November 3, 2008
Posted: 10:10 PM ET

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(CNN) – Cindy McCain came to the defense of Gov. Sarah Palin Monday, telling CNN’s Larry King the media has unfairly criticized the Republican vice presidential nominee when it comes to her qualifications and her wardrobe.

"She's been an inspiration to women all over the world and absolutely I think she was treated very poorly in the press," Mrs. McCain said in an interview that aired on Larry King Live.

Mrs. McCain also disputed political observers who have said Palin has hurt the Republican ticket more than she has helped.

Watch: Cindy McCain defends Palin

"I have heard those – the quote ‘pundits’ that have said that. Those clearly are the pundits that perhaps are not on our side," McCain said. "Besides the crowds she gets, the inspiration, the – just her ability to get her message out, get our message out, she is a truly remarkable woman and I am just so glad that I know her."

But a new CNN/Opinion Research corporation survey released Sunday appears to suggest the opposite: 57 percent of likely voters questioned said Palin does not have the personal qualities a president should have. That's up 8 points since September.

When it comes to the now famous $150,000 wardrobe tab picked up by the Republican Party, Mrs. McCain said she thought it was a “very silly thing to be upset about,”with all that is facing the country right now.

"We need to be concerned with what's going on with our economy, how we keep people in their homes, how we bring jobs back to areas like Scranton, Pennsylvania where we are and just make sure that people are able to keep – not only keep their jobs but be able to provide for their families. That's a great deal more important than clothing," Mrs. McCain said.

As for her husband, she said he's doing "great."

Watch: Cindy McCain says she's excited but nervous about elections

"It can be very personal sometimes and he is just always the one that keeps everybody level and keeps everybody on target with what we're doing. I just love him for that,” she said.

While Mrs. McCain has enjoyed her time on the trail, win or lose, she also said she is looking forward to resuming "a bit of a normal family life again," after the elections are over.

Filed under: Cindy McCain • John McCain


Dominican for Obama   November 3rd, 2008 7:23 pm ET

I am an proud American and I would like to send Sarah Palin a copy of the "Constitution of the USA" so she can read it. Few more hours before we elect our new president. Obama.

Fired my party (former republican)   November 3rd, 2008 7:21 pm ET

The media helped Sarah Palin look better. However, the depth of her limited knowledge just could not be hidden from the public whenever Sarah opened her mouth.

I guess you don't pick out a woman with a journalism degree that took 6 years to obtain and offer her the vice presidency.

Donna   November 3rd, 2008 7:20 pm ET

Why on earth is McCain still doing all these campaign stops all over the country, he is way too old for this much stuff …. He doesnt have a chance to win, EVERY poll and Every person with half a brain knows Obama and the Democrats are going to win in one landslide victory after another.. Americans are tired of the BUSH ways and all who support him and his horrible policies that have almost ruined the greatest nation known to man …. And it wasnt like the GOP can say they didnt know what they were getting … they knew ……….and thats what they wanted ……… To rob america and her citizens blind …… As soon as OBAMA gets in he should start investigations of the entire BUSH CABINET and every policy Bush pushed through should be reviewed …….CLOSELY ………………. It will take DECADES to fix this mess the GOP and BUSH has put our great nation in but we will survive a lot wiser a lot more broke but I pray we never let the GOP in control of anything but themselves …..

JAMES BRADLEY   November 3rd, 2008 7:20 pm ET

Cindy had an affair with McCain while he married so I would appalled if these two got into the white house

Oh yeah   November 3rd, 2008 7:20 pm ET

Isn't this the same camp that pointed out repeatedly how much money Obama approved to spend on a Planetarium projector that would get used for the education of hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren (and adults)?

$150,000 on 2 months worth of clothing? Sure. Flights and expenses for family members on state business? No biggie.

Sammy   November 3rd, 2008 7:19 pm ET

Is she on drugs again? CNN please check. Anybody siding with Palin and defending her stupidity shouldn't be allowed to vote, they clearly need some sanity analysis.

