Street Team '08: joleah13
 
 
 
   
 
"Feigned tolerance for the sake of “political correctness” or societal acceptance doesn’t make you any less ignorant than the person who is openly prejudice. " - JL
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I joined as part of the Choose or Lose campaign as a rep for the state of SD. I feel that today's youth need to be aware and take a role in politics because, as cliché as it sounds, we are the future.

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Looking Back at Street Team '08

        If you had asked me at this time last year if I thought that I would ever be working for MTV covering one of our country’s most historic elections, I would have laughed in your face and looked at you like you were crazy.

 

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Tags: election   MTV   South Dakota   Street Team 08   Native American   Senator...
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Young People Sound Off About Voting
Two seasoned vet's and one first time voter tell me what they thought about the wait to vote, experience and why they voted.   http://think.mtv.com/044FDFFFF0098A1760017009952D4/
Tags: election   voting   South Dakota   youth vote   Street Team 08   First Time...
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Street Team '08--A Look Back
It has been an interesting 10 months meeting new people and going new places. Hearing the stories that don't usually get heard. Here is a look back at my time as...
Tags: youth   election   South Dakota   Barack Obama   Hillary Clinton   John McCain...
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by  joleah13 on november 12, 2008
 
   
 
A Closer Look At The Polls In Spearfish
The polls in Spearfish, SD have been busy all day but the closer it gets to closing time the busier they seem to get.
Tags: election   South Dakota   Street Team 08   polls   Spearfish
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by  joleah13 on november 04, 2008
 
   
 
More Protesting At The Polls
This is democracy at work.
Tags: election   Pro-Life   South Dakota   Abortion Ban   Street Team 08   Measure...
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by  joleah13 on november 04, 2008
 
   
 
Vote Yes on Measure 11
Right across the street from the pro-choice protesters are the pro-life protesters. Neither side is going down without a fight.
Tags: election   Pro-Life   South Dakota   Abortion Ban   Street Team 08   Measure...
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by  joleah13 on november 04, 2008
 
   
 
Vote No on Measure 11
More protester's outside the polls here in South Dakota urging people to vote against the abortion ban.
Tags: election   Pro-Choice   South Dakota   Abortion Ban   Street Team 08   woman...
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by  joleah13 on november 04, 2008
 
   
 
Young People Sound Off About Voting
Two seasoned vet's and one first time voter tell me what they thought about the wait to vote, experience and why they voted.
Tags: election   voting   South Dakota   democracy   youth vote   Street Team 08   ...
Views 9
by  joleah13 on november 04, 2008
 
   
 
Protesting at the Polls
The abortion ban is back this year in South Dakota and it's a touchy subject. These two girls feel it should be left up to the woman to choose.
Tags: election   Pro-Choice   South Dakota   Abortion Ban   Street Team 08   Measure...
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by  joleah13 on november 04, 2008
 
   
 
Sounding Off About the VP Debate
I talked to three students' in Dr. Ryan Clarks' debate class to find out what they thought about Sarah Palin, Joe Biden and the VP debate.
Tags: election   South Dakota   joe biden   youth vote   Street Team 08   sarah palin...
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by  joleah13 on october 06, 2008
 
   
 
Gas Prices Killing the Rally?
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is an annual event that brings in a lot of revenue not only for the Black Hills of South Dakota but also for the surrounding area....
Tags: election   South Dakota   Street Team 08   gas prices   Black Hills   Sturgis...
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by  joleah13 on august 11, 2008
 
   
 
"If You Don't Vote, Then You Don't Get The Right To ***** About the Go...
Mike Williams, a specialist in the U.S. Army on leave from Iraq, sits down and talks about some key issues in this year's election for the youth and things the...
Tags: iraq war   candidates   election   voting   South Dakota   youth vote   Street...
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by  joleah13 on july 21, 2008
 
   
 
The Iraq War-From a Veteran’s Point of View
Mike Williams is getting ready to head back for his second tour of duty in Iraq, so I sat down with him and discussed how the war has affected him, his family,...
Tags: iraq war   election   South Dakota   youth vote   Street Team 08   u.s. army...
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by  joleah13 on july 14, 2008
 
   
 
What High Gas Prices Mean For Tourism and South Dakota's Economy
With gas prices on the rise many people are finding it hard to balance the cost of gas versus what they need for the basics to live. Another thing that the high...
Tags: youth   election   tourism   South Dakota   VLOG   Economy   Street Team 08   ...
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by  joleah13 on june 27, 2008
 
   
 
