Issue date: 9/4/08 Section: The Rest

TOPIC: What is your opinion about the media coverage given to the November political elections?

CORRINE: I have to say the rest of the media is just blowing everything way out of proportion. It seems like it's hard to find the local news, because everything's about Obama or McCain. Really what more do we need to know to vote and call ourselves informed?

KIMBERLY: Yeah, but telling us what they're doing helps us know who to vote for. I mean, if I find out that one of the candidates is having an affair while preaching family values, that might change just what I think about it.

TESSA: I have to agree with Corrine, especially considering I'm not going to vote. I don't like either one of the candidates, and it's getting ridiculous that everytime I turn around I find something about what one of the candidates or their vice presidents did today. What next are we going to have a running list of what they ate for breakfast?

CORRINE: See I wouldn't mind so much about all the coverage if it was centered more toward the issues instead of what they're doing. Personally, I could care less about where Obama or McCain is. I want to hear what they honestly believe in.

TESSA: That'll never happen.

CORRINE: I know, it's a fairytale wishing for that. I might as well look out for flying pigs.

KIMBERLY: But you've got to know all aspects of the person you're going to leave in charge of your country. The way a person runs their personal lives as well as their campaigns can tell you a lot about how they'll run the country.

TESSA: You might be right, but I'd still rather not have any of my TV shows preempted because of some speech that one of them is giving. The overwhelming coverage just makes me realize why I don't vote.

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