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- inactive, on 05/09/2008, -11/+26Yeah. Cindy's so wicked. Let's look at who she is: She has a Bachelor of Arts in education and a Master of Arts in special education. While in college, she participated in a movement therapy pilot program that laid the way for a standard treatment for children with severe disabilities, and her work was published in professional periodicals. Then she was a special education teaching career working with children with disabilities at Agua Fria High School in Avondale, Ariz. When she married McCain in 1979, they made a prenuptial agreement that kept most of her families' assets under her name; and they always kept their finances separate, including tax returns - though she did loan money to her husband's bids for Congress. She also walked door to door in his first bid for Congress in 1982. In 1988, Cindy founded the American Voluntary Medical Team, a non-profit organization that organized trips for doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel to provide MASH-like emergency medical care to disaster-struck or war-torn third-world areas such as Micronesia, Vietnam (before relations were normalized between them and the U.S., Kuwait (arriving five days after the conclusion of the Gulf War), Iraq, Nicaragua, India, El Salvador and Bangladesh (Her adopted daughter, Bridget, came from an orphanage in Bangladesh). Cindy led 55 missions over seven years, with each being of at least two weeks' duration. The organization also supplied treatment to poor sick children around the world.
In 2001, she became actively involved with Operation Smile, which provides cleft lip and palate repair surgeries to children worldwide, taking parts in trips with it to Morocco, Vietnam, and India. She was honored by the organization in 2005, and sits on its board of directors. She joined the board of directors of CARE in 2005, one of the largest international relief and humanitarian organizations in the world. She is on the board of the HALO Trust, which removes amunition and landmines in Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Mozambique, and AngolaShe makes financial contributions to three latter organizations via her family trust, and views her role on in them as watching them in the field and to ensure they are frugal and their money is being spent effectively.
In 2000, she became chair of the now $300-million-a-year Hensley & Co. following her father's death, who founded the company. She became a frequent consultant to the company CEO on major initiatives such as new products, new plants, or employee welfare. By 2007, she had an annual income of over $400,000 from Hensley & Co. and an estimated net worth of $100 million. With her children, she owns a minority stake in the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team. - redcolumbine, on 05/09/2008, -12/+22Well, now we know his approach to white-collar crime.
- inactive, on 05/09/2008, -7/+16Who gives a *****? Harping on this is nearly as bad as harping on Obama's pastor. Assess McCain, not his wife, and certainly not his wife's tax returns.
- oldhick, on 05/09/2008, -7/+14While I believe there are many reasons to avoid McCain at all costs, this one doesn't bother me TOO much. They purposefully have filed independent tax returns their entire relationship together. If she doesn't want to disclose her finances, good for her. Legally she doesn't haven't to.
Of course, the rest of us are free to view this has hiding something and not being forthcoming . I wish I could say this was going to make me not vote for him, but I never was. - nsummy, on 05/09/2008, -4/+10While there is no way I'd vote for McCain I love how the shift of stories are going from anti-HIllary to anti-McCain. The crowd mentality on digg is so great.
- inactive, on 05/09/2008, -1/+7It's legal... the beef is that the rules only require him to play first class seating rates because they are married.
The more you know, ding-ding-ding. - lupinus, on 05/09/2008, -7/+13McCain was accused of corruption. How quickly do thee forget.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keating_five
He should have not run for President. - thirdcoastborn, on 05/09/2008, -13/+18why then allow her husband to use her personal jet for campaign stops, illegaly. she opened up her finances right there for his presidential run.
- anillop, on 05/09/2008, -1/+5Damn she sounds like a real hateful bitch. /sarcasm
I love how everyone here complains about negative politics but then digg up crap like this. Give me a break can we have some issues here for once. - UtubReptilian, on 05/09/2008, -3/+7ATTENTION: A & E Channel Exposed The McCains on their show Biography. Check it out HERE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5KzCXVDiQ8
- SubjectiveC, on 05/09/2008, -3/+6People, believe it or not, want it or not, it's going to be either McCain or Obama. It doesn't matter how many times you report this crap, one of them is going to be president. Is Barrack Hussein Obama a secret muslim? Is John McCain's wife filthy rich? Who cares?! Of all the election coverage on Digg, I've hardly seen the candidates' actual policy plans being discussed. It's always this drama that has no bearing on a real presidency.
- mustafya, on 05/09/2008, -10/+13This is one of many things that has led me to dislike McCain. There are too many things that hint at him being corrupt as hell. Almost like all his shouting about things is to distract you from what is going on under the surface.
- warlokaz2004, on 05/09/2008, -4/+7...and I saw her on jay Leno...she's totally hot. What is she, 50? I'd totally hit that.
- DaviDTC, on 05/09/2008, -1/+4This doesnt bother me at all cause like you said, they have file independent tax returns forever. This isnt anything they started to do in the last 5 years. We arent asking Clintons major donors to release their taxes.
