February 21, 2008
McCain's Daughter: Politics "Is Known For Being Dirty And Cruel"
Meghan McCain, blogging last night in wake of the NYT story about her dad, courtesy of NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli...
"Lucky Girl"
POSTED BY MEGHAN
ON 02.20.08 10:55 PM
Life is all about perspective. Having grown up in politics, I know it's an industry that, for all intents and purposes, is known for being dirty and cruel. And yet, despite it all (and I really mean it all) I feel so grateful and blessed for every single day and for the opportunities I've been given. I have an absolutely epic group of friends, wonderful parents I love and who love me in return, a brother who just returned safely from Iraq, and I have the honor of touring the greatest country in the world with a group of people I just can't get enough of. The list of blessings in my life could go on for days.
Why do I choose to be involved in politics right now? Because my father is different. He's compassionate, full of life, hilarious and is a beacon of integrity to myself and to so many others. Politics is rough, but I absolutely adore my Dad and this campaign and have never, ever stopped believing in him. It's just that simple.
Posted at 11:07 AM
Comments
Ha, an "epic" group of friends? Fantastic.
ben | 02.21.08 11:19 AM
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John McCain - the New George W. Bush.
slamkitty | 02.21.08 02:37 PM
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Keating Five.
Heard of it? So much for "integrity" Meghan.
jill | 02.21.08 03:05 PM
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If my dad had dumped my mom for a younger woman with more money, I doubt I would be this supportive.
Patrick | 02.21.08 04:17 PM
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If my dad had dumped my mom for a younger woman with more money, I doubt I would be this supportive.
Patrick | 02.21.08 04:17 PM
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If my dad had dumped my mom for a younger woman with more money, I doubt I would be this supportive.
Patrick | 02.21.08 04:17 PM
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Your Father ( McInsane ) Is a TRAITOR , He rolled over & told them Everything . He came Home & Cheated on His Wife A.K.A. Your Mother & Married His Mistress. I understand Cindy has Tons of Money so Why Won't Cindy have Your Father's Teeth Fixed & Cleaned ???? Why did Dear Old McInsane Wimp out when He went against Georgie the Dick-Tater only to then turn around and Kiss His Ass?
Cindy | 02.21.08 06:01 PM
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Calm down Cindy. Bet you wouldn't say that to her face. She seems like a sweet kid.
Diane | 02.21.08 06:09 PM
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Actually Diane , I would say all those things to Her Face. If You noticed I never said Anything about Meghan & she probably is a Nice Kid.Her Father However is another Story all together. I also did not agree that Her Daddy did Vickie.I understand Her wanting to Stick-Up for Her Father but Come on the Man is a Total Ass . He is not a Hero , in Fact He is a Traitor. After He squealed like a stuck pig ( He has admitted to talking ) there was a 60% increase in Deaths related to Pilots a Planes being shot down & that is squarely on McInsanes shoulders.He told them all about the Flight Path they were taking.Look it up .
Cindy | 02.21.08 06:28 PM
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John McCain is a fine man and this is just the media doing what it does best, mudslinging. I think people are quick to forget John's sacrifices for this nation. He spent five years, FIVE YEARS in vietnam as a POW. Try grasping the magnitude of that. He IS an American hero and even if you folks don't agree with him, at least show him and his family some common decency. This N.Y. Times fiasco will eventually be exposed for the lie that is is and blow over.
Mike | 02.21.08 08:26 PM
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Cindy, I think you owe an apology.
Mike | 02.21.08 08:32 PM
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Meghan's Mom is CINDY McCain....John McCain's second wife. The woman he is currently married to!
Some of you are getting the first wife and the second (current) wife mixed up.
rose | 02.22.08 04:03 AM
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Meghan's Mom is CINDY McCain....John McCain's second wife. The woman he is currently married to!
Some of you are getting the first wife and the second (current) wife mixed up.
rose | 02.22.08 04:03 AM
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I don't blame Meghan for sticking up for her Dad- he is her Dad! And he is a war hero. Period. The thing is- this did happen before. He had affairs during his first marriage, the last being Cindy. He ultimately left his first wife for her. His children from his first marriage were "intensely disappointed" and didn't attend the wedding, reconcile with their father or even meet Cindy for years. I found it interesting how Cindy used the words "I know he would never do anything to disappoint me or the children"- something to that effect. I think this was a warning to her husband; she knows that this is EXACTLY what he did to his first family.
Andrea | 02.22.08 08:17 AM
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Cindy is Meghan's step Mom.
Poor first Wife no one knows what her name is?
Cindy and John has adopeted a daughter named Brdgett. Notice we really don't know how many kids he has.some say that Bridgett is his from a pass affair.Try to goggle Bridgett you cannot see Images.
