(CNN) – John McCain is expected to tell the NAACP today that he wants to help students in failing schools by giving them more educational opportunities.
According to excerpts of McCain’s speech this morning in Cincinnati to the NAACP annual national convention, McCain will say it’s time for a new approach to help fix America’s schools.
Related: McCain looks to make gains among black voters
“Nowhere are the limitations of conventional thinking any more apparent than in education policy. Education reform has long been a priority of the NAACP, and for good reason. For all the best efforts of teachers and administrators, the worst problems of our public school system are often found in black communities. Black and Latino students are among the most likely to drop out of high school. African Americans are also among the least likely to go on to college,” McCain says in the excerpts.
“After decades of hearing the same big promises from the public education establishment, and seeing the same poor results, it is surely time to shake off old ways and to demand new reforms. That isn't just my opinion; it is the conviction of parents in poor neighborhoods across this nation who want better lives for their children,” adds the Republican’s presumptive presidential nominee.
Giving parents more of a choice in where their children attend school is one of McCain’s staples on the campaign trail and it’s a theme he’ll repeat today, saying that, “ Parents ask only for schools that are safe, teachers who are competent, and diplomas that open doors of opportunity. When a public system fails, repeatedly, to meet these minimal objectives, parents ask only for a choice in the education of their children. Some parents may choose a better public school. Some may choose a private school. Many will choose a charter school. No entrenched bureaucracy or union should deny parents that choice and children that opportunity. If I am elected president, school choice for all who want it, an expansion of Opportunity Scholarships, and alternative certification for teachers will all be part of a serious agenda of education reform.”
The senator from Arizona is a firm believer in holding schools and teachers accountable for results and rewarding superior teachers and weeding out incompetent ones. He’s also a supporter of charter schools, all issues that often put him at odds with the national teachers unions.
McCain did not speak in front of last year’s NAACP convention, and according to the excerpts, he’ll speak about that today, saying, “This is your second invitation to me during my presidential campaign, and I hope you'll excuse me for passing on the opportunity at your convention last year. As you might recall, I was a bit distracted at the time dealing with what reporters uncharitably described as an implosion in my campaign.”
McCain’s campaign nearly collapsed last summer before rebounding in the fall and winter. He ultimately locked up the Republican presidential nomination in March.
But McCain faces long odds in winning the black vote. His opponent, Barack Obama, is the first African American to head a major party ticket. Nine in ten black voters support the Illinois senator in a new CBS/New York Times poll, with only two percent backing McCain.
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Can't wait till Nov. 4...
no more MC-COPY-CAT-BUSH
You go McCain. You are a very brave man to knowingly go in front of a group of people you have not supported for the last 20+ years. You are brave to be able to go up there and lie straight to their faces.
Please be sure he's had his ginko biloba before so he recalls his script ! Obama 08 !!!!!!!! Obama 08 !!!!!!!!
yeah right. In all your "years of experience" you never cared. Even voted not to make MLK day a holiday. now you change your tune...we call that pandering ..Not this time.
Where was McCain when they had the Black Value Voter's Debate? I think McCain should work on his own education!
It's amazing how they keeps coming up with Hillary's and Mccain's Gaffs but Obama walks on water. The media is partly the reason some people hate Obama; they are so "prejudice" towards any other candidate. They still won't admit he's not the person he said he was; he's flip flopped all over his issues and doesn't stand for change. I have never seen televison used in this way to distort a candidate they way they do for Obama; all of their guest anylists are for Obama, most of them are always black; even O'Reilly last night brought up Obama but had 2 black anylasys – what does he think they are going to say? They always support him no matter what. I can't do this! Where in the world is Hillary Clinton.
How about diverting some of the money we're spending in Iraq to our countries schools. And maybe next year the kiddies can actually have books that aren't the same ones their parents used when they were in school.
I LOST MY JOB, THE BANK TOOK MY HOUSE, MY WIFE LEFT ME SO THINGS DO NOT LOOK TO BRIGHT FOR MY FUTURE.
BUT YESTERDAY GEORGE BUSH SAID THIS IS JUST A GLICH IN THE ECONOMY-MY GOD DO I FEEL BETTER NOW, GEORGE SAYS EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT.
ITS A SHAME THAT GEORGE BUSH CANNOT RUN FOR A THIRD TERM, THE FUTURE WOULD BE SO MUCH BRIGHTER.
There is a problem with just offering choice – if you are a poor working family, you don't necessarily have the time or money to drive your kids halfway across town, and bussing to a different school isn't always available. I would like to know what McCain plans to do for kids' transportation needs...
Like him or not, you have to admit that speaking as a Republican in front of the NAACP takes a lot of courage.
He is a BOOB!
What a pathetic Liar!
McCain CANNOT be trusted! You've been warned people!!
Why does CNN tell us what Mccain is about to say instead of reporting the news?
Please educate me........
Lead by example McCain learn to use a computer. How can a backward person speak to the importance of education.
John McCain going in front of the NAACP pandering for black votes. This is the same guy who was too weak to stand up in his state for Martin Luther King Jr.
THERE SHOULD BE AN MLK DAY IN EVERY STATE, SIR!
My God how this old bag of wind shifts with it! He is nothing but a pandering old fool, who does not have an original idea in his head – a definite Bush clone – letting others lead him by the nose. The Maverick is long gone, now there is only the same old Republicanisms coming from the great Warmonger!
Sorry, but the government will reduce access for seniors. Ask most seniors, MA is better for them. I love that everyone complains and thinks the government is completely inept, but yet we want them to manage our health care? MA programs offer more complete coverage then traditional Medicare, do some fact checking. I worked closely with several seniors and this reduction could actually cause them to pay more for their drugs.
Considering you only posted pro-Obama posts in the Medicare article maybe I can get this posted here. Oh wait, you dont care about facts CNN.
