How About Cindy McCain!

[DawnCt1]

What a beautiful, accomplished woman who historically has given a lot of herself through the years. I am impressed.

 

[NY Disney fan]

She certainly is beautiful. Can anyone confirm if John McCain divorced his first wife because she was disfigured in a car accident? I read that this morning.

Never mind I answered my own question: From Wikipedia:
"His wife Carol had suffered her own crippling ordeal during his captivity, due to an automobile accident in December 1969.[55] Her husband became a celebrity of sorts, as a returned POW.[55]

In April 1979,[56] McCain met Cindy Lou Hensley, a teacher from Phoenix, Arizona, whose father had founded a large beer distributorship.[61] They began dating, and he urged his wife Carol to grant him a divorce, which she did in February 1980, with the uncontested divorce taking effect in April 1980.[20][56] The settlement included two houses, and financial support for her ongoing medical treatments due to her 1969 car accident; they would remain on good terms.[61] McCain and Hensley were married on May 17, 1980, with Senators William Cohen and Gary Hart attending as groomsmen.[61][19] McCain’s children did not attend, and several years would pass before they reconciled.[56]"

 

[kinntj]

I have to agree. Very impressive woman and we got to know her a little better through that video and speech. I wish she wouldn't have used the teleprompters and used paper or something else. I think she really wanted to give more feeling in her speech and it was hard when she had to focus on reading. I did get her message loud and clear.

She's not the one I have a problem with, it's John McCain I don't like regarding the issues or the divorce.

 

[freckles and boo]

I like Cindy McCain. She was born with the ultimate silver spoon in her mouth and yet she chose to become a special ed teacher. I know a lot of special education teachers because of my own child. It takes an extraordinary type of compassion to do what they do.

I still think her husband is a *******.

 

[DawnCt1]

She certainly is beautiful. Can anyone confirm if John McCain divorced his first wife because she was disfigured in a car accident? I read that this morning.

They have maintained a good relationship and she has supported him in every campaign. He has been financially generous to her, with child support and then alimony for the rest of her life. She worked in the Reagan White House.
John McCain would later say, "My marriage's collapse was attributable to my own selfishness and immaturity more than it was to Vietnam, and I cannot escape blame by pointing a finger at the war. The blame was entirely mine."[25] Carol McCain would later say: "The breakup of our marriage was not caused by my accident or Vietnam or any of those things. I don't know that it might not have happened if John had never been gone. I attribute it more to John turning 40 and wanting to be 25 again than I do to anything else."[25] John McCain's biographer, Robert Timberg believes that "Vietnam did play a part, perhaps not the major part, but more than a walk-on."[30] According to Carol, her husband's five-year captivity in Vietnam had left him wanting to "make up for lost time,"[1] and John put it this way: "I had changed, she had changed....People who have been apart that much change."

 

[NY Disney fan]

So he *did* leave his wife for Cindy. Wow, that's cold, but that's typical. I'm sure his first wife was better off anyway.

 

[DawnCt1]

So he *did* leave his wife for Cindy. Wow, that's cold, but that's typical. I'm sure his first wife was better off anyway.

He did and he considers it a personal failure. Having said that, he has been married to Cindy for 30 years. If his first wife has moved on, I guess we can too.

 

[TXTink]

What a beautiful, accomplished woman who historically has given a lot of herself through the years. I am impressed.

I am very impressed with her too! I knew she did a lot of philanthropy work, but I had no idea just how much! She doesn't just talk the talk, she walks the walk! A very impressive woman indeed!!

 

[Cantw8]

Do you think Cindy has a pic of Palin on the back of her closet door that she throws darts at?

 

[WendyisDarling]

First, I am a huge McCain supporter. I am volunteering my time and money to be sure he is elected.

However, I am not one who will lie and distort the record. I have read a bit about this. Note: these are things I have read and not a first hand account. Numerous reports do say that when McCain returned from his time in Vietnam it was to his wife who had been in a car accident while he was gone. She was severely injured. I believe she was in a wheelchair at the time, but soon after could walk with assistance. She had dozens of surgeries. She lost bone and with it some height. With all of this, she gained quite a bit of weight.

McCain, it seems, was swept up in a frenzy of fanfare for courageously serving as a POW. Along with that reports are that he was having his "mid-life crisis" . He admits that he cheated on his wife. It was also during this time that he met Cindy.

