Obama's Impact on the Prison: Excerpts from Robert Anderson (#6010506)

Excerpts from Robert Anderson (#6010506)

Lansing Correctional Facility

P.O. Box 2

Lansing, KS 66043

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I talked to a guy who hopes he (Obama) gets elected and assassinated. His reasoning is that maybe then blacks will rise up and begin a revolutionary war.

There are those inmates who have made themselves believe that a "black" President means their in power now. They go around telling the white guards things like "when Obama get in office, you gone have to do as I say."

It's often funny to see and hear that guys have actually got into fights (fist) with others about Obama.

On the other hand, brothas are understanding Foreign policy and talking about it. Dudes are going to the law library to get on the Lexis-Nexis looking up congressional bills and actually learning how to break these bills down because the legalese is able to be decoded.

Yes, there's hope! Obama has inspired criminal minded individuals to see their problem as a destructive part of the community and that its important to understand politics vs. government.
Robert Anderson, Public Intellectual

THE DECIDING VOTE: YOUNG VOTERS IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION (SNIPPET)

Presidential Debate #1: And The Winner Is...McCain.

According to Senator Obama, "You cannot be a 21st-century superpower and act like a 20th-century dictatorship" in his analysis of McCain. This was the most compelling statement from Obama all night. Other than that, McCain clearly outshined the younger, inexperienced Obama.

Here are some footnotes from the debate:

1. McCain dictated the pace of the debate. Obama was not sharp; could not intuitively put arguments together; debating is quite different from giving a speech.

2. Obama did not over-state the relationship between McCain and the Bush Adminstration. This should have been a focal point. He did not take advantage of the discussion on fiscal spending, cutting social programs (i.e., education), and the continued funding of Iraq and its impact on other programs.

3. McCain played on the psyche of the American electorate; painted Obama as inexperienced and unknowledgable about certain issues (i.e., foreign policy). He stated several times, "Senator Obama doesn't understand", "Senator Obama doesn't know what it means...". This was a major theme in the debate.

4. McCain clearly showed his experience on foreign relations. He was more thorough in his analysis and direction of the war; alliances with other countries. At one point, Obama made a clear reference to his inexperience by stating that is why he chose Joe Biden as his running mate.