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Post by Dominic Gering on Nov 28, 2016 14:32:56 GMT -6
In response to Nolan's article. I agree with the statement of Donald Trump needing to "swallow his pride." I feel it is very unpresidential to brag about becoming president or even keep bringing up the numbers of the election, whether you won the presidency or not. If he had evidence to this "illegal voting," my opinion may have been different, but the article states that he did not show clear evidence, and may have even been convinced these votes were occurring based on fake conspiracy sites and non-reliable sources. I feel Trump needs to worry more about being president rather than focusing on why he gets to be president.
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Post by Quentin Vandenberg on Nov 29, 2016 9:35:16 GMT -6
In response to Nolan's article I don't really understand why Trump cares for a recount even tho he already won and none of it even matters, I just think he feels off about how he won so he is trying to make it seem like less of a margin that he lost by in the popular vote. An Trump just sounds stupid talking about these "illegal votes" which nobody has yet prove that they have actually been illegal votes. I also agree with Nolan's views dealing with Trump just needing to swallow his pride because either way he will be the next president.I also think its funny that Trump talks bad about the electoral college in his tweets saying its bad for democracy's but that's the only way he won.
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Post by Connor Spensley on Nov 29, 2016 20:14:27 GMT -6
In response to Nolans article, I agree because Trump has already won the election and it serves no purpose to call for a recount. Trump probably just wants the popular vote to be in his favor for his own satisfaction and to show the people of the United States that hes the real favorite. In previous years Trump has been known to dislike the electoral college because he states, "The Electoral College is a disaster for a democracy.". With the recent election however, Trump now favors the electoral college because they elected him while the popular vote went to Hillary. He stated, "The Electoral College is actually genius in that it brings all states, including the smaller ones, into play. Campaigning is much different!" So Trump pretty much is once again making a fool of himself by calling out millions of people even though hes already going to be president.
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Post by Ian Fleming on Nov 30, 2016 9:44:07 GMT -6
I agree with Nolan that Donald should just keep quiet about the popular vote. In the article, Donald claims, "It would have been much easier for me to win the so-called popular vote than the Electoral College in that I would only campaign in 3 or 4- states instead of the 15 states that I visited.," however, the states that he claims had the voting are usually democratic states anyways. In my opinion, I believe that Donald knew his best chance of winning the presidency would be to win some states that were traditionally more democratic (like Michigan, Wisconsin, etc.) and he did just that. I feel like he ran a very successful campaign and was able to draw in more votes from states that usually were democratic, however, I think it is unnecessary for him to complain since he already is the President-Elect.
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Post by Kade Walter on Dec 4, 2016 22:47:10 GMT -6
Summary: On November 15 Colin Kapernick revealed that he did not in the 2016 election explaining, "I thought a lot of different things about the process and what I could and couldn't do." So, ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith told CNN on Saturday, December 3, about Colin Kapernick's decision not to vote was "egregious to the highest order." Even though when the NFL season started, he defended Kapernick's decision to kneel and sit during the National Anthem. Smith also said, "And most importantly I thought it was a disrespect to our ancestors, to people who have bled and fought and died to have the right to do that." Kapernick said in response to about not voting is, "Once again, the system of oppression is what I have an issue with." www.cnn.com/2016/12/03/politics/stephen-a-smith-blasts-kaepernick-cnntv/How it Connects: The article is an example of are right to express are Freedom of Speech. Kapernick has the right to share what he beliefs no matter what other people think, even if his actions or words are towards America. There are millions of people that disagree with Kapernick's decision about kneeling and not voting , and people belief that he should be suspended, fined, or cut from the 49ers, but the First Amendment allows the freedom of speech. Opinion: In my opinion, I believe in Stephen A. Smith going after Kapernick about not voting. When a person doesn't vote, it means that they don't believe in a new future leader to lead America and they also are saying in their own way that they could be a better president that the two candidates and new future President. And they also don't believe in their country. |
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Post by Grace Chisler on Dec 5, 2016 12:24:17 GMT -6
In response to Kade's article, I have to disagree with Smith's choice to badger Kapernick over not voting. I believe it is Kapernick's right not to vote if he didn't want to. It's him expressing his freedom of speech. I feel as though people shouldn't care, as much as they do, if he doesn't vote because it's one vote they don't have to worry about going to the candidate they didn't want to win. With how controversial the 2016 election was, I don't blame Kapernick for thinking the way he does. He didn't "[compromise] everything that he was standing for" as Smith put it because he was expressing his beliefs by choosing not to participate in the election.
