Author Archive for Madison

Air Force Veteran Weighing Run For Congress

Bellevue resident and former Air Force captain Richard Carter is taking the first steps toward challenging Lee Terry today:
 Omaha, Neb. - Richard N. Carter, a U.S. Air Force Reserve Captain with active duty combat experience in both Iraq and Afghanistan, will file Friday with the Federal Election Commission to form an exploratory committee. Carter, a […]

Welcome Back! 2008

 
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Episode V: Empire Strikes Back, Hillary Clinton wins New Hampshire

“I find your lack of faith disturbing.”
But first, a recap of Episode IV: A New Hope, Obama wins Iowa…
Barack Obama - 38%
John Edwards - 30%
HIllary Clinton - 29%
The stage was set. The young junior hero from a strange planet called “Illionis” jumped onto the intergalatic stage as he took on Darth Vader and the […]

Better Know Your Democrats

Election Day is (almost) here. Before you head to the polls, it’s important to know who you’re voting for. So we’ve compiled a list. The hard work is done for you. Now all you have to do is print/copy/memorize this list, go to the polls, and vote!

Congress
1St District: Maxine Moul
2nd District: Jim Esch
3rd District: […]

For just a moment…

(posted by Madison. Written by UNODems Community Chair Brandon Bone)
After a day of registering voters and a night of college democrats, I felt compelled to write another blog. I’m not sure if this is going to become a frequent occurrence for me. I digress. I want to write about the political climate over the last […]

Family Values?: Republican Leadership Protects a Sexual Predator

On Friday, Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) resigned from Congress as a result of sexually explicit messages he sent to underage House pages over the internet. In a long series of Washington scandals, governmental screw-ups, and outright tragedies that the Republican Congress has overlooked, this is the most universally appalling. We can have legitimate differences of […]

An Open Letter to Our President…

(posted by DS. Written by UNODems Community Chair Brandon Bone)
Dear Mr. President,
In my life, I have lived through four Presidents. The first two terms, I have absolutely no conscious recollection of. The third, former President Bill Clinton, I remember mostly for his fiasco in the White House that would later lead to his impeachment. […]