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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

McCain Pressed On Past Marital Infidelities During Town Hall (VIDEO)

Sam Stein
Huffington Post

During a town hall meeting on Monday, Sen. John McCain was asked, very subtlety, to address how his own marital infidelities - a taboo subject of sorts on the campaign trail - comport with his pledge to protecting the sanctity of marriage by opposing such unions among same-sex couples.

The Senator avoided the question, not, it seemed, out of political deftness, but simply because the topic was not directly put forward. But it will be curious to see whether this chapter in McCain's background does in fact become a topic of discussion.

Upon returning from Vietnam, McCain received news that his wife had been in a terrible car accident, which, in subsequent surgery, had led to the loss of inches in height and crippling injuries. The marriage gradually fell apart. After a bit of philandering, he met his second and current wife, Cindy.

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