University of Miami - Ibis Yearbook (Coral Gables, FL)

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Sophomore Who was better, Carville or Matalin? Carville. He was funnier and talked less politics? Sophomore What was the most important thing you took away from the speech? The discussion of the growing danger of neoisolationism. nYou know, I love my wife. ltis easier for me to love someone who is passionate about politics no matter what their beliefs? iiHe hasnit change one bit, and I havent changed one bit. But I still believe he is the single most crazy, sexy, intelligent man, and he never fails to surprise me, Matalin proclaimed. During the lecture, the eccentric couple shared their wisdom on what it takes to win elections and their expectations of greater voter turnout on November 2, 2004. In addition, they expressed plenty of opinions about their opponents, including independent candidate, Ralph Nader. THIS FAR OFF. GOP strategist Matalin explains why her husband is wrong. photo by Seanna Cronin H ibis staff iii wouldnit urinate down his throat if his heart was on firefi Carville said. iii really dislike that man? In reference to John Kerry, Matalin asks, iilf Bush is such a disaster, why isnit Kerry running away with this right now? Why is it so close in the polls? Shortly after their talk at Orientation 2004, Carville was invited to work on the Kerry campaign- putting the couple in a familiar situation as Matalin is working on the George W. Bush re-election. Even though the political battle continues to rage between Matalin and Carville, the happy couple celebrated their 11-year anniversary on Thanksgiving of 2004. There is no end in sight for the political feuding or the unwavering love of these unconventional partners. H T. I STILL BELIEVE HE IS ...NEVEH FAILS TO SURPRISE ME IT AND I HAVENiT CHANGED ONE Bl , INTELLIGENT MAN S m DEBATE ALL- STARS ar of Wor s Christophervaswezf writer W I The mainevent may have been days away; but four students itwoiAmerioans and two Britsi were busy battling it our verbaiiy at the Rat on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 The two teams iSkyiar Zwiok and Alex Acosta 70f the U. 8. against Robert Marrs and Aneurin Brewer I from the U K i debated the democratic effect of the :H;;U. S PreSidentiai Debate structure before a packed , : hoUse with questions moderated by World Wrestling , Entertainment Political Correspondent Chris Nowinski. ' , f Answering the question succintiy, Marrs questioned What , , ,7 Vi; sort Of debate doeSn' t allow questioning? Responding to . 7 f Lithe chaiienge Zwiok stated that withoIIt the debates, we r: fioniy know the Issues through a third party: a biased media; I I L fythe unresponswe media, the unreiiabie media. A show of I rr:hjands In the audience showed the U. K Debaters were the i wmners of the night. IBISQOOSKQQ

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LO O O N 2 m e e CD N POLITICS WITH Mary Matalin James Carville Matalin and Carville address the 2004 Election to students at the Convocation Center kirawisniewski r writer In a small room by the loading dock of the Convocation Center, about a dozen journalists await the arrival of the married political consultants, Mary Matalin and James Carville. The two came together as a result of their love for politics and their keen ability to work political campaigns. However, they support opposing sides-Matalin a Republican and Carville a Democrat. In 1992, the two faced off against each other in the race for the White House. While Matalin worked vigorously on the Bush Senior campaign, Carville poured his efforts in the Clinton campaign. In separate press conferences both of them were asked, IIHow do you stay together? Carville replied,

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'furtjpositions on Iraq, hf education Hosted by the Council for Democracy, the conference gave Nader a platform to speak because his views would not be aired alongside those of President Bush and Senator Kerry at the 2004 Presidential Debates. Although, Nader was not the most popular candidate amongst the college crowd, many students still showed up, some even missing class, to hear his goals. NADER DRAWS LARGE CROWD TO DlSCUSS THE PRESlDENTlAL ELECTlON 2004 tlld like to hear which platform he criticizes and if he supports Kerry considering hels taking away some of his votes, said Morgan Cantrell, a freshman in the School of Business. . LIFESTYLES Leader of the Independent Party, Nader promised a six-month withdrawal of Americas troops from Iraq, an increase of Floridals minimum wage law and health insurance for all. He acknowledged that his first step would be to raise the level of expectations for voters and to show student voters what it best for the country. In a small press conference back stage, Nader also mentioned that he would ttShow Kerry how to defeat Bush? As the Third Party candidate, Nader has Lo 0 o N 2 v no a a o 00