What If John McCain Became President? PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 28 October 2008 16:22

2008-10-28 

In this upcoming election all of the hype is on Barack Obama. But could you honestly think that John McCain would win this election? You’d be surprised, don’t sleep on him. Here are the opinions of citizens in Harlem. As HarlemLive went around the streets of Harlem we asked people questions about how they would feel if Senator John McCain actually became president?

italie interviewing a lady

 

Name: Kiea

Age: 25

Occupation: Child Specialist.

1.Do you mind if I ask you who are you voting for?

Obama 

2.How would you feel if McCain were to become president?

“Won’t see much of a change”  

3.Would it affect you financially?

“To much of an affect” 

4.How would you feel if Sarah Palin had to take McCain’s place for president?

 “It will be different to have a women because she’s a parent, and a mother.”

 

Name: Sidi

Age: 35

Occupation: Book Vendor

1.Do you mind if I ask you who are you voting for?

Obama 

2.How would you feel if McCain were to become president?

A revolution if McCain’s win’s 

3.Would it affect you financially?

“It will affect the U.S. we all go to Africa n’ Europe” 

4.How would you feel if Sarah Palin had to take McCain’s place for president?

“That’s not going to happen, No way he be president. But I will leave this country.”

 

 

 

 

interview with book vendor

Name: Adam Jones

Age: 23

Occupation: Student

1.     Do you mind if I ask you who are you voting for?

Obama 

2.     How would you feel if McCain were to become president?

Pretty Scary

3.     Would it affect you financially?

A lot don’t have a grass on McCain plus he’s 72 years old 

4.     How would you feel if Sarah Palin had take McCain’s place for president?

Not a word to describe. It’s like seeing an alien

 

Name: Alex

Age: 22 

Occupation: College student

1.  Do you mind if I ask you who are you voting for?

Obama 

2.  How would you feel if McCain were to become president? 

That will suck, Obama is slightly ahead

3.     Would it affect you financially? 

Affect founding Teach for Amercia, It will not affect every ones day to day.

 

4.    How would you feel if Sarah Palin had take McCain’s place for president? 

Will see…………

 

interview on 125

Name: Lauri 

Age: 45

Occupation: Choreographer

 

1.  Do you mind if I ask you who are you voting for? 

Obama 

2.How would you feel if McCain were to become president? 

Might exercise my Canadian citizenship

3.Would it affect you financially?  

Badly

4.How would you feel if Sarah Palin had take McCain’s place for president?  

Definitely can’t happen

 

Name: Anonymous 

Age: 23

Occupation: Broadcast Journalist.

1. Do you mind if I ask you who are you voting for? 

N/A she will vote for best candidate, best integrity; will not vote for insulting intelligence.

 

2. How would you feel if McCain were to become president?  

Will hope train to speak better and pick up where he left off and be a puppet because that’s all a president is.

 

3. Would it affect you financially? 

Not really sure never know until he’s in office. If he can’t control his own it will not be good and Sarah is shopping with his own money.

4. How would you feel if Sarah Palin had take McCain’s place for president? 

A governor will be our president people can judge from that, a women who spends 150,000 on shopping very well be a president, before she use to be a red- lipstick soccer mom.

 

interview in front of bus

Name: Jenny

Age: 37

Occupation: Actor

1.  Do you mind if I ask you who are you voting for? 

Obama 

2.  How would you feel if McCain were to become president?  

Moving back to Taiwan. 

3.  Would it affect you financially? 

People will continue to be negative impact possibilities, and an economic time to thrive.

 

4.    How would you feel if Sarah Palin had take McCain’s place for president?  

UHHHHHH forget about it no way

 

the old man

Name: James 

Age: 59 

Occupation: Retired

1. Do you mind if I ask you who are you voting for?  

Obama 

 

2. How would you feel if McCain were to become president?   

It will be a natural disaster.

 

3. Would it affect you financially? 

In every aspect of living

 

4.    How would you feel if Sarah Palin had take McCain’s place for president? 

Worse she’s not fit.

Comments (1)Add Comment
You're a natural!
written by Julie Kapsalides, November 01, 2008
Great work Italie- you did soooooo well!
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