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Post by Sidney Wilson on Dec 6, 2016 12:31:17 GMT -6
I agree with Kade in the way that voting should be something all eligible voters take part in. Kapernicks decision to not participate in the 2016 election is completely up to him, however choosing not to just because you do not feel like it would matter is simply lazy. Comparing the United States to other countries, especially countries in the middle east, many genders, religions, and ethnic backgrounds are discriminated against in the way that they are not given the right to vote. Kapernicks "protest" does nothing more than highlight Americas ignorance towards the rights we are given.
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Post by lexi on Dec 7, 2016 13:28:51 GMT -6
In response to Kade's article, I believe that Kapernick is actually really smart. He is using respectful disobedience. Smith is drawing more attention and publicity to the idea and I believe Kapernick is in the right in this situation. He is exercising his free speech (or lack thereof). It is his right if he wants to vote or if he doesn't want to vote, who cares? If he was advocating for not voting, it may have been different, but Kapernick chose to not vote. Smith says that Kapernick not choosing to vote is "egregious to the highest order." Although it may be, it is not his place to make a scene about it.
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Post by Dominic Gering on Dec 12, 2016 0:26:06 GMT -6
Summary: Elliot, a county in eastern Kentucky, had the longest Democratic voting streak, going back 2 generations. With the amount of registered Democrats in the county being 4,581 to the 429 Republicans, it seemed the streak would continue, until this past election. Trump had 70% of the votes, breaking the streak of 144 years. With the surprising turnout, people claimed to vote for Trump for various reasons. Some claimed that Trump is an outsider, and they felt he was talking directly to them when speaking about being for the "little people." Others believed that he is more fit to be president. The majority of them voted for Bill Clinton when he ran for presidency, but did not believe his wife was able to reflect his actions, politically. www.cnn.com/2016/12/09/politics/elliott-county-kentucky-democratic-streak-broken-by-donald-trump/index.htmlHow it connects: The idea of the Democratic streak leads us back to when we talked about environmental factors and personal experiences that help shape your political views and beliefs. With the county being considered a Democratic county, most people chose to side with the popular opinion. Parents play a big role in shaping political views also, even when they don't directly tell what you need to believe in. One person in the article said their father told them he didn't want him to shape her political views, but she decided to side Democratic because she observed her father. Opinion: I don't believe that this will change the way the voting in the future turns out. I believe a large majority will stay and continue to vote Democrat. The reason Trump had such a large percentage of votes in this county is most likely because Democrats tend to look for change and Trump is, in several ways, different than normal presidential candidates. Also, like stated earlier, a lot may have felt more of a connection with Trump as he is an outcast. This is why I believe it is most likely not a long term change. |
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Post by Connor Spensley on Dec 12, 2016 9:05:24 GMT -6
In response to Dominic's article, I think that the recent upset in Elliot county was not a very surprising thing. Thats because with this years recent election, the candidates were not strongly favored for each political side which could make some life-long democratic voters vote republican and vise versa. I also agree with his statement of parents playing a role in shaping their children's political views because like the article said, "They became loyal to the democratic party and this was passed down by tradition from father to son to son to grandson". I believe that little upsets like the on in Elliot county, happened all over the country because of both of these candidates different views and backgrounds. Trump was a big promoter of change with his bold ideas, like the abortion laws and immigrants which could pull in a big majority or lose a big majority of voters. I think that after this election the county of Elliot will go back to following their traditions, because the only reason they broke them is because of such a dramatic election year.
