NPR: Get My Vote: Political Belief Beyond Party Lines

Get My Vote: Political Belief Beyond Party Lines

We've been checking out some of the new videos at NPR's Get My Vote project and folks are leaving some thoughtful contributions

Here's Matt Barnes of Portland, Maine on political beliefs beyond party affiliation:

Patricia Rich of Boise, Idaho talks about her first memories of politics when she was eleven, the death of JFK and why she thinks it takes a certain personality type to be excited about politics:

And finally, a Canadian student in the U.S. talks about why Americans have to think not only about their responsibility to their country when they vote but also about their responsibility to the world because of the U.S.' special status as the world's only superpower.

5:30 PM ET | 03-31-2008 | permalink

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Would someone kindly please tell the Canadians to mind their own business? They have enough problems as it is with their slow descent into neo-totalitarianism disguised as "diversity."

Sent by deek | 9:54 PM ET | 03-31-2008

Why shouldn't a Canadian - or any other citizen of any other country - have a right to comment on the US? We certainly feel we have the right to comment -and more - on other countries. Plus, the comment was simply a reminder of the role we still play (barely) as a leader and a plea to live up to it.

Sent by Carol Reid | 7:16 AM ET | 04-01-2008

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