DOCSLIB.ORG

LISD Seeking Super by Contributing Writer by Contributing Writer Kelly Bell Kelly Bell the Longview Independent School District (LISD) About Wilcox’S Hiring

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
LISD Seeking Super by Contributing Writer by Contributing Writer Kelly Bell Kelly Bell the Longview Independent School District (LISD) About Wilcox’S Hiring Vol. 15 No. 665 February 2-9, 2012 Visit us online at www.easttexasreview.com Complimentary Copy Serving all of East Texas Healthcare unites LISD seeking Faith City slates annual Diagnostic Clinic of Longview and super in the Longview Regional Medical Center workplace Kid’s announce plans for formal affiliation See LISD Fishing Day See Uniting Below Below See Faith Below See City Below The community Truth | Integrity | Positive Summer program seeks donations Kids compete at Tyler Parks and Recreation is seeking donations of arts and crafts supplies, table games, sporting equipment and youth reading books for its free, summer playground program that will take place at five park locations for 10 Story and photos by Joycelyne Fadojutimi weeks beginning in June. For the full story, visit us online at www.easttexasreview.com t was a bright, early and chilly Sat- meeturday morning when most people Lifeguard are in bed under warm blankets enjoying not having to go to training set school or work. Early risers may Johnston McQueen students at recent UIL competition. have been up watching cartoons. PARD Aquatics is getting ready for However, students, and their the upcoming summer season by of- teachersI assembled on this fateful morning fering 2 Lifeguard Training classes: at HUDSON PEP for the UIL meet. one in March and one in April. For the full story, visit us online at Continued on Page 5 www.easttexasreview.com Healthcare unites LISD seeking super By Contributing Writer By Contributing Writer Kelly Bell Kelly Bell The Longview Independent School District (LISD) about Wilcox’s hiring. “We are going to have to hire The Diagnostic Clinic of Longview Board of Trustees is offering former Superintendent somebody. I think we get a lot more for our money (DCOL) and Longview Regional Med- Dr. James E. Wilcox a second term as interim. The if we hire someone who can come in and hit the ical Center (LRMC) have revealed panel has already unanimously voted to hire an in- ground running.” their impending collaboration and terim superintendent and assigned Board President Wilcox formally informed the board of his retire- how it will advance healthcare ser- ment in December, with his retirement officially com- vices yet further for East Texans Dr. Sam Satterwhite the task of offering the post to already accustomed to expert care Wilcox. Salary has yet to be established, but inter- mencing Dec. 31. At that point Deputy Superinten- from both institutions. ims typically earn less than full-time supers. dent Andrea Mayo became interim superintendent. Continued on Page 4 “Any interim superintendent is going to cost less “It’s difficult enough to work one of these posi- than a full-time person, so there is a definite sav- tions, but to work both of them simultaneously is Museum honors ings to local taxpayers,” said Satterwhite. “But with a monumental task,” said Satterwhite. “Andrea someone like James [Wilcox] we would be able to [Mayo] has been holding down the fort better than black history make a seamless transition because he knows this anyone else could, but it’s not fair to expect her to Dr. James E. Wilcox continue doing both jobs.” Black History Then and Now is district like the back of his hand.” the theme of the Gregg County Trustee Dr. Chris Mack is equally enthusiastic Continued on Page 5 Historical Museum’s 2012 salute to African-American history. For the full story, visit us online at City slates Unity Honors Luncheon www.easttexasreview.com to be held Thursday Play it safe annual Kid’s The Unity Honors Luncheon, hosted by the Race Driving drunk to penalize Relations Committee, will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2 Super Bowl plans Fishing Day starting at 12:00pm at the Maude Cobb Activity Center. Free event open to ages 3 to 16 For the full story, visit us online at www.easttexasreview.com The Super Bowl is ETR Staff Report America’s most popular No temptation has overtaken you except The City of Longview Partners in Pre- such as is common to man; but God is faith- Faith in the workplace national sporting event. All vention and Texas Parks and Wildlife will across the country, millions ful, who will not allow you to be tempted By Contributing Writer Kelly Bell beyond what you are able, but with the host the 21st Annual Kid’s Fishing Day at of people gather to socialize temptation will also make the way of Teague Park Lake on Sat., Feb. 11, from Can the Christian faith make an impact on the and watch the big game. escape, that you may be able to bear it. 10am to 2pm. workplace? In America workers are more and more For the full story, visit us online at Corinthians 10:13 For the full story, visit us online at hoping their jobs will provide something more fulfill- www.easttexasreview.com www.easttexasreview.com ing than a paycheck. Is there a place for pastors here? For the full story, visit us online at www.easttexasreview.com Talking finances Get a Chic & Unique Clothing, accessories, with your Valentine New Look purses, hats, & more... Anns Petals By Jason Alderman for the More than just your average flower As you and your spouse celebrate Valen- Everything Must Go shop, Ann’s Petals is a full-service, Name Brand Church Suits premier florist, offering top quality fresh tine’s Day over a candle-lit dinner, you may New Year flowers, breathtaking exotic flowers, and want to avoid romance-killing topics like, tropical blooming plants, as well as green 3 for $200 plants, dish gardens, and unique giftware. “Honey, let’s talk about our financial future.” But you really should have that conversa- Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00 & Saturday 9:00-noon tion sooner rather than later to keep your Tues.