August 31, 2008
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CelebNews@Usmagazine.com! - Cindy McCain on Sarah Palin as VP Pick: "I'm so proud of my husband"

Cindy McCain is defending her husband John McCain's vice presidential pick Sarah Palin.

"I'm so proud of my husband. I think he's made a marvelous choice," Cindy told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, host of "This Week" on Sunday. "Knowing my husband, and knowing his spirit and the way he operates, and what he thinks, they’re a perfect match."

Some Democrats has spoken out saying Palin, 44, who has only been in office for less than 22 months, lacks in experience.

"I think John McCain's judgment is once again put at issue, because he's chosen somebody who clearly does not meet the national security threshold, who is not ready to be president tomorrow," Senator John F. Kerry told Stephanopoulos on Sunday.

But Cindy maintains that Palin is ready to lead her country.

"I completely disagree, and I know my husband does, too. She is heavily experienced in what she has done," Cindy said.

Cindy pointed out that Palin's son is about to be deployed to Iraq and recounted a conversation she had with the Alaskan governor before she was announced as McCain's Vice Presidential pick.

"I asked her, how do you feel about this? This is two things you have to do, not only possibly be a vice presidential candidate, but also, worry about your son," McCain said. "And she looked me square in the eye and she said, 'You know something? I'm a mother. I can do it."

Cindy also took time during the segment to defend her husband, who Democratic opponent Barack Obama has slammed, calling "out of touch," when it comes to the lives of middle-class Americans.

"My husband was a Navy boy. His father and mother were in the Navy. I mean, there's nothing elitist about that," McCain told Stephanopoulos. "I'm offended by Barack Obama saying that about my husband."

McCain was recently asked by Politico.com how many homes he owns with his wife.

"I think – I'll have my staff get to you," he said. "It's condominiums where – I'll have them get to you."

The Washington Post reported that the McCains have eight homes: a $1.1 million ranch in Sedona, AZ; a $4.7 million condo in Phoenix; a $847,800 condo in Arlington, VA; an oceanfront condo in La Jolla, CA; a $500,000 loft in Phoenix for their daughter; an additional $830,000 condo in Phoenix; and two beachfront condos in Coronado, CA, one valued at $2.7 million.

Cindy is heir to the Hensley & Co. beer distribution company.

"My father had nothing. He and my mother sold everything they had to raise $10,000," she told Stephanopoulos. "I'm proud of what my dad and my mother did and what they built and left me. And I intend to carry their legacy as long as I can."

Cindy, who was in Georgia last week working with refugees of the recent Russian invasion, spoke of her love of humanitarian work, saying, "it's part of my fiber."

"If your husband does win in November, was what we saw this week a model of what you’d like to do as first lady?" Stephanopoulos asked.

"Yes, and more so," Cindy said. "I think it’s important. The United States is the best at what we do. We’re the ones that give the most and give the earliest every time something happens."

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