A new semester! I'm thrilled to be back, nerding up the Entertainment blog with political and journalistic commentary, here at Experience.com. As my bio indicates, I am a freelance writer based in Cambridge, MA. I graduated from Scripps College last May and moved out to Massachusetts shortly thereafter. The weather out here is cold and rainy today--which gives me more reason to stick indoors and watch Super Tuesday coverage all night. Hoorah.
In light of this excitement, I'm focusing on Primary Election coverage.
FunnyorDie.com (home of that hilarious Will Ferrell landlord sketch) recently posted this video from the 2008 Porn Awards, in which they interview many notable members of the pornographic industry about their political views. Interestingly enough, it seems most porn stars are democrats. (Note, all people in this video are clothed and there is no profanity used, but the interviews in it do take place at a porn convention and your boss might find this NSFW. View with caution.):
On the more serious side of things, this article from Slate.com intern Alex Joseph is worth a look. Joseph, a senior at Georgetown University, tackles the issue of the youth vote in the democratic race between Clinton and Obama. The article is insightful and offers an interesting perspective from a college-aged Clinton supporter.
Also worth reading is this opinion column from The Weekly Standard associate editor, Matthew Continetti. The article, "Why Conservatives Don't Like John McCain," mentions several republicans who would likely choose Clinton over McCain, if the two came head-to-head in the general election. This piece comes on the heels of Ann Coulter's assertion that she would pick Clinton over McCain as well. To me, this anti-McCain attitude among conservatives seems to be an anecdotal phenomenon, particularly when one considers McCain's rapid revival in recent months as a viable republican candidate after being all but counted out of the race. What do you all think?
I hope you have time today to enjoy some exciting Super Tuesday coverage! This truly is one of the most exciting elections in recent years.
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