Mr. Daly's weblog: October 2005

USATODAY/CNN Gallup Poll

Here is a poll that has tracked approval ratings of President Bush over the last several years. It also has specific questions at the end addressing the CIA leak and Scooter Libby.

CNN.com - Special Reports - CIA Leak Investigation

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/cia.leak/

cnn coverage of the CIA leak and indictments.

Project Vote Smart - Political Resources - Political Parties

Here are a list of links to American political parties. Much more than just the Democrats and Republicans. Use these links to find at least four contrasting views to the issues you've identified as important to your platform.

Community Service Opportunities

Community Service Opportunities

Here are some additional websites to help you as you decide where you will volunteer for you CSIP project.

www.avenue.org/habitat

http://www.charlottesville.org/default.asp?pageID=91B9971E-939B-4A70-96EE-5FD2D10CC695 Teens Give  (with phone and email)

www.avenue.org/groups.htm  (click on “community service organizations” for a list of options in the city)

www.centralvirginia.redcross.org

Community Service Initiative Project Proposal (4th, 5th, and 6th period)

Your proposal will be due no later than October 26, 2005.

Your proposal should include the following in a 1-2 page proposal. This should be typed and must include the following to receive full credit.

Name, Date, Class Period

Location you wish to volunteer (or your own organization)

Their Address, Phone number and contact person.

Explain what the organization does. What is its mission?

Tell me why you want to volunteer at this particular place.

How will your work benefit this organization and/or the Charlottesville Community?

You may design this proposal in any way you wish, but it must include everything mentioned above (1-5). The more time and effort you put into this part of the project, the less you will have to put in on the next. This is only a written proposal and you do not need to complete any volunteer hours.

Your grade on this proposal will be based on the quality of the work you submit.

CSIP Requirements
1st Nine Weeks:        No attendance at City Council or School Board Meetings
Project research and proposal due (25%)

Hurricane Wilma

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/10/18/wilma/index.html

looks like Hurricane Wilma is heading towards Florida.

TimesDispatch.com | Governor's race video page

Here are some additional resources to find where the candidates stand on the issues. This set of links from the Times-Dispatch has interviews (on video) with each candidate on several different topics.

DailyProgress.com | Can city schools keep diversity?

- Article in Sunday's (10/16) Daily Progress on the choice of an elected or appointed school board.

Virginia Politics / Election 2005

RTD's political blog. Friday's entry focuses on the campaigns focus on the death penalty.

The :30 Second Candidate

The :30 Second Candidate

Here's the site we'll be using today. Be sure to click through the timeline with your partner and write your reaction to some political ads throughout the last 50 years. Also, check out the "Tricks of the Trade" link to see how the same candidate and the same footage can be used for and against in an ad.

http://www.centerforpolitics.org/programs/yli-mediatypes.htm
Here are some more examples of the 8 different types of political ads.

TV ads

http://www.kaine2005.org/media/tv/

http://www.jerrykilgore.com/contents/media/videos/ads/

http://www.russpotts.com/main.cfm?s=potts

Google Bids to Help San Francisco Go Wireless - New York Times

In the past few months, Google has really expanded their business. From Gmail, to Blogger, to personalized homepages, google reader, and the visually amazing Google Earth--these innovations have all been top-notch and have made the Google name much more than just a search engine. Now they've offerred free wireless internet access to the city of San Fransisco.

By 2010, I really believe that wireless access will be the norm, not the exception. Google's plan to offer free access (but expect Google ads or some sort of revenue-making plans to come with it) for the entire city. Hopefully this free access will help address the digital divide between those that can afford computers and internet access and those that cannot. Wireless internet access could be a way to "flatten" some of the inequalities and allow everyone access to information and opportunities.

Blogging the Debate

After the Gubernatorial Debate last night, let's take a look at your opinions on the performance of the two candidates. We'll also look at the reaction of newspapers and bloggers across the Commonwealth.

Read at least 3 of these before you start your blog post on the debate.

Your blog post should focus on your reaction to the debate. If you have not yet seen the debate, describe some of the reactions to the debate from the mainstream media and political bloggers across the state. If you quote another blogger or a newspaper article, please cite your work.

http://www.nbc4.com/politics/5077078/detail.html NBC12 on the debate. Includes the full video of the debate. (you may need to turn off your pop-up blocker to get the video window to open.) Unfortunately, you can’t skip forward or backwards in the video. For those who slacked and didn’t watch the debate: please watch the first 5 minutes so you will know what the rest of class is talking about.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/09/AR2005100901171_pf.html Washington Post wrap-up of the debate.

http://timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128767444571 Richmond Times-Dispatch wrap-up of the debate

http://virginiapolitics.mgblogs.com/index.php/virginiapolitics/blog/there_is_a_morning_after/ RTD political blog with some reactions and links about yesterday’s debate.

http://baconsrebellion.blogspot.com/2005/10/debate-punditry-wrap-up.html A great summary of other political bloggers across VA. Probably the best place to start. This sums up and links to several of the blogs that I’ve listed below.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1128767449738 RTD article about Mary Washington students watching the debate.

http://sicsempertyrannis.blogspot.com/2005/10/debate-thoughts.html

http://www.tk4g.org/?p=232#comments Tim Kaine’s campaign blog. Includes a blow-by-blow of each statement of the debate.

http://www.jerrykilgore.com/cgi-data/press/files/164.shtml Jerry Kilgore’s campaign blog declaring “Kilgore Wins Final Debate”

http://waldo.jaquith.org/blog/2005/10/debate-preview/ Charlottesville’s Waldo Jaquith with a debate preview. Not a long response yet, but I expect he’ll write more throughout the day.