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my first exposure to the discussion of politics was in first grade. it was the presidential election of 1988-george hw and dukakis. my teacher, mrs. vanhorsen, made the entire class put their heads down and vote for president. i won't tell you who i voted for, but i will tell you that i have only voted for a republican twice in my life (yep, you guessed it-bob bennett).

four years ago right now, in ALL of my college classes, we were engaged in heated political discussions. these debates were about kerry and bush. tricky to find passion for your candidate when it's john kerry, but very easy to find that passion against bush.

i imagine the class room discussions for the barack/john election-
would you vote for a candidate based strictly on their gender or race?
do you think interest groups have too much influence on politics, or are you only concerned with the groups that threaten your perception of how things should be?
what are the most important issues when you choose a candidate?
do you think the president runs america or represents america or both?
do you think politics influences our morals or do morals influence politics?

oddly enough, the thought of these discussions makes me miss the crazy ideas that formulate when people collaborate. i am stoked for this super american collaboration that's happening right now. we are going to have some amazing art come out of this one...

nikki nixon and kiershta ashworth-snarr in top girls

weber state '06

(directed by me)