- masterm1nd, on 05/09/2008, -1/+4Lol, the other 4 are all dems. Do you even know the difference between and accusation and conviction. Hint, Obama is an accused racist anti-American.
- TheOther1, on 05/10/2008, -0/+2Hitler only loved German Shepard puppies.
- elipabst, on 05/09/2008, -3/+5Nobody is suggesting that Cindy McCain is evil. The problem is that her financial dealings have clearly put him in awkward political positions before, such as in the Keating 5 scandal. If she refuses to release her tax returns how can we be sure that the same situation won't happen again except this time he'll be President of the United States and not some junior Senator. I think it's important to be aware of potential conflicts of interest, especially in a time when the next President will likely be dealing with the sub-prime credit issue. What if Cindy has a personal stake in a creditor who needs to be bailed out? Do you honestly believe that just because their finances are separate on paper, that she has no influence on him? I mean I think it's great and all that she works with disabled children, but I don't think she should get some kind of free pass because of it, especially with their history.
- laserblazer, on 05/09/2008, -4/+6Let's not forget that Income Tax is strictly forbidden under American Constitutional law.
- fleischner, on 05/09/2008, -4/+6I reject your premise that's it's "bad to harp on" BHO's pastor. If McCain got his spiritual guidance from David Duke, I'd say the same thing about McCain.
- elipabst, on 05/09/2008, -1/+3You're missing the point. It was her separate finances that got him into trouble in the Keating 5 scandal. Given that there is a clear history here, why should she get some kind of free pass when her husband is running for President? If she has ties that could influence his decision-making (just as it did in Keating 5), then we deserve to know. Why shouldn't the crusader of transparency in government step up to the plate and stop being a hypocrite.
- Sogui, on 05/09/2008, -5/+7ITT: We have nothing of substance to say so lets blow steam.
Quick let's spin a 2 decade old scandal that's played itself out like it's real news! - inactive, on 05/09/2008, -6/+8Alcoholics fund John McCain's endeavors
Cindy McCain is an Arizona businesswoman and the wife of U.S. senator John McCain. Since 2000 she has been the chairman of Hensley & Company, the Anheuser-Busch beer distributorship founded by her father in 1955.
She met John when he was still married
John McCain was old enough to drink when Cindy was born
These people are lobbyists. They represent large corporate interests, not the people. They are not for "Democracy", they are for a plutocracy.
Which is why they should never be allowed anywhere near the seat of Gov't or anywhere near our CHILDREN!!!
They belong in treatment counseling or in the looney bin - ZenMasterMojo, on 05/10/2008, -1/+3No one is forcing him to run for office! Don't want to disclose your finances or your wife's THEN DON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT! It's a simple trade-off. It's a public office. Even non-elected govt officials like judges, prosecutors, and FBI agents MUST DISCLOSE every penny of their income and the incomes of their immediate family - to avoid potential conflicts of interest. Do you really think the President should be scrutinized less than a district attorney?
Can't stand the heat? Then get out of the race! Serving in public office is a privilege that comes with resposibilities! She wants to be First Lady of the USA, but she doesn't think the public deserves to know what financial conflicts of interest her husband might have because of her? Or, who might be giving her expensive gifts of houses & planes, etc. to curry favor with the Senator?
What arrogance! Talk about ELITISM!!! Wow.
What hypocrisy! GOP & Limbaugh/FoxNews have been whining for years that Hillary should disclose donors to Bill Clinton's presidential foundation and about Obama buying and subdividing a property for his home with Tony Rezko (who's been indicted on a financial matter totally unrelated to Obama). No evidence that Obama ever did anything to help Rezko.
But, NOW you Bush/McCain supporters want to claim that knowing who paid for the home McCain lives (and who's paying her while he's travelling on her dime) is OFF LIMITS!!! Get real. LOL
This isn't going away. McCain should disclose everything right away, or get out of the race! Rumors about what she might go to such lengths to hide will only get worse! - jocknerd, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Except it was the Republican Party that screamed over and over in 2004 for Teresa Heinz Kerry to release her tax returns, which she did eventually.
- heystoopid, on 05/09/2008, -2/+4All this from a wife of a man who voted against equal pay for equal work and educational qualifications at the same time.
Why am I not surprised ! - Pedestrian101, on 05/09/2008, -1/+3It should also be noted that they signed a contract at marriage that John McCain gets no money from her on divorce/death. I know all you Obama lovers hate rich people and want to start a communist revolution, but don't be that stupid.
- WasabiBomb, on 05/09/2008, -3/+5How about the part where Cindy and John both lied about their ages to each other (he said he was much younger, she said she was older), and they each didn't find out the truth about each other 'til they got their marriage license?
- laserblazer, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Clear Fourth Amendment violation: unreasonable seizure of assets.
