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McCains Dish About Family Life

Cindy, John and eldest daughter spill about dirty jokes and checking in

By Jess Kilby, Newser User

Posted Sep 11, 2008 1:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – The McCains are hardly the average American family, but Cindy still wants that gas tank filled when the car comes back. Cindy, a reticent John, and eldest daughter, Meghan, 23, spilled the beans to People about McCain family life:

On messing with mom: “Sometimes I just like to shock her and say the dirtiest jokes I can possibly think of and she's like, ‘Oh, Meghan!’ I think she secretly enjoys them.”

On bonding: Cindy and daughter Bridget, 17, "play around together with art and music programs. Not games. Everything has to have an educational purpose.”
On Cindy’s house rules: Out after midnight? Better check in: "Just because you're 24 and on your own doesn't mean I don't worry about you.”

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Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, takes the stage with her family, including sons, Jack, right, and Jimmy, left, during the Republican National Convention. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, is joined by her family as she gets ready to speak at the Republican National Convention on Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Cindy McCain, center, is flanked by her children, from left, Meghan, two sons, Jack and Jimmy, and adopted daughter, Bridget, at the Republican National Convention. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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And if you use the car, fill it up when you're done. It drives me nuts to find an empty gas tank and everyone gone. - Cindy McCain

One thing about men and women in the military – they all think they are bulletproof. They are so brave. - John McCain, referring to his 20-year-old son Jimmy's departure for Iraq last summer with the US Marine Corps

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