Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Great Sound Bytes

My students have been asked to document their most memorable "sound bytes" of each day, so I thought I'd put together my collection from my time here thus far:

"How does everyone put up with this long process?"
Canadian Student

"I just want to absorb everything!"
American Student

"The Delegates are in prison during the Convention."
Dr. Tom Cronin

"Obama has a lot of high hurdles in this mile-high city."
Dr. Tom Cronin

"All presidential candidates are like blind dates."
Dr. Tom Cronin

"Politics is the art of the possible."
Fr. Gregory Konz, Ph.D.

"Effective change necessitates action."
William Gohl, student body vice-president, Regis University

"Anyone who could get elected doesn't deserve it."
Adlai Stevenson

"For Barack Obama to win, he needs to make change tangible."
Dr. Michael Genovese

"It's important for you to know the impact of your work."
Rev. Leah D. Daughtry
DNC Committee, CEO and DNC Faith Outreach Leader


"Too much of the politics and religion conversation deals with the 'below the belt' questions."
Rev. Leah D. Daughtry
DNC Committee, CEO and DNC Faith Outreach Leader


"Reporting conventions used to be fun, but not anymore. Now we have to do it all and do it all the time."
T. R. Reid, reporter, Washington Post

"Media coverage must be NOW: live and linked."
Wally Podrazik, DNCC Director of Media Logistics

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