John McCain says he has a plan to help poor students. The insincerity of his statement is only outmatched by his failure to provide results in the past. Bush, Cheney and he have caused America's hard earned trillions to go elsewhere. Meanwhile, for the needy, people on Medicare, and school children, these Republicans have left the infrastructure's cupboard almost bare.
Don't waste your breath trying to get the black vote. Historically there are roughly 10% of the Uncle Tom's who still have the slave mentality that will vote Repub.
The rest of us will back Barack without thinking twice.
How can you get good teachers in the black scools when they are afraid of violence?? I feel that anyone that truly wants to learn and better themselves will. There are so many black people that came from the getto that wanted to better their lives, they went to school,
studied and many came from broken homes with no parential
guidenence, but they still made something of their lives. The problem
is that 85% of blacks find it easier to sell drugs, commit crimes and
steal and rob, that is why are prisons are 87% filled with African Americans. Obama didn't come from the getto and didn't have a hard life, but look at what he has accomplished. I will not vote for Obama,
but I respect what he has become as a black man. Anyone can cop out, black or white.People have to want better lives for themselves.
This guy need a Huge pension and some pat at his back. Go retire Mcbush! You are 70+!
Every four years the Repubs trot out their nominee and they make a weak attempt at pretending to care about the issues that face African Americans. They use cute little buzz words like "education" and "jobs" and scare you with the threats about same sex marriage or abortion.
But once the election is over, they go back to their same old lame politics and forget about the promises made. Just like they did 4 years ago.
No thank you, Sen. McCain. This country has had enough of the way the Republicans do business. It's time for a change! George W. Bush won't be on the ballot in the fall, and we will reject a third term in John McCain.
GO OBAMA 08/12
More double speak!! McSame, he who refused approval to make MLK day a public holday, he, who in bragging his decades of "service" did not see fit to even raise the issue of education for minorities, ONLY NOW pledges to fight for this issue?? Truly, give me a break!! McSame now would say ANYTHING to try and hoodwink all of us. If he had been so ardent about all the "rights" of immigrants and minorities, he should have started down this path to fight for them decades ago, and not just because he is running for president now. More lies coming from this old man who thinks that we are all in a "mental" recession.
Yeah, teach those kids some history and geography, so they can tell Shia from Sunni and the fact that Czechoslovakia no longer exists without getting the answers from little Joey Lieberman...
Yes, even McCain needs reform. Learn how to use a computer, John. Or are you still stuck in the 13th century with Bush?
I can't remember the last time a republican spoke before the NAACP. Koodos to McCain for that.
Most of the problems of the black "community," whatever that is, are of their own making. We haven't had slave owners around for 143 years!!
I'm tired of the Jacksons, the Old Guard, and the Obamas, the New Guard.
Four years of tiptoeing around because we'd rather die than endure the usual "racist" accusations is too much for this voter.
Every candidate apparently has to pay homage to the "victims" before they can get on with campaigning. Nothing new here.
Being a victim is a way of life apparently and quite lucrative for the biggest "victims," that is, the ones with the talent to talk endlessly about opportunity and responsibility while doing nothing.
I don't much care who wins, McCain, Nader, whoever. Just get these self serving race baiters off center stage.
As the saying goes, "Get a job." "Oh, but that would require me to go to school, to be responsible, to quit fathering random children with random women." Too hard. Doesn't pay nearly as well as what I'm doing now."
Get over yourselves.
Here we go witih McCain pandering to the black community.
Sad, but most will buy into what he says. Why, oh why, can't people think for themselves?
joann
When stateing flip flopping, give examples of FACT not what you have read on post. Don't just say flip flop because thats the hot thing now. You show you have no new thoughts just puppet post!
Remember your vote will not just destroy your life but your childrens to, think smart, get educated on issues and vote smart!
Obama 08
McCain has plenty of promises but little hard results. Literally hundreds of politicians have promised to improve education but we still wind up with poorly educated children.
The way to improve education is not throwing more money at our overpriced system but improving the students. Too often the students are not motivated and will not put forth the effort to learn. They see no benefit and just want to get on the street to get some quick money for blings.
The Republicans have had eight years to turn the education system around. They have failed. Your time is up!
i guess mcbush need to start educate himself first he s qualified to run comedian show not a country send mcbush and elect him to be the president of venus.
mccain for venus
obama for president of USA
Joann, Honey do you live on Mars? I see analysts of all races commentating on this election. Also, if anyone has gotten away with not having his gaffes reported, that would be McCain. If Obama made half the mistakes McCain has made, he'd probably be forced out of the race by now. By the way, Hillary is not the nominee, so please get over it. If she were the nominee, I would have voted for her, but she isn't so, please MOVE ON.
People, McCain is running for president. And because of
that he is going to pander, lie, distor , anything he can do
to try and get votes.
We are smarter than that and it will show in Nov. Anyone
who votes for McCain and extension of the diasterous
Bush/McCain policies is not putting the future of our
country first. Cannot understand those who put a
political party, prejudice, and lack of facts before saving
our United States of America.
Joann – I seriously question the mental stability of anyone who uses Bill O'Reilly as refernce to prove a point!!! CNN and MSNBC have been very open and critical of Barack to the point where a number of Obama supporters have accused them of being pro-Hillary and doing her attack work for her. And both networks have used African-American. Hispanic, and White analysts to make their points.
HYPOCRITE AND PANDERING LIKE ALWAYS!
He's the guy that voted against Martin Luther King Jr. Day and then has the gull to show up at the NAACP meeting! Ha!!
More Straight Talk Express:
"You know, Mr. King had a dream, but so do I every night! He doesn't deserve a holiday for dreamin, so to that I say NO YOU CAN'T"
Meanwhile, in Czechoslovakia...
OBAMA/EDWARDS '08-'12
to joan.......hillary lost! don't you remember?
