Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., got grilled by high schoolers Thursday, and he liked it. McCain spoke to the Junior Statesmen, an organization of politically aware high school students, about human rights Thursday morning.
However, all he got in return was strict, harsh questions and a mug as a gift. After a long speech about the intentions of the Founding Fathers, our “national character” and a little bit on Iran, McCain opened the stage to questions from his young audience. And boy did he get them.
The students questioned him on everything from the state of the Republican Party to Guantanamo Bay and torture to human rights violations in West China. One even asked the senator why he was a bad student in college, graduating at the bottom of his class.
“Immaturity, I guess … I wish I had done better,” McCain said in return.
Throughout the questions, the event’s master of ceremonies tried to cut it off, saying that they were out of time. But apparently McCain was feeling a little masochistic and continued to beg for more of the biting questions, saying, “Can I have one more? Please?” He went four questions more before finally exiting the stage to a standing ovation.
