Vicki Iseman wasn't the first, and she won't be the last. Shocking details of John McCain's history. How could the Republican party choose an adulterer to represent them after the way they ripped Bill Clinton apart for the same thing? by Jake Morphonios
(libertarian)
Thursday, February 28, 2008
a·dul·ter·y–noun voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her lawful spouse.
Ron Paul served his country in the US Air Force. There is no evidence that Ron Paul has ever committed adultery. He has been faithful to the same woman for over 50 years of marriage. This speaks highly of his integrity and that of his faithful wife for standing by his side for so many decades in a loving relationship.
John McCain is another story.
In 1965 John McCain, a member of the US Navy, married an attractive model named Carol Shepp. In 1967 McCain was sent to Vietnam. It didn't take long before McCain was shot down and taken prisoner. Carol waited faithfully for McCain during his imprisonment. In 1969, Carol was in a terrible car crash. She was thrown through the windshield and suffered serious injuries. But Carol would not allow her POW husband to be notified of what had happened to her because she didn't want him to feel any additional stress. She stood by her man, alone, for the 5 years he was in prison.
McCain was released in 1973 and returned home to find that Carol's accident had "left her 4 inches shorter and on crutches, and she had gained a good deal of weight." [4] McCain no longer had a trophy wife he could feel proud of.
By the late 70's McCain had engaged in adulterous behaviors, as chronicled in the book "The Nightingale's Song" by Robert Timberg. Timberg wrote:
"Off duty, usually on routine cross-country flights to Yuma and El Centro, John started carousing and running around with women. To make matters worse, some of the women with whom he was linked by rumor were subordinates. At the time the rumors were so widespread that, true or not, they became part of McCain's persona, impossible not to take note of."
In 1979 John McCain met Cindy Lou Hensley at a military reception in Hawaii. [1] Cindy was a millionaire and very attractive. McCain was eighteen years older than the wealthy Hensley, but that didn't stop him from developing an adulterous relationship with her. [2]
McCain says of their first meeting, "She was lovely, intelligent and charming, 18 years my junior but poised and confident. I monopolized her attention the entire time, taking care to prevent anyone else from intruding on our conversation. When it came time to leave the party, I persuaded her to join me for drinks at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. By the evening's end, I was in love."
Knowing that Cindy's father had extensive business and political contacts [3], McCain decided to abandon his first wife and marry Cindy. McCain divorced Carol in April 1980 and immediately married Cindy the next month, May 17th. With the Hensley fortune and connections, McCain ran for Congress in 1982. He craved power and has been on a course to secure ultimate control ever since.
A man that cannot be faithful to a loving, self-sacrificing wife cannot be trusted to be faithful to the American people. Bill Clinton taught us that. This week the New York Times reported that during his previous Presidential run in 2000, McCain may have had an inappropriate relationship with the young and lovely lobbyist, Vicki Iseman. The public, not knowing McCain's history of adultery, responded to the NY Times as if they had to be making the story up. NOW what do you think?
Images are all over the internet of Cindy McCain standing at her husband's side as he denied reports of committing adultery with yet another young influential woman.
I wonder what Cindy was thinking.
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1. Dan Nowicki, Bill Muller. "John McCain Report: Arizona, the early years", The Arizona Republic, 2007-03-01. Retrieved on 2007-11-21
2. Nancy Collins. "Cindy McCain: Myth vs. Reality", Harpers Bazaar, July 2007. Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
3. Nicholas Kristof. "P.O.W. to Power Broker, A Chapter Most Telling", The New York Times, February 27, 2000. Retrieved on 2007-04-22.?
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I too do not think McCain deserves to be our President. How someone manages their personal life is a good indication of how they will manage their professional life. He will cheat on us as surely as he did his first wife. By contrast, consider Ron Paul... need I say more?
Clinton was impeached because he lied to a federal grand jury. Bush and Company have lied to the American people numerous times - and it has been proven. They should be impeached. I encourage everyone to contact Nancy Pelosi and ask her why impeachment is "off the table".
The NYT article did not accuse McCain of commiting adultery with Ms. Iseman. In fact if this had been true (it grosses me out to even consider it) then I doubt that his supporters would have cared at all because, as your article notes, McCain is already guilty of adultery and it doesn't seem to matter. The import of the NYT article is that McCain constantly preaches about the evils of corporate lobbying, yet time and time again we see him with his hand in the cookie jar;-)
The President of the United States should be beyond reproach. This should be a role model for our children. We may not have a vote when it comes to our athletes, but we do when it comes to our President. I’m not voting for an adulterer. And it’s not like I’m free from past mistakes, either. I’ve made some bad ones, and have repented, and yet I still recognize that I will probably never run for political office due to the mistakes I made 14 years ago, no matter how appealing it is to me. Society is better off with untarnished leaders. Forgive me if I’m hoping for too much. My best bet is Chuck Baldwin.
Exactly how does a man leaving his wife thirty years ago factor into his political decision making skills. Many of our greatest and most revered presidents have had indiscretions that were made public before, during or after their run. This did not tarnish their accomplishments.
What skeletons do you think Barrack Hussein Obama will bring?
The evidence that you present seems pretty compelling and suggests that McCain may not carry himself with much integrity. However, I don't see how his personal dealings have an impact on his political performance. When did politicians have to become role models? Athletes aren't. Rockstars aren't. Just because somebody is in the public eye, doesn't mean they have to lead proper personal lives.
