{"id":2364,"date":"2019-05-21T14:53:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T18:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=2364"},"modified":"2019-05-21T14:53:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T18:53:17","slug":"opinions-surrounding-john-mccain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2019\/05\/21\/opinions-surrounding-john-mccain\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinions Surrounding John McCain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many feel compelled to engage in political debates and protests to transport attention to controversial issues. Several people become fervent, belligerent and defensive when their political beliefs are challenged because they feel as if their identities are reliant on these stances. They reflect their societal and economic positions; their life experiences. John McCain was a Republican senator in Arizona who triggered many disputations with his vehement and forthright statements. After retiring from the Navy, he won two terms in the House of Representatives (1983-1984.) Is he a just politician and is the commotion warranted? <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Despite occupying the same political party as the forty-fifth president, he occasionally opposed Donald Trump. During the summer of 2015, Donald Trump declared that he would become the Republican Party\u2019s presidential nominee and established his campaign with his tendentious statements regarding Mexican immigrants. \u201cThey\u2019re bringing drugs, they\u2019re bringing crime, they\u2019re rapists, and some I assume are good people.\u201d He had also claimed that he intended on building a wall on the US southern border. To which, John McCain denounced him and swiftly remarked on how he was \u201cfiring up the crazies.\u201d Donald Trump, vexed by John McCain\u2019s response, asserted that the senator was undeserving of his title as a war hero. \u201cHe\u2019s a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren\u2019t captured.\u201d Whilst receiving condemnation due to his provocative remarks from nomination rivals, Trump instead expressed remorse \u201cto the families of those who have sacrificed in conflict.\u201d John McCain served in the Vietnam War which resulted in his capture and torture for five and a half years. \u00a0\u201cI can’t really say that I dislike anything about him, other than political beliefs. I greatly respect his military service and his service to Arizona. I’m sure he would have been a fascinating person to have lunch with and talk about how the Senate works,\u201dShane O\u2019Shockey, a scholarly eighth-grade teacher at McCollough Unis Middle school stated. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0When recordings of the president producing salacious comments regarding women leaked, John McCain chimed in, yearning for the man to undergo ramifications for the statements. \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s behavior make(s) it impossible to continue to offer even conditional support for his candidacy.\u201d As John McCain endured brain cancer, he voted no to abolishing the Affordable Care Act which merely sustained their feud. Donald Trump was requested not to attend McCain\u2019s memorial service which was held at Washington\u2019s National Cathedral. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cMcCain realized that 45 was out of the mainstream on most major issues and he consistently voted in the best interests of his home state, not his party,\u201d Shane entailed, \u201dJohn McCain might have been known as a Maverick within the Republican party, but that’s probably because he always stood up for what he thought Arizonans wanted. This might not always be what others in his party wanted, but he stood up for his state.\u201d Ms.Barker, a gym teacher who resides in the same school, is one of the few in the building who harbors conservative beliefs. Whilst usually a Republican voter, she detests Donald Trump and wishes that the party would improve their stances on educational issues. She also advocates for John McCain. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0McCain competed to become president during 2008. Despite his eventual defeat to Obama, many stated that he handled it graciously. \u201cAlthough I didn’t personally support him in 2008, I didn’t think he would have been a terrible president. \u00a0His running mate, on the other hand, would have been a disaster. She certainly tried to have everyone believe that she was just a common person, but there was nothing common about her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0He passed away on August 27, 2018, at 81 years of age due to glioblastoma. He had temporarily attempted to treat the brain tumor with radiation and chemotherapy ever since his diagnosis in 2017 however, the man eventually decided to cease treatment. \u201cI can’t say his death affected me personally. \u00a0Politically, it was fun to watch him work against the grain on big issues, like the ACA, but I usually didn’t agree with his decisions.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many feel compelled to engage in political debates and protests to transport attention to controversial issues. Several people become fervent, belligerent and defensive when their political beliefs are challenged because they feel as if their identities are reliant on these stances. They reflect their societal and economic positions; their life experiences. John McCain was a …<\/p>\n

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