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Baldwin says Wisconsin still progressive By Adam Wollner The Daily Cardinal
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President Barack Obama accepts his party’s nomination for President of the United States at the Democratic National Convention Thursday. The election will take place Nov. 6.
Obama addresses nation, makes case for a second term By Adam Wollner The Daily Cardinal
CHARLOTTE, N.C.— President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for a second term Thursday, urging voters to stay the course and let him finish the work he began four years ago of turning the economy around. Speaking to over 20,000 delegates and supporters in a packed Time Warner Cable Arena, Obama assured the crowd that all the problems the country faces – from unemployment to the deficit to foreign threats – can be solved by continuing in the direction he has taken the country, but warned it will be difficult and timely. “I won’t pretend the path I’m offering is quick or easy. I never have,” Obama said. “You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth. And the truth is, it will
take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades.” Obama framed his re-election battle against Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as the “clearest choice of any time in a generation,” arguing that he would continue to fight for policies that benefit the middle class and small businesses, while his opponent would defend special interests and the wealthiest in society. “On every issue, the choice you face won’t be just between two candidates or two parties,” Obama said. “It will be a choice between two different paths for America. A choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future.” Vice President Joe Biden, who spoke before Obama Thursday evening, used his nomination acceptance speech to provide an inside look at the moral compass that guided
Obama on key issues through his first term, such as the auto bailout and the Osama bin Laden killing. “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m here to tell you, bravery resides in the heart of Barack Obama,” Biden said. “And time and time again, I witnessed him summon it. This man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart, and steel in his spine.” Reflecting criticism commonly offered by Romney supporters, UW-Madison College Republicans Chair Jeff Snow said Thursday following the speech that after nearly four years, Obama’s agenda failed, meaning voters will take his speech with a grain of salt until he can deliver real results. “Even though he’s a smooth talker, they’ve seen his policies haven’t worked out,” Snow said. Originally, Democrats had
CHARLOTTE, N.C.— U.S. Senate candidate and U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., told delegates at the Democratic National Convention Thursday evening about “the Wisconsin [she] know[s],” pushing back against the notion of a Republican wave in the state and advocating for a more level economic playing field. In her address on the final night of the convention, Baldwin said GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, Gov. Scott Walker and her opponent in the U.S. Senate race Tommy Thompson do not truly represent the state’s values. “I’m here to tell you that they don’t speak for all of Wisconsin,” Baldwin told the audience. “I want you to hear about the Wisconsin I know, the place where my grandparents raised me, the place where generations of families have worked hard to get ahead, the place where our state motto might sound familiar to you. It’s just one word: forward.” Baldwin, who has served seven congressional terms rep-
resenting Madison, made the case for rebuilding the economy through the middle class and assailed Republicans for supporting policies that have favored the wealthiest Americans. She touted the “Buffett Rule” legislation she introduced in Congress, which would raise taxes on the top bracket of income-earners. “We believe that if we’re going to prosper, everyone has to have a fair shot, and everyone has to do their fair share,” she said. Baldwin, who is vying to become the nation’s first openly gay senator, also praised Obama for repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a policy that prevented openly gay and lesbian Americans from serving in the military. “Republicans want to write discrimination into our Constitution,” Baldwin said. “But the Wisconsin I know believes that with each passing year and each generation, our country must become more equal, not less.” Wisconsin delegate and College Democrats of Wisconsin
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UW students say Memorial Union construction beneficial despite hassles With construction to the Memorial Union already in full swing, University of Wisconsin-Madison students are finding the renovation an inconvenience, but said it was worth it in the long run. The construction, which began June 18 and is projected to continue until June 2014, focuses on the west wing of the union. The renovation
aims to update the temperature regulation system, while making the union more handicap accessible and remodeling and enlarging the lounge for the Union Theater. Due to the west wing construction, several study rooms at the union have been closed, creating minor frustration among students such as UW-Madison senior
Crescentia Stegner-Freitag. “[The construction] closed my favorite study spot,” StegnerFreitag said. “But otherwise it’s been pretty unobtrusive.” Some students, including UW-Madison senior Megan McDowell, find the construction blocking their traditional running routes by the Memorial
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Peter Anich, a member of Students for Barack Obama, watches President Obama’s acceptance speech at one of six parties hosted by the group. + Photo by Grey Satterfield
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”