Cindy McCain "Offended" By Obama's Wealth Criticism

ABC News:

Democrats' attacks on her family's wealth are unfair and offensive, Cindy McCain said today in an interview on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos."

For nearly two weeks, Democrats have repeatedly hit Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., for saying he is unaware of how many houses he owns, calling the presumptive Republican presidential nominee out of touch with everyday Americans. In his acceptance speech at the Democratic convention on Thursday, Democratic nominee Barack Obama turned up the heat on McCain, saying he "doesn't know" about the lives of middle-class Americans.

"I'm offended by Barack Obama saying that about my husband," said McCain's wife Cindy.
When asked if Obama went too far in his criticism of McCain, Cindy responded, "I do. I do. I really do."

Read the whole story: ABC News

Comments

[hundapilot]

Cindy McCain hates the USAF and Army? Where are the Air Force and Army pins? Are we to believe those serving in the Navy and Marine Corps are the only 'important' service men and women? I challenge Mrs. McCain to honor all service men and women by immediately beginning to wear an Air Force pin and an Army pin as well and stop signifying the inferiority of those service men and women.

[Ms. Lou]

The only thing that surpasses Cindy McCain's vanity is her ignorance of a beauty long gone. When women like Cindy look in the mirror they see themselves 25 years ago. The story about her wearing over $300,00 worth of clothing and trinkets at one time is obscene. How can anyone like her relate the diversified income brackets of Americans? The beer baroness can't get it. When there's no bread; let them eat cake! No doubt she feels she entitled to the White House. Bad choice for a first lady because she will need laws passed to benefit her alcohol empire. She reminds me of the old Imelda Marcos story with the hundreds of pairs of shoes and the French Revolution and era of Absolutism and Privilege. Not good for public office.

[PurplePhase]

Cindy McCain reminds me of Ken Lay's wife who complained in a TV interview that her husband was unnecessarily blamed. Enron's CEO Ken Lay robbed millions from Enron, ruined the retirement of many Enron employees, and caused massive losses among Enron investors.

Different name, different face, different DNA, same heartless greedy shallow complaints from two prima donnas who don't know the value of a dollar.

[12405]

America needs to see this witch for what she is a wealthy, out of touch, elitist who I believe the dye from her roots has seeped in and attacked her brain. I am sorry, did I say brain, I meant the empty area that once housed a brain. Come on, how is this even news? This is one of those “I am so offended” rebuttals commonly used by the Reepublickins. Am I supposed to be moved by this? Am I supposed to be ashamed? Try something else because the criticism of her and her husband is valid.

[MovingtoNorway]

Why isn't Cindy smiling? She's never worked a day in her life. Inherited wealth and absentee owner of a beer business that her shady daddy built. If she can't take the heat, better go home, pop a Bud and gulp a few Percocet. What a hypocrite.

[justsouknow]

Please, how can any body besides the very wealthy think that these people have any clue how to improve any thing but for them selves? The rich getting richer

[420]

Obama sadid, this election is not about me it is about you! Yes I believe his statement with all my heart. I have not felt that kind of compassion since Robert Kennedy. Even the actor turned Gov, Ronald had the ability to get you going. Hiary, I love her and she could have got this country moving forward. LBJ was a grreat man, and took a huge risk. ANd the republicans are trying to turn the clock back. Thsi Obama man has LBJ, JFK, RFK, Clinton, Hilary and Bill, and yes MLK all in one package. He reprsents all those ideals that they died for, and lived for.
Yes LBJ has been forgotten by many, but I have him in my heart and I am sure Obama would agree.

[BlueEyes08]

Cindy:
Avoid getting offended by the facts. Place a zip in your rich/big mouth and fly away in your private jet from the American reality. You can afford a long stay in Denial Land.

[LZeagle]

Cindy McCain offended?

It's high time the American public got some “straight talk” about the Hensley family “legacy”, where daddy Hensley's bootlegging, felony convictions and prison time were the real beginnings of the family fortune. Enter John McCain, 1982: After marrying Cindy, McCain's first job in Arizona was traveling the state to promote Bud and Michelob while politicking on the side. The full story :

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2000-02-17/news/haunted-by-spirits

I used to deliver mail to one of Hensley’s offices and what greeted you up front were the scantily clad life-size Budweiser babes, T & A bursting out all over. A “family legacy” of bootleggers and hot T&A selling cold beer? This is where Cindy's millions come from. The girlie posters, of course, are nothing but provocatively sensuous illusions, behind which lie way too many broken down drunks and families devastated by alcoholism.

Admittedly, no one suggests any connection between Cindy McCain and father James Hensley’s felony convictions or reported mafioso ties, but PLEASE don't feed us any more fairy tales about "legacies" or about how easily offended your rich girl "sensitivities" are.

"I'm proud of what my dad and my mother did and what they built and left me. And I intend to carry their legacy as long as I can." Well....you can keep on selling your family’s beer, Cindy, but stop trying to sell our families your bull.

[somberdays]

I'm suprised Cindy McCain feels offended by this. I would think she'd be offended by her own words like how she asserts Palin's national security expertise is attributed to Alaska being close to Russia. If I were Cindy McCain's brain, I'd be offended by this!

[MovingtoNorway]

This is what happens when you gobble too much Percocet. Ask Rush the Comedian. He'll tell you.

[bokknows]

Cindy, how about being really offended by poverty, war, injustice just to name a few.

[Cy08]

I really don't care what Cindy thinks or how she feels, how rich she is or the racist comments in the post on the ABC website to this report. What I do care about are about the young men and women who defend this idiots with their lives for freedom cause.
Barack is right, only in this country is his story possible. Only in this country can stories like Cindy McCain's family is possible. ONLY in THIS COUNTRY can IDIOTS express their VIEWS without REPERCUSSIONS.
If you think America is on the right track VOTE for McCain. If you think YOU'RE better off the eight years ago VOTE for McCain. If you're conformable with your CIVIL LIBERTIES being LIMITED VOTE for McCain.
But if you are an AMERICAN Vote!

[isisdawnra]

Who cares what your dumb blonde head is offended by

[pascaljim]

Cindy, dahling, pay no attention to the rabble dissing you, keep up the good work for our John, your such an ASSet .....

Pascaljim

[Zoolie]

Why do we never see the adopted daughter? I heard she's in a boarding school. That doesn't sound so loving to me. It sounds like maybe she's an embarrassment?

[DavidK08]

Once she says she is offended, Obama is wrong. She is the brilliant one.

She didn't offend humanity with her national security comment.