Cindy McCain's Credit Card Bills - The REAL Elitist?

The man grew up herding goats and he is an elitist?? Carl Rove, Bill Oreilly, and all the other Repugnantcans are absolutely pathetic.

last month Mrs. McCain flew into postwar Kosovo on a mission to clear land mines. It was the latest of several trips she has made in recent years as part of a detonation team. She also supports the charity arranging the trips by serving on its board and making donations. She started the Hensley Family Foundation, largely committed to children's causes, In 1991, Mrs. McCain came across a girl in an orphanage in Bangladesh. Mother Teresa implored Mrs. McCain to take the baby with a severe cleft palate; the senator's wife did so without first telling her husband. The couple adopted the girl, named her Bridget, and has seen her through some dozen operations to repair her cleft palate and resolve other medical problems. These days, Mrs. McCain is active in charities specializing in war-ravaged and developing countries. This summer, Mrs. McCain will join an overseas mission of Operation Smile, a charity she has long supported that travels the world to perform corrective surgery on children's faces. http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB120839617218221679.html Is it possible that these are some of the ways that Cindy McCain used her credit cards. Much easier than a check

This is amazing. The same bulb must have went off in our heads when we heard this story. If Mitchelle Obama would have racked up these types of charges in one month, we wouldn't hear the end of this story. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingram and Bill O'Reily wouldn't be able to sleep at night. There claims of Barack Obama being elistist just show how hypocritical and out of touch they are. Lloyd

It depends on what she used the credit cards for. If she used them to buy diamond necklaces and fancy homes, and expensive dinners, then anyone would be mad, but if she used them for a good cause such as charity, helping the homeless, and stuff like that, then that would be all right. Besides she may also use the credit cards rather than pay cash or check to have proof of them in case she finds out that one of the charities was a scam and she needs the receipt. If Michelle Obama was supporting a cause like the African American College Fund and someone said he represented them and was a scam artist, she would want proof as well. Besides do they have to make themselves poor to make you feel better. You do not become president if you have hardly any money. The days of Abraham Lincoln have gone.

Unfortunately, the Republicans don't have to worry about those kind of records. They know the poor and disenfranchised are more likely to flock to Obama, so showing him (and his wife) to be out of touch with the common man can hurt Obama's campaign. The same accusation doesn't affect McCain who is counting on the wealthier, traditional voter anyway. In fact, these details about the McCain family spending are likely to just make the traditional Republican voter like McCain that much more. I don't know why it would be an issue to either party considering you would be hard pressed to argue any President is truly in touch with Poor to Middle America. Lincoln lived a relatively small-time life in his youth, but did any of them REALLY struggle?

Simply having money doesn't make a person elitist. Nor does spending one's money. Here's the definition for anyone who's interested: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/elitist Elitist is about a person's beliefs and attitudes towards other people. It has absolutely nothing to do with having or spending money unless you are actively saying or doing things to show you are superior to others because you have that money. Obama was not called elitist for his finances. Most presidential candidates are swimming in money. He was called elitist because he has made statements that display an elitist attitude towards Americans in small towns. I can't believe you guys are actually criticizing someone over the fact that they spend the money they have.

I take stories like this with a grain of salt. Are they really believable?