 4.7 Science Policy 4.8 Environmental Policy

5. Media Coverage]]

5.1 US Newspapers 5.2 Newspaper Editorials 5.3 News Radio Stations 5.4 TV Stations 5.5 Podcasts 5.6 Ads 5.7 Fact Checking

6. Candidates for President and Vice-President

6.1 The Democratic Party 6.1.2 Democratic Party Candidates 6.1.2.3 Senator Barack Obama 6.1.2.4 Senator Joe Biden 6.2 The GOP 6.2.1 Republican Party Candidates 6.2.1.1 Senator John McCain 6.2.1.2 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin 6.3 Speeches 6.4 Debates and Parodies

7 Miscellaneous

7.1 Additional Political Videos 7.2 Political Satire 7.3 Movies about Elections

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Purdue Online Writing Lab

You can find many good tips on writing as well as exercises and handouts (good for later when you are teachers!)

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/678/01/

Take a look at the 'Office of President-Elect' homepage:

http://change.gov/

Group Presentation Topics:

Ohio's role in the US Presidential Election: Anja Breiler, Ina Horstmann, Britta Osterhus, Marc Fellmann

Third party candidates: Gerrit P., Kristian K., Anke K.

Reactions to the 2008 election:Brigitte Albers, Miriam Argundogan, Anna Doege, Maggie Boinski.

Negative Campaigning:Marion Rehmann, Nadine Lührs, Nina Hassmann

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You can find the video clip that explains how the presidential election works at:

Video: Electing a US President in Plain English http://commoncraft.com/store-item/election

Here is a video of Homer Simpson trying to vote for Obama:

http://netzpolitik.org/2008/wahlcomputern-bei-den-simpsons/