On Mrs. McCain..from a Co-worker

[and-justice-for-all]

There is no link to this, it is one of those 'friendly' reich-wing propaganda letters; again in my work email.

Any info to send this guy in a rebuttal is greatly appreciated.
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This is an interesting article as not much was known about her. She was on Leno the other night and it was an interesting interview.

It turns out that she is a character as she is or has been a race car driver and is also a pilot, and flies John around the country to his rallies. After hearing that about her and reading this I now have a lot of respect for her.

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 coiffed 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 McCain's 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 McCain's 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 region 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 t he 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 CARE, 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.

So, who is the out-of-touch elitist?

[babylonsister]

1. Sure, McSame uses her jet; I noticed there was no mention that

they were breaking the law... What, no mention of her pilfering drugs and being addicted, or of sleeping with someone out of wedlock when he was already married? :shrug:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/18/cindy-mccain-used-corpora_n_107849.html

[and-justice-for-all]

5. Awsome...Thanks!

[Mz Pip]

2. They lost me at

"While Obama's wife has been hating America."

But...

You could send them "Cindy McCain is a Bad Person." It's pretty scathing. And factually accurate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AD4_0i9eGQ

Make their heads explode.

[panader0]

3. "Paris Hilton of politics"?

That's a good thing? Where's the video? I'll judge for myself.

[Coexist]

4. Cindy McCain wears $3000 Italian suits, but will deign to wear an American designer

if she becomes first lady.

[Coexist]

8. more fun cindy facts (below the email part)

http://www.snopes.com/politics/mccain/cindy.asp

[sellitman]

6. Too bad she isn't running for office.

She sounds a whole lot better than her adulterous husband.

[ingac70]

7. Rolls up her sleeves and steal drugs for the poor. n/t