I'm tired of hearing politicians say they want to have a good, honest debate on the issues………………..where is it?

Just one word: HYPOCRITE!!!!!!

Wow Romney..guess you need to kiss butt a little harder…you aren't even being considered for VP right now…

I am glad to see McCain say that about the wives..now let's see how his party responds!!!

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Cindy McCain jump right in during the flap over Michelle Obama's comment about pride with the quip, "I've ALWAYS been proud of being an American." Keep spouses out of it only if the spouses stay out of it. If they enter the public forum, they should expect to be analyzed and discussed by any and all pertinent parties.

To late McCain plus who can ever believe you..

You should be telling the GOP this Mr. McCain.

What a hypocrite. How about his own wife? I mean the one he left for this current one. The way he treated his past wife is a disgrace to women in general.

Why does Michelle Obama deserve respect from the American
people when she is not proud of our country????

I wonder if all the O people (on this site) that were bagging on Mccain's wife are going to stop? To those I say you are two faced to cry about someone is treated and then make comments about a wife.

There are good people on boths side but sad to say there are also mean filled people on both too.

Try telling: Rush, Culter, Hannity, O'really, Gretta, and the rest of the Fixed News organization this. (Boycott Fixed News)

Obama is not very good with questions he has not prepared for in advance, so I don't see him debating anymore then is required.

Mcbush, did you treat your first wife with respect?

Iraq War Began March 19, 2003

# of days since war began 1,913
McCain 100 years in Iraq February 23, 2103
Day left till we leave Iraq, per McCain 34,587
Years left till we leave Iraq, per McCain 94.8

Everytime he says "My Friends…" I think of Mr. Burns!

No doubt John wants the women off limits…Cindy probably has as much baggage as HRC does. Wouldn't want all that out there….not that it should be.

Hey I agree.

But on the other hand its funny coming from him.

What about your first wife John? How did you treat her?

And where do you stand on women's rights. I hear you don't think its a good idea that women have rights.

But yeah. We shouldn't go after their wives.

SURE LIKE THE FIRST ONE MCSHAME LEFT, BECAUSE

SHE WASN'T YOUNG ENOUGH & RICH ENOUGH. AND

AS LONG AS THEY DON'T HAVE NO RIGHTS TO THEIR

OWN BODIES THAT WILL WORK FOR SLEAZO.

McCain is trying to play the honorable guy as usual. However charity should start with home and McCain needs to tell his wife Cindy not to spill dirt on Michelle. Remember the dirt slinging on wives was started by Cindy and Michelle was the honorable one to not match dirt with dirt.

Whatever…he says that out of one side of his mouth, and then out of the other side, tells Fox News to keep calling Michele Obama's Baby Momma, and to keep up with the whitey thing.

Can we say good cop bad cop?

Obama in 2008!

Thank you Chris. There are sooo many female Clinton supporters that want to vote for McCain now. He cheated on his first wife for Cindy and he voted against Roe vs Wade. What do you women stand for????????

Dems '08

But what will he say tomorrow?

He's so full of ish he's about to burst.

Maybe McCain should have started by telling his wife to apologise for mocking Michelle for her gaffe.

McCain is from the same old same polictise where playing dirty and all cost to win is more important than principle. At least I am young enough to see through McCain and his wife antics.

Let's be wise this time. Vote for Obama, Vote for Our future and childrens future, Vote for women's right. Vote to end the ego edifying war in Iraq, Vote for a better economic policy.

That's all good and well, but when the GOP starts to actually attack her, he will be silent. If he wants to show that he can lead the country, he needs to show that he can at least lead his own party.

And what do you know about that topic? You left your loyal wife of decades for this current botox queen.

didnt mccain call his wife the c word in a book?

Personal attacks on the wifes is wrong. But, for example, noting that Cindy McCain is an uber rich beer heiress with a private jet which McCain takes advantge of, is ok to talk about, as well as why she says she won't have any real involvement as a first lady. Also, all her money connections are relevant to.

Spouses should be left out if they stay away from the limelight and stay away from helping her husband/wife win the election.

If they speak on her husband/wife's platform, then they DESERVE all the criticism that can be bestowed upon them if necessary…

stop making this a democrat vs republican issue… those that do so DESERVE nothing….

Obama is running for Jimmy Carters second term!! LMBAO!!!!!

leapfrog June 13th, 2008 3:09 pm ET

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Cindy McCain jump right in during the flap over Michelle Obama's comment about pride with the quip, "I've ALWAYS been proud of being an American." Keep spouses out of it only if the spouses stay out of it. If they enter the public forum, they should expect to be analyzed and discussed by any and all pertinent parties.

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Does than mean both MO and CM are open to be analyzed and discussed by any and all pertinent parties. I there is a difference in being out on the trail hitting it and making a comment. I do not think either wife is out there on the trail working the voters. Both should be left alone inless they jump in and start bagging on people. The comments they have made have only been how they feel as far as I have seen.

really? is this coming from McCain. Surprised. what about all the information you have to drag Michelle down. Guess you know what's in your corner!!!!

you can comment on what a wife says but you can not get in the gutter and make up stuff also the minior childern must be off limits.

Why don't you tell your evil repub party that, huh mcwar?

Will he reject Fox News? They seem to really have it in for Senator Obama.

Honorable man, honorable observation.

It's really self-servng for McCain to say this after he stood smiling alongside George Bush, the man whose campaign insulted and trashed Mrs. McCain during the 2000 primaries.

CNN…………John McCain said Friday that every candidates' wife "should be treated with respect and if there's any disrespectful conduct on the part of anyone, those people should be rejected……….
THANK YOU Mr McCAIN ………….REPECT is WHAT we NEED !!!!!!!

