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--- John McCain's Wife This is a real eye-opener re: Cindy McCain > There are two interesting articles. One on Cindy Hensly > McCain. The other on John McCain's sons. We've heard > so much about Michelle Obama, but we don't know much > about John McCain's wife, Cindy. We may have the wrong > person running for the Presidency. > > 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 & has been a race car driver. She 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 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 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. {I > actually met their son Jack here in Newport a few years > ago!!!) > 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 t o 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. Who's the out-of-touch elitist? > > Meanwhile we also have John¢s sons > Not picking sides but thought everyone should read this > very interesting story: > Talk about putting your most valuable where your mouth is! > Apparently this was not 'newsworthy' enough for the > media to comment about. Can either of the other presidential > candidates truthfully come close to this? ... Just a > question for each of us to seek an answer, and not a > statement. > You see...character is what's shown when the public is > not looking. There were no cameras or press invited to what > you are about to read about, and the story comes from one > person in New Hampshire . > One evening last July, Senator John McCain of Arizona > arrived at the New Hampshire home of Erin Flanagan for > sandwiches, chocolate-chip cookies and a heartfelt talk > about Iraq .. They had met at a presidential debate, when > she asked the candidates what they would do to bring home > American soldiers - - soldiers like her brother, who had > been killed in action a few months earlier. > Mr. McCain did not bring cameras or press. Instead, he > brought his youngest son, James McCain, 19, then a private > first class in the Marine Corps about to leave for Iraq . > Father and son sat down to hear more about Ms. > Flanagan's brother Michael Cleary, a 24-year-old Army > First Lieutenant killed by an ambush ... a roadside bomb. > No one mentioned the obvious: In just days, Jimmy McCain > could face similar perils. 'I can't imagine what it > must have been like for them as they were coming to meet > with a family that ......' Ms. Flanagan recalled, > choking up. 'We lost a dear one,' she finished. > > Mr. McCain, now the presumptive Republican nominee, has > staked his candidacy on the promise that American troops can > bring stability to Iraq . What he almost never says is that > one of them is his own son, who spent seven months > patrolling Anbar Province and learned of his father's > New Hampshire victory in January while he was digging a > stuck military vehicle out of the mud. > Two of Jimmy's three older brothers went into the > military. Doug McCain, 48, was a Navy pilot. Jack McCain, > 21, is to graduate from the Naval Academy next year, raising > the chances that his father, if elected, could become the > first president since Dwight D. Eisenhower with a son at > war. > I chose to share this with those who I believe will pass > it on, to others who will pass it on. We hear so much > inflated trash out there. How about a simple act of kindness > ... and dedication to others placed above oneself? > Has anybody heard if Barack Hussein Obama has served in > The American Armed Services? > > This is for all you Barack voters. > > From Barack's book, Audacity of Hope: > 'I will stand with the Muslims should the political > winds shift in an ugly direction.' > > HE DID NOT SAY STAND WITH AMERICANS!!!!!