2008 OBAMA/CLINTON CANDIDATES

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This will analyze and compare two articles respectively about Barack Obama 's and Hillary Clinton 's presidential candidacies . The first article is entitled A Battered Feeling at Obama 's Former Church written by Monica Davey while the second is entitled Clinton Ponders Next Move In Marathon Race ' written by Beth Fouhy . Both articles were written within the month of June in this year 2008

The of the first article talks

about the former Church membership of Barack Obama in relation to his political participation as a public servant . In the abovementioned article , the Church members expressed their emotions with respect to the tumults within the congregation in relation to the candidacy of their fellow member Barack Obama . The church in issue is well-known in the South side of Chicago

Davey mentioned that the church is composed of overflowing members with numerous deacons and associate pastors (Davey , 2008 ,

. 1 . Davey also reported that the Trinity United Church of Christ is also among the city 's most active black churches because of its fame in developing social programs and prominent members (Davey , 2008 ,

. 1 . Its entire membership and church activities was greatly affected by the rift of church members involving Barack Obama and controversial former pastor named Rev . Jeremiah A . Wright Jr

Moreover , Davey pointed out that the cause of the problem was the endless television coverage of provocative statements by Mr . Wright , the reports of a Catholic priest who visited the Church and allegedly mocked Senator Hillary Clinton . In addition , Barack Obama 's family discontinued their membership in the said Church causing satellite trucks placed outside the Church meeting house (Davey , 2008 ,

. 1 . The article reflected sentiments of the members of the said church pertaining to political tumult surrounding the church involving Barack Obama . The situation caused members of the church to be hurt , dismayed , shocked fearful , frustrated and heartbroken (Davey , 2008 ,

. 1 . The main concern of the members of the Church is that they are angry with the news media because of its failure to take time in studying properly the statements of Mr . Wright and the works of the Church members as well as for trying to bring Barack Obama down (Davey , 2008 ,

. 1 . It also includes the fact that news media brought their private worship into public view or involvement (Davey , 2008 ,

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On the other hand , the of the second article mainly talks about the possibility of Clinton 's acceptance of defeat to that of Obama 's leading status . The supporters of Hillary Clinton are all aware and sensitive of Clinton 's inability to win the election and express its statements in the article . Fouhy mentioned that Clinton is planning to consider various options such as dropping of the race and endorse Obama and even carrying her fight to the convention (Fouhy , 2008 ,

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However , Clinton believes that she leads...