CAN'T BELIEVE
IT!
Presidential Campaigns
Have you seen those flash buses and
jets that Obama and McCain ride around in? And the sets at the party
conventions that look like something from the MTV VMAs? Political
commentators have said that this presidential election will cost
about $1billion. Yes. BILLION. Just to have a 50% chance at winning.
The candidates raise millions online every week, and supporters throw
parties in their honour to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Who said anyone can be president? Anyone know how much
National/Labour's campaigns have costed?
REMEMBER IT!
Great
Speeches
"I have a dream." "Tear down this wall." "Ask
not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your
country." "...a date which will live in infamy." Political
speeches are usually a yawn, but occasionally you get a gem. There
are a few timeless addresses that have charged generations and
redefined politics with every word. These are the speeches that
inspire millions to seek change that before had seemed impossible.
These are the speeches that change the world.
LAUGH AT IT!
NTV.co.nz
NTV
is National's attempt at getting down with the kids today. It is
their Web 2.0 effort to try and grab the youth vote and seem
connected with the ordinary New Zealander who watches TV on YouTube
and reads the paper online. They have videos highlighting policies,
as well as links to their Facebook and MySpace pages. John even has
video blogs and a flickr stream!
DO IT!
Vote
Pretty
self explanatory right? Voting is one of the rights we have to have
our say in who governs our country and creates the laws that we must
all abide by. Whoever you support, make sure you vote; it's the
only way to get your voice heard (unless you decide to run for
political office yourself).
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