-Sat. Order 1107 EvErgrEEn | LongviEw, TX relationship on a healthy footing. 11am-5pm online 903.297.7799 or 800.954.4068 517 S. Mobberly | Longview | 903.236.0321 24 hours www.annspetals.com For the full story, visit us online at a day! www.easttexasreview.com inside the Business/Legal 2 Community News 4, 5 Community Calendar 7 Commentary 3 Gospel Spotlight 6 Community Health 8 Page 2 East Texas REview February 2-9, 2012 The East Texas Review BUSINESS/LEGAL February 2-9, 2012 longview area Supermarket tricks that make us spend more Instrument techs By Mary Hunt needed I’ve always thought of myself as pretty sharp when it 5. Unit pricing. It’s a good thing that stores now have la- Qualified candidates must have NCCER certification, pipeline and compressor station ex- comes to spotting supermarket trickery. I’m not even fazed bels showing the per-ounce or per-pint price, right? Sure, as perience. Radio communication experience is a plus. Must be able to work independently, by an end-cap display announcing, “Special.” I know their long as all of the options are broken down in the same way. be computer savvy and have extensive knowledge of PLC’s. Position requires some travel ways. They hope we’ll just assume that “special” means along with night and weekend callouts. Company vehicle will be provided as well as com- “super cheap sale.” But we’re so much smarter than that. But what happens when ice cream is shown as per ounce for pensation for expenses. This is a long term maintenance position, salary is DOE. Interested Which is why I was taken aback by a recent article by our one brand, per gram for another and per pint for that one candidates fax your resume, references, along with salary requirements to 409-291-8469. friends over at TLC Discovery Channel. They revealed ways over there? Not easy to compare. The trick is to confuse us grocery stores trick us into spending more that I’d not con- so we’ll just grab the one at eye level. sidered. Some of these really made me stop and think. 6. Diluting liquids. Items like liquid laundry detergent, 1. TVs at checkout lines. I have not seen this yet, but I hear it’s coming. The trick is to distract us from the check- cleaners and fruit juices can be difficult to price compare. out scanner while exposing us to product ads for items that While one brand may be priced cheaper than its name-brand are coincidentally within easy reach, or that we’ll encoun- competitor, it may be watered down considerably and there- ter on our next shopping trip. fore cheaper. Become a label reader to avoid getting tricked. 2. Rearranging the store. There’s a reason they do this: To get you out of your rut so you’ll start to notice things 7. Grouping complementary items. You have tortilla you never saw before. While searching for what you need, chips on your list, but not fresh gourmet salsa, sour cream you’re apt to toss a few new things into your cart that you and grated premium cheese. But hey, they just happened hadn’t planned. The store wins again. to be arranged so beautifully right there with the chips, 3. Strategic placement. There’s a psychology in the way so why not? Or you grab the sale-priced eggs, but then see stores are laid out. Milk, bread and eggs (common items) are located miles from one another. They know you’ll have to tra- the hash browns, milk and premium brand English muffins verse the store from one end to the other. That increases the right in the same bin. How thoughtful. The only problem: likelihood you’ll buy more things than you planned.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Gone Rogue: Time to Reform the Presidential Primary Debates
    Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy Discussion Paper Series #D-67, January 2012 Gone Rogue: Time to Reform the Presidential Primary Debates by Mark McKinnon Shorenstein Center Reidy Fellow, Fall 2011 Political Communications Strategist Vice Chairman Hill+Knowlton Strategies Research Assistant: Sacha Feinman © 2012 President and Fellows of Harvard College. All rights reserved. How would the course of history been altered had P.T. Barnum moderated the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858? Today’s ultimate showman and on-again, off-again presidential candidate Donald Trump invited the Republican presidential primary contenders to a debate he planned to moderate and broadcast over the Christmas holidays. One of a record 30 such debates and forums held or scheduled between May 2011 and March 2012, this, more than any of the previous debates, had the potential to be an embarrassing debacle. Trump “could do a lot of damage to somebody,” said Karl Rove, the architect of President George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns, in an interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News. “And I suspect it’s not going to be to the candidate that he’s leaning towards. This is a man who says himself that he is going to run— potentially run—for the president of the United States starting next May. Why do we have that person moderating a debate?” 1 Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the 2008 Republican nominee for president, also reacted: “I guarantee you, there are too many debates and we have lost the focus on what the candidates’ vision for America is..
