Chris Furter, Our News President of the United States!

Wednesday, October 16, 2012

Election day has come and Republican candidate Chris Furter has won the election! He won 314 electoral votes, which was the majority. After the election, Nicole's News caught up with him and he exclaimed that he was "expecting to win and that it feels great to finally win." We also asked who was the most helpful on his campaign committee and he said Casey Harvey. Will Wright, his other campaign manager heard this statement and became somewhat offended that Chris didn't say he was the most helpful. Congrats Chris!

Rebekah Kim on the other hand was sad she lost but happy that she got the opportunity to run. She did not want to answer any questions after the election, but Nicole's News wants to give her a round of applause for a great effort! 

Chris captured the votes by winning multiple regions but him and Rebekah were tied in the New England and the Industria regions. Nicole's News would like to thank all of the campaigns for participating and being great sports about the campaign! Once again, congrats Chris Furter, the President of the United States! 

Hunter Ray Forms Own Super Pac!

Monday, October 15,2012

Hunter Ray, a former Republican candidate, has created his own super pac. After losing the Republican nomination, he switched over to Democrat Rebekah Kim's side and began to help her campaign. The focus of his Super Pac is Unions, as shown below.

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Presidential Nomination Speeches Capture America

Monday, October 15, 2012

The presidential nomination acceptance speeches were filled with excitement and optimism. The Republican party started off with their keynote speaker, Angel Rivera. He believes that "America is always breaking new ground and pushing new limit in this age of technology." However, he believes that the best decision for America is to elect Chris Furter for president.

Matt Lynch, the vice president for Chris Furter, started the Republican speeches. Even though he did work for the Hunter Ray campaign, he says that he has "always held Chris in high regard." Nicole's News thought that this was rude of Matt to say because he basically said that he always favored Chris over Hunter. Matt stated that the " President Obama and his democratic members of Congress are more concerned with the next election rather than the next generation." Matt seemed very confident up on stage as he accepted the vice president nomination. Chris Furter took the stage with confidence as well. His speaking skills did improve from last time, however, he was still sort of monotone. He stressed how America can help us achieve our dreams and how us Americans have helped him achieve his dreams of becoming the president of the United States. He was very humble about not saying he would achieve everything he promised but that he would try, which is what counts.                                                                                                                              

John Oh was the keynote speaker for the Democrats. He was attacking Chris Furter's statements on dreams saying that Rebekah Kim was the one who really wanted the American dreams because many immigrants dream of coming to America. Vice president Alex Bulischek did a great job of being a convincing and optimistic vice president nominee. He believes that we can totally get rid of inequality in America. His speech was very short and clear cut but it definitely got the message through. When Rebekah Kim took the stage, she was very thankful for the American people. She included a quote from Abraham Lincoln saying, " A divided house cannot stand." She wants to break down the barriers of inequality to help the overall well-being of America. She makes the American people feel unified when she says that "we" can help change America.

Next, the election will take place so stay tuned!

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Rebekah Kim and Chris Furter Capture the Primaries

Tuesday October 9,2012

The primary elections stirred up surprise in everyone when Chris Furter won the Republican nomination and Rebekah Kim won the Deomcrat nomination. Rebekah says she, "feels good about the primaries and is excited." She believes that it will be a close race between her and her fellow Reoublican candidate, Chris Furter. Chris on the other hand, expected to win the primaries and he thinks he will win the entire election. The Furter campaign is taking on Hunter Ray's debt, which will not be given out for the public to know. Hunter, the losing Republican candidate, says he "feels dead inside." Kelly Ibele betrayed Hunter by voting for another campaign. She commented that Chris "had a better platform and I was working for other candidates as well." John Ohm, another losing republican candidate, states that he will now be supporting the Rebekah Kim party. When asked why he switched over his party affiliation, he said, " I believe that after personal conversation, her policies are the best for America's well-being."

The audience definetly had mixed feelings about the campaign. Some said that they were happy with the way the election played out but some were surprised. Nicole's News was very surprised about the Republican nomination because it was very close between Hunter Ray and Chris Furter.

Alex Bulishcek is now vice president for Rebekah's campaign, while his campaign strategist Jacob Bucher is now in charge of a PAC.

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Fundraising Speeches Help Voters Decide Who is the Best Candidate

Wednesday October 3, 2012

On Tuesday October 1, all of the presidential candidates attended the fundraising luncheon and delivered speeches to help voters decide who to vote for in the primaries.