Dear Joann, actually I saw this election was one of constant attacks on Obama, much ado about every little thing. Yet I saw both Hillary and now Mccain have real problems that were never talked about in the media. I want a smart president this time and mccain is not the way. You asked where Hillary is.... not sure but she did give a few speeches saying SHE is endorsing Obama and She also asked for other democrats to do the same. So what she was fighting for.... will still be addressed.
Mccain is four years more of destructive policies. This time is not the time for sticking our heads in the sands of denile
McCain says, "...it's surely time to shake off old ways and demand new reforms." Does this timing pertain to why he may have skipped the debate at Morgan State University & the last NAACP convention, and now, he attends this convention in time for the general? Hmm...
Yes, Grampy, it surely is time to shake off old ways and to demand new reforms, and the best way to do that is to make sure you don't get elected.
This is outrageous elitist audacity.He is really out of touch.
McCain=Bush=McBush=McSame=mcWAR!
Ignore anything McCain says. His writers tell him what to read and then he forgets it.
The man has been in Washington long enough to have made a difference, and I just don't see anything positive that he accomplished.
Being locked away from civilization for more than 5 years does not qualify him for POTUS.
My goodness – even Bush, at 62, said he forgets – imagine at 72 (McCain's age).
NO to McCain.
McSame has never cared about women or African Americans. So whats his purpose by speaking infront of the NAACP?
I bet you he will praises Obama though lol
We are able to voice our opinions in these forums precisely because we are Americans in the Great USA. The priveleges we enjoy were guaranteed us by our Constitution, and are available in their entirety nowhere else. Instead of respecting our privileges we have misused them and continue to cling to stereotypical and unfounded prejudices and hatreds. It will matter little who our next President is, if we do not start acting like true Americans....holding our political servants accountable for their decisions and actions on our behalf.
McCain has to show up for the NAACP meeting. If not, the liberal media would blast him for not showing up. But it won't make much of a difference in getting support from the black community. Obama will still get 97% to 99% of the black vote for a number of reasons. Obama is part African himself. He has been engaged in the issues important to the black community early on in his campaign. Also Obama has engaged the youth in the black community (in general all youths 18 – 24 years of age ) in getting involved in the political process.
McPain should be the last person talking about education... All he know's in Geography is Iran and Iraq... if asked to point them on a world map, he may not be able to do so.
For English, he learnt the words – War & Lobbying
His Intel is such that he does not know the difference between a Sunni and Al Queda.
1 more term with McPain, we may have to start looking for jobs in China and Russia...Unbelievable, how people keep aside their real problems and flock around this FAKE guy. Only primary problem with Mr. Obama for most Americans is his race...
This is like a test that God has given us and if you cant swallow the fact that a black man will be president of America... needless to say where we will end up in next 4 years.
OBAMA (2008 -16)
Vote for who you think will do the best job. Do not vote for the black man or the white man because of there color. This country needs unity among all. Comments about Bush and anyone else are unfounded. Keep to the subject matter.
The only thing Mccain can do to win over my vote is to bring or troops home today not in 100 years. The only way I'll vote for Obama is if Hillary's on the ticket. If these two clowns can't do either I'll vote for that other lady Cynthia Mckinney, at least she wants to bring out troops home. I hope she's just saying that to get votes like Obama.
Yea. I'm going to vote 4 you cause you spoke in front of the NAACP,
Your delusional MCneedsaCANE.
I get very upset when I see commentators and newscasters talk about the Black vote like it is some monolithic being. Barack did not just automatically gain the votes of African-Americans, he has had to work for it. Hillary had the majority of support amongst African-Americans until she lost it via Bill and herself. McCain has a poor voting record when it comes to issues that most African-Americans support. Even within his home state, he has consistently failed to garner significant support. As such, to think that one or two speeches pandering to Blacks will make any major difference is false hopes at best.
Most Amercicans are very pragmatic and are looking to the candidate that they believe will do the most good for themselves and their families. Looking at all of the current candidates, including some of the smaller party ones, I do not see anyone aside from Barack that will most benefit myself, my community, and my country. The fact that he is also Black is just icing on the cake.
I long for the day the HRC supporters finally accept the fact that she lost-period. The Obama bashing is getting very, very old. The most disgusting thing is none of them will admit they just can't tolerate having a black man as president. It has nothing to do with policies, and most likely, not even with religion. If you're a racist-at least have the honesty to admit it! I hope some of the things that have come out in the last few days will show Dems. for McCain what a terrible injustice they are doing, not only to HRC, but for the remainder of our country.
It appears the Bush Adm. & McCain are playing "follow the leader" with respect to Obamas' plan for both Iraq & Afghanistan, as well as using diplomacy with "rogue" nations. Maybe they are realizing it's better than going in "guns a'blazing". It's about time!!
White Grandmother for OBAMA/BIDEN 08-12
bulldog, you are the man! secondly, this man does not, i repeat, does not care for any minorities...at all which consequently negates this as news.
What reform can he honestly talk about when he can't even send an e-mail. Come on, today's childen demand answers from someone who knows. Does he understand anything about the space program, or the banking system – or are we going to go back to the line where he was a prisioner of war
I can't imagine that they will believe what he is saying at all. He has never cared about black people before, so why bother now. I hope they don't fall his tactics and lies.
Honestly McPain why even try, so you can improve the 1% that's voting for you to 2%?
That's hilarious. I actually want to meet the 2 blacks voting for him and ask exactly why.
Yes, some black are voting for OBAMA simply b/c he's black. I think that goes for all races, some people voted for Hillary cause she was white and a woman. I think it's more b/c: of all the voting blocs we have in this country, Blacks especially understand how tough life has been during the past 8 years, and they know what's at stake. If Hallary was the nominee, I believe we would see similar numbers.
also, McCain barely has 1% or less of the black population b/c of his decades-old stand against everything black. This guy even voted against a MLK holiday.
