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<p>The only problem is that many Americans don’t realize that slant of the Times and are quick to believe anything in print. Case in point, in the week after the unveiling of Sarah Palin I heard two local FM stations quote the National Enquirer in a serious attempt to talk about political news. I mean really, are they serious?!?</p>
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<p>Maybe, but I guess I see it also in a larger picture with two main objectives:</p>
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<li><p>To attack McCain because somehow his time at the Academy has turned him into the stubborn automaton who lacks the skills for critical thinking</p></li>
<li><p>To show that current mids, a traditionally conservative body, are academically superior to Yale students and overwhelmingly support Obama.</p></li>
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<p>Especially with the national excitement over this year’s election, and the fact that an alumnus is running thats understandable. I actually wished I was more engaged in current events while at the Academy, which is odd considering I kept up in high school and do again now that I’ve graduated.</p>
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<p>How did that end up?</p>
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<p>Probably makes for interesting class. Personally I always appreciated that all my humanities profs were remarkably unbiased in classroom discussions. That being said I validated plebe government, so I never got the chance to experience that class first hand. Even in a Con-Law class I had firstie year which covered topics like Roe v. Wade the teacher never offered a personal view on abortion, nor did she allow the class to digress into a mudslinging debate on the issue.</p>