The following speech by Peter Leyden was taken from a Pop!Tech blog post. Below is the post and the video
Peter Leyden, director of the New Politics Institute, is one of several commentators who have argued that Obama’s campaign represents a deep political paradigm shift. Beyond the nature of the campaign, Leyden views Obama’s election as a catalyzing force for “an explosive period of political and social innovation,” having the ability to mobilize new tools to take on 21st century challenges. Here’s Leyden giving a prescient analysis of the Obama campaign:
This TedTalk features Doris Kearns Goodwin, a Presidential historian, who talks to us about how we can look into the stories of the past as a way to see into the future. Listen to her stories and think about the lessons that apply to everyday life and to the elections of 2008.
Below are two videos and a newspaper article. The two videos have been produced on behalf of the two Presidential candidates. The first video criticizes Barack Obama for calling the war in Iraq a mistake. The second is a music video created from the Obama’s “Yes We Can” speech. The newspaper article is a New York Times op-ed written by Thomas Friedman. The article speaks to Governor Sarah Palin’s comments about Joe Biden who said that paying taxes is patriotic. I am sure many of you have already seen or read these videos and article, but take a look at them again and think about them in the context of the following questions.
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How does patriotism relate to freedom and vice versa?
What is freedom?
What does Senator Obama’s assertion that the Iraq War was a mistake say about his principles?
What does Senator Obama’s “Yes We Can” speech say about Freedom?
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