The campaign of GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain today released a new television ad touting his family's military history and singing praises of the nuclear family.
Citing his grandfather's service as an aviator and his father's time as a submariner, the ad links their service to McCain's ability to withstand the years he spent as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.
"The family he was born into, and the family he is blessed with now, made John McCain the man he is," the ad intones, "and instilled in him a deep and abiding respect for the social institution that wields the greatest influence in the formation of our individual character and the character of our society."
— Carrie Sheffield, Web editor, The Washington Times
Comments (2)
Isn't McCain the guy who began an affair with his current wife while still married to his first wife?
Some "nuclear family" man!
Oh, as an aside, I would never exploit my own military service nor that of my family members for any purpose, least of all a political purpose.
Posted by Jack | March 31, 2008 10:15 PM
Hmmm. Yeah- some family man. Leaves his 12 year old daughter and wife for a woman half his age. Yep, this is the kind of thing John McCain should be running on-
Posted by jennifer | April 1, 2008 10:33 AM