    [Show full text]
  • Ellen L. Weintraub
    2/5/2020 FEC | Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub Home › About the FEC › Leadership and Structure › All Commissioners › Ellen L. Weintraub Ellen L. Weintraub Democrat Currently serving CONTACT Email [email protected] Twitter @EllenLWeintraub Biography Ellen L. Weintraub (@EllenLWeintraub) has served as a commissioner on the U.S. Federal Election Commission since 2002 and chaired it for the third time in 2019. During her tenure, Weintraub has served as a consistent voice for meaningful campaign-finance law enforcement and robust disclosure. She believes that strong and fair regulation of money in politics is important to prevent corruption and maintain the faith of the American people in their democracy. https://www.fec.gov/about/leadership-and-structure/ellen-l-weintraub/ 1/23 2/5/2020 FEC | Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub Weintraub sounded the alarm early–and continues to do so–regarding the potential for corporate and “dark-money” spending to become a vehicle for foreign influence in our elections. Weintraub is a native New Yorker with degrees from Yale College and Harvard Law School. Prior to her appointment to the FEC, Weintraub was Of Counsel to the Political Law Group of Perkins Coie LLP and Counsel to the House Ethics Committee. Top items The State of the Federal Election Commission, 2019 End of Year Report, December 20, 2019 The Law of Internet Communication Disclaimers, December 18, 2019 "Don’t abolish political ads on social media. Stop microtargeting." Washington Post, November 1, 2019 The State of the Federal Election
    [Show full text]
  • The Trump Presidency, Journalism, and Democracy
    The Trump Presidency, Journalism, and Democracy Edited by Robert E. Gutsche, Jr. First published 2018 ISBN 13:978-1-138-30738-4 (hbk) ISBN 13:978-1-315-14232-6 (ebk) Chapter 7 The Hell that Black People Live Trump’s Reports to Journalists on Urban Conditions Carolyn Guniss CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 7 The Hell that Black People Live Trump’s Reports to Journalists on Urban Conditions Carolyn Guniss It’s February 16, 2017. Donald J. Trump has been in the White House as Commander-in-Chief for just about a month. Trump holds a press conference to announce that he had nominated Alexander Acosta, a Hispanic man, as the U.S. Secretary of Labor. He uses the moment to update Americans about the “mess at home and abroad” that he inherited. He also took questions from journalists at his first press conference as president. Trump takes a question from April Ryan, a veteran White House cor- respondent for American Urban Radio Networks. She has been in that role since 1997, is in the process of covering her fourth U.S. president, and serves as the radio network’s Washington, D.C. bureau chief. Standing about midpoint, to the left of the room for the viewers, she signals to Trump that she wants to ask a question. Trump does what he does best when dealing with people of color: He finds a way to offend Ryan. “Yes, oh, this is going to be a bad question, but that’s OK,” he said. It is unclear what Trump meant by the statement, but whatever he meant, it wasn’t positive.
    [Show full text]
  • Does American Democracy Still Work?
    Does American Democracy Still Work? Does American Democracy Still Work? ?ALAN WOLFE Yale University Press New Haven and London The Future of American Democracy series aims to examine, sustain, and renew the historic vision of American democracy in a series of books by some of America’s foremost thinkers. The books in the series present a new, balanced, centrist approach to examining the challenges American democracy has faced in the past and must overcome in the years ahead. Series editor: Norton Garfinkle. Copyright © 2006 by Alan Wolfe. All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, including illustrations, in any form (beyond that copying permitted by Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law and except by reviewers for the public press), without written permission from the publishers. Set in Minion type by Integrated Publishing Solutions, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Printed in the United States of America by R. R. Donnelley, Harrisonburg, Virginia. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wolfe, Alan, 1942– Does American democracy still work? / Alan Wolfe. p. cm.—(The future of American democracy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-300-10859-0 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-300-10859-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Democracy—United States. 2. United States—Politics and government. I. Title. II. Series JK1726.W65 2006 320.973—dc22 2006008116 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.
