1. class evaluations...
2. open text Blog entry about "the way music died [side b]"....answer the questions about the reading in the form of a blog entry. (you can use the handout, and wikipedia, or other internet sources as a reference)
link to questions (also passed out in class)
3. If time permits we will start to watch excerpts from "CHOICE 2008" about pres. elect obama-->
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1. A New Comer that steals the show 8:54
Illinois State Senator Barack Obama's life changes overnight after he delivers an electrifying speech at the July '04 Democratic Convention.
2. The Path to the corridors of power 15:38
As a community organizer in Chicago and then as president of the Harvard Law Review, Obama learns about coalition building, hones his political talents.
3. 12 year political assent 16:20
Obama learned how to play hardball, build coalitions, find mentors, seize opportunities. In '07, he starts his run for the presidency.
4. Hilary and the Primaries 8:18
He had to mobilize coalitions, test whether whites would vote for a black, and confront a formidable obstacle -- Hillary Clinton.
5. Last Laps of the Primary Campaign 9:44
Obama deals head-on with the Rev. Wright issue by delivering a speech on race relations. McCain works to unite his party and gets a key endorsement.
6. The Chicago School 3:53
Since he first ran for public office in 1996, Barack Obama has lost only one election -- to former Black Panther Bobby Rush, a popular incumbent who beat the pants off him in a Chicago congressional race. Ever the quick study, Obama learned valuable lessons about coalition-building, picked himself up, and never looked back. The rest is, well, you know what the rest is.
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