Political PhilosophyPolitical Campaign

Researcher

• Directions: Your job is to find out the other parties and their candidates actions and beliefs. You may uncover a contradiction or possibly a scandal (if lucky).

• Sara Palin - emails, daughter’s pregnancy• Barack Obama – Reverend Jeremiah Wright• Bill Clinton –Jennifer Flowers• Jack Ryan – Jeri Ryan’s husband• Gary Hart – 1988 Presidential Campaign

Speech Writer

• Directions: Your job is to write the speech that will immortalize your Presidential candidate. You need to help outline and write the President’s speech without compromising his integrity or worse, exposing him to a scandal or contradiction. Your words may live in history despite the realization that no one will remember your name.

• Ted Sorensen – “Ask now what your country can do for you”

• Peggy Noonan – “read my lips: no new taxes” Michael Gerson -

Political Analyst (Pundit)

• Directions: You critique the Presidential Candidate’s words and actions hoping to find any inconsistencies to discredit or mock the President. You need to think fast and argue well. Most people remember your news reports rather than the actual events.

• McLaughlin Group• Keith Olbermann• Rush Limbaugh• Bill O’Reilly

– http://www.hulu.com/#!watch/279531

Candidate

• Directions: You may be the future President of the United States forever immortalized as a piece of America’s history. You will have to give your speech to an audience hoping to win votes and an election. You need to be able to speak well in front of others and help the speech writer craft your message.

• Barack Obama - "I've been in 57 states, (with) I think one left to go.” bb

• George W. Bush – "I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system."

• Bill Clinton – “I did not have sexual relations with that woman…”

POLITICAL PARTIES LIST

• 1. Democratic Party (1828 modern, 1792 historic)• 2. Republican Party (1854)• 3. Constitution Party (1992)• 4. Green Party (1996)• 5. Libertarian Party (1971)• 6. America's Independent Party (2008)• 7. Moderate Party (2006)• 8. Reform Party of the United States of America (1995)• 9. Socialist Party of the United States of America (1973) • 10.Party for Socialism and Liberation (2004)