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Topic: presidential debates
By Debbie Boen | October 22, 2008 |
I googled the third debate dialogue to see if McCain really said:
- Put soldiers in schools as teachers without requiring certification and Desert Storm was about protecting the oil.
- Americans are innocent victims of greed and excess on Wall Street and as well as Washington, D.C.
- Palin is a role model to women.
- McCain rallies harbor few fringe peoples.
Here are McCain’s statements:
1. McCain’s solutions to education and why we had Desert Storm.

During the third debate, when asked about the state of education in the US, McCain had this, among other things, to say:
McCain: “We need to encourage programs such as Teach for America and Troops to Teachers where people, after having served in the military, can go right to teaching and not have to take these examinations or have the certification that are are required in many states.”
My Reaction (Incredulous) : Returning soldiers should go straight into teaching? «Read the rest of this article»
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October 19, 2008 |
Sen. John McCain, meet Joe the plumber. Unlike Samuel Wurzelbacher, Joe’s given name is…Joe.
And, unlike Wurzelbacher, he’s a licensed plumber.
Joe Moenck, a plumber in Zumbrota, Minn., is a member of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters (UA) Local 6—which, like all building and construction trades unions, has high professional standards for its members—such as making sure they hold a license to practice their craft. «Read the rest of this article»
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By Christine Anne Piesyk | September 25, 2008 |
In response to John McCain’s decision to return to suspend campaigning and return to Washington, his request to postponed the scheduled Sept. 26 debate in Oxford, Mississippi, and in response to the fiscal crisis and a proposed $700 million bail out, Senator Barack Obama spoke out on the issues at a Press Conference Wednesday afternoon. We offer our readers a replay of Obama’s statement.
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