2008 Woodie Awards
PRELIMINARY PROFILES
DAVE SACHS and STEPHEN HAUSMANN
Issue date: 4/3/07 Section: News
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THE RACE IS ON, and democracy begins with knowledge. The Vermont Cynic's two part feature continues this week, examining three of the front running candidates: John Edwards and Hillary Clinton (Democrats, in blue) and Mitt Romney (Republican, in red).
The "Dean Scream" portion of each profile describes possible achilles heels for each candidate (harkening back to Howard Dean's infamous roar, which ended his 2004 bid for president) provided by UVM political science professor John P. Burke.
Out of the countless issues confronting voters, The Vermont Cynic chose four important to the UVM population. These four are not, by any means, the most or the only critical issues facing college students today - it is important to decide for oneself on what basis to choose a candidate. This feature aims to provide a starting point on the long path to the ballot box.
HILLARY CLINTON
Former First Lady of the United States as well as of Arkansas, Lawyer
War in Iraq
"I came back from Iraq more determined than ever to stop the president's escalation of troops into Iraq, and to start the long overdue redeployment of troops out of Iraq."
What she's done:
• Voted YES on initial Iraq War bill
• Introduced Iraq Troop Reduction & Protection Act of 2007
Same Sex Marriage
"I think that the vast majority of Americans find [gay marriage] to be something they can't agree with. But I think most Americans are fair. And if they believe that people in committed relationships want to share their lives and, not only that, have the same rights that I do in my marriage, to decide who I want to inherit my property or visit me in a hospital, I think that most Americans would think that that's fair and that should be done."
What She's done:
• Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
• Co-sponsored Non-Discrimination Act
Environment
"I support policies to diversify our energy supplies by investing in renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar development, advanced energy technologies such as clean coal and hydrogen fuel cells, and promoting environmentally responsible recovery of oil and gas resources."
The "Dean Scream" portion of each profile describes possible achilles heels for each candidate (harkening back to Howard Dean's infamous roar, which ended his 2004 bid for president) provided by UVM political science professor John P. Burke.
Out of the countless issues confronting voters, The Vermont Cynic chose four important to the UVM population. These four are not, by any means, the most or the only critical issues facing college students today - it is important to decide for oneself on what basis to choose a candidate. This feature aims to provide a starting point on the long path to the ballot box.
HILLARY CLINTON
Former First Lady of the United States as well as of Arkansas, Lawyer
War in Iraq
"I came back from Iraq more determined than ever to stop the president's escalation of troops into Iraq, and to start the long overdue redeployment of troops out of Iraq."
What she's done:
• Voted YES on initial Iraq War bill
• Introduced Iraq Troop Reduction & Protection Act of 2007
Same Sex Marriage
"I think that the vast majority of Americans find [gay marriage] to be something they can't agree with. But I think most Americans are fair. And if they believe that people in committed relationships want to share their lives and, not only that, have the same rights that I do in my marriage, to decide who I want to inherit my property or visit me in a hospital, I think that most Americans would think that that's fair and that should be done."
What She's done:
• Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
• Co-sponsored Non-Discrimination Act
Environment
"I support policies to diversify our energy supplies by investing in renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar development, advanced energy technologies such as clean coal and hydrogen fuel cells, and promoting environmentally responsible recovery of oil and gas resources."
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