Ollie North or Chuck Robb?
I. At the end of last week I wanted to know more about the two longest held hostages from the Lebanon crisis. Here's what I found:
Terry Anderson- he was kidnapped on March 16, 1985 in West Beirut; he was kidnapped by members of the Shi'ite Muslim fundamentalist group called Hizballah, who wanted to swap Western hostages for comrades imprisoned in Kuwait; He was chained to a radiator in a dark room, had 15 minutes each day to shower, brush his teeth, and wash his underwear, and slept on a mat on the floor.
source: Hostages The Lost Life Of Terry Anderson - TIME. (n.d.). Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. Retrieved October 16, 2010, from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,957275,00.html
David Jacobsen- he was kidnapped in May of 1985, and was held captive for 17 months; kidnapped by Muslim fundamentalists; was in the hands of Islamic Jihad.
source: BBC ON THIS DAY | 2 | 1986: US hostage freed in Beirut. (n.d.). BBC News - Home. Retrieved October 16, 2010, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/2/newsid_2537000/2537987.stm
II. This week in class we started with looking at some various propaganda techniques such as: name calling, glittering generalities, transfer, testimonials, plain folks, band wagon, fear, and unwarranted extrapolation. I've seen most of these techniques used in popular media and political campaigns before. I'm not as familiar with some as others though. I personally have been exposed most to name calling, testimonials, band wagon, and glittering generalities. When I think about propaganda being used, the first thing that comes to mind are the acne commercials or the animal commercials where famous people are shown using the product or supporting the organization. In truth, that doesn't inspire me to follow their lead and do what they do.
source: nature, a. t., fallible, O. s., admits, a. O., So, t. a., & institution&, t. q. (n.d.). Podcast « . Fightin' Words. Retrieved October 16, 2010, from http://fightinwordsusa.wordpress.com/podcast/
For the rest of the week, we watched "The Perfect Candidate" which is about the political campaining of Oliver North and Chuck Robb. We saw each man and his campaign committee attempting to reach out to the public. We saw videos and commercials that were made to shoot down the opposing candidate. We even saw a debate between the two candidates. I personally feel that Oliver North has the better campaign, but maybe that's just because we weren't able to see as much of Chuck Robb's. I've never payed much attention to senatorial campaigns, or even presidential for that matter. Chuck Robb seemed most focused on appealing to the people personally. He wandered through a grocery store shaking hands and introducing himself to people. Oliver North, on the other hand, would speak to larger groups and make his points rather than being personal.
source: Iran-Contra Affair: Where Are They Now? - ABC News. (n.d.). ABCNews.com - Breaking news, politics, online news, world news, feature stories, celebrity interviews and more - ABC News. Retrieved October 16, 2010, from http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/BrianRoss/popup?id=3196035
source: Chuck Robb. (n.d.). NNDB: Tracking the entire world. Retrieved October 16, 2010, from http://www.nndb.com/people/229/000041106/
III. This week we will be finishing up "The Perfect Candidate". By the end of the week I hope to know who won the senatorial election and why. I want to know exact reasons why the people chose who they did. Which campaigning techniques were effective and which ones weren't?
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