Anthony   November 3rd, 2008 7:19 pm ET

Get her off the air. I can't stand this cheating fake barbie. Didn't she wear $300k worth of cloths.

kent   November 3rd, 2008 7:19 pm ET

They are together in the same league.

JimS.   November 3rd, 2008 7:18 pm ET

Yes, Cindy, there certainly are much more important things to worry about now than $150,000 of clothes.

Why hasn't your husband been focusing on them? Instead of all the stupid little diversionary non-issues he and Palin have been wasting everyone's time on through the whole campaign? Why single out that one, even though it's totally ridiculous. There are many others and the Repubs have been fixating on only the stupidest.

Sera   November 3rd, 2008 7:18 pm ET

Mrs. McCain says "We need to be concerned with what's going on with our economy, how we keep people in their homes, how we bring jobs back to areas like Scranton, Pennsylvania where we are and just make sure that people are able to keep – not only keep their jobs but be able to provide for their families. That's a great deal more important than clothing,"

Exactly!! why dont you tell this to your husband. He seems to be hyperventilating about what Obama says all the time and not saying how he is going to create more jobs.

As far as what is going on with economy..ask your friend Mr. Bush! He has answers to everything.

Helen   November 3rd, 2008 7:17 pm ET

Says the mistress turned wife(y), drug abuser and $300k per outfit wearing woman.

This is the same lady who won't even share her own good fortune with her spouse and step children.

Cindy you more than welcome to run off to Alaska just like you ran from Washington so many years ago. Please take Sarah and Megan with you

mike   November 3rd, 2008 7:17 pm ET

Sad to hear Cindy complain about how someone was treated ask yourself who you said quoting Michelle Obama out of context. Both her and the rest of her GOp liars got us to believe wrong info till i found out the real statement. Shame on u cindy mcshame.

A Woman In California For Obama   November 3rd, 2008 7:15 pm ET

Did anyone else besides me get sick to their stomach when McCain announced her as "First Lady." She is NO lady. A woman who knowingly had a relationship with a married man and father of three.

Cindy's quote: When it comes to the now famous $150,000 wardrobe tab picked up by the Republican Party, Mrs. McCain said she thought it was a “very silly thing to be upset about,”with all that is facing the country right now.

She would say that. Since she wears at least $300,000 an outfit. Totally vain. NOT what I want in any first lady. She should concern herself with issues and less slander on Sen. Obama. I hope I never have to see this drug addicted, house wrecker religious(less) woman again. Please do us all a favor and go shopping!

California Gold   November 3rd, 2008 7:15 pm ET

Lordy be Miss Cindy! If you is so nervous maybe you should take some controlled substances. It doesn't get better than this when excuses are needed. No claims of aggressive hand shaking and no arm in a sling.

PUMBU   November 3rd, 2008 7:15 pm ET

WE DESERVE TO SEE PALIN'S MEDICAL RECORDS BEFORE VOTING, WHAT IS SHE REALLY HIDING? SHE IS DANGEROUS, PERIOD.

tonyP   November 3rd, 2008 7:15 pm ET

only them Democrats gets da free ride

Jennifer   November 3rd, 2008 7:15 pm ET

Palin gave Palin a bad name… she said yes to the VP spot. What on earth did she think she was saying yes to?

Karma, Karma, Karma   November 3rd, 2008 7:14 pm ET

Well, all I have to say is karma was a long time coming. A very long time. Cindy Lou snuck around with someone else's husband in Hawaii. Watched him leave 3 kids and an ailing wife, and now payback is a b………

Hawaii, the place where she met John-Married-Man-McCain, is the very same place where Barack was born. The place where Cindy and John had an affair while he was MARRIED, is the very same place Barack was conceived. Karma, karma, karma….HELLO?

Sorry Cindy Lou, but you made that bed. It started and ENDED in Hawaii.

Obama/Biden 08
Two men who stayed with their wives.

Anonymous   November 3rd, 2008 7:14 pm ET

ugly media's bias.