Jan your a moron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tell it to Fox News and others who support your candidacy ! Let's see if your words are followed with action, for a change.

Except for leaving his crippled first wife for a younger hottie, and then calling that younger hottie a c**t in public in front of numerous witnesses. (true story, google it).

He's losing his mind.

Jan from Boca Raton, Fl. June 13th, 2008 3:12 pm ET

Why does Michelle Obama deserve respect from the American
people when she is not proud of our country????
______________________________________________________

Let's not go there Jan, OK? We really don't want to get into that aspect of the conversation now do we?

You mean the kind of respect you showed your first wife when you cheated on her many times over and then divorced her because she suffered disfigurements after a car crash?

McCain gets +2 points for that.. i agree.,

How can you respect someone who doesnt respect their country!

FEDUP - that is such a tired argument….He has already done many town hall type meetings very successfully. Want to try something else?

And it seems to me that now that he realizes that criticism of Cindy McCain would also be in play, he's now willing to speak up about how wives should be treated? That's comical.

Well, now, isn't that speeeeecial? The man who calls his own wife a c**t and degrades her in the presence of his military cronies … talking about being respectful to wives. This guy is old, befuddled, and off his rocker!

More lies from satan personified…..as always, talking out of both sides of his mouth…and I agree w/leapfrog about Cindy McCain having her unwarranted say about Michelle's proud comment…As if Cindy McCain will ever know what it is like to be an African American..She really needs to talk about what she knows (ie,born wsilverspoon, not having someone judge you by the color of your skin)
..and we don't even need to mention the tax release (6mil)..what an insult to the intelligence of the American people…talk about integrity issues..come on people, are these the kind of people we want to continue leading our country

Of course he would say the wives should be respected, that way when the repubs do come out and attack Michelle Obama he can then say he had nothing to do with it. OR it could be that he just doesn't want people to take a good close look at Cindy. Very clever McCain, but people just aren't as stupid as you think they are.
Things that make you go hmm…

Come one Shelly, let's say it straight. All Dems should boycott the Fox News Network, plain and simple. Their reporters will say anything to bring down our candidate and call in real news. Then apologize later for it.

Dems '08

you, my friend, are a weak, hypocritical neocon!

it is the ULTIMATE in hypocrisy for MCCAIN to lecture on respecting wives. McCon, look in the mirror as you say that, cuz you, my friend, NEED HELP!

it is a weak, angry, ignorant man who calls his wife the vile names YOU DID!!!!

just keep listening to your idiotic advisors who send you out with these ridiculous statements. we are waaaayyyy too smart for you neocons, your silly tactics are just pathetic now.

you dont fool anyone, coming out to say "respect our wives" DOES NOT fool us into believing you do!!! you dont even support equal pay for women, you old codger!!

buying a diamond bracelet may work for cindy, but we arent stupid enough to fall for your hypocritical, flashy words!!!

Yeah, don't be using the C-word, right pal?

Your wives are fair game, John. Just think of all the crap Hillary had to put up with when Bill was running for president and after he was in office. Why should Cindy and Michelle be exempt?

You Obama peeps are scary, I cannot vote with you all, you freak me out!

Hillary supporter for McCain 08

MCCAIN-OBAMA TOWN HALL MEETINGS WITHOUT A MODERATOR
AND WITH ONLY THE PEOPLE ASKING QUESTIONS IS INDEED A VERY GOOD WAY FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO JUDGE THE CANDIDATES..INSTEAD OF JUST MAKING REPETITIVE SPEECHES
WITH THE PEOPLE NOT ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR COUNTRIES PROBLEMS. SO FA OBAMA REFUSES THESE TOWN HALL MEETINGS: AGREEING TO MEET ONLY ONCE AND ONLY ON FOREIGN POLICY WHICH TELLS US THAT HE ONLY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IRAQ….WHAT IS OBAMA AFRAID OFF IN MEETING THE PEOPLE IN SMALL TOWNS AND TWON HALLS?

peakarach..I can tell that you were a student on the short bus, right? You seem to believe anything that you hear. Have you thought about checking facts out? No?
For those who think that Mccain in all of his pathetic wisdom can pull skeletons out of the closet, he'd better be prepared to look at the rolling bodies that surface from his own closet. for starters:
His wife was or maybe is still a drug addict who stole drugs from her charity organization
McCain the adulterous man with all his so called integrity, left his crippled first wife and married Barbie…oops, I meant Cindy, the multi-million dollar baby! What kind of integrity is that? He called his wife Cindy a c–t in public by her husband. What kind of respect does he have for women? Is this the kind of mind that you want in office? He served the country honorably while in Viet Nam as a POW…unfortunately, I think his mind and spirit was left in Viet Nam.

As an Obama supporter who has NOT bagged on anyone's spouse with the exception of Bill Clinton who is a bonafide public figure, I must urge all sides to refrain from the cheap shots on the spouses!

That goes for both Cindy McCain AND Michelle Obama. I also expect their husbands to immediately reject in the strongest possible terms promptly any self appointed "conservative" or "liberal": blogger, press, commentator, rumor monger, etc. etc. etc. within a 12 hour period if not sooner.

Now, pigs will fly and next year's Stanley Cup Final will take place in a little town called "Hell".

Women for Obama.

leapfrog

You are quite right Cindy did jump right in , but can you imagine if it was open season on wives? Cindy has sooooooooooo much baggage! This is why McCain is pretending to the public that wives should be off base!

And when it comes to treating Wives with respect, I think McCain is the first one who should clean up his act. His temper is something else.

Sean Hannity will be so crushed.

Obama will make good president despite how the republicans will spine this election we all know that obama is better than macain.

All you people saying too late - I have never seen or heard a quote from McCain bashing Ms. Obama. Of course, Mr. Obama said it would probably happen during the campaign, but that doesn't mean it has.

It's the same as with all the old age comments, those are fine, but any comments against Mr. Obama MUST be racist, even if they're just talking about his policies (or lack thereof). "If you insult my candidate you are a no good racist bigot KKK war monger but your candidate is so old he probably wears diapers, and divorced his first wife so clearly his second wife is a skank, (and so on and so forth with other comments I've actually read on this site).

Voting for McCain because I actually haven't heard him put people down - not the case with obama. Yet democrats are the party that claims they care about people. Apparently you only care about people you like, the rest of us can go to hell as far as you are concerned (didn't I see a posting of someone on a different thread who claimed to be reagan in hell? Must have been god posting under some stupid name since that person clearly has the power to send folks to hell for disagreeing with him)

I agree. Leave Michelle and Cindy out of this!

I'd like to repeat the things that McCain has said to his current wife, but they would undoubtedly be moderated by CNN.

Of course he does, because his wife have a lot of dirt they can dig up!

All i can say brutally honest about McCain that he is:

- Such an opportunist and nothing he says here on this article is meant.
- What a flip flopper (just youtube mccain and you will see what i mean)
- He indirectly uses his age to sick simpathy and turn right around and run negative attacks.
- Being a war hero does not provide him the right to be more qualified than any other American.
- Being a war hero is a guesture the nation give to one as an appreciation and understanding of what they might have endured during the war and possible captivity as is the case for McCain
- But with all fairness to the rest of the country, of recent McCain has demonstrated, mental instability and sorry guys his age has everything to do with it.
The man is old and does not remember facts very well. Do you imagine him approving an attack to Iran and waking up 12 hrs later and say he didn't say it?
The man is a Hero for his war duties but that is about how much this country can take from him. My son perform CPR and save the life of her chocking friend at school. My son is a hero right? Should we not use that 30 years from now when he chooses to run for an official public office and use the Hero card to advance his agenda?

My point is every American should have the right to run for the highest position in the country based on their vision, goals and love of their country.

McCain didn't treat his first wife with respect

McCain calls his current wife by some rather offensive words

McCain can't lead his party to control Michelle Obama attacks… "great" leadership /sarcasm

That said - if either wife campaigns for their husband, they are fair game (just like Chelsea should have been) - but McCain's wife wants to continue with her easy life and not participate - probably because she's hardly worked a day in her life. SUPER Rich $100m, cheerleader and has said wants no part in helping the American people in the White House. Neither she nor McCain are close to representative of the American People - how in the world would they know what I/WE want??!??.

Does McCain treat women with respect? Does he treat Cindy McCain with respect by calling her the "c" word? My husband always spoke highly of McCain' ethics until I told him about calling his wife a "trollop and 'C' word". My husbands response- "that is really bad. I can no longer think highly of McCain."

So, Barak Obama is ready to face John McCain nose to nose, huh?
Well, he needs to have a "sit down" with Hillary Clinton and let her tutor him in how to go about debating John McCain. I grant you, I won't vote for him but I gotta admire his tenacity in a nose to nose …
Good Luck Obama…. get with Hillary for a tutorial on how to think on your feet. Hillary 2012…(and this doesn't mean I won't vote for him.) Mary from Sarasota, FL

Let's hope he doesn't use the C word when he addresses his trophy wife anymore.

Im waiting for just one of Limbaughs racist followers to have the guts to come out of the closet and say they wont vote for Obama because they are indeed racists.They are the true cowards still hiding under bed sheets.

Its a great Idea McCain leave the nasty comments about 'Their wife" out of this " They are not running for president.

I am hope you have learned your lesson for change but sad it is to late to change the way you treated your first injured wife while you were out fa la la,ing with Cindy while still married to first wife.
I blame both partys equally and guilty when such behavior is happening .

Jan from Boca Raton, Fl.

Why should you respect Michelle? Let me help you understand the black woman experience. Came from south side of chicago with a public school education, worked hard all her life, a princeton and harvard graduate, but to most white folks she just Obama "babies momma"

But cripple woman's husband stealing, pill popping, never worked a hard day in her life Cindy, she deserves all your respect because she says she has always been proud of her country.

I can understand that desire to leave the wives out of the debate. I would hope that all of the surrogates do that. I can't see all of the Republicans or surrogates doing that; I consider some of these conservatives as McCain surrogates. I just can't really see that they would leave the spouces alone.

As for the public meetings with no moderator, I must insist that there be someone there to keep one from saying things that just aren't true or just not stopping saying something. There must be someone there to keep some kind of time.

How about the McCain's having $100,000 credit debt? Oh, and a listed 'dependent child' as having another $50,000 credit card debt.

Not a lot when you think of the millions that Cindy is worth is it? But wait, how much is their interest rate?

0%?

Zero. Percent.

Yeah, that's the interest rate an average family would have on their credit cards right?

This is the only thing I agree with this dude on!

He must have either forgotten he is backed by the GOP or he is taking Cindy's drugs to help him forget his lies. They didn't care what McBush thought when they had that ad on Wright to smear Sen. Obama, so he is talking out of his bad ear. They don't hear him, and he knows he's lying to our face.

And CNN? Why not fill in the lies from McBush with the truth sometime? CASE AND POINT:

Didn't Eric Holder work temporarily for Bush after Clinton left office? McBush needs to get rid of Charlie Black before he talks about someone's vetting committee. He has a war lobbyist running his campaign so this is far worse than the pot calling the kettle black. And Black should go!

Let's see if this helps, or if people keep going after Michelle Obama. I'm sure McCain does not want this to continue, becasue it would lead to open season on Cindy McCain, who has her own set of skeletons and issues.

Best to make this campaign about the future of our country and not about wives, flag pins, age, middle names, and the like.

Jan from Boca Raton: Anyone with half a brain knows that is not what she meant (all of us reading your posts know that's a standard you cannot meet). Tell me, is Boca Raton spanish for "Rat Mouth"? If it is, how appropriate!

This coming from a man who publicly referred to his wife being painted like a trollop and called her a cu–.

I just think he has realized that the 527's on the Democratic side are just as ready to smear his wife with her history of past drug abuse and other issues.

I also think he just wants the appearance of staying above certain things while he can still refer to them.

The Obamas have been married for years with two lovely daughters. He divorced his ailing first wife to marry a millionaire.

Great family values McBush.

Whatever the history, whatever has been said, I do not think it's appropriate to target a spouse in an election, unless the spouse is in the middle of the game. Bill Clinton would be fair game, since he has been actively campaigning for Hillary as an ex-president. Standing beside the candidate, and saying a few words does not warrant attacks from the other side or the media.

Calling Mrs. Obama a "babymama" is hugely offensive (but something I would expect from the Fox Noise network). Referring to Mrs. McCain as the "Botox Queen" is also offensive. Calling Hillary "Arkansas Trailer Trash" is hugely offensive, too (she was called that during Bill's campaigns).

If you yourself can stand up and have no faults, and you yourself are squeaky clean, then maybe you can take a shot (if you have terrible manners). Leave the childish shots to Fox News or Rush "Oxycontin" LImbaugh. The rest of us shouldn't lower ourselves to this nonsense.

Respect yes! But they are fair game as to any public statements on public policy, beliefs or especially like the one made by Michelle Obama about being proud of her country for the first time.

CNN…………John McCain said Friday that every candidates' wife "should be treated with respect and if there's any disrespectful conduct on the part of anyone, those people should be rejected……….
THANK YOU Mr McCAIN ………….REPECT is WHAT we NEED !!!!!!!

Sarcasm here,
Senator J Mac, you already have those 527's lined up and ready to go don't you?
Seriously, I hope he's going to abide by this, but I only have seen the smiping coming from his side of the ledger. And as someone mentioned earlier, it was Cindy McCain, the one who had that little issue a while back, who pounced on the Michelle Obama comment.
For the record, Mrs. Obama said "for the first time in my adult life, I'm REALLY proud of my country." I think putting really in there means she's extra proud (and why wouldn't she have been considering her husband was a very serious, legitimate presidential candidate). She did not say she was NOT ever proud of her country in her adult life. Rather, REALLY proud. That is a profound difference. If you don't believe me, and that's fine, just ask your kids english teacher the next time you visit with them. No, not your 11th grade teacher, the 2nd and 3rd grade teachers.

michelle and cindy. one of them will be th efirts lady of the USA and I want to know everything about her before I vote in Nov. whoever she is, she will represent this country and ALL of its millions and millions of citizens. What that first lady does and says needs to be known at all times because it also tells us what kind of man we would elect in novemeber. we already know that michelle wears the pants in that household, that she cant help but say mean spirited things, is racist, an elitist and that her first and only priority (according to her thesis) is the african american community. why would we even begin to think that she will all of a sudden like EVERYBODY if she becomes the first lady? shes got alot of hate for alot of people out there, it wont chnage overnight. as far as cindy goes, we know she had a problem with script drugs but she is drug free now and you can never say that a person who went through treatment and is drug free now is nonetheless still a bad person. i admire anyone that can beat the drugs and or alcohol. and so what if she has money? anyone can have that kind of money if they work hard enough for it and want it bad enough. why not? only jealous and non creative people would make a big deal out of it. onhappy people…ya gotta love 'em i guess. but i do say that both women need to be vetted big time, lets get to the truth of the matter, the first lady, and all that she does and says, matters to me and the rest of the country as well as the world.

John McCain said Friday that every candidates' wife "should be treated with respect and if there's any disrespectful conduct on the part of anyone, those people should be rejected.”

John, I think most of the Obamabots already have.

Tell that to the Republicans John.
There are a lot of things in Cindy's past that Democrats can throw at you, but we havent.

Yesterday, Senator McCain said Senator Obama should have been at the town hall in New York City.

Senator Obama was in Wisconsin yesterday, where we have been experiencing tremendous flooding damage.

Thank you Senator Obama for showing true leadership and visiting Americans who are hurting.

Senator McCain could learn a thing or two.

Should I support a candidate for whom a majority of his supporters can't name any of his accomplishments?

Speaking about presidential candidate's wives, we all know that most of his money is really her money. Money made from the sale of beer. You know, that stuff that is addictive and kills 250,000 people in alcohol related accidents in the past 10 years. I wonder how many diamond necklaces Cindy owns that came from the same beer sale that resulted in the death of an all American family or small child playing on the side of a road. While Obama's babies mama was studying law, exactly what was Cindy up to? How much money does she donate to MADD?

Obama will not hold any joint town halls with the old moroon… you call McSame. Check out the color of the old man's teeth. I don't want to see the desperate limping coconut head called McSame spitting toxic saliva at our president in waiting.

The old man wants cheap publicity and crowd, knowing there is nothing enticing about him. So people don't turn up to hear the dull, slow old man, who actually thinks he's wise.

By the way, does anyone have a link to the the quote (or video) where Senator McCain called his wife a 4 later word that begins with c and rhymes with a change of possession in football?

Also, same question for when a questioner from the audience referred to Senator Clinton as a ***** (rhymes with a lady who rides on a broomstick around halloween) and Senator McCain responded with "That's an interesting question?" Is that true?

And once again Obama plays the blame game. If no one says anything about you say they did anyway (make everyone feel sorry for you). Say they called you (and your wife) black. There are always rumors and false statements made about candidates for national office. Other candidates must deal with rumors; why is he so so special and we must feel so so so sorry for him because someone is being mean.

If Obama wants to set up a website, who cares. I looked at that website; I was not impressed. He has no proof of any of the believable rumors; just "it is not so".

If that is his birth certificate, it has less information on it than any birth certificate I ever saw (not that I have ever seen an official Hawaiian birth certificate).

However, I know that I could have done a better job about denying the quotes from his book. Which "quotes" are incorrect; what page in the book will we find the real quote. A better answer would have been simply to say "read the book."

There is a video of him not placing his hand over his heart while the national anthem plays—he needs to explain that. Just saying it is not so is not good enough. Clearly it is true for that one time; nothing he can do will change that.

Once he excuses his (or her) action, he needs to stick with that excuse; don't excuse (or denounce) by degree. (Rev Wright and his church)

There is no way to excuse her "proud" statement. I don't care if there is a video of her saying "whitey" or not; I can feel her hatred when I watch her speak. She is not proud of America; she does believe white people are to blame for all her ills.

YOU HYPOCRITE! THEN TREAT YOUR WIFE WITH RESPECT! AND ALSO OBAMA'S!

To FedUp-

That is not true. Senator Obama has been doing town hall meetings for several months and has been great, but the TV media has not been airing them. The only place to see them is usually in the mornings on CNN online streaming video.

With all due respects… If you would like your wives treated with respect, then may we suggest having them STAY OUT of politics!!! If they are to open their mouths and have an opinion, then they should be subject to the same "respect" as ANYONE else… You are all fair game!!!!

So do NOT tell us what we should say or think sir…

Didn't he call his own wife the C-Word?

What a hypocrite. This crook should NEVER be elected. Go back to Arizona with your lobbyist buddies.

this is interesting…I just sumbitted a comment. and it is not even on here with the words "your comment is awaiting blah blah" hmmm I guess when you criticize the news media for something your comment gets burned…….

All who voted for bush should hang their heads in shame. The only way to redeem is to vote Dem. I know I and all I know will be.

And this is coming from someone who called his current wife a very disrespectful name just a couple years ago and dogged his first wife. May I add this is coming from a person who wants to take away women's rights.

Ok McCain….We believe you'll won't disrespect women..NOT!

Now if only the rest of the trailor park trash republican party like Hannity and limbaugh felt the same way…

Hey, McCain, when did you decide this?? Wasn't your botoxed second wife the one that started this?? I think we need to hear from your first wife before we believe a thing that comes out of your disgusting mouth. American Hero?? Yeah right.

(Shelly - Have you noticed how those conserv. talk shows idiots are now trying to back track everything they've been saying for months. )

Thank you, Senator McCain for your kinds words. Lets see if your fellow Republicans supporters will follow suit. Don't hold your breath.

Hypocrite, just like all Republicans. As for town hall meetings, i can see @ or 3 but 10? I was sick of all the dabates after 4 of them. You want to debate the isuue Sen McBush, thats fine, but your format is BORING. As far as a civil campaign goes. the Repugnantkins just cat's keep from getting themselves dirty. We will be watching!

Cindy McCain was his former mistress. I HOPE this gets out! Republicans are the party of morality? Yeah, right.

It is unlikely either the Democrat or GOP minions will be quite as gentlemanly as Obama and McCain might be themselves.

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JAN
have you never made a mistake talking? yes you have in your recent blog
you are not perfect so shut the hell up and get over it. you are jelious because you are not baracks wife. also you lost all chances of being hillarys call girl
so just shut up

Hey Chris, How do you know he left his wife? Maybe she left him while he was sitting in the POW camp as a result of his decision to protect ungrateful Americans like you. Comments like yours are disgraceful. Where are the CNN moderators?

TO…..leapfrog June 13th, 2008 3:09 pm ET
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Cindy McCain jump right in during the flap over Michelle Obama's comment about pride with the quip, "I've ALWAYS been proud of being an American." Keep spouses out of it only if the spouses stay out of it. If they enter the public forum, they should expect to be analyzed and discussed by any and all pertinent parties.
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I agree. But it sound like McBush should have explain this at home to his wife, maybe then those who have tried to portray Michelle as a hater of our country, and of other races, when she is probably more loving and have more patriotism then most who submit comments on this blog. But I guess then they would have to use their minds to come up with another LAME excuse to say hatful and lying things about her, and they don‘t even know her..

President Obama 08

Respect begins at home Mr. McCain. I don't think you qualify to lecture anyone after calling your wife the C word.

Why don't you call out your pal Sean Hannity and your Friends at "Faux News" and tell them to lay off.

And Ben @ 3:12pm we will lay off Cindy if the Repug and their minnions lay off Michelle. Don't dish it, if you can't take it.

john, did she treat him with respect?

Jan from Boca, Michelle never said she wasn't proud of her country. Funny how people "hear" what they want to hear. If you don't respect her, just say you don't respect her. You hate her anyway because she is a proud, strong, smart, African-America woman and that scares folks like you, so hate on. She won't be any worse for it.

Stella in CT

NEWS ALERT // SAD GOD BLESS HIM AND HIS FAMILY

TIM RUSSER JUST DIED THIS MORNING (MEET THE PRESS ANCHOR)

NOW THAT IS HEART BREAKING NEWS

Then why did you call her a trollop and c**t in public in front of others ?
Why are you married so many times ?

PLEASE CONSIDER ROMNEY FOR VP.

YOU'RE AWESOME, MCCAIN. WE LOVE YOU.

SURE HOPE THE OBAMA STAFF STOPS SKEWING THE CNN MESSAGE BOARDS LIKE THIS.

-STEPHANIE

OK OK OK who is going to be the first to metion it….C'mon!! C'Mon!!!

After cheating on his sick wife then deserting her for Cindy $$$ He refers to his NEW wife Cindy as a Trollop and a C**T In front of many members of the Press.

What does he know about respecting a Woman??

McCain respects no woman, didn't he call Cindy the C word in front of other people. Never mind how he treated his first wife.

If Mccain is ready on day one to be Commander and Chief and that candidates wives should be treated with respect then he should be able to control the RNC and "Fix" News. If not I question his ability to be Commander and Chief. Oh how silly of me - next week he will say that he didn't say that candidate's wives should be treated with respect….

Sound like McCain delivering a "hidden message,"………lay off my wife also………but which one?…current or ex?

Makes you wonder why McSplit didn't treat his FIRST wife with respect.

I agree, I am not voting for a presidential candidate because of who he/she is married too, I vote for them because of their ideas and views. The spouse of the president of this country has no authority, she only has to be diplomatic.

What a hypocrite. He has his surrogates attack Michelle, using the nastiest kind of smears, and then he pretends to be above all that by decrying it. This is getting to be an old - and patently false - pattern with Mr. McCain. He's trying to have it both ways, having his people make nasty attacks and then trying to rake in good-guy points by pretending he's got nothing to do with it. Pathetic liar.

FEDUP, you don't know Sen. Obama at all. The only questions he had problems answering was the questions regarding other people in which he didn't have the answer to. Sen. Obama has never had problems debating or answering questions on issues that concerns or affects the American people.

The only reason Sen. McCain wants small town hall debates is because he is afraid of a platform. He is scared of looking ignorant as he did the night Sen. Obama officially won the nomination. McCain is trying to play with the minds of the american people be requesting those town hall debates. I pray that Obama does accept his invitation. Let the GOP run their campaign while the DNC run theirs.

Mccain is the biggest hypocrit of all. If he really wants Michelle Obama to be respected, he will start by rejecting that Fox News group who have their own personal agenda.

hypocrite

McCain, then explain this quote you made in 1992 towards your wife; "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you c#$t"

Does this fall under treating your wife with respect?

FEDUP June 13th, 2008 3:13 pm ET

Obama is not very good with questions he has not prepared for in advance, so I don't see him debating anymore then is required

HEY FEDUP

We know you are a paid Blogger but if you want that .50 cent Bonus you better read where you post your posts and make sure they have at least SOMETHING to do with the topic mmmKAY?

I am waiting to see if CNN Posts THIS like they have been Posting this guys crap everywhere.

MCMOLE DID NOT TREAT HIS FIRST WIFE WITH RESPECT!

ALSO, THE CURRENT WIFE IS A DRUG ADDICT AND HE DID NOT WANT THAT COMING OUT JUST YET.

I ALMOST LAUGHED MYSELF SILLY LAST NIGHT WHILE WATCHING CNN AND ONE OF THE GUEST CONTRIBUTORS MENTIONED IT! THEY QUICKLY COVERED IT OVER WITHOUT SAYING ANOTHER WORD!!!

BOO YAH!

I am one of those Clinton supporters who are thinking real hard. McCharacter is looking very good after the travesty of hypocricy the Obama showed in this election. If 352 superdelegates had chosen differently, it would be easy to choose. She'll be back! I think the Dream Team is much needed. All is said and done. We are all Democrates

you had better take the high road on this one, pops

cindy has a few skeletons, so do you really want to go thare?

didn't think so

YEAH RIGHT!!! and when the cameras are gone, I bet that he is as disrespectful to her as Fox.

Well…the Obama supporters once again blog with hatred….the exception…Clinton is no longer the target…(or I should say, not as much of a target) and now McCain is.

How stupid of me to think that change meant actually laying out plans, vetting both candidates, and letting voters make up their own minds.

Now, that I have received emails from Obama's campaign telling me what I should tell others that are on the fence…I am sickened by this. Funny, Clinton's never did that. Her emails were of coming events…detailed plans…never about trying to sway people. She always said the American people were the ones to make the choice.

Now I feel like Obama supporters blogging, combined with slanted journalism are trying to sway the vote before it ever happens.

I'm sure McSame the wives are off limits for only ONLY REASON…he has lots to hide and doesn't want his wifes drug problem divulged….right out of Roves playbook….if it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck….watch out Cindy….DUCK.

Jan from Boca Raton, Fl. June 13th, 2008 3:12 pm ET

Why does Michelle Obama deserve respect from the American
people when she is not proud of our country????
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Oh, poor, obtuse Jan, let it go. Everyone and anyone with a modicum of intelligence knows what Michelle was trying to say.
So, the real questions is are you racist, stupid, or both?

This is after he said yesterday that he can't control anything other people wish to do or say. McCain has to stick with one story. He can't be anywhere at any time. It's called pandering.

Yeah, John McCain treated his first wife with all the respect that Newt Gingrich treated his!

OH, NOW YOU SAY LEAVE OUR WIVES ALONE, WHY DIDN’TYOU SAY IT WHEN IT FIRST BEGUN TO HAPPEN? TOO LITTLE AND TO0 LATE. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THEY COME OUT ON YOUR WIFE CINDY, THAT SHE IS OR MAYBE STILL BE A BIG DRUG HEAD? I BET IF MICHELLE OBAMA WAS A DRUG HEAD THEY WOULD HAVE HAD A LOT MORE TO SAY ABOUT THAT. I AM SURE OBAMA WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN WHERE HE IS NOW. THAT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND, THEY ARE WORRIED FOR A HAVARD GRAD BEING IN THE WHITE HOUSE BUT NOT A DRUG HEAD, I WONDER WHY? WE ALL KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.

CNN won't post this comment, why, one must ask…

Where are the Hillary feminists now? Where is their outrage for Michelle Obama against Fox News? Where are Geraldine Ferrarro and Gloria Steinham now?

Is a black woman not woman enough to be defended against the smears of Fox News?

Where's all of the solidarity now?

Will you post this, CNN?

Deception, Hypocrisy, Same Same old dirty Republican political tactics. Since when did John McCain became the epitome of CLEAN campaign? Short sighted people shouldn't look far… just go back to how John McCain smeared Mitt Romney and turned right around to advocate for a clean and honest campaign. McCain cannt spin the facts.

Let's be fair - While we're digging up garbage on Michelle let's also drag Cindy McCain into the fight…..where are her mysterious tax records???? What are they trying to hide….I'm sure her investments will link McCain to many entities he doesn't want to disclose - especially now…..not to mention the fact that he was STILL MARRIED to another woman when he started seeing Cindy….and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

HRC started with the hypocritical "kitchen sink" tactics, too - grossly underestimating Obama and look what happened to her. The Republicans need to be very careful. If it's a fight they want, then they'll get it.

John, they are going to hammer Cindy as hard as they hammer Michelle. Thus is the sad state of affairs in American politics these days. It's called Free Speech. Dontcha love it? Oh, and just what do Cindy and Michelle have to do with this election? Ummmm…. Ask Rush, Sean, Ann and the rest of the Free Sppeech exercisers gang.

Hmmm….. I hope he keeps this attitude… then again what's HIS definition of respect?

btw… his daughter is kinda good-looking… I wonder if she's allowed to date out of her race

lol

A potential first lady that knocks knuckles with her husband deserves a great deal of respect. You bet!

Knowing how many times McCain has voted against issues that would benefit women plus the circumstances that ended his first marriage, I will never understand how HRCs' supporters would even consider voting for him. It boggles the mind.
Older white woman for Obama.

this man has flipflopped on almost every major issue, including the war…Obama needs to reel off all his inconsistencies at one of his speeches…

this man does not have an honest bone in his body.

This coming from a man who left his sick wife for Cindy. LOL.

Yeah - the same way Hillary and Bill were treated with respect! Give me a break - B.O. benefited off the degrading, sexist and demeaning smears of the media and pundits toward HRC - write HRC in to win on the November ballot.

If someone is for MCcain or Obama why does what they say taken as a reflection to what they all feel?

BREAKING NEWS! TIM RUSSERT DEAD!!!!!!!

Is this guy for real. What a LIAR. He says all of this and then sicks his attack machine on her.

Just what we want, another LIAR in the White House. Talk about McSame.

Why should Obama agree John McCain's terms for a town hall meeting. All he will do is get his supports there to just try to bash Obama. McCain does enough of that on his own.

I guess he fills he needs some help. Talk about dirty politics.

Campaigning surrogates are fair game! Bill took it and so will Michelle!

Why does Obama think Michelle will take heat? Could it be her own edgy words? Remember John Kerry's out spoken wife!

Is Obama trying to inoculate himself against this issue before another shoe drops?

Yeah right, McCain should send the memo over to his "family values" affiliates at the RNC and Fox News. I agree the wives should be treated with utmost respect, but the route too many Republicans are taking already will leave Cindy McCain vulnerable to fair retribution. Please be careful which cards you play.

i believe all the wives shoudl be left alone because they matter little in the real issues.
for those who say obama is unable to think on his feet and may stumble in a town hall setting. please remeber he is a harvard educated lawyer.
you don't graduate from harvard and not be able to answer a question with an intelligent response.
please give them man his proper due.

OK, only problem is that you have gone after Michelle Obama. Try to practice what you preach

Holy Cow, I'm totally blackballed! I submitted a comment earlier, then submitted a follow up saying I was blocked, with a sarcastic comment about how 4 comments must have been too many, in keeping with CNN's statement that due to the volume of comments, not all may be posted….that 2nd entry was actually posted for about 2 minutes then removed. Must have hit too close to home for the news-nazis (I'm sure saying THAT will doom this 3rd message to failure…at this point I guess I'm writing just for my own amusement.

And what about Carol McCain. I think the American people, especially women, need to here about her. Just 'cuz the guy was a POW doesn't make him honorable.

as a Canadian, i think McCain should pick a Canadian as a V.P. and
then let us Canadians join the USA …matter of fact, i think McCain is in Canada today in Ottawa..

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I CANT SEEM BELIEVE ANYTHING THIS MAN SAYS. HE ALWAYS SEEMS TO CONTRADICT WHATEVER HE SAYS. STOP THE HYPOCRACY……………….VOTE OBAMA

Jan from Boca Raton, Fl. June 13th, 2008 3:12 pm ET
Why does Michelle Obama deserve respect from the American
people when she is not proud of our country????
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Let it go please! You guys have nothing to debate in terms of policy so you just keep trying to paint Barack and Michelle out to be terrorist or something. Guess what, blacks are Americans too you know. GET A LIFE!!!

Unmoderated joint-town halls are the best idea yet.

Let's get to know these guys in an unscripted off the cuff format!

Quit stalling Obama!

Old man know his wife Cindy have much more skeleton in her clsoet than any body. If Repulicans start attacking Michelle by using smear tactic then Cindy's past history will flowing in the Internet like there is no tommorow so repulicans bring it on this is not 2000 or 2004.

MICHELLE OBAMA NEEDS TO LEARN TO RESPECT WHITEY AND AMERICANS

Honestly, I am glad he said this.

On with the issues affecting Americans!

Obama 08′

Appearing to be virtuous by talking about respect while your supporters spew venom is an old Republican trick. Bush did it when his supporters were attacking Kerry for his war record. Let your supporters do the dirty work so you look above it. Nonetheless damage is done. If McCain really believes what he says then publicly denounce his supporters who are trying to blame M. Obama, Barack's "evil half", for "supporting" Rev. J. Wright's beliefs. After all, she join their former church first.

On BLOGS, it says JM was heard calling his wife a c**t, and making a joke that Cheslea was ugly.
Do what John McCain SAYS, not what he DOES!?

It makes me purely sick that the republicans are having to run this man. But unlike the democrats the republicans take the canidate that the voters choose for the party. I am afraid that he is going to keep on playing this lets be nice and lose the election for the republicans by having no GONADS. Thank GOD the republican party thinks and goes out to win and doesn't let their canidate pull the strings and call the shots. The wives of these canidates are going to be targeted. They had no problem going after Bill Clinton. Women are no better than their male counterparts if they get involved. I thought I was a male chauvanist compared to McCain and Obama but I take that back. If you want to be equal then be prepared to take all the licks and quite your whining about please don't pick on our wives. Then keep them home barefoot and pregant and their mouths shut or let them be an equal person with equal freedoms.

No Can Do Mccain! You Opened That Can Of Worms Now Eat Them! You Are Just Back Tracking Now Because If All The True Stuff Came Out About Your Wife It Would Be Worse For You Than Anything That Can Come Out About Obamas Wife!

Notice how he didn't have to say "They’re even trying to make Cindy into a scary person. Right?". Sen. McCain doesn't need to sensationalize this "issue" and try to stir up emotion. He can make a statement with maturity.

** Nader/Gonzalez 2008 **

What???? Hey, wasn't it Cindy McCain who, herself, attacked Michelle Obama with a nasty, catty, bi*tchy little remark about being proud of her country? I suspect that since Joe Liebermann wasn't standing next to McCain and whispering in his ear that Cindy has already attacked the other guy's wife he said such a ridiculously stupid thing.

McCain has no respect for women. McCain dumped his first for a 25years redeo queen Cindy. What shame?

Of course you want respect. That's so no one will talk about your lovely wife and how the two of you met. Still no apology to Mrs. Obama. Well, I won't apologize for calling your wife "the other woman."

Why was Michelle Obama just recently proud of her country? I can remember since being a little boy being proud of my Country. HHMmm.. Probably not just because her husband has a shot at becoming the President of the strongest nation in the world… Nahh. that couldn't be it….. Give me a freakin break, you Barack Hussein Obama lovers need to wake up…..

If you boycott fox news than you would have to boycott cnn and pmsnbc for kissing Obama's behine.

He only wants to leave the wives out of it because cindy is RICH RICH RICH with many skeletons………michelle has already been vetted…only she can mess her ownself up…..OBAMA 2008/2012

McCain knows that his wife is very vulnerable.

Michelle might be portrayed as unpatriotic, but she's not a drug addict, and she's not a homewrecker!

I bet moveon.org is going to have a field day with this one!

Yeah, tell this to the "Jim Crow GOP's of Tennessee ", RACE BAITERS and HATE MONGERS (Rush, Sean Hanibal, Ann Coulter, and the arrogant O'Reily) and the FOX news. They still have the Klansmen attitute and the supperiority complexes of GOP.

GOP = Only about "me and myself" = selfish party of no shame

Treat them with what they deserve—whatever that is. Should they be on a pedastal? I think not. If they want to get involved, then they should expect the heat.

HEY MCInsane when was the last time your wife (CINDY) went to a twelve step meeting or worked one of the steps. If you don't work it you can't give it back………………..

looks like sen. mccain speaks on both sides of his mouth.

"Jan from Boca Raton, Fl. June 13th, 2008 3:12 pm ET

Why does Michelle Obama deserve respect from the American
people when she is not proud of our country????"
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At least she wasn't arrested for stealing prescription drugs, like Cindy.
At least her husband wasn't a member of the Keating Five.

You wanna throw dirt? Let's throw dirt!

Jan from Boca Raton, Fl. June 13th, 2008 3:12 pm ET

Why does Michelle Obama deserve respect from the American
people when she is not proud of our country????
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Go back and read, Jan. Michelle's statement was that she *is* proud of our country (OK, that's a bit disngenuous, but no more so than Jan's deliberate misinterpretation of Michelle's remark in the first place).

Respect her, don't respect her — your choice. The article is about how the campaigns and candidates will conduct themselves, not about the American people.

jan from boca ——————- i see you on post constantly —— your weird ——– REALLY REALLY WEIRD!!!!!!

McCain to the American people: Leave her alone.

McCain to his GOP cohorts: Let her have both barrels.

First everyone should've treated Hillary better!

Too little … too late and simply BS at that! Serial adultry is not the way to show a mate respect 'my friend'!

Ofcourse McCain is going to say this now, because his wife is as much of a potential liability as Obama's, and she hasn't been dragged through the mud quite so badly yet. Where was he on this when Cindy McCain had her little moment of mocking Michelle in that speech. Bring it on, millionaire Heiress. If the Republican's are serius about this why don't they denounce Limbaugh and his"whitey" remarks. Obama exposed them w/his rumor page and this is why their trying to take the high road now. Typical.

I'm sorry…this coming from the guy (McCain) who called his wife and explesitive (worse than the b word, btw. Think lower) IN PUBLIC in front of the media (who for whatever reason other than HuffPo don't report on)

The guy is a HYPOCRITE and he will be exposed as such by November.

Considering Mcain's wife's past he certainly doesn't want this to start.

only if he could practice what he preaches to others.

Insane Mccain is having another senile moment, i guess.

The Party of Swiftboating won't get this . . . at all.

Is John McCain bi