History is about to be made soon in USA Politics Presidential Election 2008

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US Politics-----History in the Making - The First Black American or First Woman or the First American POW hero , could be elected as the next  President  of USA



Will it be Obama or Clinton as the official Democrat Party Candidate ?


First Black American - aspiring to be the official Democrat Party Candidate for the Pres. Of the USA

1. Barack  Husein Obama-------Black American politician is a controversial candidate because of his religion & race. . He is half black, half white. His father is a Blackman from Kenya Africa  and his mother is White American from Kansas. He is  currently a Senator from Illinois State

2. Hilary Clinton -- Former First lady of USA , wife of Ex-President Bill -- belongs to the Democrat Party.  Ex-Pres. Bill Clinton womanizing escapades s*x scandal  has been recalled in this campaign.   She is currently a Senator from New York City

3. John McCain --- the most liberal member of the Republican Party is hated by his own member party because of his left-wing agendas.  Republicans are mostly Conservative in their ideologies, does not want to endorse him as their candidate

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Bios:
1. Obama
About Barack  Obama-----United States Senator  of  Illinois - Democrat Party
barack Hussein Obama, Jr. ( born August 4, 1961 in Hawaii ) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.


Barack,s photo of his African Kenyan Father and White mother


Born to a Kenyan father and an American mother, he spent most of his early life in Honolulu, Hawaii. From ages six to ten, he lived in Jakarta, Indonesia with his mother and Indonesian stepfather.


Barack as a young boy -- with his mother, step sister & grandfather

A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Obama worked as a community organizer, university lecturer, and civil rights lawyer before running for public office and serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. After an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he announced his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2003.


Obama with his  white Maternal grandparents

The following year, while still an Illinois state legislator, Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.[4] He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with 70% of the vote.
Obama is especially proud of being a husband and father of two daughters, Malia, 9 and Sasha, 6. Obama and his wife, Michelle, married in 1992 and live on Chicago,s South Side
Since announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War, increasing energy independence, and providing universal health care as his top three priorities.

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2. Clinton----United States Senator  of  New York City - Democrat Party


Hillary Clinton --- First  American Woman  - aspiring to be the official Democrat Party Candidate for the Pres. Of the USA

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois ) is the junior United States Senator from New York, and a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election. She is married to Bill Clinton—the 42nd President of the United States—and was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001..
. She began her career as a lawyer after graduating from Yale Law School in 1973. She moved to Arkansas in 1974 and married Bill Clinton in 1975, following a stint as a Congressional legal counsel. On February 27, 1980, Rodham gave birth to a daughter, Chelsea, her only child


1997 photo in Washington, DC,  when Bill Clinton was the Pres.of USA…..with daughter Chelsea, Pres.Clinton and as First Lady that year , Hillary

She was later named the first female partner at Rose Law Firm in 1979 and was listed as one of the one hundred most influential lawyers in America in 1988 and 1991. She was the First Lady of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992 and was active in a number of organizations concerned with the welfare of children as well as sitting on the board of Wal-Mart and several other corporate boards.


Monica Lewinsky  and Pres. Bill Clinton ---- s*x Scandal in Clinton Presidency.
This is the Woman ( an intern in the white house ) who was having an affair with Pres.Clinton in the White House………Clinton is a womanizer and has several sexual affairs since he was governor of Arkansas and as Pres.of USA .  This affair with Monica  which was highly publicized in the news media was the downfall of his political carreer.

The state of her marriage to Bill Clinton was the subject of considerable public discussion following the Lewinsky scandal in 1998.
After moving to New York, Clinton was elected as senator for New York State in 2000; this was the first time an American First Lady ran for public office and she is the first female senator from that state


NOTE:  The Primary election for this 2 Democrat Candidates is not over yet…..Who ever wins for the highest no.of delegate votes  will be the official Presidential candidate of the Democrat Party and will Run against John McCain of the Republican Party.  It could be Obama or Clinton.

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3 John Sidney McCain III ------United States Senator from Arizona ----Republican Party ----- he is the official  Presidential Candidate of the Republican Party

Education: BS US Naval Academy, 1958; National War College, 1974
The son and grandson of prominent Navy admirals, John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936 ( inside the USA Military Base )


Senator John S McCain III

After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1958, McCain began a twenty-two year career as a naval aviator. In 1967, he was shot down over Vietnam and held as a prisoner-of-war in Hanoi for five and a half years (1967-1973), much of it in solitary confinement. He retired from the Navy as a Captain in 1981. McCain's naval honors include the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.


Should McCain win in 2008, he would be the oldest person to assume the Presidency in history at initial ascension to office, being 72 years old , he would also become the first President of the United States not to be born within the United States , He would also be the first president from Arizona.
First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona in 1982
he was elected to the United States Senate in 1986, after serving two terms in the U.S. House.