A New Beginning   November 3rd, 2008 7:14 pm ET

Sounds like she knows her husband is going to lose, because being the wife of the POTUS is nothing close to being normal

GA Independent   November 3rd, 2008 7:14 pm ET

Go home Cindy. It's over.

Boricua4Obama   November 3rd, 2008 7:14 pm ET

72 = John McCains age
or
the combined IQ of Sarah Palin and Cindy McCain?

Luigi ina CA   November 3rd, 2008 7:14 pm ET

Cindy McCain gives humans a bad rap.

Catholic-mom-4-OBAMA   November 3rd, 2008 7:13 pm ET

Mrs. McCain, the media has NOT given Palin a "bad rap"! Palin has!

First the media will not "touch" nor investigate the Alaska Independent Party membership of Todd Palin.

Then, the media excuses Palin for all her obviously 'canned' answers during the debate.

And of course, the wardrobe, hair and makeup of $150K more than the majority of Americans earn in a year…….. is talked about! How can we not talk about this outrageous expense? Its ridiculous to think that the media and Americans would not look at the $150,000 spent by the GOP and not ………gasp! Since it was YOUR husband's campaign who accused Sen. Obama of being an "elitist" ! Can't have it both ways.

But, seriously, Mrs. McCain, what REALLY damaged your husband's campaign was not ONLY choosing a woman with little knowledge of the world and limited education………. BUT………. the VILE attacks and lies the McCain/Palin campaign spewed!

You see, we, the People, are sick and tired of the lies-hate-fear-and-division the represents Republican politics!

I do not hate you nor John, I just hope and pray y'all retire.

jadedat51   November 3rd, 2008 7:13 pm ET

Have you noticed the "clenched jaws" in the photos of Sarah and Cin dy these past few days?

Shrieking rants may be heard soon.

Fred   November 3rd, 2008 7:13 pm ET

I think heiress Cindy McCain would make a fine fashion consultant.

I guess, there's an oblique opinion… just like this puff piece of angry journalism.

She said, "an inspiration to women all over the world"??? Hmmm!
LOL! I tellya! None that I know. Thanks for the laugh!

Nancy   November 3rd, 2008 7:13 pm ET

Give us a break. Sarah Palin went to five different colleges and finally got a degree in journalism. She then became a journalist in Alaska. She should have been more than prepared for any appearance in front of the camera – not to mention interviews. She screwed herself up – she was just fake from the start and people now see it. The media didn't do anything to her, so Cindy McCain needs to stop. I believe so many things about Sarah Palin will come out in the future that there will be no way to run for President in 2012.

So when she goes back to Alaska, she needs to make sure she returns those clothes and go home to REALLY take care of her kids and TWO grandkids!

Janet from California   November 3rd, 2008 7:13 pm ET

The Stepford wife speaks! About another Stepford wife!
OBAMA/BIDEN '08

Tim in Seattle   November 3rd, 2008 7:11 pm ET

Palin gave Palin a bad rap – no one else…..

Daryl from Seattle   November 3rd, 2008 7:11 pm ET

Everything Cindy said sounded pretty good, but we know by now that Republicans generalize their statements to say what the public wants to hear. As for Palin, please Cindy, name ONE country outside the US where she's served as an inspiration. She's just the joke of the day in her OWN country!

oboeanon   November 3rd, 2008 7:10 pm ET

Palin is definitely not an inspiration to me. I find her to be an insult to women. Her ticket does not get my vote. Cindy McCain is wrong again.

jadedat51   November 3rd, 2008 7:10 pm ET

Palin "an inspiration to women all over the world"?

Not to this one, nor to any that I have talked with.

Honey, you've been out in that Arizona sun a little too long.

Angela   November 3rd, 2008 7:10 pm ET

I can't wait until this election. Both Palin and Cindy McCain are a disgrace to women all over the world.

Stuart   November 3rd, 2008 7:10 pm ET

Cindy McCain has to be one of the least sympathetic candidate spouses in the history of campaigning. I wonder how much of a drag she is on the ticket.

