October 24, 2008 – 4:12 am
Now Paul Krugman is a Nobel Laureate and suddenly has a much larger audience than before. But just three weeks before the US elections, right-wing politicians accuse the Nobel prize committee of siding with the left.
Duration : 0:10:29
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Technorati Tags: Al, Inside, Jazeera, Krugman, Nobel, paul, price, Story
October 23, 2008 – 5:15 am
Originally aired on Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 9pm CST. This broadcast was sourced from an ABC affiliate in Chicago, IL. Apparently, there were affiliates that refused to carry this one-hour special.
If anyone has information about this, please let me know.
Duration : 0:7:56
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Technorati Tags: 20/20, abc, John, McCain, Obama, paul, peter, ron, Schiff, Stossel
October 23, 2008 – 1:20 am
I am still undecided on who I want to vote for. I think both candidates have good and bad points. I know Obama has only been in politics for a few years, so I was wondering if anyone knew how long Reagan and Clinton were in politics before they were elected President?
Reagan had been the governor of California and Clinton had been the governor of Arkansas.
Neither Obama or McCain have had any executive experience at all. Palin is the only one with any direct leadership experience. Obama has the least experience of any of them. He had been president of the Harvard Law Review, but never had anything published. To put this in the proper perspective, my granddaughter held a similar position at the University of Texas, not the president but some position of honor. I have forgotten what it was. It is a feather in their caps, but not necessarily a rarity. Somebody gets this honor bestowed upon them each year.
For the most part, in his evasiveness, Obama has been the least straight forward in elements of his politics, making him the riskiest of the candidates thus the less suitable for the presidency.
October 22, 2008 – 6:00 pm
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October 22, 2008 – 6:00 pm
October 22, 2008 – 1:24 am
Originally aired on Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 9pm CST. This broadcast was sourced from an ABC affiliate in Chicago, IL.
Apparently, there were affiliates that refused to carry this one-hour special. If anyone has information about this, please let me know.
Duration : 0:5:36
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Technorati Tags: 20/20, John, McCain, Obama, paul, peter, ron, Schiff, Stossel
October 22, 2008 – 12:13 am
Politics and Religion are the two subjects that stir up passionate hatred more than any other subject. And it’s true that most people, if you disagree with them on politics or religion, will get very ugly about it.
There is actual science behind this. When it comes to politics, you'd think people were thinking logically right? Wrong. Testing has shown repeatedly that when discussing politics or political ideology in general, the "logical" side of the brain shuts down and the parts that control emotions light up like a Christmas tree.
I'll put it another way: to most people, politics *IS* religion. On any given issue, people listen for a moment to the initial views, and then make a choice in line with their personal philosophy. To question that philosophy, or even the issue, is to question the person. People tie their Id and their sense of self to the same issues; once someone chooses a candidate to root for, they begin to identify with that person on the basis of political belief.
That's why it brings out the worst: you are, in essence, challenging a person's most core beliefs.
October 21, 2008 – 4:21 am
Originally aired on Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 9pm CST.
This broadcast was sourced from an ABC affiliate in Chicago, IL.
Apparently, there were affiliates that refused to carry this one-hour special. If anyone has information about this, please let me know.
Duration : 0:9:41
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Technorati Tags: 20/20, abc, John, McCain, Obama, paul, peter, ron, Schiff, Stossel
October 20, 2008 – 5:14 am
Originally aired on Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 9pm CST. This broadcast was sourced from an ABC affiliate in Chicago, IL. Apparently, there were affiliates that refused to carry this one-hour special. If anyone has information about this, please let me know.
Duration : 0:7:51
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Technorati Tags: 20/20, abc, John, McCain, Obama, paul, peter, ron, Schiff, Stossel
October 19, 2008 – 12:59 pm
During a discussion about the recent debates with an acquaintance, I learned that she was not a registered voter. This is someone in her mid 30’s and also did a few years in the military. I was a bit turned off with continuing the conversation. Do you think a person who is unregistered to vote has a valid opinion and a right to discuss politics? Her excuse for not registering is that she’s just not into politics. Valid or invalid excuse?
They can have an opinion sure. but not a valid one. if someone is not registered to vote, and or does not vote, they have absolutely no room to complain.
