Ding, ding, ding. In this corner, we have the junior Sen. Barack "I'll take the high road" Obama and Joe "everyone needs an attack dog" Biden. In the other corner, we have senior senator and, lest we forget, former prisoner of war John "grampy" McCain and Alaskan Governor, moose-hunter and mother of five, Sarah Louise Palin.
Editor, I will admit my Aug. 18 anti-Obama letter to the Daily Lobo was superficially worded, and I've reconsidered my political stance a few times since reading the aggressive responses I've received from it. During the initial stages of this presidential race, Obama appealed to me much more than John McCain because his motto is "Change we can believe in.
Editor, One of my most painful, hazy early childhood memories makes me especially aware of how violent I, or anyone else, can be. I was about 5 years old and in the midst of a temper tantrum when I went to the pantry in our Illinois farm home, and I got a large butcher's knife to frighten, threaten or harm my mother.
Editor, A protester was arrested Monday heading from the Republican National Convention to the protest outside of the convention center. Her crime? Entering a restricted area between the convention center and the protest area. Why should this action offend citizens of the U.
When I was a kid, my father volunteered as a precinct captain for the Democratic Party in our neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.ˇSome of my earliest memories are of tagging along as he went from door to door.ˇHe registered people to vote.ˇIf our neighbors needed absentee ballots, he arranged it.
Editor, I am writing in response to Benjamin Sanchez's letter on Friday. It seems he is very confused with Sen. Barack Obama's stance on abortion. Fortunately, since I seem to share the same stance, I can shed some light on it. We should all know the old argument that states a woman has the right to do what she wants with her body.
Editor, It's nice to see the Republican Party finally discovered that 51 percent of this country is made up of women, 88 years after women were given the right to vote. I think we all know why it is only now that they have joined the 21st century. It's clear the primary reason the Republican Party chose a woman is because they believe they can pick up all of those disgruntled Hillary Clinton voters we keep hearing about.
Editor, I am writing in response to Benjamin Sanchez's letter on Friday about Barack Obama, in which he suggested the senator's position on abortion is "not clear or consistent." The heart of Sanchez's argument relies on the flawed assumption that "pro-choice" is the same as being "pro-abortion.
Editor, Danny Lee should have checked his source when he stated in Thursday's letter: "In fact, McCain never held a command in the military." That's not true. McCain reported to Veterans Affairs 174 in Cecil Field, Fla., as the executive officer and was the commanding officer from July 1, 1976, until July 28, 1977.
Editor, Both Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are women political leaders. The commonality between the two ends there. It is important to keep this campaign focused on the critical issues facing this country and how each side plans to tackle these issues. Where does each woman stand on the issues? Palin was elected Alaska's governor a little more than a year and a half ago.
Editor, Shame on you, Daily Lobo, for titling Wednesday's article covering Ralph Nader's visit "Small-party talk." And shame on UNM for not adequately getting the word out that Nader was going to be visiting campus. I understand marketing, advertising, journalism and how the media work.
Editor, On the first day of school, we were greeted with a Daily Lobo front-page headline: "Udall proposes plans to help pay for college." To the average student, this means his or her worries will soon be over. Didn't Barack Obama also promise free tuition in exchange for five years of community service? Remember Sen.
Editor, On Thursday you printed a letter from Andres Saenz in which he shared his opinions about not voting for Barack Obama. You had already printed another letter from him in the week preceding classes resuming. I realize you want to share more than one perspective, but if he is the only Obama hater writing you, then that speaks for itself.
Editor, I believe I can shed some light on Michael Westervelt's article on Thursday about "Advisement blues" in University College. The investigation Westervelt refers to is the one undertaken one year ago when President David Schmidly and the UNM Board of Regents asked for a review of University College as part of the president's first-year goals.
Editor, I want to thank you for putting Ralph Nader on the front page of your paper. It's easy these days for newspapers to ignore Nader even though he represents a sizable portion of Americans. I saw him speak at the College of Santa Fe, and, as always, Nader touched on many topics the two major parties tend to ignore, such as single-payer health insurance, a $10 minimum wage and complete and immediate withdrawal from Iraq.
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