Islam in the middle east

Religion plays a marjor role in the middle east for many of its citizens. Most countries in the middle east run their state with religious laws. A Country such as Saudi Arabia that strictly follows Islam is a good example. But could this be the reason that the middle east is having difficulty becoming democratized. I think so. The religious presence is so strong in many of the countries in the middle east that it doesnt allow for any other form of government to take place, even if the other form is better. Countries such as Iran that also have a strong religious presence in the government repress their people. Many citizens in these countries would like to see religion and state seperated. Who knows what religion will not play a role in middle eastern politics, but when it does maybe there can be a chance for democracy to be established and grow.

Giuliani on immigration

Rudy Giuliani, when asked about what he learned from visiting the border near Mission, Texas, Giuliani said he was reminded about what could be accomplished. Seeing the equipment in place at the border town, Giuliani said, " I can kind of look at what needs to be done with the photographic equipment, the motion detection equipment, the heat seeking equipment, a borderstat system like my compstat system." "I'm not gonna tell you it's easy to do -- it's not," Giuliani added. "But it is certainly is well within the bounds of the technology that now exists in the world, for us to end illegal immigration on this portion of the border. This would not be hard to do in that sense. It would be… it would take a long time, it would take a big expenditure of time and money, but its possible." Lets see how effective he can be.

Hillary Clinton does great in debate

Two weeks after a rocky presidential debate performance where she appeared at times both defensive and evasive, the New York senator came into Thursday's Democratic forum poised, confident and ready to rumble. She challenged her competitors and questioned their histories. And after days of torturous contortions on whether she supported granting driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, Clinton was able to stand by and watch as Obama was tripped up on the issue this time. "To the degree she might have been stumbling in the last debate, she regained her footing tonight," Democratic strategist Garry South said. "It was a very impressive performance by Hillary Clinton. She showed she could battle back criticism very well."

Will the religious right accept Giuliani

Rudy Giuliani is a republican candidate and is conservative but is he religious enough for the right. The right is infamous for choosing extremely religious and conservative candidates to represent them but is Giuliani good enough. Some believe hes not. Some on the right don't think he has what it takes. He is a strong hopeful, but he also has some weak points. The right does not think that he is sync with their moral issues. They think is moral beliefs are to liberal from what the right is use to. Will Rudy Giuliani win the right over?

Evangelicals and televangelist growing in this country

The Evangelicals are a large part of America. Their ever growing and there seems to be no end. The evangelical movement has been going on all the way dating back from Billy Graham days. More and more famous evangelicals started to pop up and now the televangelist world is a multi billion dollar business. What these people do is sick, they use the ill, hopeless, and poor to funnel in money to their phony causes. They hurt millions of lives all in the name of God. These evangelicals conduct their lives with very little taxes to pay on the millions that they earn yearly because its for a "charitable" cause. How these people think they are doing God's work baffles me. Innocent naive people buy into these evangelicals and televangelist. They listen to what they say and support the cause that they support. Thats why politicians know they need to gain support from these evangelicals. Evangelicals are growing in America and there seems to be no stop.

Oprah backs Barack Obama

Oprah is supporting Barack Obama for president. The presidential hopeful is getting much love from the richest women alive. Oprah has power over a vast majority of her audience that watches her daily. Through her media outlet and her money she has boosted Barack Obama's image for many unsure democrats. Oprah isn't the only celebrity endorsing Barack Obama he also has the support of George Clooney and many other famous faces. With all these famous figures backing him will it give him the edge he needs to win and pull through? He is hoping so. Oprah's support is extremely crucial to his campaign. She pulls in a lot of support by just bringing up his name and having him on her show.

Why religion is such a popular topic in the media

Religion for decades has been a highly popular issue in the media. The reason for this is because religion is a highly controversial topic. It pushes buttons and involves people in news stories. Religion is an extremely personal issue and when there a highly publicized stories about it draws in ratings. It is covered because it is a hot topic and always will be. People are extremely passionate about their faith, therefore it will always bring in the ratings. Faith is a universal topic and the media will continue to cover it.