    [Show full text]
  • Volume 34, No. 2
    Picnic and Central Committee Meeting We lost the ballot access appeal; see the main www.MD.LP.org front page News section for various articles about it. It is impor- tant for everybody to go to our automated petition generation webpage (click the Petition link at the top left of the front page, or go directly to www.MD.LP.org/petition. We have a short time- frame to collect sufficient signatures to get our candidates back onto the November General Election ballot. You might believe that you already signed; enter your name on the petition webpage and it will tell you if we can still use your signature this time around. It is even more important for all of us to ask our friends and family members to sign the petition as well. Here is a sample email you might modify and send to everybody in your address book: Friends, I don’t usually send out political emails in case they’d be interpreted as unwanted spam. This is going to everyone in my address book, so I apologize if it is unwanted. But this is an urgent critical What: Libertarian Party of Maryland Annual Picnic case and the window of opportunity is short. IMHO Date: Saturday, July 28 (rain or shine) this is an egregious affront to the electoral pro- Location: 4626 River Rd., Bethesda, MD 20816 cess. Please take a few minutes and sign our peti- (Arvin Vohra’s home) tion at: Schedule: 2:00 pm: picnicking http://www.MD.LP.org/petition 4:00 pm: Central Committee meeting (no charge) It would be great if you’d forward either the web Cost: $8.00 mailed to Box 176 (or click credit cards on website) link or this email itself to your contacts in Mary- by July 23; $10.00 on site land.
    [Show full text]
  • Notice of General Election
    Notice of General Election Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday the 6th day of November, 2012 at the polling places in the election precincts of Clay County, Nebraska, the General Election will be held. The polls will open at 8:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. Said election will be for electing candidates to various offices. Some races will not appear on your General Election ballot as the candidates are elected by specific subdivisions, districts or wards. Proposed Amendments to the Constitution and Initiatives or Referendums will be published by the Secretary of State. Presidential Ticket Non-Partisan Ticket School Tickets Republican Mitt Romney Judge of the District Court District # 2 Sutton School Board President District One Sara Nuss Paul Ryan Shall Judge Vicky L. Johnson be retained Michael L. Thompson Vice President in office? Democrat District #90 Adams Central Central Community College Area Barack Obama School Board President Board of Governors Gaylord Johnson Joseph R. Biden Jr. First District Ryan Weeks Vice President Paul R. Krieger Karen L. Mousel Libertarian At Large Dave Lynn Gary Johnson Sam Cowan Carissa Uhrmacher President For Little Blue Natural Resource Chad E. Trausch James P. Gray District Director Vice President District #74 Blue Hill School Board Sub District One Americans Elect Lori Toepfer No filings No filings Michael Karr Sub District Two By Petition Dale Harrifeld Randall A. Terry Charles Rainforth President Sub District Three District # 47 Davenport School Marjorie Smith Jeremy Groves Board Vice President Sub District Four Ron Holeman Senatorial Ticket Ross A. Fisher Jeff Hoins Republican Sub District Five Rod Tegtmeier Deb Fischer Steven Shaw Democrat Sub District Six District #126 Doniphan Trumbull Bob Kerrey Sacha Lemke School Board Libertarian Sub District Seven Chris Sullivan No filings Alan D.
    [Show full text]
  • Equal Freedom Ii Equal Freedom
    Equal Freedom ii Equal Freedom The Principle of Equal Freedom and Noncoercive Government Jerome L. Wright A Principled Basis for Free Societies Copyright © 2011 by Jerome L. Wright. All rights reserved. Foyle Publishing Foyle.co ii Table of Contents Preface Part 1 The Principle of Equal Freedom 1. The Concept of Equal Freedom 2. The Principle and Its Corollaries 3. Application in a Free Society 4. Application in a Controlled Society Part 2 The Individual in Equal Freedom 5. Rights and Properties 6. Living Without Coercion 7. Living Without Fraud 8. Living With Responsibility 9. Living With Equal Respect 10. Living in Liberty Part 3 The Role of Noncoercive Government 11. The Nature of Noncoercive Government 12. The Role of Government 13. Societal Services 14. The Societal System Part 4 The Functioning of Noncoercive Government 15. Operating Proprietary Governments 16. Clients and Government 17. Preparation 18. Implementation and Transition 19. A Civilization of Equal Freedom Bibliography Index iii PREFACE While there is a multitude of predecessors who have made a work such as this possible, these stand out in my mind as the most prominent builders of the theory of freedom: John Locke, Herbert Spencer, Gustave de Molinari, Lysander Spooner, Albert Jay Nock, Murray Rothbard, and Ludwig von Mises. Freedom is the ability to live your life as you wish to live it, with full control of your properties. Equal freedom means having your freedom while respecting the same freedom of others. No government on Earth today allows freedom, although many claim they do. It is possible to attain and maintain a society of freedom, but not an easy task on this world.
