MadWords Then

OBAMA!!!!!
anyone is better than the president we have now…..

I think I find myself leaning towards the democratic side. Just this year I figured out the difference between them. I found this website that describes what the democratic platform is and I believe erything that is in the platform. So saying that if I could vote I would choose Barack Obama over John McCain. I am not just saying that because I like him better, but because I think what democrats believe in is way better. (My opinion.) I won’t say anymore because my mom always tells me to keep my thoughts and opinions about polotics to myself.

http://ontheissues.org/Dem_Platform_2004.htm

Delanie O.

Obama all the way!!

Ever since the last November election in 2004 (when I was in 3rd grade), I’ve been fully for the democratic side. When it came between Obama and Clinton for this year’s election, I always was secretly routing for Obama…no matter what the people around me thought.

Several months ago, I decided to watch the “Tyra Banks Show” after school. Barack Obama was the guest star that day. I was definitely interested in what the two would talk about. Knowing he was running for president, I immediately thought Obama would speak of his political beliefs the entire time. Boy was I wrong! I don’t recall him once talking about politics. It was quite refreshing. He acted like a normal person. He explained how he met and fell in love with his wife, he spoke of his children, he joked and laughed, and he even played basketball with Tyra!! Obama talked about living in Hawaii when he was younger, too. Who would have known!?

Barack Obama seems like a pretty cool guy to have as a president. His character and beliefs would be refreshing for not just me…but for everyone in America.

Kaitlyn S.

P.S. Not to be mean or anything, but why has a 6th grader…(sorry, i mean ALMOST 7th grader already began to write in the 7TH GRADE AND BEYOND blog. I’m just curious.

Kaitlyn, Jessi, Delanie,

Thanks for your comments! I hope that if there are students reading this blog that are not Obama fans, that they feel free to state their feelings. That is what this is all about, right?

The more, the merrier!

-Mr. M

KRS: Just so you know, I am the reason that you may see soon-to-be 7th graders commenting. At the end of the school year, and on the MadWordsNow blog, I encouraged those kids to start writing comments on this blog. That way, they can get used to it, and its not a big deal come September when I make the Then blog open only to 6th graders. Plus, they can see how superb comments are written from the veterans!

At first I was really excited that a woman was running for president. But the more I thought about it, men are just better at certain things. I found it hard to take Clinton seriously. Also we need a new up-beat person in the big house. I would be afraid McCain would like croak while in the office…just my opinion.

Delanie O.

p.s. Mr.Madden when the class of 2013 moves to the High School will I still be alowed to comment on this blog? I like voicing my thoughts and opinions

If I could vote I would probably vote for John Mccain. I think that Obama is too inexperinced to be our president. I think that John McCain would be better. But if Obama Picked Hillary Clinton as his VP I would think he would do a better job as president. BAck when it was still between Hillary and Barrack for nominee I was hoping for Clinton but since she isn’t I would vote for McCain if I could vote.

Tess

Delanie,

Absolutely, you can count on still having your comments published on this blog, even after you leave Hayes.

A had a quick thought to maybe create another alumni blog for HS students only. Hmm, I could do that if there was enough interest.

Food for thought.

-Mr. M

I love that idea Mr. Madden!! High school students tend to think differently from middle school students (in my opinion).

Kaitlyn S.

Kaitlyn,

Good! I am, and will be during the year, interested in seeing if this HS blog thing generates any interest from other writers.

At the very least, freshmen and sophomores could talk somewhat about whether their experience at Hayes helped them with high school classes, and of course a junior or senior could talk about moving on to college or job, etc. But I don’t want to give the impression that academics would be the only subject, just thoughts that have zipped into my head.

-Mr. M

I really don’t think that you really need to add another blog i think that it is fine the way that it is if the middle and the high schoolers mixed it would be good becasue the students could get a sence for the norm in anothere school.

Tess

well,
i woudlnt call myself a democrat or a republican, it usually depends on the candidates that i make my opinions.

this election, i like Barack Obama.

I think he can make a difference in this country:)

he took crucial action to end the genocide in Darfur, he wants to lower taxes, make equality in our country.
he also grew up in poverty and earned his way to this candidacy,not that mcain didnt, but obama wasnt born into a rich political family; and not everything eas handed to him on a shiny gold platter, so he knows what poverty is like in the U.S. and he wont/cant ignore it.

he also has oposed the iraq war our country is fighting in right now, not saying i opposed the war, i actually think it was a fair decision, i just think we need someone to get us out of irAQ instead of just getting deeper into the flames.

And he knows how the government is supposed to work, he attended yale for 20 years, hes a smart man and i think he can turn this country around.

Barack Obama believes in the citizens of this country, and we believe in him.

well. i like Barack Obama.

i am a kid. i dont really want to worry to much about the president. i can spend my whole life wrorying about the president.

but right now, i am gonna worry about spending my time being a kid.
not trying to be an adault.
i am only 13.

but i do like barack.

and doesnt everybody in the world wish that they had a name like
” Barack Obama?”

Bretskiii and Lydia,

Wow! Someone’s been watching!

Thanks for your comments. I know it sometimes seems hard to relate to politics, Lydia, but I look at this year’s election and think, “Geez, I don’t want to do any lecturing to these kids–especially during summer, but, man, is this a big and very different election. I only hope that they are a bit aware now so that they can have a clear memory of it as they get into high school, college, and beyond.”

So, that is the “Why?” for why I brought all of this up to you people. In case anyone was curious.

-Mr. M

Even though I think Barrack is a good guy I don’t think he is qualifed enough to be our president. I think that John McCain is more experencied than him.

Tess