Archive for: republicans
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
What is it that we are to turn on? To what are we tuning in? Midterms! On November 3rd, 2010, Barack H. Obama will still reside at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, but...
Pitzer’s New “Donation”
Pitzer has a new donation campaign underway. For just $500, you can get your name put on a chair in their newly renovated auditorium, located in Avery Hall. You...
A Tradition Lives: Congress!
Tradition is on all of our minds, lately. Fountain parties, TNCs, and Madrigals are all well and good, but CMC has other traditions worth keeping, celebrating, and...
In Defense of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has always been a controversial issue, but one that is poorly understood by the public. Let me first say that I firmly...
The Tea Party Panic
The “Tea Party Nation” held its first national convention on February 4. The enthusiasm surrounding and national media coverage of this event testified to the...
The Birther Madness
The Birther movement is convinced that President Obama is not a natural-born citizen and hence is constitutionally prohibited from being President.
Republicans Need a Great Communicator
The elections of two weeks ago revealed two things. First, Obama and his agenda are not electorally fireproof; second, Republicans will fail to capitalize on the...
The Online Trail of Political Affiliations
Jonathan Hirsch, CMC ’12, recently wrote for The Compass (the blog component of the Claremont Port Side) about Freedom of Internet Speech. To summarize,...
This Week in the CMC Sandbox
Claremont McKenna is widely lauded as a hotbed for political discourse, and this week was no different. The running feud between two dominant groups– the self...
The Debate is ON (in The Hub)
Come by The Hub tonight at 6 PM to watch the first Presidential Debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. The Debate Watching Party is organized by the Claremont...
Recent
- Carl Peaslee on Summer Stories Series: "The form is fixed now. It is at the bottom of the post...."
- Kelsey Brown on Letters to Freshmen: The High School Sweetheart: "I believe what she meant was that if you are consumed by your relation..."
- missed the point on Letters to Freshmen: The High School Sweetheart: "I think my name says it..."
- in a relationship on Letters to Freshmen: The High School Sweetheart: "why can't someone feel satisfied with their relationship and be happy ..."
- Jillian on Pimp My Campus: "oooh, new walkway! so excited to see it when I get back!!..."