I understand people change, but 4 months before the election is way too late to try to express your new views now, it called pandering.
But I'm pretty sure he knows this and it must be devastating for him to stand there and know he's just waisting his time.
Ah, I was wondering when Sen McCain was going to get around to school vouchers. Sounds like more " W " to me..
And enough of the Creationism crap, unless you want our science students to be a laughing stock to the rest of the world...
"even O'Reilly last night brought up Obama but had 2 black anylasys – what does he think they are going to say? They always support him no matter what. I can't do this! Where in the world is Hillary Clinton."
Joann, you're not even a very convincing fake-PUMA member, you watch Bill O'Reilly.
ALECO1 -–NOKOMIS,FL,
You sound like an old country song! Why do we have to have a Black Voter's Council or a _________ (fill in minority) Voter's Agenda? Aren't we all American's (unless your here illegally)? Don't we all want the same thing? Better education, safe place to live, lower taxes, less gov't, clean environment, reasonable healthcare, etc...? Why should it matter if your black, brown, red, white, yellow, etc...? Are your "wants" more important?
let's please get this man in front of 3 giant teleprompters again so he can repeat the last word of each sentence as he rotates from screen to screen. PLEASE!! that was by far his most entertaining stump!
John McCain never attended a public school, or had to pay a dime of student loans. HOW CAN HE RELATE? He want to a Private Preparatory Boarding School, and then on the the Naval Academy.
How do vouchers create better schools? They DON'T, it doesn't do anything to improve education. I feel like he's oblivious, completely oblivious to REAL non-military Americans.
Where have he been ? he know he don t like blacks and he is not sensitive poor people issures
It is the same old political rheortic being pandering and another aim of practical politicis to keep the populace alarmed by a series of hobglobins.
mcbush talks about new ideas? he has no new idea. he's just saying stuff that he thinks people want to hear and then he will say that he never said that in the first place.
Is Mccain forgetful or just a plain liar? You make the call!
Can't wait to hear this speech.
The media bias for Obama is unprofessional and disgusting.
Why are all the bloggers Obama supporters?
He's never cared before. Why don't any of these senators do the things they say they will while they're in the senate and can actually WRITE legislation?
well if people know it's the media then why hate Obama? he doesn't work at CNN, FOX, etc..he doesn't tell them what to report...why don't you write them and ask why they only have 2 black analysts? If you know that Obama is flip-flopping why does the media need to tell you again? I have seen SEVERAL reports that showed Obama changing positions or clarifying things...same as they do with McCain...they show the gaffes of everyone...unless you are glued to your tv 24/7 watching the news, then you wouldn't be expected to see that...sounds like your anger towards Obama is misplaced....
Back to McCain..I think it's great that he is going to the convention to try and show that the Republicans do care about black voters...however, it won't work...years of ignoring and creating policies that are not helpful have left a BITTER taste in the mouths of many and his one speech (with his trademark un-enthusiatic delivery to boot) won't undo that damage...
I am not a supporter of McCain but I couldn't agree with him more on this topic. Our public school system is a complete joke especially in our inner cities and please don't let me get started on the No Child Left Behind garbage. I am a firm believer that until you invest in our education system you will continue to see the rise of crime especially in our inner cities. How do you expect a kid to believe in themselves when they go to a school with textbooks older than McCain.
By the way, I still plan to vote for Obama because I know McCain don't mean one word of this speech that was prepared for him.
I would rather vote George Bush for a Third Term instead of voting John McShame.........because they are two sides of a coin. One side of the coin called Bush sound dumb; saying the economy is just experiencing a "temporary glitch"; while the other side, McBush sound totally clueless, saying we are having a "mental recession" and americans are a "bunch of whiners"!
McSame = McBush = 4 MORE YEARS OF FAILED ECONOMIC POLICIES AND A "NATION OF WHINERS" GOING THROUGH "MENTAL RECESSION"!!!!!!
Mcain has been out if touch all of his life .now that he is running for president of the US ,he finally think that he is in touch with the people that he has ignored ,never tried to understand,never adressed or cared about the issues of their concerns.I think it,s a little to late for all the fuss now.
If it wasn't for potential war with Iran, he'd have my vote. McCain is just more honest than Obama and more of a man. And I'm African American.
The NAACP is a worthless, rebel-rousing organization. Talk about racism in the highest form!!! I'm so sick of people holding their hands out expecting someone else to fill it with the "you owe me" attitude! Get your worthless, lazy bums up and work just like the people you expect to support you do!
If he pulls out the ever-tired "school vouchers" I'm going to scream.....
joann – Yeah, I know what you're saying! Its kinda like how it bothers me how most of Hillary Clinton and McCain's supporters are WHITE! Give it up....people of all races and creeds support Obama. He may not be ideal for EVERYONE, but between him and McCain its Obama all the way for 90% of Americans. Sure he gets a big part of the black vote, just like Hillary got a big part of the female vote....why not show black advisors? Finally they have another big role model, going for the highest office in the world...should they not be proud and aspire to that?
Lol. Joann, the good thing is you don't have to deal with this. Do what you've been doing for the last 8 yrs or so, and bury your head in the sand.
TO ALECO1 –
GEORGE BUSH "IS" RUNNING FOR A 3RD TERM – JOHN McSAME!!!!
ALSO – McSAME and NAACP – it's too late!! That's why only 5% of African Americans voted "favorable" for you.
Uh-oh! This old geezer is losing his mind. Please inform him that the NAACP is full of blacks!!! Although he should remember since he was present when W.E.B. DuBois was director back in 1909!!!
Blacks, whites, yellows, and purples for OBAMA '08!!!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Bush call for education reform within the black community. Even appointing a black education secretary, who did NOTHING by the way.
