Attacks on Kerry roil Mrs. McCain

[Rose Siding]

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"It's completely unnecessary," Cindy McCain told CNBC's "Topic A with Tina Brown," referring to the suggestions that Kerry lied about his medals.

"Doesn't have anything to do with any of the issues or any of the campaigns. And the American people are tired of it."

Cindy McCain indicated her sympathy for John and Teresa Kerry, saying, "I know what they're going through."

During the decisive South Carolina primary in 2000, rumors spread that McCain had an illegitimate black child and Cindy McCain was a drug addict.

"I was shocked that anyone would believe that," she said.
...
Cindy McCain said confronting rumors is painful.

"It hurts. I'll be very frank about it. It hurts for myself and certainly hurt me to watch my husband have things said about him, too," she said.

"I could say, 'Hang in there - you can see a light at the end of the tunnel ...,' but those words don't help," she added. "People were saying them to me and they didn't help."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/226912p-194909c.html

[Khephra]

1. Well, we now know who has the class in that family

[madrchsod]

2. alt- universe

Teresa- president and Cindy- vice president

[goclark]

3. She better tell Casper

to stop talking about Kerry's after the war record

[Sugarbleus]

11. Casper? LOL n/t

[goclark]

15. Casper is my name for him

He is Casper the slippery ghost IMO.

[Sugarbleus]

20. Yep, it's what I figured you meant. Funny... n/t

[TahitiNut]

4. Well, Cindy was actually busted for embezzling drugs.

She had a very real substance abuse problem and was getting her drugs from a charity agnecy where she was a director.

"In 1994, Mrs. McCain admitted that she had solicited prescriptions for painkillers from physicians who worked for an international charity that she founded, the American Voluntary Medical Team. She then filled the prescriptions in the names of her staff." -- LATimes, Feb 14, 2000

She was never criminally prosecuted.

There're facts and there're lies and the Reich Wing seems incapable of knowing the difference.

[iamjoy]

5. I Still See Her Point

I mean, how is relevant to McCain's political career that his wife had a bit of a substance abuse problem? Before you go off on a number of inconsistencies with Conservatives and drugs, Bush supporters weren't calling Cindy a drug addict to call attention to the larger issue of the problem in our nation, but to hurt her and her husband.

The more disgusting lie Bush told about McCain was the black child. Because McCain did, IMO, a beautiful and courageous thing, adopting a child of different ethnicity. And they used that as fodder for slanderous attacks? Scum.

but, I don't think Laura is evil for not seeing the difference between Swift Boat & MoveOn, just naive.

[bpilgrim]

6. why can't she say the 'LIE' word?

:shrug:

peace

[steely]

7. That is cool.

I wonder if she made her comments after or before Pickles' statement in support of the swiftboat ads.

And (n/t) of course I wonder why McCain is a repub too - that i'll never figure out.

[bluedog]

8. thanks for this link

I heard a bit of this on C-Span today.they showed her picture and just a sentence.I was trying to find out where it came from.thanks

McCain(Mrs)...should kick her ol man in the butt for running with the BAD CROWD"

[expatriot]

9. Cindy, I am sorry that your husband is an unprincipled, spineless bastard

It hurts me to see your courage to face the evils that caused you and your family so much grief in 2000 while your husband is so unprincipled and spineless that he stumps for Bush even though Bush has ignored his calls to specifically and unequivocally condemn the ads for being the lies they are.

I wonder whether if, when you two are alone, you have asked him, "how can you stand to campaign for him?"

Well, Cindy, I am glad that the potential First Ladyship has not cost you your principles.

[Disturbed]

10. Disgusting

Pitiful. Pathetic.

Add your own caption to this photo.

[foo_bar]

12. politicians

they get paid by the hug. Or used to, before Bush revolutionized the art of looting.

[0007]

13. Hilarious!

[jdj]

14. McCain can't find the nipple.

[Blue_Roses]

17. that picture is disgusting!

and what is that red stuff under Bush's arm?

[Strawman]

19. Two quick thoughts I had when I saw this photo

1)Is he drugged? Look at his expression. He looks drugged.
2)Is that a double? What have they done with McCain?! Where are they keeping him?!

That is a sad, sad picture. Had I taken it, I really don't think I would have had the heart to publish it. I suspect this is the kind of shit Bush lives for, breaking and/or buying someone like that. I think the caption would be something like "Give daddy a nice big hug, you little bitch."

[Catfight]

16. Why does McCain stand behind a slanderer, liar and deserter?

[JI7]

18. contrast Cindy McCain's words to that of Laura Bush

cindy mccain is a lovely woman. she met the baby who she would later adopt because it was part of the volunteer work she regularly did with helping kids around the world.

when she brought the baby home , john mccain said something about how she has a home with them. listening to bill clinton today, he said it's one of the reasons he likes mccain. and bill clinton has good reason to dislike mccain for a joke mccain made about clinton's daughter. but mccain apologized and bill clinton being the good man he is accepted it.

cindy mccain is a good woman and i hope she is doing well after that stroke.

[SoCalDem]

21. Uh...Cindy, That light at the end of the tunnel....

was your PORCH light at home.. John was "shot out of the saddle" and forced to kiss W's ASS in public(and still is).. How is that helpful????