Now that the teams are set for November, who should TeachStreet endorse in the next presidential election?
To answer this question, rather than considering abortion, same sex marriage, or the war in Iraq, lets get down to the real issue: if elected, what classes could each candidate teach on TeachStreet?
President – John McCain (R)
- Boxing Classes: Fought as a lightweight while in school.
- Doodling: Graduated at the bottom of his class from the Naval Academy.
- Flying Lessons: Flew attack planes in the Vietnam War.
- Beer Making: Second wife’s father was a beer distributor.
Vice President – Sarah Palin (R)
- Basketball Lessons: Was the captain of her great team in high school.
- Beauty Pageant: Runner up in 1984 Miss Alaska Pageant.
- Moose Hunting: Yup… it’s an Alaskan thing. There’s no hyperlink on this one for a reason!
President – Barack Obama (D)
- Basketball Coaching: Brother in Law, Craig Robinson, is the head coach at Oregon State.
- Writing Lessons: First African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review.
- Tutoring: Graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School.
- SEO: The “Yes We Can” video received over 9 million views on YouTube.
Vice President – Joe Biden (D)
- Bar Fighting: I wouldn’t cross him after 3 pints of Smithwick’s. His mom is Irish.
- Dunder Mifflin 101: He’s from Scranton, Pennsylvania. No seriously, he is.
- Bootstrapping and entrepreneurship: With less than $400,000 to his name, he makes the “Pee Wee Herman for Governor” campaign look well funded.