Posts tagged with 'southern_fried_tour'

Ground Hounds in Alabama: Race, Youth, and Political Arithmatic

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 05 2008 10:27 AM | PERMALINK

Alabama is one of the states going to the polls today to make its primary voice heard, and the UpTake's Chuck Olsen is on his "Southern Fried Tour" and ground hounding the Deep South. He spoke with Birmingham-Southern College Political Science Professor Natalie Davis, who explains the big role race plays in Alabama politics, the support Obama and Clinton have among young voters, and the problems of media-based politics down in Dixie.
"We Need God in Our Government"

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 04 2008 03:26 PM | PERMALINK

More from our Ground Hound Chuck Olsen as he travels down South on his Southern Fried Super Tuesday tour.... These Christian fundamentalists in Lynchburg, Tennessee explain why they're supporting Mike Huckabee for president, their misguided ideas about Barack Obama and the Qu'ran, the Iraq War, President Bush, the wrath of God that protects Israel, and, of course, End Times.
Southern Fried Tour: Brandon, Iowa

POSTED BY RALEIGH-ELIZABETH SMITH, FEBRUARY 02 2008 09:23 AM | PERMALINK

This Brandon, Iowa resident blames the media for making the news instead of covering the news. He believes they are skewing coverage toward Barack Obama because corporate media owners want him to be defeated by Republicans. Please note, what he says about Obama being raised a Muslim is FALSE. You can see the debunking of that in our video from Fact Check.org.

Part of The UpTake’s “Southern Fried Tour” leading up to Super Duper Tuesday... stay tuned for more from our...