Muncie "Fights" for votes

Thanks Muncie for getting your name in the news one more time for something stupid and embarrassing. A man representing the Republican party got into a fist fight with a reporter from the Muncie Star yesterday. Apparently they were arguing about voter registration. At least the news stories I heard ended in a positive matter talking about how the election board worked late to get all of the last min. voter registrations entered. I still never heard what the argument was specifically about.

waiting in line

I went to the village at 4:35pm to get the tickets and I was really amazed about the masses of people that queued once around the block. Shortly after I came the end of the line started to touch the beginning!
.....well....at least the weather was nice....and you always make new friends when you are waiting together - all with the same goal!
The only thing that frustrated me, that the ticket distribution was in my opinion not properly planned. After more than 2 1/2 hours of waiting (15people in front of me), they ran out of tangible tickets and we had to put our contact information on a list. One voluntary said the list means we have a spot for sure....another one said IF they get tickets from Indianapolis they will call us.....
I hope the first one is true, because otherwise waiting would have been a waste of time.....

Example of Political Tactics

This is a story that caught my attention from the opinion section of the campus newspaper. It also perfectly fits what I feel are normal strategies that are strong during the political seasons. One side trying to demotivate the other side. Some things such as presentations change, while views can stay the same.

Graphics Update

So, for the weekly update...

Here's the updated web site: http://seanderson.iweb.bsu.edu/690Test

I started working on the lower thirds graphics for Brian (any input welcomed, I'll show in class!)

I have logged on to our iWeb account & got things rolling... I'll pass along more info when we get to it...

Not to add to the cynicism but...

Expecting change from just one person is asking a lot. I understand the president of the United States is called the "most powerful person" in the world, but it takes a lot more than just one person. You need the full cooperation of the congress and senate to start with.
We look at the presidential and vice presidential candidates when we choose who to vote for. But maybe we need to look beyond those two. Who will be in the new cabinet? Who are the likely advisors who will have the ear of the commander in chief?
Should we be concerned about remarks made by the candidate's pastor, spouse, child or elementary school teacher? I bet those people can provide some insight into the person and their background, but the real question is how much involvement will they have in the White House?

And now for the requisite cynical perspective

Every four years, it's fun to play make believe and find yourself a candidate who is gonna storm that White House and make some real changes. Not like that last guy. This guy (and now they come in woman, too!) is the real deal. He has our best interests in mind. In fact, that's why he's gone through all this crap to get this far. He just wants to sacrifice himself for the greater good of all Americans, no matter their race, gender, economic status, religion, and all those other characteristics (shackles?).

Of course, we all know that this isn't true. Voting for a presidential candidate is like picking between rotten apples and rotten oranges. They're gonna taste like shit, but maybe you'll prefer the taste of one type of shit over the other.

Not everyone is able to play make believe, though. Like whoever did this graffiti:

And whoever created the myspace page for No One for President.

Not voting isn't the answer, though. Neither is voting. We don't have the answer. Still, you might as well vote. At least then you'll have legitimate grounds from which to complain about what the winner does for the next four years.