California Gold   November 3rd, 2008 7:10 pm ET

Oh I know this is snarky but when I look at her I see Miss Cindy as an older woman who will end up plucking thick black hairs from that chin in a few years. She'll still be getting botoxed, hair still bleached out, and her neck and arms will give away her true age.

Nancy   November 3rd, 2008 7:10 pm ET

The "MEDIA" has not given Palin a bad rap. She is a terrible VP candidate and he should take responsibility for that. Cindy does not understand the value of $ 150,000 and how much that is if she would make that comment! OUT OF TOUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ted, NY   November 3rd, 2008 7:10 pm ET

Pack Barbie A up and send her back to Arizona and then pack Barbie B up and send her back to Alaska. The world will be a better place. Oh, and take grandpa with you.

Obama/Biden 08

Christine   November 3rd, 2008 7:10 pm ET

Of course Cindy McCain thinks a $150K wardrobe is a "silly little thing" – it's a fraction of what SHE spends on her wardrobe. Let the little people eat cake!

Kim   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Palin is about as bright as a box of hair and has reaped what she's sown, and Cindy is not much smarter, she certainly is out of touch with Joe Six-Pack if she thinks that getting upset about $150,000 worth of clothing (more than I make in two years) is no big deal.

Stop. Talking. Now.

Old Man Yells At Cloud   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Palin gives herself a bad rap every time she opens her mouth.

Tony   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Palin gives Palin a bad rep.

Dave W.   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

It is too bad that Cindy Mccain has not been put under the same microscope that Michele Obama has had to spend time under. Maybe then we would know more about her drug problems, her investments in third world dictatorships. Nothing about those topics CNN?

Axl   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

All,
Cindy is John McCain's family. We wouldn't be pleased if someone insulted Michelle or Obama's late grandma. Instead of throwing shots at Cindy McCain, let's go make calls to undecided voters . It's a better use of time. That's what Barack would do.

Axl

aliou, FL   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Palin is bad news. she doesn't represent any woman. She is the reason that reinforces discrimination against women: She is incapable.

There are many women who are capable in the GOP. McCain is incapable of a forward looking decision.

MikeM   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Considering how completely out of touch both of them are, does anyone really care what either one of these women say?

KLEE   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

It's no problem for Palin to sling it……but she can't take it when she gets called out on something – Like her viability to be 2nd in line for the Presidency – I cannot respect someone that so willing lies/and distorts the truth and in the same breath calls herself a Christian. At least Obama & Biden act like Christians (for real ones!)

pam Eugene OR   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

BLAH BLAH BLAH
I can't wait for her to go away. What a whiney weasley woman.
No one, not even her husband cares what she has to say.
Palin got the rap she deserves!

onelove   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Palin only need look in the mirror

Lisa, CA   November 3rd, 2008 7:09 pm ET

Cry me a river lady, as mean as your side has been? Take a chill pill.

Obama/Biden 08

RB from NH   November 3rd, 2008 7:08 pm ET

Oh God, please shut them up!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you EVER heard such whining in your life???!!

Wilson   November 3rd, 2008 7:08 pm ET

"We need to be concerned with what's going on with our economy, how we keep people in their homes, how we bring jobs back to areas like Scranton, Pennsylvania where we are and just make sure that people are able to keep – not only keep their jobs but be able to provide for their families. That's a great deal more important than clothing," Mrs. McCain said. And thats exactly why we need toVOTE FOR OBAMA!

Get along home Cindy!

If you're still undecided tonight…please don't vote…you're not informed .

joe six pack   November 3rd, 2008 7:08 pm ET

I see. It was the press. I guess it has nothing to do that the moronilla from Wasilla couldnt put together a sentence by herself when it comes to talk about any of the issues of this election; economy, national security, foreign affairs, etc. Not one time she could put together an answer of her own. However she proved herself very capable of calling Obama a terrorist many many times.

