Global person： past lives of Republican presidential candidate John McCain

Topic: 2008 US Presidential Election

Mccain and his wife Cindy

　　China Daily Global Online News: In the eyes of people who like him, he is a hero, and his brilliant history records his courage, perseverance and persistence; In the eyes of those who don’t like him, he is a "black-and-white movie" that can’t keep up with the times. At the age of 72, he has to face his own injuries … He is the Republican candidate in the 2008 US presidential election, a senior senator from Arizona, a politician who was born in the door, risked his life on the battlefield, can’t surf the Internet in the contemporary era, but still clings to his dream of the White House.

　　Sensitive and rebellious door nothing.

　　On August 29th, 1936, McCain was born in a US naval base named "Coco Solo" in the Panama Canal area controlled by the United States. Although his parents are both American citizens, being born outside the United States gives McCain a feeling that duckweed has no roots, which gradually develops his restless, competitive and sensitive personality characteristics. Mccain likes reading since he was a child, especially novels and poems about war and love. He looks for spiritual comfort and courage in life in literary works. When he was in middle school, the rebellious McCain was not a good student and was even nicknamed "rogue".

　　Presidents in the United States generally come from two kinds of families, one is that they lack the company of their biological fathers since childhood, and the other is that they are famous and powerful. Democratic presidential candidate Obama belongs to the first category, while McCain belongs to the second category. McCain’s grandfather, John Sidney McCain, is a four-star general in the US Navy. During World War II, he participated in the war against Japan as the commander of the US Pacific Fleet. Mccain’s father was also a four-star admiral. During the Vietnam War, he was the highest commander of the US Navy in the Pacific region.

　　Growing up in such a military family, McCain seems destined to follow the example of his grandfather, father and heroes. Although he admired his grandfather and father, to some extent, he had resented his "inevitable" naval career. After graduating from high school, McCain entered the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis for education. At the school, he was famous for his drinking and chasing the opposite sex, and even almost got fired many times.

　　Vietnam war hero who can’t surf the internet

　　After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1958, McCain joined the United States Naval Air Force and became a naval pilot. Soon he was sent to serve in Vietnam. On October 26, 1967, McCain’s A-4 Skyhawk attack plane was hit by an air defense missile from North Vietnam and crashed. He broke his arms and a leg after ejecting from the plane. Then he was captured by Vietnamese soldiers and tortured all day. But McCain refused to provide any information to the Vietnamese, so he was often beaten unconscious. Unbearable of inhuman torture, McCain tried to commit suicide, but failed.

　　When the Vietnamese learned that McCain’s father was the commander-in-chief of the US Pacific Command Headquarters (CINCPAC), they said they could release him in exchange for McCain writing a confession and admitting that he was a spy, but McCain flatly refused. Only once, McCain couldn’t stand the beating and was forced to sign an anti-American propaganda document written in Vietnamese. Vietnam was later dissatisfied with this document and tried to force him to sign a second statement, but this time McCain refused.

　　In 1973, McCain, who was imprisoned by Vietnamese for five and a half years, was finally released. After returning to China, he became famous and became a hero in people’s minds. Originally, McCain also wanted to follow in the footsteps of his parents and become a four-star general in the navy. However, due to many injuries left during the war and capture, he had to retire from the navy in 1981.

　　A Silver Star Medal, a Bronze Star Medal, a Meritorious Medal, a Purple Heart Medal and a Flying Cross Medal … These brilliant achievements in McCain’s military career have added a lot of color to his presidential campaign. Supporters believe that such a brave and strong hero is more capable of solving the Iraq issue and fighting terrorism.

　　While "history" has become McCain’s advantage, it also inevitably brings him trouble like a double-edged sword. Mccain, who has come from history, is 72 years old. Some people think that he has not kept up with the times, and his ideas and ideas have fallen behind. Even McCain himself admits that he has never sent an e-mail and has just started to "learn to surf the Internet by himself", which does not seem to be competitive in today’s internet age. A Democrat sneered: "It is an anecdote to hear that someone can’t surf the Internet now. My five-year-old niece can play games online … What he did 35 years ago made him a hero, but that doesn’t make him the president of the United States we need today. He is too divorced from the United States today in many ways."

　　"A husband depends on his wife." How do you know the fate?

　　On the way to the White House, McCain had to mention his two marriages, especially his second wife, cindy McCain. Cindy is the daughter of a wealthy beer merchant in Phoenix, Arizona. She inherited her father’s shares and became the chairman of Hansley Beer Distribution Company, with a net worth of more than 100 million dollars. Her strong economic strength not only enables McCain to live a comfortable life with a private jet and a holiday villa, but also her extensive contacts have greatly helped her husband’s political career, so McCain has been described by the outside world as "a husband depends on his wife."

　　Mccain’s first wife, Carol Heep, was a female model from Philadelphia. She had been married once before and had two children. They got married in 1965 and had a daughter. During the five years that McCain was imprisoned during the Vietnam War, Kalou raised three children alone. In 1969, Kalou was seriously injured in a car accident.

　　In 1979, at the age of 42, McCain met 25-year-old Cindy at a party. Although he was still married at that time, McCain fell in love with Cindy at first sight and launched a passionate pursuit. And the marriage between McCain and Carol came to an end in 1980. Shortly after the divorce, McCain married Cindy. Cindy is elegant and low-key, and many Americans have a good impression of her. However, some media disclosed that Cindy had taken painkillers for three years, and this "addict" history may bring trouble to McCain’s campaign.

　　In addition, wealth not only brings "blessing" to the McCain couple, but also becomes the "weapon" of the opponent. In an interview with the media, McCain said that he didn’t know how many properties he and his wife owned. The Obama camp of the Democratic presidential candidate immediately took the opportunity to accuse the "rich man" McCain of not understanding the current economic situation in the United States, and specially produced advertisements to satirize McCain’s high position and ignorance of the sufferings of the people.

　　Mccain and Cindy have two sons and a daughter and adopted a daughter from Bangladesh. Mccain rarely talks about his seven children. It is reported that Jimmy McCain, McCain’s 19-year-old son, served in the battlefield in Iraq and returned to China at the beginning of this year. It is said that McCain personally visited Iraq last year and spent Thanksgiving with a group of American troops stationed in Iraq. In fact, he was visiting his son and his troops.

　　Challenge unlimited oath to enter the White House.

　　After entering politics, McCain walked smoothly with the help of his wife Cindy. In 1982, he was elected to the House of Representatives of Arizona’s first constituency, and later he was elected to the Senate in 1986 and has been re-elected to this day. In 1997, Time magazine listed McCain as one of the "25 most influential people in America".

　　As a politician, McCain was not satisfied with "standing still". His longing for the White House lasted for 10 years. In the 2000 presidential election, John McCain ran for the Republican nomination, but was defeated by george walker bush. In the 2004 US presidential election, McCain always stood on the side of Bush’s camp. After the mid-term election in 2006, McCain formed a research group to investigate the possibility of running for president in 2008, and announced his participation in the 2008 US presidential election on February 28th, 2007. With high political popularity and tough style, McCain finally won the Republican presidential nomination in early March this year.

　　If he wins the election in 2008, 72-year-old McCain will be the oldest person to enter the White House for the first time in American history. But at the same time, public opinion is generally worried about McCain’s age and health. Mccain suffered from melanoma and left many injuries when he was captured in Vietnam. Therefore, some opponents pointed out that no matter how tough "military style" McCain showed, he was helpless "Lian Po was old", and it was hard to believe that his age and physical condition could shoulder the heavy responsibility of governing the country. (Sardonar Lee)

Editor: Zhang Renhe