Homework: Debate compare and contrast

Date assigned
Wednesday, October 28


Assignment
Watch the Republican debate from Wednesday, Oct. 28.  Compare and contrast it with the Democratic debate.  Make a list of 10 similarities and/or differences.  Post to the Google Group.


Due date
Monday, November 2

Unit 3 links from class

Opinion polling
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2013/01/congress-somewhere-below-cockroaches-traffic-jams-and-nickleback-in-americans-esteem.html

http://www.gallup.com/poll/165281/congress-job-approval-falls-amid-gov-shutdown.aspx

http://www.gallup.com/poll/169640/sex-marriage-support-reaches-new-high.aspx

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/science/strong-support-for-labeling-modified-foods.html?_r=2&

http://www.gallup.com/poll/165539/first-time-americans-favor-legalizing-marijuana.aspx

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/background-check-support-strong-but-lower-a-year-after-newtown/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/deez-nuts-popular-poll_55d5ce46e4b055a6dab2fbc5


Push polling
http://rumorswiki.org/images/6/6e/McCainFamily.jpg

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13516.html


2012 election demographics
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IYtYP1ahgG2wfLFV-gmMQ-zHJmHd2GlneV1B7RrF4B0/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000#slide=id.p13

http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/elections/how_groups_voted/voted_12.html (7, 8)

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/11/08/us/politics/obama-was-not-as-strong-as-in-2008-but-strong-enough.html?_r=0

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/11/07/the-2012-election-in-charts/


Scandals ending in -gate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_scandals_with_%22-gate%22_suffix


Why women vote more D than R (aka the Gender Gap)
Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKa5CY-KOHc&safe=active (7, 8)

Richard Mourdock says pregnancies from rape are part of God's plan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY1SEq2o9LY (7, 8)

Rush Limbaugh says women who want birth control are sluts: http://gawker.com/5889676/rush-limbaugh-women-who-want-birth-control-are-sluts and http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/54xqzx/extremely-loud---incredibly-gross (7, 8)


Political advertising
Daisy ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDTBnsqxZ3k&safe=active (7, 8)

Ice cream ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-VzZQGWOqA (7)

Dukakis tank ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRPZQ3UEN_Q (7, 8)

Dukakis Willie Horton ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io9KMSSEZ0Y (7, 8)

Swift Boat Veterans for Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phqOuEhg9yE

Obama 2008 campaign informercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0JhEtzch4Y&safe=active (7, 8)

Super PAC ads: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhXGkeMdOJs&safe=active (7, 8)



Candidates on the campaign trail
Debate history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y8SZDH3B_4 (7, 8)

Bill Clinton boxers/briefs: http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/133280/vintage-mtv-bill-clintons-briefs.jhtml (7, 8)

Howard Dean's scream - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5FzCeV0ZFc&safe=active (7, 8)

Political culture in pop culture
Stand up comedy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDM_96X40BU&safe=active

HBO's The Newsroom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTjMqda19wk&safe=active (7, 8)

Conservative values in Twilight: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2011/11/26/Breaking-Dawn----Provides-a-Conservative-Role-Model-for-Young-Women (7, 8)

Progressive values in Harry Potter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Harry_Potter#Progressive_values_and_diversity (7, 8)


Parody, satire, and fake news
Bush-Gore debates on SNL: http://www.jpetrie.net/2009/05/22/bush-gore-2000-debates/ (7, 8)

Key and Peele do Obama and Luther: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyO4KzbuiE (7, 8)

Luther and actual Obama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xImPwjdvw8U (7, 8)

Obama on Between Two Ferns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnW3xkHxIEQ (7, 8)

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE-OCDexYrU (7, 8)


Jon Stewart on Romney's 47% video
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/p6cltq/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-chaos-on-bulls--t-mountain (7, 8)


GOP voter suppression
http://gawker.com/even-the-daily-show-was-shocked-by-this-racist-gop-lead-1451400551


Jon Stewart on Crossfire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE&safe=active

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