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...Fortunately, the film picks up steam as the focus shifts to the final weeks before the election. Moore gives his story a boost of adrenaline by focusing on a series of conservative protests against his speeches. He even manages to evoke some tension and excitement—though the election??s outcome is, of course, obvious. Nevertheless, the film’s final sections bring to mind memories of Michael Moore at his best. Ultimately, “Slacker Uprising” represents the culmination of a failed project. The film is a re-editing...
...only 64 percent of citizens voted in the presidential election??and this was considered a “good” turnout, up four percent from turnout in 2000. In the 2000 presidential election, a staggering 20 percent of eligible non-voters avoided the polls due to “scheduling conflict or inconvenient voting procedures.” And, of those affected by such calendar clashes, most cited inflexible workday schedules—too often correlated with lower socioeconomic status—as barriers to voting. At its best, then, the system is merely broken...
...early days of this quagmire of an election??the really early days, before Giuliani’s mobster connections and before Edwards’ pregnant mistress—I might have found this funny. We all used to laugh at all the candidates, what characters they were: the 9/11 Guy, the Crazy Libertarian, the One Who Calls Himself a Potted Plant. I used to tell people I was voting for Mike Huckabee because his weight-loss story was an inspiration to us all. Sarah Palin, nearly as cute and every bit as socially conservative, now inspires only disbelief...
...combating AIDS in Africa and in supporting minority home ownership and faith-based poverty initiatives. “The Party has completely lost its way and, like most people in my generation, has become so focused on power for power’s sake, re-election for re-election??s sake, that it has collectively forgotten that our government is of the people, by the people, and for the people,” Bush said. Republican Club President Colin J. Motley ’10 echoed Bush’s frustration with existing perceptions about his party...
...flip-flop to the far-right will gain him Republican Party support, but this is a dangerous political game for him to play. During this election, Independent votes are predicted to be valuable, and the cost of McCain’s inconsistency—defeat in the general election??might not be worth whatever it is that comes along with President Bush’s endorsement.Nafees Syed ’10 is a government concentrator in Leverett House...