Intro to Daniel Study Guide

1. William Kristol is a columnist for the NY Times.  He argued the "character issue" was the key to understanding Obama's political motives and behavior.

2. The media wants to expose the true character of a candidate.  Once the public gets a taste for their personal life, they can't get enough.  Some events are John Edwards scandal and Barack Obama's citizenship.

3.  "Personal is the political," because in politics the personal life of a candidate comes forward.

4.The post revolutionary U.S was not an age of classic virtue.  I had assumed that politics were highly personal, like they are today.  I didn't realize to what extent.

5. The federalist party existing between 1792 and 1816.  The republican party was established after that.  The federalist differ because they were trying to hold onto some of the principles that Britain lived by.  The republican were trying to build a new country.

6.He believes that it was a dark times for journalists, because it was after the country had already earned its independence

7. Most of the newspapers in the country had become partisan.  The country had developed a political sphere.  In our world today, we still have partisan papers.  Strengths and weaknesses are how the stories get reported.  A newspaper can chose what to print based on their political agenda.

8.  Ideas that places human volition rather than divine providence at the center of the historical process.

9. Lyon spat in the face of Griswold, then Griswold beat Lyon with a cane.  There was too much personal passion going on.

10.  Reading newspapers became a way of life.  People's passion had grown to read newspapers.  Kids were listening to newspapers being read before they could read.

11.  People had become partisan.  They has chose their paper to read.  The papers did not hold back the libel, and this caused people to believe what they were hearing.  The media can still be blamed for this.

12.  Teleology is the philosophical study of the idea that final causes exist, of evidence that design and purpose are inherent in nature. 

13.  Yes, the media is similar today.  Phrases such as "persuade listeners and readers," alter and change reality," and "good political work" can be applied in the media of today.