He divorced his first wife. However, he agreed to pay her medical expenses from that point on (previous expenses for Mrs. McCain while John was a POW were paid by Ross Perot. Perot also introduced McCain to some of the elites after his return. McCain and Perot both are Naval Academy graduates; although I don't know if they attended at the same time. Let it be known Perot does not favor McCain and was very upset that he divorced his wife.) Their divorce agreement also gave her a home and they kept one in both names (unsure if it is still in both names, but that could have added to his inablity to quickly answer how many homes he owns ).

I have read several articles in which his first wife does not hold any ill will toward John McCain.

At the Saddleback "debate" McCain said his greatest moral failure was his first marriage. I believe him.

With that in his past, Cindy McCain does seem to be a remarkable woman. I was pleased to learn of all her humanatarian work. Wow. Can you imagine what she will accomplish as first lady?

As for her speech. It should have been shorter. As a former speech writer, she just didn't seem as polished as she should have been to deliver such a long speech to a fired up crowd. She stumbled a bit and seemed nervous, JMHO but I am pretty picky and watch with a careful eye. I loved her video and think she would have been fantastic with a 5 to 7 minute speech introducing her husband.

 

[DawnCt1]

Do you think Cindy has a pic of Palin on the back of her closet door that she throws darts at?

I don't think she needs one. She can hold her own in the "babe" department.

 

[Cantw8]

I don't think she needs one. She can hold her own in the "babe" department.

 

[Hoodie]

I was completely impressed by her.

I don't particularly care for either candidate. Out of all of them, Cindy has impresssed me far more than anyone else involved in the election!

 

[NY Disney fan]

Thanks for the info, WendyisDarling!

 

[mumom95]

What a beautiful, accomplished woman who historically has given a lot of herself through the years. I am impressed.

At this point, I don't think I'm going to vote for John McCain. But I am very impressed with Cindy McCain. Not only is she a beautiful person physically, she also seems to be a very caring, compassionate woman. And last night during his speech, she seemed to be a very proud wife also.

I absolutely loved when he said "You know, Cindy said a lot of nice things about me tonight. But, in truth, she's more my inspiration than I am hers".

 

[Loverly]

61] McCain and Hensley were married on May 17, 1980, with Senators William Cohen and Gary Hart attending as groomsmen.[61][19]


McCain’s children did not attend, and several years would pass before they reconciled.[56]"[/COLOR]

The fact that Gary Hart is a good friend of McCain's lowers my opionion of him greatly

 

[Aisling]

McCain's divorce doesn't affect me in the least. Life happens, he wanted a divorce, his wife gave it to him, he treated her fairly in the financial settlement and hasn't uttered an unkind word about her as far as everything I've read, and she remains on good terms with him. Happens everyday.

He's been married to Cindy for 30 years. I don't believe you should stay married to someone if you're not happy in the marriage. Life is too short for that. His kids had a hard time about it, but that's to be expected. I resented my mother when she divorced my father 25 years ago, but it was up to me to get over it, and I did, just as McCain's children did. Again, that's life.

As far as Cindy goes, I think she'll be a wonderful First Lady!!!!!!!!!

 

[mrsv98]

Yea, I was really impressed with her outfit the other night..

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/09/cindy-mccains-300000-outfit.html

Cindy McCain
Oscar de la Renta dress: $3,000
Chanel J12 White Ceramic Watch: $4,500
Three-carat diamond earrings: $280,000
Four-strand pearl necklace: $11,000–$25,000
Shoes, designer unknown: $600
Total: Between $299,100 and $313,100

Glad they aren't the elitist party!

 

[Aisling]

Yea, I was really impressed with her outfit the other night..

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/09/cindy-mccains-300000-outfit.html


Glad they aren't the elitist party!

If I had her money, I'd be wearing the same thing! Elite isn't a bad word...it just means you're ahead of someone in some way...the elite players on the football team...the elite group of scientisit who've won Nobel prizes...the elite McCains who have billions more money than I do!!!!!!!!!
From what I understand, Obama is also a millionnaire, so he's in the elite financial class, and there's nothing wrong with that!

 

[Jennasis]

I personally didn't care for Cindy McCain's delivery style when she was giving her speech. Something about it seemed off. I know many disagree with me, but I also can't STAND the way she dresses.

However, she seems nice enough. Very attractive woman. I kept trying to think of who her face reminded me of and then I saw a pic on google images and it clicked. It's a very unflattering comparison, so I'll refrain from posting it here.