The kids, especially the very young ones, are totally off-limits. Period. Spouses, if you are involved i the campaign and you are—you take the chops like the candidates. But I’d like to see and I’m not going to see, some reasoning by the press especially Fox News and there ilk. It will be let’s take it out on anybody anyway we can to sell our crap products. Journalists? my butt.

RE: By Dona Howlett on 06/20/2008 7:15 am For real??????Did he call his wife a c_ _ _ t in front of people? Geeze…..he went down to the bottom of my “I like” list. I knew he had a worse than worse temper, but that is taking it too far.

I agree that children are off limits but spouses….puhleez!

Mrs. McCain may think that spouses and family members are not fair game but it never seems to stop the press from digging for something on any member of a politician’s family, no matter how small.

If you can hold a candidate accountable for what his reverend says in public, you certainly should hold him/her accountable for what his/her spouse (not children) says in the public domain.

I think that anything and everything that a CANDIDATE running for the office of President of the U.S. does or says, is fair game. Whether on camera, or on. For instance, when Cindy McCain was brushing John McCain’s hair, and he went off on her and called her the “C” word. The public should know about that. That action was on him. It speaks to his character and temper. It is very telling. This is the man who wants to run our country. As far as the spouses - two thoughts: IF they are campaigning, I think what they say WHILE campaigning, IS fair game. I do not think their private lives should be fair game. For instance, whether Cindy McCain should stay with John McCain after he called her the “C” word in public. None of our business and shouldn’t be a focus in the campaign for the presidency. It detracts from the issues, which SHOULD be the focus of the campaign. For instance, whether Cindy McCain has or had a drug problem. Not our business. She is not the one running for office. Leave that alone. For instance, whether HRC should have stayed with Bill after the Monica business. Not our business. Should not have been a public issue. For instance, whether the Bush daughter or daughters had or have a drinking problem. Should not have been a subject of the campaign. They were not the ones running for office. I do not think the media should stalk the spouses, and report on their every move and gesture. They should not be looking for “dirt” on them. What they wear, what they feed their kids, how often they leave the kids alone, on and on. That should not be an issue in this campaign. They are not the ones running for public office. IF a child of a candidate is NOT campaining, leave that child alone. IF a child of a candidate IS campaigning - yes, what that child says, while campaigning, is fair game. I also want to say that I am glad that Whoopi made the point, and cleared up, on The View this week, “the quote” of Michelle Obama that we have seen and heard over and over. Whoopi showed the video of Michelle Obama with the exact quote, which was, “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I’m REALLY proud of my country.” What we have been hearing over and over, is the quote without the word REALLY in it. Thank you, Whoopi!