Theresa Logan | 02.22.08 10:09 AM
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Cindy Is Maghan's Mom
But what about Bridget????
Thresa Logan | 02.22.08 10:22 AM
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Cindy is Meghan's mom. Bridget was adopted- Cindy brought her home from a trip to Bangladesh, where she was doing relief work at Mother Theresa's orphanage, in 1993.
Jenn | 02.22.08 01:39 PM
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The first wife is Carol McCain. Meghan is CINDY's daughter.
angela | 02.22.08 02:54 PM
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A war hero doesn't make him exempt from doing wrong later. Look where Duke Cunningham is right now: JAIL.
Also, McCain confessed - during torture - to things that were false. Torture does not work, and McCain knows it yet he voted to continue doing it to people - even though he has said he doesn't support it fairly recently.
Hypocrisy knows no bounds.
mary | 02.22.08 03:08 PM
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OK , I do not care who Meghans Real Mother is . It doesn't matter. It Changes Nothing.
Mike... I do not Owe anyone an Apology especially McInsane . He Owes The World an Apology for Agreeing with Bush & Furthering Torture.
What I said about him being a Traitor is True. Ask Yourself Why they Built Him Up as a War Hero yet Refused to give Him Promotions that would have been Due Him???? He is an Unstable Man Bent on Continuing a Legacy of War & Death for America.
Get Ready Folk's , If this Man is Elected He Will Enact the Draft & We will All be in Danger of Losing Our Children & Grandchildren.
Cindy | 02.22.08 07:23 PM
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Wow. Cindy, you sound hysterical. I wonder if you jump on all kids who praise their Dad's. Most of see our Dad's primarily through the way they treat us. You don't have to agree with them, but attacking them and asking them why their Mom won't pay for cosmetic dental work is just petty and juvenile. Until you have been a POW for five years where you were in fear of your life on an at least an hourly basis, I think you should reserve the word traitor for individuals who have intentionally and willfully caused harm to our country for monetary gain.
If you don't like a political candidate, be an honorable and intelligent human being and openly disagree with their platform. I always discount people's "information" when they resort to slanderous and liablous comments like "Hillary is a lesbian" or "one of OBama's early mentors that he mentioned in his book was a founding member of The Communist Party USA", or "McInsane is an unstable man bent on continuing a legacy of war and death for America.
If you want your comments to have some merit, try addressing some legitimate concerns the American people have. . . . for instance . . .
Hillary's health care plan does not address the very real issue that even if every single American is insured, there are not enough doctors and nurses to take care of them all because people just don't want healthcare for a profession anymore.
OBama hasn't mentioned nearly enough actual plans on anything at all for me to even form an opinion. He gives a stirring speech about hope, but always wiggles around a direct answer in debates.
McCain has been too liberal on immigration because wide open borders can easily allow terrorists to carry in anything they want disguised as an immigrant.
I don't choose a candidate based on how they look, what sex they are, what race they are, or whether or not I think they have never made a poor personal decision. I never listen to gossip or hysterical hate filled rantings. I look at whether or not they have learned valuable life lessions from their mistakes, and if they now are intillgent, concerned, and natural leaders with the ability to carry out the duties of office and have the same political beliefs I have.
I hope that is the real reason anyone chooses their candidate. I don't expect everyone to have the same political beliefs I do, I just expect them to be responsible about what they say and vote responsibly.
casey | 03.07.08 09:12 PM
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Thresa Logan asked for McCain's first wife's name.
Father: John Sidney McCain, Jr. (Admiral in US Navy, b. 17-Jan-1911, d. 24-Mar-1981)
Mother: Roberta Wright McCain (oil heiress)
Sister: Sandy McCain Morgan
Brother: Joe McCain (stage actor, b. circa 1942)
Wife: Carol Shepp (model, dated 1963-65, m. Jul-1965, div. 2-Apr-1980)
Son: Doug McCain (stepson, commercial airline pilot, b. 4-Oct-1959)
Son: Andy McCain (stepson, vice president at Hensley & Co., b. 12-May-1962)
Daughter: Sidney McCain (works in music industry, b. 2-Sep-1966)
Wife: Cindy Hensley McCain (liquor heiress, b. circa 1954, m. May-1980, two daughters, two sons)
Daughter: Meghan McCain (journalist, b. 23-Oct-1984)
Son: John Sidney McCain IV ("Jack", serving in US Navy, b. 2-May-1986)
Son: James McCain ("Jimmy", serving in USMC, b. 21-May-1988)
Daughter: Bridget McCain (adopted in Bangladesh from Mother Teresa's orphanage, b. 21-Jul-1991)
aa | 03.13.08 04:28 PM
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WOW CINDY...If you can't get simple facts correct, why would anyone believe anything you have to say.
Dot | 05.13.08 10:04 AM
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