Admiral John McCain and Adm. John McCain Jr. - world war II photo
( grandfather & father of Senator John McCain III )  They were the first father and son admirals in American history .Grandfather, son and grandson were all Annapolis graduates.


John Sidney McCain, Sr. (August 9, 1884–September 6, 1945) was an Admiral in the United States Navy, notable as a commander of the Fast Carrier Task Force in World War II. -------grandfather of Senator J. McCain III



Admiral John Sidney McCain, Jr. (January 17, 1911 – March 22, 1981) was a four star admiral in the United States Navy who served in World War II through the Vietnam War.
Father of Senator John McCain III


Senator John S.McCain III in uniform after he was released from Vietnam Prison. He became  famous as an American War Hero in America…



U.S. Navy Lt. Commander----John S. McCain III April 24, 1973 - during the Vietnam War ----- is now a Senator and Presidential Candidate of the republican party


U.S. Navy Lt. Commander. John McCain (now a US Senator) suffered severe injuries in 1967 from bailing out of his A-4 over Hanoi and being beaten by a mob. A prize hostage because of his prominent father, he rejected offers of quick repatriation.


Senator John McCain and his son Jack paid a visit in April 2000 to what remains of the Hanoi Hilton. "It's always interesting for me to be back here and show my son the place where I lived for a long time," he said


McCain said that his time as a POW put a strain on his marriage to his first wife, Carol, with whom he had a daughter. His first marriage ended in divorce in 1980
and he soon remarried to Cindy Hensley , together they have four children, including one adopted daughter from Bangladesh.
Senator McCain has seven children and four grandchildren, and currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife Cindy.

The next generation of McCains are carrying on the family's tradition of military service — he has two sons on active duty - they are Jimmy and John IV

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Who will it be ?  Obama, Clinton or McCain ?
We will know it when people decides on election day.
Could you guess who will win base on their qualifications ?

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Presidential election 2008 will be  on ------------November 4, 2008

Primary elections are held to determine which nominee in each political party will represent the party in the general election.

General Elections ---The winning candidate from each party moves on to the general election and all voters, regardless of their political party registration, are allowed to vote for any candidate on that ballot.

John McCain - the official Presidential Candidate of Republican Party is Waiting to find out WHO will be his opponent from the Democrat Party

The Primary elections ( for delegate votes ) for Democrat Party is not over yet.  It is a close race between Clinton and Obama……….Whoever gets the highest delegate votes will be the official Pres. Candidate of the Democrat party.


Clinton-Mccain-Obama
McCain  may be the first American POW hero to be elected Pres.of USA


Obama and McCain  --------Will it be Obama  to run against McCain ?
Obama may be the first Black American to be elected as the next Pres. Of USA


Clinton and McCain -------- Will it be Clinton to run Against McCain ?
Clinton may be the first Woman to be elected as the next Pres. Of USA

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direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines

Voters used a computer voting machine to vote


Rows of electronic computer voting machines


Computerized Voting in the whole country ------Fast, Quick, Easy
winners are projected in matters of hours after the polling place is closed. ……Losers graciously  bow in defeat & make concessions speech in matters of hours after the winner is proclaimed on TV networks nationwide broadcasting. Within one day after the voting, we already know who are the winners. 
Computerized voting is very effective, accurate & there is  no cheating. Once voters press the button in
the booth, the count is automatically counted & transmitted to the main election commission computer system.
Losers does not complain being cheated……..quietly they accept defeat. This is the nice thing about our politicians here.  They knew , there is always a NEXT time for them to run again.


direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines
DRE Voting System  -------there are 3 ways to Vote
1. Vote by Mail Ballot - mail your paper  ballot before election day starts
2. Ballot Now - using paper ballot&  a scanner computer voting machine
3. Eslate or Electronic Voting using Computer machine = touchtone screen



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Voting system
All direct recording electronic (DRE) voting machines used after January 1, 2006, must have an accessible voter-verified paper audit trail, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 19250. All voters voting on an electronic voting machine should review and verify their ballot choices on this printed paper record, prior to finalizing and casting their ballot. Once the ballot is cast, this paper record of the ballot is retained inside the voting machine as part of the election audit trail to verify the accuracy of the votes recorded. In accordance with California law, voters do not get a printed paper record of their vote choices.


1. vote-by-mail ballots ….you will receive an official ballot paper in the mail……You use this ballot to vote, select the candidates, sign the ballot, mail it before the election day starts………..this saves time for people who are busy & does not want to go in person on election day to vote.  There is a cut off date to mail it, if you mail it too late, it wont be counted.

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2. Ballot Now
receive your ballot from a poll worker and proceed to your voting booth.
Use a blue or black pen to completely fill the box next to your choice. Do not mark more choices than allowed for each contest.


Paper ballot…..to be scan then drop into the ballot slot inside the machine or a separate ballot box .
To vote for a write-in candidate, make sure to fill the box next to "Write-In" and write the candidate's name on the line below.


Voting machine…….scan your ballot then drop it into the slot or a separate box

Select your candidate on the paper ballot, scan the ballot with the computer machine, then drop your ballot into the slot inside the machine.
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3. eSlate ---------electronic voting using touch tone screen-----prints out a paper copy of your vote
Sign in at the polls. If you would prefer to use a paper ballot instead of the eSlate, you may request one at this time. You will receive an Access Code. Turn the "SELECT" wheel until the language of your choice is highlighted in red (if multiple languages are available in your county). Press "ENTER" to make your selection.


Touchtone Screen - Electronic voting machine

Turn the "SELECT" wheel to highlight the first number of your Access Code. Press "ENTER" to choose that number. Repeat for all numbers of your Access Code.
Turn the "SELECT" wheel until the candidate or measure of your choice is highlighted in blue. Press "ENTER". The box to the left of your choice will turn red to confirm your selection. To change your selection, turn the “SELECT” wheel to highlight your new selection and press the “ENTER” button. Your previous selection will be automatically de-selected. Touch the "NEXT" button to advance to the next page.
Touch the "PREV" button to go back to the previous page.


Verfication of your vote screen

After you have made your selections, a Ballot Summary Page will appear.
Read the ballot Summary Page carefully. Only after you have made all of your desired choices, press CAST BALLOT from the final Ballot Summary Page to proceed to the Paper Verification Page.
Read the Paper Verification Page carefully and verify your selections on the printed record.
Only after verifying the printed record, turn the SELECT wheel to highlight Accept Page and press ENTER.


Final Step ------ Cast your ballot

After you have verified and accepted all printed pages, press CAST BALLOT to finish voting.
You have finished voting when you see the waving American flag. The printer displays "Ballot Accepted" and scrolls to a blank page  to ensure voter privacy.

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kahit saan part yata ng net nababasa ko yang name na hilary clinton ...  or obama


sino sa tingin mo mananalo poca?

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Natandaan ko dati yung last presidential election dito sa pinas, yung COMELEC bumili ng maraming voting machines pero hindi ginamit kasi di pala pumasa sa quality standards.. 1 billion pesos yung ginastos haha... napunta sa wala.

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Presidential Winner in USA  is Determined by the highest no.of  Electoral Votes NOT by popular votes:

Election in USA is very confusing & complicated Process
1. First  is the  Primary Election ----several candidates ( of each party ) will bid,  to be the Nominee for the Presidency……Who ever wins the highest DELEGATE votes is the front runner.  Example: Republican Party -- John McCain won the Nomination
2. General Election ---  the 2 winners of both party will run against each other to win the Presidential election:  EX: John McCain for Republican  and Barack Obama for Democrat party
3.  Electoral Vote ----whoever has the highest no. of electoral votes is the WINNER.  The winner is proclaimed based on the Electoral Vote NOT on the Popular actual no. of votes by the people.

The Winning Votes is based on 2 process:
    1. Popular Vote -----total  no. of  votes  by the people counted  in all 50 States
      2. Electoral Vote --- is determined by the number of population in each states.

It gave rural areas and smaller states a slightly larger role in determining the outcome of the election, and it continues to do so today;
1. for example, the largest state by population, California, only has about one electoral vote for every 660,000 residents, while the smallest, Wyoming, has an electoral vote for about every 170,000.2. They will add all the electoral votes in all 50 states, the one who has the highest no. of electoral votes is the Winner.

Any Questions ?????  Complicated hindi ba ?  They take the % of the popular vote which in turn became the electoral votes …..
Sa Pilipinas, they only used the total no. of Popular votes to determined the winner but not here.

      End of History Lesson………….hehehe…..just kidding guys….

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(03-21-2008 12:10 AM)dominicuz Wrote:  kahit saan part yata ng net nababasa ko yang name na hilary clinton ...  or obama
sino sa tingin mo mananalo poca?

Palagay ko si Obama ang mananalo.........masyadong masungit si Hillary........

Obama is little bit ahead of Hillary right now by Delegate Votes counts. It is a  very close race between the two of them.
Hillary is too aggressive, too demanding, hot tempered.  Obama is very likable & more popular than Hillary …..
FYI ---Obama is very intelligent person, he was Magna c*m laude of his J.D. law at Harvard, a very famous prestigious University……..Most of the Ex-Pres. Of USA are Harvard graduates of Law.
Obama was also a Law professor  at Columbia Univ. law school before he became a Senator. All three candidates has very  IMPRESSIVE  RESUME.