Democrat Brian Torok looked promising as he approached the podium, but the audience was soon informed that his speech writer, Jack Harris, did not write a speech for him. Instead, Brian had to ad lib the entire speech. He spoke about immigration saying "we should close up the boarders, deport illegal immigrants who have committed felonies, and start a simpler process of legalization.." He also mentions that he wants to legalize drugs to get rid of the black market, but he is not a drug user. 

John Oh's speech was very brief but he believes that he is a "strong, secure candidate." He mentioned that his schooling at Harvard has improved his leadership skills and his decision making skills. He also talks about the high prices at the gas pump, but doesn't give any solutions to that problem. However, he had a great presence about himself and he actually believed what he was saying, which is good to know for a presidential campaign. 

Hunter Ray on the other hand was very focused on improving the overall well-being of the American people. He also spoke about immigration saying that we "should not actively seek out illegal aliens for deportation." He also wants to keep national income taxes low to uplift the middle class. Hunter had many people from the audience applauding for him throughout the speech which was somewhat distracting, but he did have a very well thought out speech. 

Rebekah Kim's speech was very focused on providing equal rights to everyone. She says that "people deserve the right to make their own decisions." Just like Brian Torok, Jack Harris did not write a speech for her either, so she wrote a very brief, but well though out speech right before she went on stage. However, she did mention that she would "vow to... end discrimination" by "reviewing the Civil Rights Act of 1963." The Civil Rights Act was written in 1964, not 1963, which was a major fluke for Rebekah. Rebekah did look the classiest with her white blouse. 

Chris Furter's speech was a good representation of the issues he wants fixed, especially the economy, but he did not seem very excited to be running for president. He looked very somber up at the podium as well. He wants to lower taxes on businesses but "that doesn't mean he is favoring big business." He also wants to deregulate government control in the government. 

Alex Bulischek was the best speaker at the luncheon because he spoke with confidence and power and really meant what he was saying. He feels that one of the biggest things that needs to be reformed is welfare programs and he says to do this by "setting up a plan of welfare for people who need it but not become dependent on it." He also doesn't agree with Obama Care. 

All of our candidates did a wonderful job at the luncheon. Next, Nicole's News will cover the highly anticipated primary elections! 

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Breaking News! Candidate Alex Bulischek Smokes Marijuana!

Wednesday October, 3 2012

Nicole's News received exclusive pictures of southern democrat candidate, Alex Bulischek smoking marijuana. Now, Nicole's News has received no further information on whether these pictures are edited or not but from the looks of it, it looks like he is smoking marijuana. These pictures are not allowed to be released due to the supervisor's rules. This could show potential voters that he wants to legalize marijuana and he will do marijuana if he does legalize it. However, for this time during the campaign, this was definitely not the right thing to do. 

Face-Off at the 52nd Annual Candidates Night and Audience Forum

Nicole Mason September 25, 2012

At the Candidates' Night and Audience Forum on Monday, our presidential candidates got into it. From debates about the rising unemployment rates to China, our candidates voiced their opinions with no problem.

The audience posed a question asking if Medicare should be reformed. Brian Torok exclaimed that Medicare is a "good system and should be reformed" while Hunter Ray changed the topic to Medicaid saying that "Medicaid is abused by the population and we need to make changes to it." One thing reporters noticed at the Candidates' Night is that none of the candidates had solutions to America's issues except for conservative Chris Furter. Furter stated that the government needed to increase the requirements for Medicaid such as making sure the people applying for Medicaid were actively looking for a job. Furter also explains that national programs will have to be cut back a little bit to make sure the reform for Medicaid succeeds.

Southern democrat Alex Bulisheck was late to the Candidates' Night because he was taking care of his family, which definitely won over Nicole's News as the most compassionate candidate- so far. However, when he arrived at Candidates' Night, he seemed quite disgruntled and unprepared. He was also the only candidate to have someone from his campaign team up on the stage with him.

Surprisingly, Rebekah Kim did not have a lot to say at Candidates' Night. Our news team figured that it was probably because she was nervous or intimidated but needless to say, she did voice her opinions on some of the issues presented. 