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Post by Lucas Lockhart on Dec 12, 2016 13:37:18 GMT -6
In response to Dominic's article, I'm not surprised Trump broke the Democratic streak of 144 years in eastern Kentucky. It makes sense Kentucky has voted Democratic for so long because it is a blue collar state. Kentucky felt Trump would represent the "small people" better than Clinton. I agree with Dominic when he states Kentucky will vote Democratic in the next election because Trump a special president. He has stated he is a business man, not a president. Trump has bold ideals over immigration, abortion, healthcare and multiple other controversies. Also I believe Kentucky voted Republican this year because Trump is very anti-establishment, unlike Hilary.
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Post by Kade Walter on Dec 12, 2016 13:39:23 GMT -6
I agree with Dom saying that they voted for a change and believe in Trump; especially for a county that is that strong and consistent. It's easy for people to always stick with tradition but yet just breaking that tradition or skipping it for a year can make people feel more confident and have more freedom to make more decisions in the future. It can kind of be compared to the state of Michigan in the Presidential Voting; they've been voting Democrat's for the past few elections and everybody expect Hilary to win that state but they decided to swing in a different direction for this election and vote for Trump.
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Post by Quentin Vandenberg on Dec 19, 2016 0:38:18 GMT -6
China yet to return seized US underwater drone. www.cnn.com/2016/12/18/politics/china-us-underwater-vehicle-south-china-sea/index.htmlSummary: China seizes a US underwater drone from the US navy that was conducting legal research on the water off the coast of the Philippines. When the drone was taken the US navy boat immediately asked for it back but the Chinese boat didn't stop. China then stated that this drone was taken to stop any navigational safety issues? Trump confronting China tweeting "China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters - rips it out of water and takes it to China in unprecedented act." and also "We should tell China that we don't want the drone they stole back.- let them keep it!" The pentagon said the Chinese ship ignored demands repeated demands to return the vehicle. Although China has not given the drone back yet China says that the US has hyped up this issue and they will return it soon. How it connects: This connects to class because dealing with illegally seized items and how China took this with no right to even be interacting with this operation. Also connects to the Campaign turnouts and how China has kinda been mad at trump for the second time in two weeks the other for interacting with Taiwan's President and talking about the "One China Policy" dealing with trade and tax. My opinion: In my opinion, I think that China had no right taking this drone it was simply to conduct unclassified experiments by an unarmed crew. An I also believe this was taken a little out of proportion as long as the Chinese return it and communicate better with these US ships to make sure peace is held in the south china sea. |
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Post by Heather Frommelt on Dec 22, 2016 12:32:15 GMT -6
In response to Quentin's article, I would have to agree that China handled the sighting of a US Navy drone in a 'responsible manner'. They did what any nation would do if they found foreign technology patrolling around their waters; they identified and 'seized' it for the safety of their own Navy. I do, however, understand the caution surrounding the issue. China could possibly pick the drone apart to replicate our technology, but I doubt much else could go wrong concerning them locating one of our test drones. Trump's tweets, referring to the incident as 'stealing', felt like a jump to conclusions. Our relationship with China seems to have been walking on a thin line as of late, and we need to do our best to preserve what good relations we still have with them, even if they are demonstrating understandable caution with us by examining a drone we sent out into their waters.
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Post by Nolan Anselme on Jan 1, 2017 19:26:15 GMT -6
Responding to Quentin's article, I would have to disagree with China's actions during this event. Taking the drone that was legally in the water and then refusing to put it back in is just obscured. Some can argue that this was done for safety purposes but if that is true why wasn't the drone put back into the water immediately after the Chinese found out that it was legally conducting research. By China keeping the research drone it makes them look like they have to steal from the United States in order to obtain the technology and understanding of how the drone was developed. This event lead to future president Donald Trump tweeting harsh things about China. Although China is more than likely in the wrong President Trump should not have done this. China is the second largest trading partner with the U.S. and we can not risk having bad blood with another country that is so vital to the success of the U.S. economy. All in all, China's decision to capture the drone was wrong, but at the end of the day Trump needs to keep to himself and try not to jeopardize the state that our country is in.
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