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Febuary 21, 2007 Western Carolinian Page 10 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 2008 By Zach McKeown staff writer Were finally making some progress in this whole presidential quagmire. Lots of interesting little political details have come to fruition since the seeds were planted in 2007. Unfortunately, most of them are weeds, but the occasional object of interest has presented itself early in what will sure- ly make 2008 the best year in history for politics. Leading the pack of people vents it from using the rational thought center of its already peanut-sized brain. The fact that Giuliani in particular thought that he had a shot at being the president of an entire nation based on his past experience of being the mayor of a city that was attacked by terror- ists is comparable to the belief that if one were to be buried with a cooler full of ice at least youd be able to have cold beers when youre burning in hell (which is to say unlikely, at best). John Edwards has been surprisingly quiet since he quit the race, which is likely because he hasnt stopped sob- quitting the presidential race early in bing pathetically and obsessively e- 2008 was Fred Thompson. The specific mailing and leaving comments on the reason for his quitting remains shroud- Facebook of Obama and Hillary in the ed in mystery and legend, but the smart hopes that one of them will take him on money is on one of the following three as a vice presidential candidate. None _ reasons: A) Sudden, intense boredom in a lifestyle that requires maximum effort for minimum payoff. of that is actually confirmed as fact, but it seems probable. Following the loss of the above three relatively major candidates, we sports writer B) Fred likely got far more are left with (realistically) Hillary Clin- groupie tail as an actor than as a presi- ton and Barack Obama on the Demo- dential candidate. Political women have cratic side and John McCain, Mitt too much self-esteem, you know? Romney, Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul C) The sudden surge of popular- on the Republican side. ity for insanity cases in celebrities has Which, more or less, brings us reached all time highs with the freak up to date. Legions of celebrities, No- show that is Britney Spears existence. bel Peace Prize winners, politicians Expect Fred Thompson to hit the tab- and other famous individuals have loids strapped to a gurney with a crip- come swarming out of the woodwork pling methamphetamine addiction and with their endorsements for candidates. three or four adopted Malaysian babies However, unless you really care what thrown in for good measure. The high- George Clooney has to say, endorse- way to fame. ments of real notability seem to be But enough of Fred, hes gone slightly in favor of Barack Obama, in- now and we can all sleep a little more cluding significant individuals such as comfortably knowing that he no. longer Senator Edward Kennedy and Nobel poses a threat to galactic peace. ~ Prize-winning author Toni Morrison. In addition to the above mentioned, at Endorsements aside, though, the Dem- the tail end of January both Rudy Giu- ocratic side of the race is currently liani and John Edwards dropped out of neck-and-neck between Obama and the race, which is really terrific since Clinton. At the time of this writing, the their combined IQ equals that of a pea- Super Tuesday delegates are still be- cock with a rare birth defect that pre- ing counted, but there appears to be no significant difference between the two beyond a fraction of a percentage. On the Republican side of things, how- -ever, John McCain has recently surged forward to the forefront and has taken a commanding lead over his fellow can- didates. He is seen to represent a wide portion of Republican interests and is, supposedly, the middle ground between extreme conservatism and whatever form of liberalism Republicans can be a part of without losing the support of gun enthusiasts. But then, of course, there is Ron Paul. There are six million things I could write about when it comes to Ron Paul, but all of it boils down to simply this: Ron Paul should never be the president of the United States. His performance in debates is laughable and he sports a prickly attitude towards receiving less- than-fair attention from the press that seems to border on irrational paranoia. His promises are radical and extremely unlikely. And, finally, his entire support base consists of college students and anyone internet-savvy enough to look him up on Wikipedia. I know a lot of you out there love this man for his ri- diculous stance on various issues (end- ing the war on drugs, destroying the IRS, etc.) and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but if he hasnt dropped out of the race by the time this editorial has gone to print, he soon will. Now, granted, Im not a professional when it comes to politics and Im cer- tainly not the final word on many of these matters. My knowledge on mat- ing nightly news and reading every- thing that makes it onto the front page of the Drudge Report. James Carville Im not. But, I do have a hunch, and it is