Objects in Mirror: October 8, 2008 Archive

Midmorning: Weigh in on campaign ads

Posted at 8:42 AM on October 8, 2008 by Julia Schrenkler

Midmorning, 10/08/2008, 9:06 a.m. CT, The ad war continues. From the program description:

With less than 30 days left until election day, the negative ads and the attacks are coming fast and furious. Midmorning analyzes and fact checks the latest round of ads in the presidential campaign and the race for the Minnesota senate seat.

Don't miss this one. You can call in, send a question, or just talk about the ads online.

* Discuss campaign ads online: mnpolitics.gather.com

Comment on "The Kitchen Table Phenomenon"

Posted at 3:59 PM on October 8, 2008 by Julia Schrenkler

An interesting discussion surfaced on our Minnesota Life group hosted on Gather.com. Minneapolis resident and regular participant Gretchen Lee Bourquin wrote about The Kitchen Table Phenomenon in our culture as it relates to the political campaigns. An excerpt:

"I don't recall exactly when politicians first started talking about the kitchen table, but it has been a long time. It's been suggested that families figure out their bills and their budgets at the kitchen table. They discuss what they believe in, what they value, how to deal with the world as it is and what should be done to make it better. The kitchen table has become nothing less than the essence of what a family represents - and it comes in a lot of different shapes and sizes."

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