Assignment 5-1

Tyler Teeter
HUMN 341/Assignment 5-1
Weekly Written analysis
March 2, 2008

Hillary versus Obama
Ohio is a key state in deciding who the Democratic candidate will be for the upcoming election in the fall of this year. This past week I sat and watched Hillary verse Barrack Obama in a live televised debate from Cleveland State University and as an Ohioan witnessed firsthand how important our vote here in Ohio is in determining who may be our next president. After watching the debate I feel that Barrack kept calm cool and spoke with pride and dignity and understand how middle class America needs jobs that are more than minimum wage if we wish to build our economy. Hillary, (whom was a big NAFTA supporter in the Bill Clinton years and “has spent fifteen years working on it”) now is opposed to it because the facts are on the table about how America got the raw end of the deal out of it. Hillary seemed rude and pushy during the debate and was quick to take credit for the good and blame others for the bad. After watching the debate I feel that Hillary is certainly looking for votes in the wrong way by telling people what they want to hear and what sounds good at the moment. She has served two terms a first lady and has been a US Senator and somehow can take no credit for anything bad but was the driving force behind the economy during the Clinton Administration. I feel that while Barrack may not be the best candidate for the white house, I do feel he would be better than Hillary Clinton. It’s not that she is a woman, it’s that she seems to be two faced and has no clear plans for our country other than to make the claim she was the first woman in the world to become President of the United States! That’s not what this country needs; we need a leader and someone whom understands our situations in daily America. I would vote for Barrack if it was up to me, but hey that’s just my opinion. By the way I am a REPUBLICAN! When the final election and debates are under way I will then have to decide how to vote, but right now I would rather decide between Barrack and McCain than Hillary and McCain. I keep my mind open and don’t usually make a firm decision until the end just as all voters should. I try not to get hung up on the details and do my research and truly understand a candidate! So should you!