I remember my family laughing because whenever you mentioned blacks to Bush he would wound up like a puppet and say "edjacation, edjacation, edjacation". Seems to me he should have learned how to pronounce the word first. Secondly, blacks are interested in more than just education, like the economy, the war, jobs, and small businesses. But we understood GW because he was raised by Babs, who said the following about the Katrina evacuees:
"And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway," she said, "so this is working very well for them."
By the way, people died while waiting for help.
So nothing has changed with the RNC. McSame doesn't know what to say to black people.
Give it up John, Barack has 92% of the black vote. Don't waste your time–we don't trust you.
CNN has no balls to provide balanced unbiased coverage. People owe it themselves and their country not to let themselves be brainwashed by some news outlets agenda.
At least McCain is being honest with the audience, and doesnt PANDER to every crowd like Obama does. I dont like either candidate, but I think Obama is not honest and genuine with how he would deal with issues. He just inflates people's dreams with empty rhetoric. Plus he has no leadership experience. NONE. I will grudgingly vote for McCain...better of 2 evils.
McCain could pick up some of the black vote if they are still Hillary supporters and if they feel Obama has lost sight of their interest as well. I think th African American community is starting to realize that the Democratic party has been taking advantage of their support.
He has to educate himself first, like learning the internet (it's the same as learning how to write), and secondly realizing that Czechoslovakia does NOT exist.
Oh please McCain, you voted against the MLK holiday several times, you always vote against raising minium wage and all of a sudden you care about the schools in the black community? We're not buying it.
Pander, pander, pander. John McCain is not just a f*&%$#! idiot, he is an old and out-of touch idiot who deserves absolutely nothing except his wife's money and it's questionable whether he even deserves that.
Every time I hear this jerk address a croud and use the words "my friends" – I chuckle a little bit to myself. He certainly is not my friend, and this NAFTA hero is certainly no friend to black, white, Asian or Hispanic Americans.
Maybe after he gets through telling the NAACP how big a mistake it would be for blacks to vote for Obama, he can visit Czechoslovakia and explain how the Sunni and Shia have no history of violent conflict.
The butter is slipping off this guy's noodles.
You Need To Reform Your Own Education Mccain! Maybe You Can Learn About The Economy Or Diplomacy Or How To Put The American Citizen First! Or Perhaps You Could Just Learn How To Remember Things! That Would Be A Good Start!
McCain has got to be kidding! The NAACP? When he just realized the importance of the contributions of MLK last summer??????
Education is the least of this country's problems.
What does he really care? His wife spends $750.000 in one month, she has a new outfit on when ever you see her....their children all go and went to private schools. He does not care about blacks or any other minority race, why? because they are a threat to the elite rich white people.........he cares!!!....he cares about making him and Cindy richer...............PERIOD
what a joke. McCain has voted aganist any bill that provided early childhood education, more funds for the public school system and after school programs. He has been for vochers for private education for years. Second, he has never been concern about the problems specifically education that is affecting the inner city. Now he is seeking votes and cares. Maybe he should return to school and learn his geography and realize that czekosovokia is no longer a country.
mccain what are you going to do pander and lie to them too for their votes mccain you should really retire now we are looking to move this country forward in a positive way not be stuck with the same of the last 7 years and you my friend will bring just that if not worst obama 08
Iagree with Ms. RDS when speaking to the people you (John McCain) have voted against so many times in your career tell them why you won't end the war and put some of those dollars toward education. McCain has stated that education in the black communities is so bad. McCain is such a peice of work. The NAACP should booooo him off the stage!
interesting picture....he looks nervous....another uncomfortable moment perhaps?
Education reform? Because NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND is stoopid and not working right? Dubya will be glad to hear that one.
Didn't the Republicans already give us education reform? Does McCain want to focus on political geography, perhaps?
I applaud Sen, McCain for speaking to the NAACP, but unfortunately what can he possibly say... for 20+ years in Washington he has not had the interests of African-Americans.
This is why many CNN posters don't realize that when you bash one group (African-Americans, Hispanics, etc) with hateful and bigoted divisive comments why would a voting bloc like these ever support McCain or the GOP?!
When you advocate policies that amount to a 3rd term of Bush, why should we give you our vote?
Finally, the reason Obama has the African-American vote, isn't just because of race or racial pride for his candidacy but HISTORICALLY – African-Americans generally vote for democrats – PERIOD!
Their is not GOP policies or strategies to address issues that the NAACP are concerned about.
The repubs comes around when they need the votes. I do not see how that is going to build trust and earn votes.
Go Obama go.
Obama 08 & 12.
McTotallyOutof Touch!!!
I do not want all of you jumping all over John McC if after saying he wants to reform the school system that he later makes a gaff and says he wants all schools to be reform schools. Then says it over and over. Then says he never said it. So what if he is a little confused. So what if he does not have a clue. Get off his back. He is trying.
I have a hard time taking his comments seriously. Actions speak louder than words. This looks like blatant pandering to me.
Bulldog July 16th, 2008 9:37 am ET
You go McCain. You are a very brave man to knowingly go in front of a group of people you have not supported for the last 20+ years. You are brave to be able to go up there and lie straight to their faces.
Good words, but McCain will support anyone who can afford his support. Since latinos and A-Americans don't believe in paying extra for the governmental support that their taxes already pay for, they lose. So to get John McCain on your side, all you need to do is donate large sums of money to his campaign and he will defend your position until some other person out bids you.
IT'S A LOST CAUSE... MCCAIN'S WORDS WILL FALL ON
DEAF EARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT A JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its a darn shame that McCain hasn't been saying this all along. I don't recall him saying much at all about educational opportunities for poor children in more than 20 years. He was all for limiting the government's ability to define education and teachers. Now he's saying he wants to de-limit what he said before? And he says Obama is a flip flopper?