Colin   November 3rd, 2008 7:08 pm ET

Give me a break I am so tired of the blame being put on the media. If the McCain/Palin campaign did something besides create false accusations and complete lies against Barack Obama there wouldn't have been an issue. When you're lying to the country how do you expect to be presented positively to the public? The media has been fair, they've had positive and negative stories about all candidates. Palin doesn't have the knowledge or experience to be a heart beat away from the Presidency and she proved that herself. Just because your tactics blew up in your face doesn't mean it's the media's fault, you make the news they present it to the public. The words came out of your mouths not the media's you have no one to blame but yourselves.

Obama/Biden '08 our countries only REAL hope for Change!!!!

Jason   November 3rd, 2008 7:07 pm ET

The wardrobe thing is silly. Let's focus on her violating state ethics laws and being found guilty of abusing her power, then.

Soon Palin will be out of our face, and hopefully spending some time in the same vocation as Ted Stevens!

agnes   November 3rd, 2008 7:07 pm ET

Cry me a river, Cindy. Don't blame the press for vetting Palin because your husband's campaign failed to do their job and pick a truly competent vice presidential candidate. Your claims of sexism don't work. Palin is a disastrous choice to be so close to the presidency.

Miriam Hyde   November 3rd, 2008 7:07 pm ET

Palin? Psshaw! But since when is Cindy's life "normal"?

Tiaunia - DALLAS, TEXAS   November 3rd, 2008 7:07 pm ET

Why is she even allowed to speak? You, your husband and his running mate have had nothing nice to say …and you have the nerve to be offended. Thanks for the comedy but no thanks!

I will be soooooooo glad when this is over and we deal with real issues when Barack Obama and Joe Biden win this election!

JustMyObservation   November 3rd, 2008 7:06 pm ET

You betcha!!! If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…why call it a rose. Sorry Cindy, but in my educated and most humble opinion, the media called this one correctly.

NickNas   November 3rd, 2008 7:06 pm ET

I REALLY can't wait until she returns to " No one cares what she has to say land"

Oh Palin too of course.

Uncle Fester   November 3rd, 2008 7:06 pm ET

Palin gives herself a bad rap. Cindy if you are talking about spreading hate, lies, smears, devisiveness, then yes, she gets your
message out just fine.

Eight Is Truly Enough   November 3rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

I would laugh about this if it weren't so hypocrital and sad. One of the elistest women in the world let alone the biggest elitist of this entire camapign who can sling mud as quickly as she dons Valentino or Armani is actually going to lecture the media about being unfair toward the most loathsome excuse for a VP nominee this side of Cheney? Puhleeze. Palin is a big girl and she's proven that the way she can run her mouth like her own backyard isn't full of one steaming pile after another hate, ignorance and bigotry full throttle to anyone who would listen. She knows how to dish it out in dumpster loads so forgive me if I don't cry a river for the fake sexism or unfairness charges being touted in this piece on her behalf.

Chris   November 3rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

Boo-hoo. Would you like some cheese with your whine?

Walter, Long Beach   November 3rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

Sarah Palin made a fool of herself without the help of anyone in the media.

Her ignorance, extremism, and blatant irrationality required no amplification or commentary.

Americans have taken the measure of Sarah Palin and she has been found wanting. Mrs. McCain should be familiar with the problem.

Darrell   November 3rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

The reason Palin has gotten a bad rap is 100% THE REPUBLICANS PARTYS fault. They introduced the world to someone who they said was the best,smartest and experienced politician ever. They put her out with a crown and touted her as the best thing since sliced bread.They told the world she is a reformer, when she turns out to be an abuser and spender of tax dollars for her to fly her kids around the country like she was the queen.They touted her as an energy expert when she does not even seem to grasp global warming.I hate to use the M word as that should only be used for Independents, but thats what her and McCain call themselves.Her experience was grossly overexaggertated to the degree if she had a regular job she would be fired for lying so much on her resume.The bottom line is she is no where close to what republicans said she was.Since the media did such a great job of vetting her we know the truth.If McCain would have vetted her he obviously would not have picked her.They can only blame themselves Cindy.

