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2 News September 28,2012 Speakers at Republican Convention wow crowd with energizing messages BY LUKE SUMERFORD Reporter Tampa, Florida hosted the Re publican National Convention from August 27-30. Delegates and television viewers wit nessed the formal nominations of Mitt Romney as the presiden tial candidate and Paul Ryan as his running mate. During the convention, the party also pro claimed its platform for the next four years. Besides Ronrney and Ryan, major speakers included Condoleezza Rice, Tim Pawlenty, John McCain, Ann Romney, and Chris Christie. Ris ings stars for the party like Marco Rubio also spoke. As the former Secretary of State, Rice brought a foreign per spective to the problems facing the nation. Through her speech, she mainly addressed renew ing hope in America. Tim Pawlenty, a presidential can didate during the primaries, fo cused his oration on attacking the Democrats in various as pects, especially regarding a not so good economy. His task was to excite the part against their opposition. John McCain represented the party as its previous presi dential nominee. With his speech, he aimed to reassure the public that Romney was pre pared to lead the country and across the world. Perhaps the most anticipated speech of the convention was that of Ann Romney, who portrayed her husband in a different light from what the media has expressed. She shared personal stories to humanize Mitt Ronrney. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, whom some refer to as the Republican Party's "rock star," was the keynote speaker. Though often known for being blunt, his speechwas very plain and simple; he explained how the party and its platform will support the middle class. Marco Rubio had the tough task of following a weird speech by Clint Eastwood, who pre tended Obama was sitting in an empty chair, and excited the crowd for Mitt Romney. He talked a lot about the American dream and how it helped him become a Senator for Florida Subject matter regarding cli mate change was vastly differ ent between the 2008 platform and that of 2012. In 2008, the plat form recognized the importance of decreasing carbon emissions. while in 2012; it completely rejected all efforts to reduce emissions. Another change occurring was the endorse ment to return to the gold standard for the country's monetary system. Other is sues that the republicans de cided on were gay marriage and abortion. The decided to not support any form of gay marriage or abortions. Overall, Republicans deter mined that the 2012 Repub lican National Convention was a huge success, though Democrats would most likely disagree. Democratic convention inspires voters with stirring speeches from familiar faces BY LUKE SUMERFORD Reporter Wrapping up on Thursday, September 6, in Charlotte, NC, was the Democratic National Convention. Key speakers in cluded, of course. President Barack Obama, and Vice Presi dent Joe Biden, but Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro also stood before the podium. Controversy occurred over two conspicuous changes in the party's platform. For the most part, the premise of the whole conven tion was to excite the Demo cratic base, and the mission was successful. President Obama spoke about how bad the economy was when he took office and how he diverted the nation from an even worse recession. He emphasized that under his administration, new jobs became available for 36 straight months. While many people agree with Obama's claims, they still believe he should stop blaming others. Vice Presi dent Biden defended the Presi dent with praise for his lead ership during difficult times and also mentioned.how the two have a very good rela tionship, helping each other make major decisions. First Lady Michelle Obama emerged with celebrity status among Democrats at the conven tion. She connected to the women voters and explained how much her husband cares about the let ters he receives from people across the country who are strug gling. Her personal story of humble beginnings related to voters in such a way that many delegates shed tears. Former President Bill Clinton was the keynote speaker. His job was to defend Obama's record and answer ev ery verbal attack from Republi can candidate Mitt Romney. Clinton was supposed to limit his speech to 24 minutes, but he actually spoke close to an hour, 48 minutes, due to some impro vising to his speech. Even so, he delivered his intended message that Obama deserves to be re-elected. San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro rose to the occasion as another rising star of the Demo cratic Party. As a Latino, he talked about the importance of immigrants in the United States and the importance of the Dream Act. Castro has been called the party's next "Obama" because of his excellent oratory skills and his ability to stir up the crowds with positive energy. Two platform changes oc curred. One stemmed from the absence of any mention of God, and the other surfaced when recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was removed from an earlier platform. After an outcry from the more conser vative wing of the Democratic Party, the two issues were ad dressed and reinstated; how ever, the Republicans have heavily criticized the Democrats for these lapses in judgment. Other than the platform changes, the convention pro gressed without any major problems. Unfortunately, the inclement weather called for a change of venues, which lim ited the number of people who could attend. Originally, the President plarmed to speak at the 75,000 seat Bank of America Stadium, but instead he spoke in the Time Warner Cable Arena, which hosts much smaller numbers. Despite a few setbacks. President Obama did improve his poll standings by approximately five points.
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