Colbert Super PAC

Formation of the Colbert PAC
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/379369/march-30-2011/colbert-pac---trevor-potter

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/382013/april-14-2011/viacom-ruins-stephen-s-pac-dream

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/382014/april-14-2011/colbert-super-pac---trevor-potter

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/398531/september-29-2011/colbert-super-pac---trevor-potter---stephen-s-shell-corporation

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/421160/november-12-2012/colbert-super-pac-shh----secret-second-501c4---trevor-potter

Colbert Super PAC ads

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/401632/november-07-2011/colbert-super-pac-ad---undaunted-non-coordination

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/406077/january-17-2012/colbert-super-pac-ad---not-abel

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/19/colbert-super-pac-release_n_1215494.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/15/colbert-super-pac-release_n_1207318.html

Dan Savage at the King County Republican convention

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/32/transcript

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/32/republican-convention

Citizens United slide notes

The Citizens United slide notes from Monday, Nov. 18 are located here.

Gerrymandering slide notes

The gerrymandering slide notes from Friday, Nov. 15 can be found here.

Gerrymandering 101

Gerrymandering 101 can be found here.

5th period left off with 42:30 left in the movie.

8th period needs to start from the beginning.

Here's an article about Pennsylvania and Ohio: http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2012/11/07/how_ridiculous_gerrymanders_saved_the_house_republican_majority.html

Homework: Unit 4 readings

Friday, Nov. 15
War on Voting - http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-gop-war-on-voting-20110830

Florida voter suppression - http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/florida-gop-takes-voter-supression-to-a-brazen-new-extreme-20120530


Saturday, Nov. 16
Supreme Court strikes down part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 - http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/supreme-court-ruling.html?_r=0


Sunday, Nov. 17
How Republicans Rig the Game - http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/how-republicans-rig-the-game-20131111

Voting Rights at Risk in Georgia - http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/voting-rights-at-risk-in-georgia-20131104


Monday, Nov. 18
Justices, 5-4, reject corporate spending limits - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/politics/22scotus.html?pagewanted=all

How much has Citizens United changed the political game? - http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/magazine/how-much-has-citizens-united-changed-the-political-game.html?pagewanted=all


Tuesday, Nov. 19
After 'Citizens United': The Attack of the Super PACs - http://www.thenation.com/article/165733/after-citizens-united-attack-super-pacs#

Elections!

White guy poses as black guy... and wins - http://www.khou.com/news/local/White-guy-wins-after-leading-voters-to-believe-hes-black-231222981.html

Kennedy/Nixon 1960 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1960

Democratic convention 1968 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention

Nixon/Humphrey/Wallace 1968 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1968

Clinton/Bush/Perot 1992 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1992

Clinton/Dole/Perot 1996 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1996

Bush/Gore 2000 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000

Florida 2000 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida,_2000

Butterfly ballot - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Butterfly_large.jpg

Unit 4 syllabus/study guide

The Unit 4 syllabus/study guide can be found here.

Question #6

http://www.pewforum.org/2012/11/07/how-the-faithful-voted-2012-preliminary-exit-poll-analysis/

Political culture and the media - final set of links

Howard Dean's scream - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5FzCeV0ZFc&safe=active

A Gay Awakening - http://www.americanreviewmag.com/stories/A-gay-awakening

Media bias in gay marriage coverage - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=196338157

Obama Justice Department subpoenas journalist phone records - http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/13/183726960/associated-press-feds-secretly-obtained-reporter-phone-logs

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/14/183968738/holder-defends-subpoena-of-journalists-phone-logs

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/28/holder-s-regrets-and-repairs.html

Valerie Plame - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/28/AR2005102801172.html

http://www.thenation.com/article/what-valerie-plame-really-did-cia#