Nancy, IL   November 3rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

Cindy was good on SNL, but not ready for prime time. I will give her this though, she dresses better than Michelle. Did you see that outfit Michelle had on last night. I thought she was going to the gym. What's up with her clothes? Cindy has the money to spend on clothes, and it shows, but Michelle could do a little bit better.

Mr. Owens   November 3rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

Cindy, sarah gave herself the bad reputation! Lay off the beer and the pills they don't mix well together!

hilaryb   November 3rd, 2008 7:05 pm ET

So the media is to blame for her being stupid? The media is to blame for her not releasing her medical records like the other candidates? The media is to blame for her ethics violations? Excuse you, Mrs. Palin, but you gave yourself a bad rap. The media just exposed you for what you really are–corrupt.

CS   November 3rd, 2008 7:04 pm ET

"When it comes to the now famous $150,000 wardrobe tab picked up by the Republican Party, Mrs. McCain said she thought it was a “very silly thing to be upset about,”with all that is facing the country right now."

Yes, I suppose to someone whose RNC outfit cost (according to estimates by people at Vogue magazine and other venues that know what expensive looks like in a woman's clothes) in the area of $300,000….. yes, $150,000 for a wardrobe is a trivial sum. But John and Cindy have 7 houses, thirteen cars, and a beer fortune. And the Palin family made over a million last year, plus the Governor herself is clearly very talented at squeezing per diem monies for not only herself but also for her family. These are not people who breath the same I air, and most of the public, do.

$150,000 for a wardrobe and $22,000 for makeup do not offer a trivial, or "silly" concern. They are part of the picture that Sarah Palin has built up, one that is greedy, self-serving, and unscrupulous with funds.

No thanks, Cindy! No thanks John! No, no, and no Sarah, First Dude, and freaky family!

Lisa F SWPA   November 3rd, 2008 7:04 pm ET

Palin made her bed now she must lie in it. If you can't run with the big dogs don't jump off the porch !

From her roll out she has clearly shown she (her IQ) is so low she can sit on a dime and swing her feet.

Yes I know CNN, my comment is "awaiting moderation."

By the way, with the unlimited bank roll of the McCains', one tends to wonder why they don't invest in a tanning bed. What a "pastey" pair.

Sarah Palin is stupid   November 3rd, 2008 7:03 pm ET

Does anyone care at this point?

The both of these women are becoming increasingly irrelevant as the election goes on.

Thank god they'll be off my television set soon enough.

Barbara - 65 yr old white female in NC   November 3rd, 2008 7:03 pm ET

I'm a grandmother that put my grandson thru high school.

I'm a grandmother that put my grandson thru high school.

I'm sorry Barack lost his grandmother on the day before he becomes President of the United States.

I know she will rest well, knowing she did the right thing. Just like I did, and just like a lot of you.

We didn't marry millionires to get us what we wanted, we worked for the people that stood little chance of even surviving.
orry Barack lost his grandmother on the day before he becomes President of the United States.

I know she will rest well, knowing she did the right thing. Just like I did, and just like a lot of you.

We didn't marry millionires to get us what we wanted, we worked for the people that stood little chance of even surviving.

Ron was a REP now a DEM   November 3rd, 2008 7:03 pm ET

I bet he will lose in Arizona and most of the RED states in the west that have not been polled since early September

Barbara - 65 yr old white female in NC   November 3rd, 2008 7:02 pm ET

Cindy should be in prison. But her senator husband got her out.

Crap

Gail, MO   November 3rd, 2008 7:02 pm ET

This woman doesn't need a White House, she needs an SUV. She had her fling with John while he was still married and now she wants to be the First Lady? I don't think so, the first tramp you mean.

