We cannot wait for change
Luanne Linares
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: News
Presidential nominee Barack Obama made a stop along his campaign trail this past week and spoke at the College on Mar. 31, in Memorial Hall, to a very enthusiastic and overwhelmingly large crowd.
He spoke as plainly as he could in order to address the very mixed crowd that surrounded him. He addressed issues important to college students, senior citizens, and parents. He emphasized his main arguments on education, health insurance, and of course, the war in Iraq.
His slogan is "Change we can believe in" and that is the focus of his campaign. He catered to the common man, reiterating that if our voices are not heard, there will be no change. He opened and closed his speech with why he was running for president: "because it is time for change... if we are ready to shake things up... the time is now." He wants to be an advocate for the people "to stop talking about the outrage and start doing something about it." He wants to create a country that is fair for all Americans, one that supports the worker and his family. That is why he has chosen to run now as a relatively young candidate. There is no time to wait. This is not for glory, but for what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called, "The fierce urgency of now."
He outlined his platform, beginning with health insurance and social security, stating that no one in this country should be without proper healthcare. With his plan, no one will be excluded because of a pre-existing condition and if they cannot afford it, it will be subsidized. For those who cannot afford prescription medication, a negotiation for cheaper drugs will occur. Obama believes that this should "be a healthcare system, not a disease care system."
As for his plan to improve America's education system, he believes that every student should have access to a well-rounded and comprehensive education from the very beginning. He wants to focus on more than standardized testing. He wants students to experience art, music, literature, and all those subjects that can help make students into good citizens. He is more concerned with America producing good people, than he is with good test scores. The test scores he'll take of course, but he wants more than numbers - he wants a cultivated personality.
He spoke as plainly as he could in order to address the very mixed crowd that surrounded him. He addressed issues important to college students, senior citizens, and parents. He emphasized his main arguments on education, health insurance, and of course, the war in Iraq.
His slogan is "Change we can believe in" and that is the focus of his campaign. He catered to the common man, reiterating that if our voices are not heard, there will be no change. He opened and closed his speech with why he was running for president: "because it is time for change... if we are ready to shake things up... the time is now." He wants to be an advocate for the people "to stop talking about the outrage and start doing something about it." He wants to create a country that is fair for all Americans, one that supports the worker and his family. That is why he has chosen to run now as a relatively young candidate. There is no time to wait. This is not for glory, but for what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called, "The fierce urgency of now."
He outlined his platform, beginning with health insurance and social security, stating that no one in this country should be without proper healthcare. With his plan, no one will be excluded because of a pre-existing condition and if they cannot afford it, it will be subsidized. For those who cannot afford prescription medication, a negotiation for cheaper drugs will occur. Obama believes that this should "be a healthcare system, not a disease care system."
As for his plan to improve America's education system, he believes that every student should have access to a well-rounded and comprehensive education from the very beginning. He wants to focus on more than standardized testing. He wants students to experience art, music, literature, and all those subjects that can help make students into good citizens. He is more concerned with America producing good people, than he is with good test scores. The test scores he'll take of course, but he wants more than numbers - he wants a cultivated personality.