Sen. John McCain is really proud of his father-in-law. In fact, he’s so proud of his father-in-law, McCain considers him a role model, and he said as much in a recent interview:
(Katie) Couric, anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News,” sat down with McCain at his cabin in Sedona, Ariz., hours after Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) announced his choice (on Saturday)….
McCain: “Cindy’s father, who barely finished high school, went off and distinguished himself in World War II in a B-17 and came back with practically nothing and realized the American dream, and I am proud and grateful for that, and I think he is a role model to many young Americans who serve in the military and come back and succeed.”
So it’s clear Sen. McCain considers his father-in-law, James Hensley, to be a role model. Now call me crazy, but I think a convicted felon is a curious choice as a role model:
A federal jury in U.S. District Court of Arizona in March 1948 convicted James Hensley on seven counts of filing false liquor records in addition to the conspiracy charge. Eugene was convicted on 23 counts of filing false statements and the conspiracy count. Eugene was sentenced to one year in prison, and James to six months. Neither brother testified during the trial, relying instead on their lawyers, who included Louis B. Whitney, a prominent attorney who served as mayor of Phoenix from 1923 through 1925.
Yeah, that’d be my first choice as a role model…a convicted felon. Nice choice John!
Behind every fortune their is a crime.
Behind every typo THERE is haste.
I don’t think republicans think it’s really crime if it means making a lot of money. A lot.
They think people who steal bread are criminals. People who steal millions, like little bush brother Neil, are entrepreneurs.
And, if you manage to steal billions from the US via no bid contracts you’re a freaking genius and deserve a permanent place in politics.
Yeah, it shouldn’t be any great surprise McCain’s idea of a “role model” is a convicted felon. But hey, at least he made a lot of money for McCain to spend on houses and household staff!
Wow. I’m speechless.
You would hold a felony conviction 60 years ago against a man who paid his debt to society and went on to start a successful business?
I thought liberals were more compassionate than this.
Aw Dean, I’m just saying it’s a curious choice for a “role model.” What, McCain couldn’t find someone who wasn’t a bootlegger?