March 16th, 2009
10:50 AM ET
14 years ago
Cindy McCain, Daschle, accept ONE award
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/POLITICS/09/04/cindy.mccain.speech/art.cindy2.gi.jpg caption="Cindy McCain traveled to Rwanda last year for ONE."]
(CNN) – Cindy McCain and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will accept an award for the global anti-poverty group ONE in Washington Tuesday.
The organization is being given the Center for Global Development’s “Commitment to Development Award” for its outreach work during the 2008 presidential campaign. Daschle, along with former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, chaired the group’s campaign-linked efforts last year.
McCain, wife of Republican presidential nominee John McCain, traveled to Rwanda last July for ONE.
ONE really is a great organization. They're approach is so good in today's hyper-partisan world because they appreciate that poverty is not a political issue, but a human issue.
They traveled there because they had the money to go. How many good humanitarian Americans would have done the same. For the McCain's it was a photo opt and a tax deduction; nothing more. The fact that republicans head the organization giving the award also speak volumes about any sincerity. More lies.
Scott, you are full of it. If this had just been Daschle, you'd be very proud of a liberal's humanitarian efforts. And if Republicans are so mean-spirited, why'd they include Daschle in the first place? Nothing but hate from the left, and I am getting sick of it.
So "Scott the Independent" said that they "traveled there because they had the money to go". Yes for the McCains, but Dashle should have taken care of his tax obligations before galavanting around the world. When people don't pay their taxes, it becomes a burden on the rest of us. Also, Obama still hasn't filled all of his cabinet appointments. Perhaps he's running out of candidates who don't have tax problems. Don't get me wrong, I don't care if you are a Rep, Dem, Ind, whatever....pay your blasted share of taxes like the rest of us!
Congratulations to both of you and THANK YOU!! I have always respected Cindy McCain for her efforts to address poverty around the world. "Special" people do "special" things and I commend you both.
God Bless You...
I have to have a certain amount of skepticism about Cindy McCain's motives, frankly. Maybe she is a humanitarian, I don't know, but if so, where was all the focus on this during the campaign? Hundreds of people, including dozens of Hollywood stars, have traveled to Rwanda, poured millions of money into humanitarian relief, have spoken up for more attention on the problem - and the GOP make fun of them. Cindy travels, and suddenly she's a saint? Sorry, I don't buy it. I don't hate Cindy McCain, but I wonder if she would have made the cut on this award if it weren't basically a GOP group?
Wow Scott you obviously know nothing about Cindy Mccain, she has been a humanitarian for years, she has done so much for people around the world, she has even cared and held soldiers injured in war. Maybe you should know more about a person before you open your mouth!