- ZenMasterMojo, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1No one is forcing him to run for office! Don't want to disclose your finances or your wife's THEN DON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT! It's a simple trade-off. It's a public office. Even non-elected govt officials like judges, prosecutors, and FBI agents MUST DISCLOSE every penny of their income and the incomes of their immediate family - to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
Do you really think the President should be scrutinized less than a district attorney?
What hypocrisy! GOP & Limbaugh/FoxNews have been whining for years that Hillary should disclose donors to Bill Clinton's presidential foundation and about Obama buying and subdividing a property for his home with Tony Rezko (who's been indicted on a matter totally unrelated to Obama). But, NOW you want to claim that knowing who paid for the home he lives and pays his wife for his travel expenses is OFF LIMITS!!! LOL - TheOther1, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Thank the media for that.
- TheOther1, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1And I accused Hillary of being a *****. She should not have run for President.
- TheOther1, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1So guilty until proven innocent?
- wishninja, on 05/09/2008, -2/+3from ye ol' conservative handbook of breaking down people's privacy:
"Well if you have nothing to hide why don't you want to show us _______?"
If she doesn't want to she shouldn't be forced to publish that information but Obama has every right to nag her about it. - hellsing47, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Hi
- WilliamDavis, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1"I don't need any details about their religion, sexual orientation, how they earned their money"
They mostly earn their money by scamming you, so they may as well have to work at it. - ZenMasterMojo, on 05/10/2008, -1/+2So, if everything is already publicly known about and her business dealings, then WHY WON'T SHE DISCLOSE? All the other candidate's wives in the past have.
She thinks she's entitled to hide her finances from voters? TALK ABOUT "ELITISM"!!! Wow.
What is she hiding? What is she too embarassed to reveal? Sorry, but if you or your spouse wants to run for president then you have put up with public disclosure & less privacy! If you want to keep your finances private then don't seek public office! Sen. McCain lives in homes owned by his wife and travels on her dime. The public has a right to know. It would be all to easy for someone to thwart campaign finance laws & buy access to Senator McCain by giving expensive gifts (like homes, cars, planes, etc.) to his wife. Gifts that he and his campaign would directly benefit from! - a1532b, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Americans that are trying to decide who would be best to run the country for the next 4 years?
- Olfster, on 05/10/2008, -1/+2Was not Mr. McCain one of those five? Hmmm. Yea "trust" is not the first thing that comes to my mind.
- Monk22, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1was he convicted? NO.
- inactive, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2yeah lets attack Cindy,,, because there isn't much on Mccain.
Sadly Cindy is even cleaner than Mccain is !! - abby11, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1I DO!
- rficwizard, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Wow, I know I pay a lot in taxes, but I didn't know that I personally was completely supporting the current crop of candidates. America, let me take this opportunity to apologize for this entire presidential campaign, which I apparently funded. I have no excuse, and can not expect your forgiveness.
- defska42, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1The article clearly states the it was her finances that got him into the House in the first place. In fact, so does the summary of the article above.
- abby11, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1FUNNY YOU ARE SO DUMB RESEARCH BITCH,OOPS I MEANT A BIT.SOUND FAMILIAR!
- rficwizard, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1Running for office does NOT mean that private details become public. You could just as well say that if they don't want to pose naked then they shouldn't run for President. Why should people disclose irrelevant details in order to apply for any job? I refuse to do it, and so should candidates for public office.
I would like to see the law that says that any candidate for public office needs to disclose their income TO THE PUBLIC. Feel free to point that law out to me; I am happy to admit when I am wrong.
Your hypocrisy charge is off base. You could very easily find out that I made essentially the same argument about personal details, regardless of which candidate is under discussion. - roggie15, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Like masterm1nd said, there's a difference between being accused and being convicted.
Plus you've got this right in the wikipedia article itself...
"The Ethics Committee concluded that Glenn's and McCain's involvement in the scheme was minimal."
Also...
"Bennett, who was the special investigator during the Keating Five scandal that The Times revisited in the article, said that he fully investigated McCain back then and suggested to the Senate Ethics Committee to not pursue charges against McCain because of "no evidence against him." "
So yea, let's try to find some new things to attack John McCain for, shall we? - SydBloom, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1John kerry a hero? LOL. Sure that's why he is an honored with a portrait in the Chairman Ho Museum of Heros in Vietnam. What day was it again he crossed into Cambodia? Oh yeah..the day he was not there! LOL. Or Maybe you think pilfering and then burning thousands of pages of files on MIA's was a heroic act? No? How about Kerry's secret meetings to plot the murder of a seated US Senator? Or maybe how bravely he threw SOMEONE ELSE'S MEDALS away while keeping his own?
Kerry has not earned the right to stand in the same state with John McCain! - elipabst, on 05/10/2008, -0/+1There is an obvious conflict of interest. The first lady holds considerable power and influence over government whether you want to acknowledge it or not. Her financial interests have already put her husband in a position where he was reprimanded by Congress for his inappropriate actions. Why should we turn a blind eye when he's asking to become the most powerful man in the world?
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