this: On the Republican side: Ron Paul, as previously mentioned, will quit shortly after his extremely poor perfor- mance on Super Tuesday. Mitt Romney will drop out of the race in favor of John McCain who will hold his posi- tion as Republican front runner assum- ing he doesnt do anything substantially stupid (such as a Howard Dean-esque rebel yell). Mike Huckabee may stick it out until the primaries due to his slight increase in popularity over the autumn months, but McCain will steamroll him if it really comes down to it. McCain will likely be the Republican presiden- tial candidate. For the Democrats, I think that neither Hillary nor Obama will pull ahead by any significant percentage and that the Democratic Primary will have to decide. Thats pretty much it for the Democrats. All I think any one of us can hope for is Barack Obama _ pulling ahead of Hillary Clinton and securing the Democratic nomination. The dif- ference between Hillary and Obama is simply a matter of authenticity. Obama has helped people in the past, individu- als, and he seems to be as honest a politician as can be hoped for. He is a man that represents actual change and a glimmer of hope for legitimate leader- ship of this country. Thats my opinion, anyway. As Ian Malcolm once said in the first Jurassic Park, Life will find a way. Nothing Ive written here is nec- essarily chiseled in stone and its en- tirely possible that Ron Paul could sud- denly surge forth and prove himself to be a rational human being. Its conceiv- _ able that Hillary Clinton could actually have human emotions and 'that her tears are real rather than the result of a push-'': pin stuck neatly in the heel of her shoe. Heck, its even possibly that at this very moment Fred Thompson is not taking shots of cheap Vodka and ecstasy with expensive prostitutes at a beach side rave party in Rio de Janeiro. Possible, but not likely. Despite Hardships, Members Content By: Ryan Sarda Catamount basketball seniors Eric Wil son and Negus McK- enna are the only players on the cur- rent roster who have been on the mens team for four years, and both have been with the program through many of its hardships. Since McKenna and Wilson arrived to WCU, they have played un- der two head coaches, they have seen several players come and go, and the Catamounts have a combined record of 39-74 in nearly four years. Despite the struggles of the team, both men are grateful and content with the fact that they chose Western over any other school. Personally, Western means a lot to me, especially when it comes to basketball. My four years here have been great. Starting off as a walk-on and working my way into a scholarship and now starting for three years, it all just means so much to me, said Wil- son. upset win over SoCon division leader Chattanooga, contributing 12 points and tying his career high with five as- sists. Wilson came into Western as a walk-on, but midway through his soph- omore season, Catamount head coach Larry Hunter offered him a full schol- arship, and now he is the starting point guard for the Cats. Although he had not scored much prior to this season, he re- cently led the Catamounts to a 70-64 : Earlier this year, leading scorer Nick Aldridge quit the team and, in late January, freshmen Michael Porrini and Camden Miller were dismissed from the team, leaving the Catamounts with just eight active players on the roster. Seniors Negus McKenna and Eric Wilson represent WCU basketball! Including Aldridge, Porrini, and Miller, the team has lost a total of 10 players in Hunters three seasons as head coach. At times it has been a struggle, but the coaches and the guys we have are real strong. It is kind of sad some- times when I think about the guys that came in with us during our freshman year. Sometimes, Negus (McKenna) and I reminisce on all the times we had our freshman year, with our freshman class, said Wilson. Despite the obstacles, Wilson feels that his four years at Western Car- olina have been a rewarding experience and he is thankful for everything the program and Hunter has taught him. Wins like the one tonight (against Chattanooga) and some other wins weve gotten this season, it gives _ me a better appreciation for basketball and for Western Carolina. Just being _ here makes me thankful that I have _ made it through, said Wilson, a native __ of Lincolnton, North Carolina. Coming into this season, McK- enna averaged just 5.9 points per con- _ test, but in the teams last nine games he has averaged 10.3 points. He has shot 17-of-25 from beyond the arc in the last five games. With his 118 career treys, McK- enna is just 14 shy of surpassing for- mer Catamount David Donerlson for ninth place on the all-time 3-pointers made list, and is currently three ahead of teammate Jake Robinson for 10th on the chart. Its a heated, but friendly, com- petition between Jake and me. When he came in last year, everyone told him that he was going to pass me, but I am putting up a fight for it. 1 am not giving it up without a fight, said McKenna, a native of Montreal, Quebec. cont. on pg. 11

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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