All Eyes On South Dakota On Primary Day
South Dakota may have been one of the last states to cast their vote in the primaries but they certainly weren't least. For once South Dakota being last was actually...
Tags: election   primary   Bill Clinton   South Dakota   Barack Obama   Hillary Clinton...
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by  joleah13 on june 04, 2008
 
   
 
Primary Fever Strikes South Dakota
The South Dakota primary is only 2 weeks away and both the Clinton and Obama office's are spending this time campaigning to sway those last few people who are still...
Tags: election   South Dakota   Barack Obama   Hillary Clinton   Street Team 08   ...
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by  joleah13 on may 27, 2008
 
   
 
Let's Talk About Sex
According to South Dakota's state health experts, girls in the state are more sexually active than the national average. They say this might also help explain why...
Tags: girls   election   South Dakota   sex education   contraceptives   STD's   Street...
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by  joleah13 on may 20, 2008
 
   
 
South Dakota's Brain Drain
Here in South Dakota many young people are finding that after graduation they can't work in their field. This forces many of them to leave the state in search of...
Tags: education   election   colorado   South Dakota   Wyoming   Minnesota   Street...
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by  joleah13 on may 06, 2008
 
   
 
Project Vote Smart
Sometimes it is often hard to know what to believe and what not to believe during election time. So how do you educate yourself about the issues and the candidates...
Tags: election   South Dakota   Street Team 08   Black Hills State University   ...
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by  joleah13 on april 14, 2008
 
   
 
What about South Dakota?
The youth in South Dakota don't feel like they are connected to the rest of the country when it comes to primaries and voting. So why do they feel this way? Part...
Tags: election   South Dakota   VLOG   youth vote   Street Team 08
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by  joleah13 on april 01, 2008
 
   
 
South Dakota's HB 1261
With the rise of school violence in the news lately South Dakota’s legislature has decided, like many other states, to try and take proactive steps to protect its...
Tags: election   South Dakota   Street Team 08   campus security   Black Hills State...
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by  joleah13 on march 12, 2008
 
   
 
Is Tim Johnson Still The Best Choice For South Dakota?
After suffering a brain hemorrhage in late 2006, Senator Tim Johnson’s future in the Senate wasn’t clear. After almost a year of therapy and rest he did return...
Tags: election   South Dakota   Democrats   Street Team 08   brain hemorrhage   Senator...
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by  joleah13 on february 27, 2008
 
 
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The Bill Of Rights For American Veterans
This group, made possible through the generous support of the McCormick Foundation, is your place to show support for our brave service men and women. Veterans...
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by  thinkMTV on october 09, 2008
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Reach Out & Touch One Another.
Join us together we can make the differences in people life. Our Mission is to feed the hunger and bring back music education for as long as we can. Teens...
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Street Team '08
Get the latest on local politics and the presidential elections from MTV's band of 51 state-based youth journalists.
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by  thinkMTV on september 03, 2008
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Pro-Choice
There wasn't a single Pro-Choice group. Now there is. Woman should have the right to choose if they want to have an abortion. Not have some man do it for them.
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by  beast_ly_ness on july 05, 2008
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Students Against Corporate Logging
I know that others are like me in that when corporate logging operations get a hold of an area they decimate the forest and take good money from the local economies...
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by  CaliKWgoneWYO on march 31, 2008
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ServiceVote
ServiceVote is Youth Service America’s campaign to engage young people in the political process, beginning with voting. Building on the significant recent growth...
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by  ServiceVote on december 21, 2007
Members  40 Discussions  2 Media  6
 
   
 
Street Team X+Y
This is a PRIVATE group for the Choose or Lose Street Team '08 REPORTERS ONLY for behind-the-scenes strategizing. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST MEMBERSHIP, we are all already...
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by  shelbinator on december 18, 2007
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1.20.09
The end of George W. Bush's first term is coming. Both parties are starting to unite against him in congress and Americans everywhere are outraged and disappointed...
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by  MatthewC on november 12, 2007
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It's Your (Sex) Life
Being in control and smart about the choices you make in your life - and that includes about sex - is what think: IYSL is all about. Get more information about...
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by  thinkMTV on september 03, 2008
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Break the Addiction
Learn how to break your addiction to oil and fight global warming at Think MTV.
Tags: global warming   environment   Break the Addiction   oil   oil addiction   ...
by  thinkMTV on september 03, 2008
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Darfur is Dying
In the region of Darfur in western Sudan, a genocide is occuring. Each day civilians face prospects of human rights abuses.
Tags: sudan   africa   genocide   human rights   refugees   torture   divestment   ...
by  thinkMTV on september 03, 2008
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MySpace/MTV Presidential Dialogues
MySpace and MTV give the Presidential candidates one last chance to answer your questions live.
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by  thinkMTV on september 03, 2008
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