Robert Sargent Shrivers Junior was married into Kennedy’s family dynasty in 1953, and served as JFK’s presidential campaign manager. Was an activist, a leader, a father of 6, and was loved by all, but mostly, he will be missed. God bless this true American hero.

Robert Sargent Shrivers Junior

1915-2011

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    Barack lived several places in his early years.  He started out living in Hawaii with his mother.  Then he moved to Indonesia where he attended a private Catholic elementary school.  After graduating he attended Columbia University and later moved on to Harvard law school.

    While working a summer job in Chicago in 1988 he met his wife Michelle.  They were married in 1992. In 1999 Michelle gave birth to their first daughter Malia, then their second child, Natasha in 2001.

    So who is Barack Obama the person, not the president.  Barack enjoys playing basket ball, his favorite dish to prepare is chili and he plays poker pretty well.  Barack is also the Author of two books that have made the best sellers list.  His first, “Dreams From My Father: A  Story if Race and Inheritance”, and is second in 2006, “The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts of Reclaiming the American Dream”.

Preston Casillas

11/03/09

AP Politics

The Best Candidates for President

During the electoral process, two outstanding politicians, well, stand out. These chosen people are brought forth for the sole purpose of winning the big prize, the Presidential office. Once won, the elected politician gets the privilege, and responsibility, for controlling a world superpower. In my mind, the best candidate wins, whether I agree with the election or not, and he or she deserves to take the office. There are many reasons for my strong stand on this, but mainly, three stand out.

First off, the candidate has to win, at every possible phase of the election. That means they have to convince their entire party that they are better than their rivals. Then, they have to convince not only their own state, along with a majority of the others, that they are better than the other person that convinced their own party that they were the best

Second, the fact that the candidate raised enough money to actually run, create ads, and establish a personal following is absolutely astonishing. Because of our system, the candidate that has enough connections and charisma to connect with ignorant and mostly untrusting people is just mind-blowing. The task of winning over the general public in a large enough majority to win states is humbling.

In the last election, McCain held his campaign together by saying that he was the underdog, but the truth was that his party did not have enough uniformity that year. Barrack Obama won over 50% of his party’s vote; the most since 1964. (mediate.com) Party organization, agreement, and the disorganization of the opposing party puts a finer point on the issue; Barrack Obama deserved the win. He had to get his party, which is pretty much historically unorganized, to strap down and agree on one person, an African American and young man, to lead the country. I have a hard time getting my own family to pass the salt, and he got half of a party to put their two cents in for him.

The best candidate is always chosen for nomination, whether I agree with him or her or not. Being President is demanding, before one takes office, and as such, there are requirements. One needs three things: charisma, funding and connections, and especially a strong backing from within one’s own party. If you have all of that, and you are competent to run America, then you deserve the seat of power.