    [Show full text]
  • Gov. Gary Johnson, Judge Jim Gray Top LP Ticket LP Top Gray Jim Judge Johnson, Gary Gov
    WWW.LP.ORG MiniMuM GovernMent • MaxiMuM FreedoM The Party of Principle™ David Bergland Moderates Wrights/ Johnson Debate - Page 3 June 2012 The Official Newspaper of the Libertarian Party Volume 42, Issue 2 Voting Libertarian is the Only Cure for Big Government - Page 5 Winner of Libertarian Solutions Contest - Page 6 In This Issue: Chair’s Corner.............................2 LPGov. Gary Johnson, News Judge Jim Gray Top LP Ticket roller-coaster ride, a heart-rending LP Presidential Debate................3 celebration of the party’s 40-year A history, the election of our high- profile presidential and vice-presidential Bylaw Changes...........................3 candidates and a refreshing departure from today’s scripted, tightly controlled, and Convention News..................3-6,8 taxpayer-funded Republican and Demo- cratic conventions -- that was the 2012 Platform Changes.......................5 Libertarian National Convention held at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada LP Candidates......................6-8,11 on May 2 to 6. The presidential debate between Lee Libertarian Solutions..............6,15 Wrights and Gary Johnson was as friendly as a reunion of two old friends. The presi- Awards.......................................8 dential and vice presidential nominations were decisive. The Libertarian Party elected former two-term New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson (left) as its presidential can- An array of Libertarian Heroes and diate for the 2012 election. Judge Jim Gray (right), a veteran trial judge in California, was elected Vice President. Gov. Gary Johnson Inverview......9 other fascinating speakers graced the con- Then came the election for party of- ian Presidential nominee, receiving 419 of vention with inspiring talks and powerful, ficers.
    [Show full text]
  • Before the Federal Election Commission
    BEFORE THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION In the Matter of Commission on.Presidential Debates, Frank Fahrenkopf, Jr., Michael D. McCurry, Howard G. Buffett, John C. Danforth, John Griffen, Antonia Hernandez, John I. Jenkins, Newton N. Minow, Richard D. Parsons, Dorothy Ridings, Alan K. Simpson, and Janet Brown COMPLAINT SHAPIRO, ARATO &, ISSERLES LLP 500 Fifth Avenue 40th Floor New York, New York lOIlO Phone: (212)257-4880 Fax: (212)202-6417 Attorneys for Complainants Level the Playing Field and Peter Ackerman TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TABLE OF CONTENTS i TABLE OF EXHIBITS iii PRELIMINARY STATEMENT I BACKGROUND 6 A. The Parties , 6 B. Regulatory Framework 8 C. The Commission On Presidential Debates As Debate Sponsor 11 THE CPD VIOLATES THE PEG'S DEBATE STAGING RULES 14 I. THE CPD IS NOT A NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION; IT SUPPORTS THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PARTIES AND OPPOSES THIRD PARTIES AND INDEPENDENtS 15 A. The Democratic And Republican Parties Created The CPD As A Partisan Organization 16 B. The CPD Has Consistently Supported The Democratic And Republican Parties And Opposed Third Parties And Independents 20 C. The CPD Is Designed To Further Democratic And Republican Interests 25 II. THE CPD USES SUBJECTIVE CANDIDATE SELECTION CRITERIA THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EXCLUDE THIRD-PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES 32 A. The 15% Rule Is Not Objective 33 1. The 15% Rule Is Designed To Select Republican And Democratic Candidates And Exclude Third-Party And Independent Candidates 34 2. The CPD's 15% Rule Is Biased Because It Systematically Disfavors Third-Party And Independent Candidates 40 3. The Timing Of The CPD's Determination Is Biased And Designed To Exclude Third-Party And Independent Candidates 44 4.
