Monthly Archives: March 2015

Agenda setting in Indiana is this the case?

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/arkansas-house-approves-bill-religious-freedom-law-similar-indianas-n333181 This bill has come to the forefront of the news since the shake up in Indiana with the religious freedom bill. It certainly would appear as if the bill may have been brought to the publics attention as a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Martin O’Malley: Presidency not ‘some crown’ to be passed between two families

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/03/29/omalley-says-presidency-shouldnt-alternate-between-two-families/ The Washington Post’s coverage of George Stephanopoulos’ interview of Martin O’Malley on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday, March 29th presented the former Maryland Governor as a potential presidential candidate. However, the clip embedded in this article lends a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Zach Braun Blog Post 2

CNN recently published the Article: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/26/politics/election-2016-live-streaming-campaigns/) How Live-Streaming will change campaigning, this article covers some new apps that just hit the market that allow people to live stream wirelessly from their phones/camcorders, it mentions that “just 15 minutes after the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Zach Braun Blog Post 2

Zach Braun Blog Post 1

Missouri Governor Nixon has created a recent stir. BookRiot.com posted a article about Governor Nixon’s cuts on Libraries substantially. the article mentions how last year he approved a budget of 3.5 million( plus 3.1 for digital services) but only sent … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Zach Braun Blog Post 1

Rebel Yell

This Slate article from March 23 is regarding freedom of speech. In the state of Texas, there is a debate regarding first amendment speech. A group named The Sons of Confederate Veterans has proposed a state license plate depicting the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Comments Off on Rebel Yell

The Radical Brownies

On MSNBC they post a video on radicle girls group called the Radical Brownies, in this group parents of girls of color put their daughters in a group where they can discuss things that effect their lives and do activities … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Hillary Clinton’s Launch Plan

As the primary elections are slowing approaching, many candidates have made it publicized or not made it publicized that they are thinking about running in the primary election. As we all know Ted Cruze has made his announcement of running … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Sad story out of Colorado

By now I imagine most of us have heard about this story, for those of us who have not I can recap it here.  Michelle Wilkins was looking to buy some baby clothes off Craigslist, for her unborn baby; she … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Yes, Ted Cruz Was Born in Canada. So What?

http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/yes-ted-cruz-was-born-canada-so-what-n329516 Yes, Ted Cruz Was Born in Canada. So What? Less than twelve hours after Senator Ted Cruz’ announcement as an official contender for the presidency of the United States, familiar questions of nationality began pouring in; this annoying distraction … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

msnbc’s coverage bias regarding Senate GOP leaders

We all know that there is heavy bias in various media outlets. In the article “Stopping the next Tom Cotton stunt before it starts” the author, Steve Benen goes into discussing what Senator Tom Cotton and others wrote to the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments