Cindy McCain's Attack On Obama's Record Offends Military Spouses

[CatWoman]

At a rally in Bethlehem, Pa. last week, Cindy McCain spoke about having two sons serving on active duty: "I'm proud of my sons, but let me tell you, the day that Senator Obama cast a vote not to fund my son when he was serving sent a cold chill through my body. I would suggest that Senator Obama change shoes with me for just one day, and see what it means."

Never mind how many drinks are needed to erase the mental image of Barack Obama wearing Cindy McCain's stiletto heels. The fact is -- many military spouses support Obama-Biden, and they were deeply offended by Mrs. McCain's outburst.

Let's fact-check her remark, shall we?

Cindy McCain was referring to a single 2007 Senate vote: Obama voted for a war-spending bill that included language calling for withdrawing troops from Iraq; but later he voted against a version of the same bill because it no longer included the withdrawal language. "We must fund our troops, but we owe them something more," Obama said at the time. "We owe them a clear, prudent plan to relieve them of the burden of policing someone else's civil war."

In other words, Sen. Obama wanted to fund the troops, he just didn't support the flawed military strategy this particular bill would enable. (Previously, Obama had voted YES on at least 10 other war funding bills. For a lengthy list of John McCain's NO votes on military funding, click here.)

"It ruffles our feathers when someone claims that Barack Obama doesn't support the troops, because the Obamas have gone out of their way to understand the military, its families, and its veterans," Stephanie Himel-Nelson, deputy director of outreach for Blue Star Families for Obama, told OffTheBus. "In fact, Michelle Obama has adopted military families as one of her causes."

Would Cindy McCain "Change Shoes" With These Military Wives?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diane-tucker/the-big-chill-cindy-mccai_b_134068.html

[nichomachus]

1. Can you say "backfire?"

And there is no way Cindy is going to let "that one" near her $1,600 Manolo Blahniks.

[1776Forever]

2. The REAL record that McCain has from VoteVets.org - here is a copy...

In recent presidential debates, Senator John McCain has said
things like, "I know the veterans. I know them well. And, I know
that they know that I'll take care of them." It was stunning,
because nothing could be further from the truth. It's something
that our friend Charlie Fink even made an issue of in his new
video at Lunatics and Liars.

A lot of you have asked VoteVets.org to explain why Senator
McCain gets consistently low ratings from veterans groups. Below
is a full list of votes, statements, and positions of Senator
McCain's, which shows that Senator McCain has consistently
bailed on troops and veterans.

It's a very long, but comprehensive list. I encourage you to
take a look and pass it around. An even more robust list,
complete with video, can be found at VetVoice.com, as well.

Sincerely,

Brandon Friedman
Iraq and Afghanistan War Veteran
Vice Chairman, VoteVets.org

Sincerely,

Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran
Chairman, VoteVets.org

Senator John McCain?s Record on Troop and Veterans Issues Voting Against Veterans

go to VoteVets.org site for full information: http://vetvoice.com/

And more at http://votevets.org/news/archive