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Cindy McCain
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Bet you would have never guessed this one! No matter your politics.
The media will never tell of this, so pass it on.
GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!
There was an article in the Wall Street Journal on Cindy McCain,
John's wife.
All I ever saw was this attractive woman standing beside John. I was
surprised at how talented and involved with world problems she is.
This is a summary of the article.
She graduated from Southern Cal and was a special-needs teacher.
After her Dad died she became involved with his beer distributing
firm and Is now the chairwoman. Sales have doubled since she has
taken over from her father.
They have a marriage prenuptial agreement, her assets remain
separate.. She is involved around the world clearing land mines -
travels to these countries on a detonation team and service on their
board.
They have a 19 year old serving in Iraq , another son in the Naval
Academy, a daughter recently graduated from Columbia Univ. , an
adopted daughter in high school, and a son who is the finance guy at
the beer firm.
Raised kids in Phoenix , Az. rather than Washington DC . (better
atmosphere) He commuted.
In 1991, Mrs. McCain came across a girl in an orphanage in
Bangladesh. Mother Teresa implored Mrs. McCain to take the
baby with severe cleft palate. She did so without first telling her
husband. The couple adopted the girl who has had a dozen operations
to repair her cleft palate and other medical problems.
They have a Family Foundation for children's causes.
She's active with 'Halo Trust' - to clear land mines, provide water
and food in war ravaged and developing countries.
She will join an overseas mission of 'Operation Smile', a charity
for corrective
surgery on children's faces. She has had two back surgeries and
became addicted to pain killers. She talks openly about it which she
says is part of the recovery process.
I'm surprised the media is so quiet about her attributes. We would
really
get two for the price of one. A person with business and
international experience. John did work for the firm for awhile when
he left the Navy. She, however, has the real business experience.
Very interesting.
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Cindy McCain--this will surprise you
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should follow. We need to be more hands on than just using our
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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. 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. And
she'd make a more imp ressive 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 ha ve 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 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 wa s 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?
http://www.snopescom/politics/mccain/cindy.asp
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