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Palin responds to critics, accepts RNC nomination By Megan Orear and Devin Rose THE DAILY CARDINAL
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate, accepted her nomination Wednesday at the Republican National Convention and said she is ready to go to Washington, D.C.
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Palin defended herself against claims that she is unqualified to lead and said she is running for vice president for the right reasons. “I’m going to Washington to serve this great country,” she said. Palin, who previously served as mayor of a small town in Alaska, compared her duties as mayor with the duties of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a community organizer in Chicago. “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities,” Palin said. She said she “shook up” Alaska as governor by vetoing wasteful spending, putting a stop to earmarks such as the infamous “bridge to nowhere” and insisting on competition and fairness from oil companies. America must not continue to rely on foreign suppliers for oil
and must drill in Alaska, according to Palin. “We need to produce more of our own oil and gas. And take it from a gal who knows the north slope of Alaska—we’ve got lots of both,” she said. She praised Republican presidential candidate John McCain for his military record and said he is the only man running for president who has actually fought for his country. According to Palin, Obama talks about doing great things but McCain will actually get great things done. Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson said during a delegate meeting Wednesday that Palin would be a big help in Wisconsin. “Poor Sarah Palin,” he said of recent media reports questioning her ability to lead in light of the announcement of her teenage daughter’s pregnancy. “The
Between 10 and 15 students to participate in ‘Show and Blow’ following football opener By Erin Banco THE DAILY CARDINAL
An anticipated 10 to 15 UWMadison students will participate in the “Show and Blow” program Saturday at the Badger football game because of alcohol-related offenses at home opener against Akron, but that number is expected rise following night games later this season, university officials said Wednesday. Pre-game Breathalyzer tests will be given to the students as part of UW-Madison’s Offices of the Dean of Students’ program implemented last fall. Underage students must blow .00 percent to enter, and of-age students must blow below .08. University of Wisconsin Police Lt. Bill Larson said four UW-Madison students received underage drinking citations at the game and police ejected six students in total. Tonya Schmidt, an assistant dean of students, said 12 to 15 people, some of them students, had to leave the game for non-alcohol related
disturbances like sitting in the wrong section or wearing the wrong wristband. Schmidt said she hopes “Show and Blow” will help control the intoxication level of students entering the stadium. “The tickets help people behave in a better manner, and the number of citations is becoming less and less.” Bill Larson lieutenant University of Wisconsin Police
“We hope to make the atmosphere at the stadium a little better,” she said. Larson said the number of citations decreased in comparison to the first football game against Washington State last year. “I think the Dean of Students’
involvement is wonderful … The tickets help people behave in a better manner, and the number of citations is becoming less and less,” he said. Schmidt said the low numbers did not surprise her because she believes the program is working, but Larson said the numbers were low for the first Badger game. Both Schmidt and Larson said they expect the numbers to increase, however, because night games typically have a higher number of ejections. “[Students] have more time to drink throughout the day and, unfortunately, that can make students more intoxicated when they come to the game,” Schmidt said. The Badgers football team will play back-to-back night games this season versus Ohio State Oct. 4 and Penn State Oct. 11, both at 7 p.m. Students ejected for alcoholrelated reasons at these and other games will also need to comply with the program.
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin officially became the first female Republican vice-presidential candidate Wednesday night. faith-based community thinks it’s wonderful that the child is going to get married and have a baby.” Thompson, who served as governor from 1987 to 2001, said Palin’s background resembles “the American story,” mentioning her
history as an athlete and beauty queen, and her five children and a husband with a different political persuasion. He added her speech palin page 3
Howard Dean visits city to register youth voters By Elise Mann THE DAILY CARDINAL
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean stopped in Madison Wednesday on his “Register for Change” bus tour and encouraged students to register to vote in this fall’s presidential election. Dean said civic involvement beyond voting is important and encouraged the crowd to get involved in the campaign by registering voters and going door to door in their own neighborhoods. “Democracy, like every other invention of human beings, will die if not nurtured,” he said. Dean said he is confident Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will win Madison
but said there is more work to be done for Obama to win the entire state of Wisconsin. “Don’t blow it—get out and get those votes,” Dean said. According to Dean, Obama represents the ideas of the students’ generation and speaks for the younger ideals. Dean said Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, are not reformers and the country needs someone who will bring about change. He said Obama would restore American respect throughout the dean page 3
County Executive Falk will run for fourth term this spring Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced her plans to run for re-election to the county’s head office Wednesday. Gov. Jim Doyle and Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz were among Falk’s supporters who joined her on the steps of the City-County Building as she declared her to intention to run for a fourth term as county executive in spring 2009. Later in the afternoon, Falk
addressed attendees at a “Register for Change” rally near the state Capitol and expressed her desire to keep working with local politicians like Cieslewicz and continue progressive policymaking throughout the county. “One of the many reason I am anxious to earn your support next April … is not only do I get to work for you every single day, but I get to work for the mayor that you have all helped elect and to move a progressive
agenda for the City of Madison and Dane County,” Falk said. “I’m very grateful and honored to work with Mayor Dave.” Falk was first elected county executive in 1997. Since then, she has had two unsuccessful attempts at state offices, first losing the Democratic bid for governor in 2002 and then narrowly losing the position of attorney general to Republican J.B. Van Hollen in 2006.
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Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean speaks at a ‘Register for Change’ rally promoting the youth vote in Barack Obama’s campaign.
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”