cindy mccain

John McCain Memorialized as Hero, Fighter and Wiseacre

Aug 30, 2018
At a crowded church service in Phoenix, former Vice President Joe Biden says he remembers the senator as a brother and an adversary in "a lot of family fights." McCain's longtime chief of staff recalls his wicked sense of humor.
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Cindy McCain Comes Out in Support of Gay Marriage

Jan 21, 2010
As her daughter Meghan did before her, Cindy McCain, registered Republican and wife of Sen. John McCain, has lent her well-known visage to the NOH8 campaign that began after the passage of California's Proposition 8 in November 2008. The campaign's organizers expressed their surprise that Cindy was willing to do so and gave her props for her bid to "show people that party doesn't matter."

Cindy McCain ‘Couldn’t Be Happier’ With Choice of Palin

Sep 5, 2008
John McCain's wife, Cindy, sat down with CBS News anchor Katie Couric for an interview that aired Wednesday night, pledging to Couric that the VP vetting process was indeed thorough and sounding her enthusiasm for Sarah Palin. She said she agrees with the Alaska governor about the need to teach intelligent design in the schools but disagrees that abortion should be prohibited even in cases of incest or rape.

McCain Coughs Up Another Joke About Killing Iranians

Jul 14, 2008
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee gets what might have been a terrorist fist jab from wife Cindy over an ill-considered crack on rising U.S. cigarette sales to Iran: "Maybe that's a way of killing them." Ha ha, funnyman. Lucky for him, the media is in a forgiving mood these days when it comes to the ex-jet jockey, as Max Bergmann points out.