McCain's Better Half
By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Thursday, May 01, 2008 4:20
PM PT
Election 2008: Cindy Hensley McCain has been disparaged as a trophy
wife, a Barbie, an heiress with fancy purses, even the Paris Hilton of
politics. But there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Yes, Mrs. McCain is the perfectly coifed blonde standing dutifully behind
the Senator during his speeches. And yes, she wears stylish clothing and
carries a Prada purse. And it's true she doesn't say much.
But feminist critics who write her off as a "stand-by-your-man" shrinking
violet are selling her short. In many ways, Cindy McCain stacks up
sturdier than Hillary Clinton or Michelle Obama. And, she'd make a
more impressive first lady.
Mrs. McCain: More than meets the eye
While Obama's wife has been hating America, complaining about the war
and undermining our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, McCain's
wife has been worrying about her sons who actually are fighting or
planning to fight in the war on terror. One, in fact, was until a few months
ago deployed in Iraq during some of the worst violence.
You don't hear the McCains talk about it, but their 19-year-old Marine,
Jimmy, is preparing for his second tour of duty. Their 21-year-old son,
Jack, is poised to graduate from Annapolis and also could join the
Marines as a Second Lieutenant. The couple made the decision not to
draw attention to their sons out of respect for other families with sons
and daughters in harm's way.
Cindy also says she doesn't want to risk falling apart on the campaign
trail talking about Jimmy - who was so young when he enlisted she had
to sign consent forms for his medical tests before he could report for
duty - and potentially upsetting parents of soldiers who are serving or have been killed.
The McCains want to make sure their boys get no special treatment.
Same goes for their five other children, including a daughter they adopted
from Bangladesh. During a visit to Mother Teresa's orphanage there,
Cindy noticed a dying baby. The orphanage could not provide the
medical care needed to save her life, so she brought the child home to
America for the surgery she desperately needed. The baby is now their
healthy, 16-year-old daughter, Bridget.
Though all seven McCain children - including two Sen. McCain adopted
from his first marriage - are supportive of their father, they prefer their
privacy to the glare of the campaign trail. Another daughter, Meghan, 23,
helps him behind the scenes.
Cindy McCain not only cherishes her children, but also her country, which
in an election year filled with America-bashing, is a refreshing novelty.
She seethed when she heard Michelle Obama's unpatriotic remarks that
she only recently grew proud of America. "I am very proud of my
country," Mrs. McCain asserted.
She also may be tougher than the other women in the race.
While Hillary thinks she's come under sniper fire on mission trips abroad,
Cindy has actually seen violence. She witnessed a boy get blown up by a
mine in Kuwait during a trip with an international group that removes
land mines from war-torn countries.
Mrs. McCain also is a hands-on philanthropist. She sits on the
board of Operation Smile, which arranges for plastic surgeons to fix cleft
palates and other birth defects. She also has helped organize relief
missions to Micronesia.
During a scuba-diving vacation to the islands, Mrs. McCain took a friend to
a local hospital to have a cut treated. She was shocked, and saddened,
by what she saw.
"They opened the door to the OR, where the supplies were, and there
were two cats and a whole bunch of rats climbing out of the sterile
supplies," she recalled. "They had no X-ray machine, no beds. To me, it
was devastating because it was a U.S. trust territory."
As soon as she returned home, she arranged for medical equipment and
teams of doctors to be sent to treat the island children.
Michelle Obama may contribute to C.A.R.E., which fights global poverty and
works to empower poor women....
Cindy sits on its board.
While the Democrat women talk about helping the poor and needy, Cindy
McCain actually rolls up her sleeves and does it.
Now who's the out-of-touch elitist?
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BullshitWhile Obama's wife has been hating America, complaining about the war and undermining our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
Because she's disgustingly rich, perhaps?Michelle Obama may contribute to C.A.R.E., which fights global poverty and
works to empower poor women....
Cindy sits on its board.
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILYNow who's the out-of-touch elitist?
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I know I know...there are two sides to every story..Big Blue Owl wrote:BullshitWhile Obama's wife has been hating America, complaining about the war and undermining our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
Because she's disgustingly rich, perhaps?Michelle Obama may contribute to C.A.R.E., which fights global poverty and
works to empower poor women....
Cindy sits on its board.
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILYNow who's the out-of-touch elitist?
Don't start none...won't be none.
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