An individuals background influences their emotional responses, ultimate views, and their core of beliefs. John Sidney McCain III was born at the Coco Solo Naval Air station on August 29, 1936, in the Panama Canal Zone. He is the is the middle child. McCain spent his childhood moving from base to base, enhancing his knowledge of warfare. Theoretically he always had a horrible temper. His dad was a Naval officer John S. McCain Jr. His mom's name is Roberta Wright McCain. Both his granddad and his dad were 4-star Admirals in the Navy. His dad commanded, in the Pacific, the U.S. naval forces.
John McCain went into war after graduating 5Th from the bottom of his class in Virginia Episcopal High School. During the Vietnam War, he was a navy flight captain. He flied attack bombing planes, off of Air Craft Carriers. On his 23rd mission on October 26, 1967, he was shot down. He was captured and held a POW (Prisoner Of War) and tortured for 5 years. When he finally got out he wanted to rejoin with the navy, wanting to reach the same height of his dad and grandpa. His strength limited him. McCain had received several awards including the Silver Star, Bronze Star,Purple Heart, Legion of Merit, and Distinguished Flying Cross metals. He became a House Of Representatives on November 2ND, 1982. He was then re-elected. He then succeeded in becoming a Senate, and re-elected 3 times. Ran for president and failed because he did not have enough Electoral Votes. He introduced a bill in which would re-establish the economy. He worked on this for 6 years, and then ran for president again in April of 2007.
Political Cartoon #1
Due to the current economic crisis the U.S. treasury is throwing billions of dollars into large corporation furthering the U.S. into a larger debt. For example, this cartoon depicts a man talking to McCain saying “Sir, you’ve got to get on top of this economic crisis…FAST! Before your running mate starts to field dress it.” This shows how Palin will ruin the economy even further, because she is young and inexperienced and thinks she is doing the right thing when actually she is making it worse. This cartoon also depicts Palin on top of a bull, representing the dead economy. This further shows how Palin thinks she is fixing the crisis, when in actuality she is just making it more of a mess. If we have a wrong political candidate doing the job incorrectly, then that makes the crisis works.
Political Cartoon #2
The current election is all about change, and how the candidates different from the “classical” presidents. For example, this cartoon shows an African-American boy saying how there is an “African-American in the race,” and a young girl saying that there is also a “dynamic woman” running. This shows how each party has something different about their parties. This cartoon also depicts a young boy saying “And the only white guys running have senior citizen discounts.” This further shows how the Republican Parties elected president has not changed, and remains the same stereotypes: male, elder, and white. John McCain fits these stereotypes for a president; therefore he is not getting as much as an advantage as Obama.
Joe Biden
Here at home, when Americans were standing in long lines to give blood after the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, we squandered an obvious opportunity to make service a noble cause again, and rekindle an American spirit of community.
Barack Obama
If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.
Sarah Palin
"Politics isn't just a game of competing interests and clashing parties. The people of America expect us to seek public office and to serve for the right reasons. And the right reason is to challenge the status quo and to serve the common good." -
John McCain
And, if we lost, then who win? Did Al Qaida win? When on the floor of the House of Representatives they cheer - they cheer - when they pass a withdrawal motion that is a certain date for surrender, what were they cheering? Surrender? Defeat?
2 comments:
I liked how you specified on McCain's military backround, i liked finding out that he was born at Coco Solo Naval Air station.
I learned that McCain is the is the middle child. McCain also spent his childhood moving from base to base, enhancing his knowledge of warfare
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