Water--Presidential+Prep+2008

=Water-You better read this whole gosh-darn thing before starting your prep for your mock debate-- I recommend you do this in pairs. No more than five people per issue. In the debate I will join whichever side has less people.= For whichever Presidential Candidate that you are supporting pick one of the following issues that you will become an expert on:
 * 1) Healthcare
 * 2) Foreign Affairs(anything dealing with issues outside of USA)
 * 3) Domestic Policies(Any policy that deals with an issue inside the United States)
 * 4) War on Terrorism(Iraq/Afghanistan)
 * 5) Economy/Taxes

Go to the candidates website and take notes on the following(do 2 issues): http://www.barackobama.com/issues/ http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/ Details are everything. In the debate you want to identify the problem and be able to give evidence why it is a problem. You will then propose solutions and give details for those solutions. Lame fluffy opinions and weak little wanna-be facts will mean you will embarrass yourself in front of 100 people that we will be broadcasting out to. Think about it...and dudes and dudettes...what you write you better understand. The problem, evidence, the solution, details...Build your argument with bricks.
 * 1) Identify what issue you are doing
 * 2) What are five facts about the issue(you might have to go to another website)
 * 3) When you "add" up the facts about the issue, summarize what the real problem facing the country is with this issue
 * 4) Identify three solutions the candidate is offering to fix the problem
 * 5) Give three or more details for each solution

Feel free to do the above on your wiki page.