Senator McCain,
While this might not be the last letter you’ll see from me, I felt I needed to write you one after last night’s debate performance. As a candidate for President, I found your performance rather lacking. As I sit down to write this, I’ll try to conjure the reasons I didn’t think much of your performance. From there, perhaps you can modify your performance this next debate.
First, Senator McCain, you need to look at your opponent when you are debating him. It was rather maniacal that you couldn’t find the strength to face Senator Obama during your debate. We first saw this when you were debating Mitt Romney, and it seemed rather odd then as well. This time, however, it seems to be a continuation of a part of your manner, which leaves many concerned about how you would face world opponents.
I know that seems like a bit of unimportant minutia, concerning the fact you don’t face opponents during debates, but it arouses concerns about your temperament. We are all cognizant of your sacrifice for our country, and please know I’m not discounting that. However, if your temper or anger for an opponent prevents you from facing them eye-to-eye, for fear you might appear angrier or lose control, perhaps you shouldn’t look to take on the role of President of the United States.
Temper is not something unique to you; I know that. For instance, temper was something for which Bill Clinton was known; however, Clinton could face his opponents during debates. From my perspective last night, during the debates, it looked as though you were ashamed of your positions, or you were in trouble with your opponent. That didn’t show the grace many of us would like you to have.
On another note, your use of the word “Maverick,” it has to go. Sincerely, the rate at which you and Governor Palin say the word makes it sound to be a manufactured sound-bite. It’s as though your campaign did lots of polling on the qualities in the past the public liked in you, which has left your running mate and you reiterating it endlessly. Honestly, your use of the word has taken away its power, and left it more like a sound bite than a characteristic for which some might admire you.
For every part of your “Maverick” nature, you’ve continuously voted along with the worst President in our history. This is the same President who led us into war under false pretenses, and permitted torture both in Guantanamo Bay and abroad, through our military or through third parties. For all of this being a “Maverick,” your support for President Bush has simply meant that you’ve been a “Maverick” advocating or voting on behalf of someone making horrible management decisions for our country.
In short, if your idea of being a “Maverick” means what your record over the past eight years has been, I think I’d prefer to have someone else take the role of President of the United States. At the moment, your role does not provide me any comfort or hope in the face of what we have on the table.
While this might not be the last letter you’ll see from me, I felt I needed to write you one after last night’s debate performance. As a candidate for President, I found your performance rather lacking. As I sit down to write this, I’ll try to conjure the reasons I didn’t think much of your performance. From there, perhaps you can modify your performance this next debate.
First, Senator McCain, you need to look at your opponent when you are debating him. It was rather maniacal that you couldn’t find the strength to face Senator Obama during your debate. We first saw this when you were debating Mitt Romney, and it seemed rather odd then as well. This time, however, it seems to be a continuation of a part of your manner, which leaves many concerned about how you would face world opponents.
I know that seems like a bit of unimportant minutia, concerning the fact you don’t face opponents during debates, but it arouses concerns about your temperament. We are all cognizant of your sacrifice for our country, and please know I’m not discounting that. However, if your temper or anger for an opponent prevents you from facing them eye-to-eye, for fear you might appear angrier or lose control, perhaps you shouldn’t look to take on the role of President of the United States.
Temper is not something unique to you; I know that. For instance, temper was something for which Bill Clinton was known; however, Clinton could face his opponents during debates. From my perspective last night, during the debates, it looked as though you were ashamed of your positions, or you were in trouble with your opponent. That didn’t show the grace many of us would like you to have.
On another note, your use of the word “Maverick,” it has to go. Sincerely, the rate at which you and Governor Palin say the word makes it sound to be a manufactured sound-bite. It’s as though your campaign did lots of polling on the qualities in the past the public liked in you, which has left your running mate and you reiterating it endlessly. Honestly, your use of the word has taken away its power, and left it more like a sound bite than a characteristic for which some might admire you.
For every part of your “Maverick” nature, you’ve continuously voted along with the worst President in our history. This is the same President who led us into war under false pretenses, and permitted torture both in Guantanamo Bay and abroad, through our military or through third parties. For all of this being a “Maverick,” your support for President Bush has simply meant that you’ve been a “Maverick” advocating or voting on behalf of someone making horrible management decisions for our country.
In short, if your idea of being a “Maverick” means what your record over the past eight years has been, I think I’d prefer to have someone else take the role of President of the United States. At the moment, your role does not provide me any comfort or hope in the face of what we have on the table.
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