Students cheer Kerry, laugh at Bush watching first debate (NJ)

[NJCher]

Most NJ college students are pretty sharp! Note the last paragraph of this story at the link below--about how they watched the debate on CSpan so they wouldn't be subject to some "talking head's" agenda.

I'm posting this because the laughing phenomenon is something I've noticed ever since this term started. If I even mention the word "Bush," my students start laughing. I posted about this before but now it has happened several other times and even at other schools where I've been a guest speaker. Just mention "bush" and the guffaws begin. This says to me that students find bush a joke.

I did read somewhere that 75% of NJ college students are for Kerry but I can't recall where I saw it.

There are several other private universities in the area where this school is located. I teach at one of the other ones although now I'm thinking I'd fit in great at this university. Maybe I'll apply for a new job :) .

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Drew students cheer Kerry, laugh at Bush watching first debate

MADISON -- A mostly Democratic, standing-room crowd of more than 80 students and a handful of faculty jammed a café in the student center on the Drew University campus Thursday night to watch the first presidential debate.

The event was hosted by the school's newly organized Political Science Club, along with College Democratic and College Republican Clubs. Chips and salsa were consumed by the crowd along with the rhetoric of the candidates.

Hoots and hollers erupted now and again as the debate progressed on a big-screen TV tuned to C-Span network.

Mostly, there was applause for Kerry; laughter at Bush. Spontaneous comments included, "Oh come on, you can come up with a better argument than that," and "I can't believe he (Bush) is in office."

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More at:

http://www.dailyrecord.com/news/articles/news1-Debate.htm


Cher

[tjdee]

1. But, but, New Jersey is in play!

I'm so pleased to live in Jersey sometimes...

[Booster]

2. I've always said and still believe that it will be young people

and the elderly that will get this ass out of the White House.

[glitch]

3. very interesting - I would really like to know what CSPAN's ratings were

last night. More and more people are turning to them. Does anyone even count their ratings?

[Captain Lance Bass]

4. Those darn college kids!

Didn't they hear * say that the Military will stay an all volunteer service?

Why wouldn't they believe him?

Couldn't they read his lips when he said it?

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. This would be a tough crowd to please, but I'll bet Kerry did great!

[NJCher]

6. repukes think it's a swing state and put their $$ where their mouth is

Tonight on the NJN News they said Ed Gillespie came to NJ and gave the state Republicans something like $150,000. The story commented that Gillespie said this was just a "down payment."


Cher

[spooky3]

7. good, I hope they waste millions there. I have faith in NJ, young, old

and in-between.