Need help with school speech about Jonh McCain?

Question

I have to write a speech about Jonh McCain and i really dont know much about him. I need to write a speech that would persuade people to vote for him. So what im looking for is facts, quotes, stories, things he wants to change, just anything would be helpful for me. If you could add in links to sites with some of your info that would be great too. Thanks for all your help.

Answer 1

Go to his web site. www.johnmccain.com.  You won't find any facts in Yahoo answers.

Answer 2

Persuade people to vote for him? What a terrible idea!

Some of the key points which you might want to omit include:

- Voted with Bush 95% of the time

- Picked an incompetent VP after a long phone call

- Could be the oldest President. And also the first one to die in office of natural causes

- Wants to stay in Iraq for a hundred years

- Supports environmental destruction in the form of off-shore drilling which won't help or solve anything in the foreseeable future

- Senile partisan puppet in the hands of big oil (see above)

- Graduated in the bottom 1% of his class. Well, at least he graduated

- Can't use a computer or the Internet, instead relies on his wife's assistance. I like her though - she seems smart.

- Calls all Islamic extremists "Al-Qaeda". Even though most of them oppose that organization to its very core

- When asked by a journalists, couldn't remember how much houses he owns. Seven, if we keep count.

Answer 3

I really doubt you'll persuade anyone to vote for him that isn't going to vote for him (or supports him) already.  That said, two things which might help you are:

1.  He would seek to overturn Roe v. Wade

2.  He voted to expand stem cell research

There is a good website about his stances on issues though if you want more information.

http://www.ontheissues.org/john_mccain.h...

Answer 4

If you are so uninformed about the person you support that you need other people to tell you what he has done in his career, than I seriously hope you don't go out and vote.

Answer 5

Hi Erica:

Here's a great article that will help you with your speech. It describes one of John McCain's most important relationships with one of his best friends, a man named Charles Keating. Keating helped McCain a lot to become the man he is today. No speech about John McCain would be complete without mentioning his good pal Charles Keating.

http://www.slate.com/id/1004633/

  

Answer 6

Mccains speech contained no substance. It was a boat load of promises and goals in which he gave no plan for. It was not a brilliant speech in many respects. For one, this speech was meant as a means to get independent voters to change to republican. Compared to Barack Obama's speech you can tell Barack has real PRACTICAL plans that will actually work. However, in respect for Mccain the speech about his life was inspiring however, IT WAS NOT WHAT WE NEEDED. We know that John McCain was a war veteren who was totured. We know that he loves his country. What we do need to know is whether he will make the same mistakes as Bush. Whether he will make a GOOD decision rather than ANY desicion. We need to know how well THOUGHT OUT his plans are. Barack in his speech did attack McCain no doubt. But, instead of Palin speech of namecalling Barack provided working plans as a better way to make change. And just to let Republicans know...McCain has know executive experience just as Barack Obama has no executive experience. McCain failed to show that he will be a president that instead of making A decision he will make a RIGHT decision. That was what was needed in the convention. McCain's arguments were bland and Barack has no need to feel worried about effects of this speech. He has more to worry about Palin and her speech. For those who actually LISTEN to what the nominee's say, Barack Obama has shown an actually plan filled with substance and real time solutions while McCain has not yet even shown that he can make the correct decision. He argues that he makes his own desicion (which is fine) as long as your making the correct desicion. Furthermore, if youve actually read what Palin and McCain actually argue for you will find that some of the issues they argue for are crazy. Palin believes we dont affect global warming and that the future lies in oil not renewable energy. Even McCain doesn't agree with that.

From a political standpoint, from Michelle Obama, to Hilary Clinton, to Bill Clinton, to Joe Biden, to Barack Obama the Democratic Convention was much more thought out and much better at getting what the Democrates need most. The Republican Convention while I wont say was a complete disaster, was not nearly as good as proving what Independent voters in paticular are trying to find out.

Answer 7

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/