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> 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 Obamamay 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?
> 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 Obamamay 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?
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