How about teaching kids about the real world. How to prepare yourself for college, how to get a mortgage, how to deal with banking, how the stock market works, how federal and state government functions, how things work, how to treat each other? Schools and teachers unions are shameful. Teach what will inspire this generation. The generation todat expects everything to be handed to them....hence the 'name calling' and shrill Obama followers.
It is ironic that McBush knows very well that minorities and poor people children make up the majority of our arm forces, yet he voted against the GI bill that gave full scholarship to soldiers serving three years or more in the army, now he is going to tall to minorities about education reform. You will think that a person who is willing to give his/her life for our country should at the very least be sent to school after three years of service.
As an African-American, I'll give John McCain a lot of credit. George Bush never spoke to the NAACP in the 8 years he was president.
I've always been a fan of McCain, although I was disappointed in him with his confederate flag flip-flop in 2000.
He seems like a good man... He's a politician no doubt, but still a good man.
Our education system suffers, and has suffered for many years. Under Clinton (and prior to him, GHWB and Reagan), there was emphasis on connecting education with future employment, showing that there are real benefits to sticking with schools.
GWB made an attempt to alter our education system with No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which put a series of huge checks on teachers, stripping curriculums to "essentials" and punishing teachers for either not standardizing their teaching for all students (which would cause failure among under priveleged or disabled students) and punished them for breaking with the standardization in order to accomodate for the needs of individual students (which discredits the standardized system).
McCain supports NCLB, in all of its failures, despite the fact that teachers around the country say it doesn't work. In terms of education, McCain would continue with policies that don't work.
If Obama can visit all 57 states, then McCain can have his Czechoslovakia! There are folks of 100% Czech nationality who can't keep up with poor ole' Czech Whatever - it has changed so much over the last 100 years. I just bet that both these Obama and McCain slips will not be held against them.
Hillary is probably sipping a latte in one of her mansions. Boo hoo–Obama gets good press coverage–other than Reverend Wright, lapel pins, fist bumps and the like.
McSame will come out with his new education program. He will call it, " No children left behind" .
I'm 21, a product of the public school in THIS GENERATION, attending a state institution of higher education, studying to become an educator myself and I'M BLACK. True enough the education is a foundation to success in any community but from my experience and observations, you can have a good school and still has failing students. What we are being taught right now as teachers is not how to teach Black and Latino students, but how to teach students from an ECONOMIC background that does not adequately support education. I have see far too many times friends and family who were very intelligent and by all means book smart, but education came second "making" money to help feed the family and pay bills. If either candidate is serious about better education, then the economy is one of the most important issues that affect the quality of the teachers and school systems.
I agree with John McCain that the education system is failing. The president can not pronounce "Nuclear" and comes up with the words like "Subliminable". The presidential candidate (that would be he himself) does not know that Czechoslovakia ceased to exist a decade ago. This is the pathetic state of affairs of elite schools where these elites went, and one can imagine the state of public schools.
That's my guy.
Go Mccain
Did he really mention poor people? Something he has no right to talk about. I find mctaxcutsfortherichscrewthepoor to be insincere.
yes we can take America back.
I thought McCain approved George W. Bush ( Leave No Child Behind ) plan. What a disappointment this man is.
McCain, who is computer illiterate, talking about education.
McCain, who is computer illiterate, talking about Checkoslovakia.
McCain, who is computer illiterate, talking about anything substantive.................impossible.
At least McCain made an appearance to the NAACP.
OBAMA/08
Oh boy... say anything McCain to get elected. You had 30 years and did absolutely nothing. Why should America believe your lies and pandering now!?!
If the Clinton Machine couldn't crack 5% of the Black vote, what makes John McCain think he can sway that boat?
You can reform education all you want , but , it will not get better until we have parent reform in these areas. In the past, minorities took pride in having their children, competeing and proveing that they were just as good as the next person, because they were being denied so much. Now somehow, minorities have placed all their eggs in two baskets, sports and entertainment, counting on that to get them to the next level. Until there is parent reform, whereby education becomes a higher priority with their involvement, then things will remain the same or get worse. And quit blaming the teachers for your childs demise. What ever happened to respect of authority.
He needs to first go back to school and learn history, learn how to read the teleprompter, learn how to use Internet, learn the difference betwen sunite and chia, learn geography.
Any way only morrons can vote for that old fool and It's only in America that McSAme can still have 41% in the polls.
Why does McCain even speak before the NAACP group? They are not voting for him anyway. But, of course, many, many white people will not vote for Obama either.
not a person to be believed or trusted
has, is and will always be a LIAR, WARMONGER,
we are the whiners experiencing a mental recession and comes NOVEMBER we will RISE UP and WISE UP for a better future and more important: A NEW NATION PROUD AND BEAUTIFUL and UNITED!
We Democrats Know How To Vote: OBAMA will be our choice
Well at least he is trying to get some black votes. But it won't help him at all. This is just a little late. He voted against the Martin Luther King Holiday, and didn't care about the Katrina victims until he was running for President but here is a man with 25 yrs of senate experience. Black people died for the right to vote in the sixties, and McCain only went to Selma this year!
MCain and Bush was clueless when Katrina devastated New Orleans, and they took so long to help, many blacks died. We can get to Iraq faster than they got to Louisiana. ( Then the media was calling the African American's "refugees") George Bush was surveying the damage from his plane, not on the ground. Where was McCain then?
This man is too late. I have to say that at least he has some courage to court the black vote that's more than I can say for George Bush.
McCain needs a geography tutor on the road!
Leaders must be competent!
MCCAIN YOU HAVE HAD 20+ YEARS IN THE SENATE WHY KNOW DO YOU CARE ABOUT EDUCATION???? AND HAVE VOTED 95 PERCENT OF THE TIME WITH BUSH GO AWAY YOU PANDERING FLIP FLOPPING FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!
