Where did all the conversation about actual issues go? Paul & Nader attempt to revive the debate

It’s partially the media’s obsession over the glamor and uniqueness of the candidates.  It’s partially our own fixation with tabloid news.  It’s also equal parts Republican ’swift-boating’ and Obama’s recommendation to fight dirty in order to avoid being Michael Dukakis part two.  But come on, the shit has been hitting the fan here in this [...]

Rhetorical Criticism – George Bush Senior’s “Just War”

Here’s another rhetorical criticism critique I put together for a class this last spring semester.  The rhetor is George Bush Sr.  The setting is early Gulf War I (1991) where George Herbert Walker rationalizes his actions by declaring Desert Storm a “Just War”.  Now that we have a few years of context, defending our military [...]