The next issue that was tackled at Candidates' Night was the issue of China and how to deal with their increasing economic success. John Oh and Chris Furter got into a fierce debate when the China issue was brought up. Chris argued that he would deregulate markets and cut back on government regulkations while John argued that we should implement a stimulus package, even though Obama tried to implement one which ultimately failed. He also believes that outsourcing jobs in China is bad because it takes away from our American citizens who need jobs. The audience went into an uproar against John's statement stating that we would never be able to pay our citizens the same amount that the Chinese work for, which is the exact reason why America outsources to China. Hunter Ray thinks that we should keep some business in China and lower the tax on items there. Adam Simonton, Hunter's campaign strategist spoon-fed Hunter with this answer which rises questions on whether or not Hunter really knows the issues. 

Chris Furter (left) and John Oh (right) battling it out

Other issues discussed were issues on immigration, gun control, and gay rights. Rebekah is for gay rights stating that everyone deserves equal rights, which is a main part of her campaign. Brian also agrees that everyone should have equal rights regarding gay marriage. Alex made everyone in the audience melt when he said that, "If two people love each other, they should be able to get married, no matter the sex." Hunter and Chris agreed that civil unions are fine but gay marriage should be illegal. John was very much against gay marriage stating that marriage is reserved for only "a man and a woman." 

Nicole's News concluded that the Candidates' Nights was a big success. The candidates got their issues out to the public and made an impression on the voters. Chris Furter is a fierce debater but some of the people in the audience commented that he was too stern and too serious about the whole race. However, I'm sure soon Chris will show his fun and happy side to America. 

Stay tuned for more information on your 2012 candidates!

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Your Candidates!

Hunter Ray (center), Matt Lynch (right), Adam Simonton (left)

Chris Furter (middle), Casey Harvey (right), Will Wright (Left)


John Oh (not pictured)

Alex Bulisheck (left), Jacob Bucher (right)

Rebekah Kim (center), Inga Masic (right), Youlee Shin (left)

Brian Torok (center), Alisha Jiwani (right), Savannah Moore (left)

Meet the Candidates

Nicole Mason, September 24, 2012

After interviewing our candidates for the 2012 election, we have gotten the background information on your 2012 candidates.

The first candidate running is Hunter Ray, being a male, white conservative, was born in San Antonio, Texas and moved to Georgia in 2004. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in law. Although he does not have a specific issue in place yet, he does want to improve the economy. Matthew Lynch and Adam Simonton are Hunter's go-to-guys during this election. "I am going to unite the conservative and democratic parties so that we can get things done and not be split in the house; I am an American first and a Republican second," according to Hunter Ray.

Chris Furter is the next, white republican running for president. Born in Georgia and graduating from UGA with a degree in business, he believes he is qualified for the presidency. Furter believes that American success will come from less regulation of the government, having a free market, and lowering taxes. He says that his team that includes Will Wright and Casey Harvey, has "a good combination of creativity and wisdom." Chris has informed Nicole's News that he has not come up with a campaign slogan yet, but his team is working on one now.

John Oh is running as a conservative in our presidential election. Nicole's News did not get much information from John because he was very resistant towards giving information out and somewhat sassy about the basic questions we were asking. However, we did find out that he graduated from Harvard. He said that his Korean heritage has made him more family oriented opposed to not being close with family. Angel Rivera and Christina Shin are part of John's political campaign.

Coming into the race late, Alex Bulischeck is determined to catch up with the other candidates. He is a white, southern democrat, which is strange because he was born in the Queens of New York. However, he graduated from Princeton with a degree in business administration and later got his P.h.d. in economics. Alex believes that the government should stay out of our country's economics but the government should help with social problems. His partner in his race for the presidency is Jacob Bucher who graduated from UGA with a degree in politics. When I asked about the other candidates. Alex commented that he didn't like the other candidates but then he quickly reversed his response and said that he didn't know them very well.


The only female running in this race is Rebekah Kim as an Asian liberal. She obtained her bachelor's degree from Harvard in international affairs and later went on to get her P.h.d in politics. The main idea of her platform states that she wants equal rights for everyone. "I am better than all of the other candidates," said Rebekah. Youlee Shin and Inga Masic are going to be Rebekah's team throughout the election. "When things are dim, vote for Kim. America needs Rebekah."

Our last candidate is Brian Torok running for the liberal party. He was born in New Jersey but raised in Georgia. He attended Georgia Tech and obtained a degree in programming. His three main issues he wants to focus on are the economy, world conflicts, and gay marriage, which is an aspect of American life that he supports. Savannah Moore and Alisha Jiwani are Brian's go-to-girls in his race for the presidency.

Our candidates this year seem so have a great start. However, there is always more to know about our candidates. Stay tuned for more information on the 2012 election!

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