If Mcsame, really wants to help Black and Latino males ( the leaders in these percarious statistics ), he should also look to fix the systemic racism that has a strangle hold on the business sector, media, sports and entertainment, banking and the legal system. Obama, as our President, will be like a breath of fresh air because he is smart and decisive and his judgement looks to be inclusive to everybody. Obama gives the United States of America, the gravitas to show the world that we are ready to take back the lead. Besides...Mcsame can't even send an email or get on line for that matter. What's that about?
McCain gets dissed here all the time, i dont see all the dissing on other channels, it must be just a cnn thang
Can I just point out that Arizona has the LOWEST paid teachers and our students here scored at the bottom on all national tests. How about you fix the problems here at home before you start telling the nation how to run their schools McCain. Arizona hates you.
The government can’t help kids in failing schools. Only the families of those children can help. If they would stress education instead of sports, help children with homework and encourage learning it's likely that the failing schools wouldn’t be failing. It seems that folks think that they can dump their kids at school with no further effort and that child will come out with a good education. Not so. While I believe many schools could use more cash and that is a problem, many children come out of failing schools with a good education and go on to do great things. That just illustrates how family involvement can change the course of education. It's much more important than governmental involvement.
Hope he doesn't end up speaking about educational reform in ...Czechoslovakia
McCain is desperate!!! If his chances of winning were better, he would care less about speaking to NAACP!!
He could have spoke in front of the NAACP a long time ago as just a Senator to explain why he didn't vote for the MLK holiday!!!
Please see this for what it's worth PANDERING!!!!!!
The folks at the NAACP don't want to hear McCain but I'll give in an A for effort. Bush didn't even pretend to go court the black vote. But unless gramps changes his agenda he can kiss these votes goodbye.
Now let's see: McCain barely graduated from the Naval Academy and he isn't computer literate. He's going to lead on education?
Whenever someone asks McCain a questions he always looks like a deer in headlights. On the Viagra question I thought they were going to have to give him oxygen. All he could do is make little noises and gasp for air.
McCain is so far out in left field. He needs to get some Viagra and retire.
So he's getting off his high horse...read wife's private jet...and dropping in on the colored folks today eh? WOW, should we feel honored or INSULTED. Personally, I'm going with INSULTED. This racist creep has nothing he could ever say to make me change my opinion of him, ever. Hey McCodger, do everyone a favor and just stay your old, creaky, pandering butt home!!!
Obama 08 & 12
McCain & the NAACP, sounds like an oxymoron. I can only guess that the audience was formed from curiosity seekers. They're confidence in him is so low, They will support McCain in single digits or less in the fall.
CNN) – John McCain is expected to tell the NAACP today that he wants to help students in failing schools by giving them more educational opportunities.Yo! McCain .......you can enroll in Special ED!!!
A lib like Obama would see it as a waste of time to speak to a group of people who have no intention of voting for you. McCain wants to be a president for all Americans, even those who don't support him or his politics, no liberal Democrat politician can make that claim now can they?
If you want stuff for free at the expense of other hard working Americans, have no personal responsibility and an evil hatrid of anyone who works harder than you do and has more than you then by all means vote lib Democrat. If you are about taking care of yourself and your familiy, being responsible for your mistakes, and wishing nothing but the best for all Americans in doing as much as they can with their American dream then the only choice is to vote Republican.
Quit Pandaring mcwar. The lowest paid teachers in the country are from Arizona where he is senator. Interesting huh?
After Bush created No CHild Left Behind, and then refused to properly fund it I will never trust any republican that talks about education reform. We need new blood in the white house, not the same old tired epublican politicians like McCain that promise change, and deliver nothing.
McCain favors education vouchers given evenly to familes regardless of income.
The problem is, he sets the threshold for these vouchers at a level where they only provide a subsidy to RICH parents.
For example, a $7,000 private school bill becomes a $2,000 private school bill.
For the POOR parents that $5,000 voucher simply means they are $2,000 away from being able to send their child to a better school.
If McCain is "In-touch" with the needs of working people, he'd know this.
If he does know it but continues to advocate for these vouchers then he is only interested in using public money to help the RICH.
Which is it?
How about educating yourself on the foreign policy you claim you are so experienced in. Ask the Sunnis or the Shia's. I can't remember which. Or Chechoslovokia. I hear the USSR can be of help also.
McSame: "And if you believe me, I have a bridge to sell...."
This should be really interesting....Sorry McCain, it going to be hard to capture the Black votes.....
Obama all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
McCain should just offer them 40 acres and a mule. That should fix everything.
Blaw, blaw, blaw.....McCain has no real agenda to talk about with African Americans so he picked something out the hat, education.
This is the first time in American History that an African American will be nominated President. McCain you are waisting your time presenting your fake agenda to African Americans.
IS HE DONE WITH CZECHOSLOVAKIA?
HE SPENT THE WEEK SOLVING THE NONEXISTENT
PROBLEMS OF A NONEXISTENT COUNTRY.
SENILITY FORE SURE.
BULLDOG that is funny and you are so right, I wish him luck because he is going to need it. LOL
Obama 08
Bill From Florida, you are a idiot! Before you speak try and research your information. You do not have a clue on any facts, and trying to portray African Americans as being anything less than hard working Americans is untrue. Before you write your comments in the future on any other ethnic groups try to find out all of the information, and not just what you read on the internet. Also, maybe you should go back to school to learn how to spell.
A guy who voted against the MLK holiday twice.
They should BOOOOO him out of there.
I wondering why McCain didnt support MLK birthday as a national holiday in his state, McCain you will never win over black voters you another Bush. What you going to do to help build urban neighborhood who are losen there homes and jobs to condo development in the black neighborhood. We Love Obama
McCain, why are you wasting your time after you had nothing to say to African Americans before? Pandering in full bloom...
