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By UniversityofIowaJR on Jul 28, 2008 in Barack Obama, Democratic National Convention, Education, John McCain | View Comments

The fall of 2008 will be a season of many ups, downs, and much craziness I predict.   Obviously it doesn’t take much of a psychic to see this. But we will have much to look forward to as Americans. We will have the Democratic Convention, the Republican Convention, and of course protests everywhere. Schools [...]

The Youth Vote »

By UniversityofIowaJR on Jun 27, 2008 in Barack Obama, Chicago, DNC, Democratic Party, Education, Elitism, Hillary Clinton, Iowa, John McCain, Obamatopia, Soldiers/Veterans | View Comments

 This election season has seen many new voters come out to show their support for their candidate. We have seen many young people come out to support their choice as well. The youth vote is usually a small, unreliable voting block. This is according to history; of course, we have made a lot of history [...]

My Final Rant »

By UniversityofIowaJR on Jun 8, 2008 in Hillary Clinton, Iowa | View Comments

SusanUnPC’s note: This is a vitally important story to read. May I add that a dedicated reader informed me that “rant” is not the term to use; rather, we are presenting the most cogent, persuasive arguments. Her argument against the term “rant” will be posted later. Now, we hear from a student at the University [...]