Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin has 5 children(Piper,Willow,Bristol,Track, and Trig.) Her youngest is Trig who was born on April 18th, 2008. He was born with a well known disease called down syndrome. Down Syndrome is a genetic abnormality that affects a child's intellectual and physical development. Palin says As for people who think a baby like Trig shouldn't even be born, look around. Who is perfect or even normal? This is saying that Palin is accepting her child, even though some of us dont. Palin believes that everyone is unique. She also believes that we shouldnt discriminate against those who arent like us. Another thing is that Palin has to deal with people telling her that she needs to be home helping with her "special needs" child. Some people dont even believe that its her baby! She also has to deal with people snooping around in her buisness(checking hospital records to see if it is her baby.) Its insane!! But Palin is being tough and she is standing her ground. Shes not letting these low-life drama filled people get to her. As long as she knows the real story then she is perfectly okay. Palin is opposed to abortion, which means that she is against it. Palin was asked what she would do if her daughter were raped and became pregnant and she replied saying that she would chose life. Her and her husband both stated that every baby is created for a good purpose. From this we can take that Palin is a strong vice presidential candidate.

Joe Biden

Biden is Obama's running mate who has been through alot. On December 18th 1972 Bidens wife and 3 children were in an automobile accident. They were Christmas shopping in Hockessin, Delaware when their car was hit by a tractor trailer while pulling into an intersection. His wife, Nelia Biden, and 13 month old daughter Amy Biden, were killed in the accident. His sons Beau and Hunter were in critical condition but they both made full recovery. Biden no longer works on December 18th. Its always hard to lose the ones you love. This shows that Biden is strong in overcoming death. He has moved on and remarried. In 1988 Biden was put in the hospital for a life saving surgery to fix a brain aneurysm that had began leaking. There was another operation to repair a second aneurysm in May 1988. The hospitalization and recovery process kept him from his duties in the U.S. Senate for almost seven months. This is displaying that Biden has overome more than just death. He came so close to dying himself.Bidens belief on iraq-war is that he is against it. He is also against LGBT's. Obama is lucky to have such a strong runnung mate by his side.

John Mccain

Mccain has been through alot in his 72 years of life. One of the many hardships in his life happened on October 26, McCain was making his 23rd bombing mission over North Vietnam when his plane was hit by an antiaircraft missile, he ejected breaking both arms and a leg in the process, he landed in a lake near Hanoi and was captured. He spent the next five and a half years as a prisoner of war. Injured and ill, McCain was denied medical assistance until his captors learned that he was an admiral's son, and even then treatment was rudimentary. His father's position also prompted the North Vietnamese to offer him early release in June of 1968. McCain refused, as the U.S. Military Code of Conduct required that prisoners accept release on a first in/first out basis, and there were more than 100 prisoners ahead of him. His refusal resulted in a round of torture that included knocking his teeth out, hanging him by his broken arms, and beating him almost around the clock for a week. This is saying that he is a strong man who is caring, compassionate, and loyal. McCain could have easily taken the early release and skipped the 100s of men waiting to get out. But instead he decided to stay even though he knew he would be tortured even more. McCain has said that he believes that an embryo should be given human rights. This is saying that he is pro-life which also means he is against abortion. John Mccain may be older than Obama but it doesnt mean he isnt as good.

Barack Obama

Barack Obama has been through many hardships in his life so far but that doesnt stop him from living a great life. Obamas parents were separated and then divorced by the time he was 4 years old. His parents also are both deceased. His mother died of cancer in 1995 and his father died in a automobile accident in 1982. This is showing that even though Obama lost 2 very important people in his life he has learnt to be strong and he has learnt to live a great life without them. Obamas stand on immigration is this: He does not believe that 12 million illegal immigrants can be deported He said "It's not going to happen. We're not going to go round them up ... We should give them a pathway to citizenship." This is saying that Obama believes we should accept the illegal immigrants like we accept each other. Here is a quote from Obama: There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America . This says that we all live in the same America and some of us need to stop being racist against others because we have just as much of a right to be here as they do. Obama also says he will retreat from Iraq no matter what the situation on the ground is, and no matter what advice he receives from military commanders. This is saying that Obama is anti war. Obama has been through alot in his short lifetime. He is a great presidential candidate and so is John Mccain.