Obama '08
I am not a McCain supporter but I give him credit for speaking at the NAACP. All views should be heard so that we can all make a sound decision.
OBAMA 08 & 12
NO SELF RESPECTING MINORITY SHOULD
VOTE FOR MCCLUELESS. SLEAZO VOTED NO
ON MLK HOLIDAY. NO ON VET COLLEGE MONEY.
NO ON ALL WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S BENEFITS.
You have to give him credit for going someplace no one really wants him to be. Bush wouldn't even go to their events and he was more than happy to show his disdain for the organization.
But, what can he possibly say that will resonate with the NAACP? His views and those of the people he panders to (Rush, Hannity, O'Reilly, Coulter) could not care less about anything the NAACP stands for.
And, by the way, Vote McCain...the polls show Obama getting 91 to 97% of the black vote. Don't hold your breath for any big changes.
McCain is touted as someone that respects sacrafice, honor & patriotism.
I can think of few Americans that fit this more than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Because of him, this NATION has more respect for the contributions of non-white, non-male members of the citizentry. Had King not been born, this country would be markedly different ... and not in a good way.
Yet, McCain ... the former POW that embraces being touted as a "war hero" and, in fact, plays that up in his commercials, VOTED AGAINST recognizing MLK, an American HERO. He voted against the King National Holiday in the mid 1980's.
This is an indication of his judgement and where his heart is ... or how he flip flops in the political wind.
Which is it?
ALECO1 -–NOKOMIS,FL said:
I LOST MY JOB, THE BANK TOOK MY HOUSE, MY WIFE LEFT ME SO THINGS DO NOT LOOK TO BRIGHT FOR MY FUTURE.
BUT YESTERDAY GEORGE BUSH SAID THIS IS JUST A GLICH IN THE ECONOMY—MY GOD DO I FEEL BETTER NOW, GEORGE SAYS EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT.
ITS A SHAME THAT GEORGE BUSH CANNOT RUN FOR A THIRD TERM, THE FUTURE WOULD BE SO MUCH BRIGHTER.
So none of your losses were directly attributible to you. It's Bush who cost you everything...right? Wouldn't want to accept any personal responsibility on any of this, huh?
Did anybody read ALECO1 -–NOKOMIS,FL entry? Somebdy pray for this man!
I hope he is received respectfully. Most Reps don't have the courage to step in front of the NAACP...McCain does.
Am I the only one that thinks this whole "Mc(insert word here)" is for 12 year olds?
Is America full adult children?
Grow up.
To Anonymous:
Where have you been? The Naacp is not an useless organization, there are many white people, and other races that are members of the Naacp This is not just a black organization. Do your home work before you speak or otherwise you sound very ignorant! I am a member of the organization. I think you better watch Soledad Obrien's documentary next week on " Black in America" so you can learn some African American history!
I personally would NEVER vote for this man. I hope those attending the NAACP convention remember he voted AGAINST MLK Day and lied about the reasons he did so. He has never and will never care about the rights or liberties of black Americans and is only pretending now to garner a few votes.
Shameful.
My Mother always taught me to be polite to company. I'm sure the NAACP crowd will be polite to McCain.....however he should not take kindness for weakness and make any of his typical foolhardy remarks. Remember to stay away from: 1. You people 2. Some of my best friends are black 3. Martin who? While I applaud you and Cindy's willingness to adopt a minority child I would be interested to know if you've taught that child the history of civil rights in this country, or if she is aware of NAACP history.
No child left behind is working so well, why don't we double it......again.
Education reform? How about somebody get him an updated map?
Independent voter: Seige Hiel! (Someone needs to tell you you're in America in the 21st century!)
Serviceman, how's this for specific flip-flops:
FISA: Obama said he would filibuster, ended up signing the bill
Mexican fence: Voted to fund it, now speaks against it
Iraq: said the surge would never work, now has changed his web site to admit significant progress in lowering violence
Iraq; Will get troops out immediately, now will consult with commanders on the ground and adjust his plan
Public financing: Signed a pledge to accept it, now will not.
NAFTA: Obama is against free trade, but his campaign told Canada not to worry about his public statements.
Wright: He could no more disown him than his white grandmother, now has thrown him and his church under the bus. By the way, we haven't seen grandma around much either.
Enough examples of flip-flopping? The man is an empty suit. Wake up!
The old geeser will do anything to get elected, even act like he cares about the education of blacks and latino's. Wake up people this is the man who voted against MLk day. He does not have this countries interest at heart, only those within his circle. All you hillary supporters go ahead and vote for him, he still won't be the next president.
Obama 08
Another day hard at work pandering.
"Doug" New Jersey" says: July 16th, 2008 11:54 am ET
A lib like Obama would see it as a waste of time to speak to a group of people who have no intention of voting for you. McCain wants to be a president for all Americans, even those who don't support him or his politics, no liberal Democrat politician can make that claim now can they?
If you want stuff for free at the expense of other hard working Americans, have no personal responsibility and an evil hatrid of anyone who works harder than you do and has more than you then by all means vote lib Democrat. If you are about taking care of yourself and your familiy, being responsible for your mistakes, and wishing nothing but the best for all Americans in doing as much as they can with their American dream then the only choice is to vote Republican.
You need to get over your paranoias about the "liberal" Dems....it's interesting to see you repeat all the repub talking points without even thinking......sorry to say, but the last 7+ years have proven your beliefs about the republicans have been totally disproven by this current administration, who does not care about you or any other common American...It is seriously time for CHANGE, and repubs are too self-absorbed to see that...
McCain is making promises he has no intention of keeping–just look at his record. He doesn't believe what he's saying...political pandering at its worst.
This coming from a man who knows nothing about computers...
To ALECO1 -NOKOMIS,FL –
He IS running for a third term......in the form of mcsame.