Good morning AP GOV!
Here are a few links to use for inspiration. Your task is to choose one, read it and comment on it. Use evidence from the article in your commentary. What do you think? What connections can you make? What additional information does the article make you want to discover?
Romney Deflates the President: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444223104578036902059331748.html
Clash of Philosophies: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/04/us/politics/debate-a-clash-over-governments-role-news-analysis.html?pagewanted=all
Fact Checks and Analysis: http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2012/10/03/fact-checks-and-analysis/gUsQaIslLte7Znlr17V1oL/story.html
Don't Mess With Big Bird: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/06/opinion/blow-dont-mess-with-big-bird.html?_r=1
Important Issues Ignored: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/the-denver-debate-ignored-hugely-important-domestic-issues/263227/
The Right to Lie?: http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/do-candidates-have-a-constitutional-right-to-lie/2012/10/05/1bb9fa8e-0ef5-11e2-a310-2363842b7057_story.html
Romney's Sick Joke: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/05/opinion/krugman-romneys-sick-joke.html?src=me&ref=general
Romney fact-checked by his own campaign: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/10/06/162404662/romney-health-care-debate-claim-gets-corrected-by-his-own-staff?sc=fb&cc=fp
I am also open to seeing what other articles you find when you do your 30 minutes a day of current events political reading. Feel free to post! If you go beyond the requirement of commenting, you will earn extra HW credit by creating an additional post with link, analysis and questions.
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