Cindy McCain in the Spotlight

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2008 Now that the presumptive nominees are getting ready to do battle for the presidency, their wives are also subject to increasing scrutiny by the press and public. Here, Cindy McCain takes a moment to endure the (soft focus) glare of ABC News cameras and answer softball questions about her husband's stance on women's rights and whether she'd feel safe with Barack Obama as president. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Being Mrs. McCain

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2008 The UK's Times Online certainly chose a very particular frame for its profile of John McCain's wife, Cindy, as evidenced by the headline: "Flawed Cindy McCain Has a Grudge List." Further down, Mrs. McCain gets a bit more credit when writer Tony Allen-Mills predicts she'd make a "formidable but flawed first lady." There appears to be a pattern at work here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )