It's All Politics, Week #2 (7 overall)

(LINK http://www.npr.org/2012/05/11/152498671/its-all-politics-may-10-2012)

                                                                       

Mutanatia was now sitting at his desk, looking eagerly at his students. “Welcome to week #2 of It’s All Politics from NPR, hosted by Ken Rudin and Ron Elving,” He said. “This is also our 7^th week. This unit, we’ll discuss a somewhat entertaining take on the news. Not only do these guys report political news in what I think is a relatively neutral way, but they also make jokes and have a laugh on the way.  It is by far the place I like listening to actual political news for a quick recap.

The hottest political weeks this year have been from the virtually the whole month of May to the end of June and beginning of July. These 5 weeks of this unit will highlight these points in time.

For a quick overview, here are the main topics we are going to hit on:

Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage

Senator Lugar’s loss in the primary

Democratic Primary results

We will begin with the same-sex marriage announcement, trek over to Lugar’s Loss, and finally talk about the vote of “none of the above” against Barack Obama.

1)    Do you think that Biden’s announcement was a “gaffe,” or was it planned?

2)    Do you think that Obama’s “caution” is sometimes to his detriment politically?

3)     Should gay marriage be as a sensitive topic as it is?

4)    What do you make of Rick Santorum’s “endorsement?”

5)    Do you think there is a political future for Rick Santorum?

6)    What do you make of the “no preference” vote for Barack Obama?

7)    Considering that Richard Lugar hadn’t lived in Indiana for the longest time, would you call him effectively “out of touch?”

He then passed out the homework:

Homework:

For the homework, please regurgitate what Elving and Rudin say about the following:

1)    Who made the announcement initially about the support for gay marriage?

2)    What is Obama noted for when it comes to making decisions?

3)    What is the controversy identified about what Bill Clinton did when campaigning and the DOMA?

4)    How do they characterize Santorum’s endorsement of Romney?

5)    Who was on the ballot in West Virginia and was “running” against Obama (He won 41%)?