POLITICS - PILOT CINDY MCCAIN

[colo native]

PILOT CINDY MCCAIN
Maybe she can talk her husband out of supporting General Aviation user fees.
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. She 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 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. 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 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 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?

[Dastook]

Good article. I actually had the chance to shake hands with both Sen. & Mrs. McCain at the NRA Convention in Louisville last month. I have never been very fond of either of them as Sen. McCain is just not a true Conservative like I would like him to be. I will hold my nose and vote for him. The cameras and tabloids do not do justice, in print or photographs to Mrs. McCain. I am here to tell you close up and personal, she is BEAUTIFUL.

[Travis Morgan]

Thanks for posting that. While I admire the senator for his character, bravery, and accomplishments, he seems to have about at much charisma as a flat rock. Ya gotta give him a buttload of cool points for marrying such a cool chick though. I mean, really! How cool would it be to marry into the Budweiser family? My pre-nup would include a lifetime of free beer!

While what you posted was obviously from a propoganda pamphlet or the news wire,(I saw this same story on the news right after I read this post earlier today) I really have to admire Mrs. McCain for her own deeds. I think I'll see what I can do to help their campaign locally. Until I get over this back surgery, I'm not gonna be good for much else!

[Travis Morgan]

Good article. I actually had the chance to shake hands with both Sen. & Mrs. McCain at the NRA Convention in Louisville last month. I have never been very fond of either of them as Sen. McCain is just not a true Conservative like I would like him to be. I will hold my nose and vote for him. The cameras and tabloids do not do justice, in print or photographs to Mrs. McCain. I am here to tell you close up and personal, she is BEAUTIFUL.

Dastook,

I gotta agree with ya. She has really aged gracefully,(beechwood aged?) and seems pretty vibrant. She seems to really seize life and enjoy it.

[Ysabel Kid]

No comparison.

Cindy McCain = class
Michelle Obama = classless and clueless!

[w30wcf]

colo native,
Sounds like she's a wonderful person! Thank you for the info.

w30wcf