Va   November 3rd, 2008 7:01 pm ET

Correction: the *republican* ticket

Anon   November 3rd, 2008 7:01 pm ET

As for the article, Mrs. McCain, you are right–now is not the time to be concerned about clothes, the economy is a much more pressing issue; so why did the RNC spend so much?

KofTX   November 3rd, 2008 7:01 pm ET

Palin gives Palin a bad name…

Barbara - 65 yr old white female in NC   November 3rd, 2008 7:01 pm ET

Cindy and Sarah are a pair of lesbians. Ha ha ha ha ha

MAD   November 3rd, 2008 7:01 pm ET

(When it comes to the now famous $150,000 wardrobe tab picked up by the Republican Party, Mrs. McCain said she thought it was a “very silly thing to be upset about,”with all that is facing the country right now.)
That's right Cindy with all that is facing this country right now what hard working person (those who have jobs) wants their donation to put $150,000. clothes on a loser! You are so out of touch with middle
America – that is why your husband will not be President…..l..

Linda   November 3rd, 2008 7:01 pm ET

Boo hoo to you Cindy Mccain. Palin deserves all the crap she is dished……she is a terrible VP nominee and the people are saying so. As afar as the clothes—to you $ 150,00 is nothing but to the rest of us it is. Your husband will lose this election because of his unpopularity and his ways of conducting business. We will all be glad for you and your hubby to fade away……

don   November 3rd, 2008 7:01 pm ET

Cindy, please go home and be quiet. Palin is a mad dog with lipstick that would not know the truth if it was poured on her. Kinda like you and your hubby.

Danielle, MD   November 3rd, 2008 7:00 pm ET

This woman is clueless when it comes to real issues. She and her "husband" had an affair. John walked away from 3 kids and his wife. I don't want to hear anything she has to say. She's not an honorable woman.

Obama/Biden 08

MichiganChet   November 3rd, 2008 7:00 pm ET

Of course Cindy McCain would find 'silly' concern about 150k spent on a wardrobe. After all, that's a mere one months clothing allowance for her!
I mena, gosh, doesn't everyone shop at Saks and Neiman Marcus?

Barbara - 65 yr old white female in NC   November 3rd, 2008 7:00 pm ET

Cindy McCain is the biggest drug abuser we've ever witnessed.

Boricua4Obama   November 3rd, 2008 7:00 pm ET

"She's been an inspiration to women all over the world and absolutely I think she was treated very poorly in the press,"

More like, she has been comedic fodder to the rest of the world. The USA will be the laughing stock of the world if McPalin get elected tomorrow.

And if anyone is giving Palin a bad rap, it's thanks to herself. The woman can't even put together a coherent sentence.

Anita in Oregon   November 3rd, 2008 7:00 pm ET

Mrs. McCain also disputed political observers who have said Palin has hurt the Democratic ticket more than she has helped.

Typo?
I think she has hurt the Republican Ticket and helped the Democratic Ticket.

Thanks Sarah!

OBAMA/BIDEN "08

Sarah P   November 3rd, 2008 6:59 pm ET

When it comes to being protrayed negatively, Palin doesn't need the media's help whatsoever!

Anon   November 3rd, 2008 6:59 pm ET

"…political observers who have said Palin has hurt the Democratic ticket more than she has helped."

I think you mean Republican. Please proofread, CNN!

Winnie Hussein . . . in Montana   November 3rd, 2008 6:59 pm ET

Of course Cindy McCain would think it is silly to get upset at the cost of Palin's wardrobe. For those of us who cannot afford to spend $50,000 or $70,000 at a time on trips to Neiman Marcus, it is a slap in the face.

Palin has invited all of this onto herself.

Ron was a REP now a DEM   November 3rd, 2008 6:59 pm ET

Why is the media listening to this woman?

Independent white female patriotic voter   November 3rd, 2008 6:59 pm ET

Cindy, I got news for yo, Palin gives Plain a bad rap. She is unimformed, ineperienced in national security and she is way too negative. Thanks but no thanks.

peter   November 3rd, 2008 6:57 pm ET

please for heavens sake, will u shut up?

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