    [Show full text]
  • Sample Ballot Continued…
    WHAT’S NEW FOR THIS ELECTION Top Two Primary What is it? In 2010, California voters approved Proposition 14 creating the “Top- Two Primary,” which replaced the traditional party-nominated primary. Under the Top-Two Primary laws, all candidates running, regardless of their party preference, appear on a single combined ballot, and voters can vote for any candidate from any political party. The candidates who receive the highest and second-highest number of votes cast at the Primary election advance to the General election. This change applies to federal and state contests, except for President. The rules for non-partisan contests (i.e. counties, cities, school and special districts) did not change. For the Presidential Primary, Party Ballots Still Exist Since the Top Two Primary rules do not affect the election of party nominee for President, party-specific ballots will be issued for this Presidential Primary Election. Only voters who are registered to vote with a specific party are allowed to vote in that party’s Presidential nominee contest. All Other Contests Are Open to All Voters The new rules apply to U.S. Senate, U.S. Congressional, statewide and state legislative offices. Candidates for these offices are no longer nominated by party. As a result, voters can vote for any candidate on the ballot regardless of the candidate’s party preference. These contests are now referred to as “voter-nominated offices.” Again, in these contests, only the two candidates who receive the highest and second-highest vote totals will be on the ballot in the November General Election. Party Preference and Political Party Endorsement The term "party preference" is now used in place of the term "party affiliation”.
    [Show full text]
  • 2012 a Great Leap Forward for 'Third Parties'? | the Bloomington Alternative
    2/20/12 2012 a great leap forward for 'third parties'? | The Bloomington Alternative SOCIAL ACTIVISM | POLITICS | OCCUPY! | ECONOMIC JUSTICE | ALTERNATIVE PARTIES 2012 a great leap forward for 'third parties'? Some could be influential; ballot access will be a key factor by Steven Higgs February 19, 2012 Americans' faith in the two-party system of governance may have plummeted to the point where alternative candidates and parties like Dr. Jill Stein and the Green Party, former Democratic Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson and his new Justice Party, renegade Republican Congressman Ron Paul and/or his former Libertarian Party, or the Socialist Party USA just might have a impact. "The mood of the country is toxic," Daily Beast contributor Douglas Schoen wrote on Feb. 14, 2012, echoing a growing conversation about the roles "third parties" might play in this year's presidential election. The day before, Huffington Post bloggers Sheri and Allan Rivlin posted what they called a "bold" prediction that there will be multiple alternative party surges before votes are finally cast on Nov. 6. "There will not be one 'third party' candidate in 2012," they wrote, stressing that the phrase is a misnomer anyway. "There will be lots of minor party and independent candidates for president. Several of them may seem like a pretty big deal, at "Dissatisfaction with the least for a period of a few weeks, in the long campaign cycle yet to unfold." state of our country is at One that is getting national attention is Americans Elect, the record levels. Seventy- subject of Schoen's piece, which rejects the idea of parties altogether.
    [Show full text]
  • 1912 and 2012: the Tide of Progressivism in American Presidential Politics
    1912 and 2012: The Tide of Progressivism in American Presidential Politics John A. Moore, Jr. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona On December 6, 2011, Barack Obama traveled to Osawatomie, Kansas, where he delivered remarks to students and guests at Osawatomie High School. Encouraged by a handful of eminent historians with whom he had dined during his first years in office, Obama quite obviously was channeling Theodore Roosevelt, who, almost 100 years prior, had given a celebrated address in Osawatomie declaring his commitment to something called the “New Nationalism.”1 The term derived from a book written by Herbert Croly and published in 1909.2 Roosevelt, a Republican and popular former president, was setting the stage for his political restoration in the forthcoming presidential campaign. His New Nationalism speech called for increased government activism in American social and economic life and a stronger executive office than recent tradition had provided. 1 “The New Nationalism,” The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: National Edition, vol. 27, ed. Hermann Hagedorn (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1926), 5-22. For each of president Obama’s first three years in office he met at dinner annually with the historians. They included Michael Beschloss, H. W. Brands, Douglas Brinkley, Robert Caro, Robert Dallek, Doris Kearns Goodwin, David Kennedy, Kenneth Mack, and Garry Wills. See Jodi Kantor, “Now, a Chance to Catch Up to His Epochal Vision,” The New York Times, November 7, 2012, <http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/us/politics/now-a-chance-to-catch- up-to-his-epochal-vision.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0>; and Kenneth T.
    [Show full text]