John McCain’s Mother Sued His Ex-Wife

9:21 am EST August 16th, 2008 | Uncategorized | 11 Comments

Ha.

In the 1980 lawsuit, filed shortly after John and Carol McCain divorced, Roberta sued Carol to reclaim some personal property, including paintings, a needlepoint screen and a pair of earrings. A settlement was reached in 1981.

But in a brief telephone interview, Roberta denied filing the lawsuit.

“I have never heard of what you’re talking about. … I will put my hand on a Bible,” she said, to attest that she had never sued Carol.

Roberta’s denial prompted laughter from the ex-daughter-in-law.

“Yes, she sued me,” Carol said in a brief phone interview.

Roberta’s lawsuit sought personal property she claimed Carol was refusing to return. The disputed items included an “18th century Burmise Buddist Preist (Burmese Buddhist priest)” valued by Roberta at $2,000, and a “Butlers Tray for Liquor” she valued at $225.

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11 Responses to “John McCain’s Mother Sued His Ex-Wife”

  1. jr says:
    August 16, 2008 at 12:26 pm

    white trash from the womb to the tomb

  2. Jay Tea says:
    August 16, 2008 at 1:01 pm

    That’s a bit unfair, jr. I don’t think Oliver’s white. In fact, I’m fairly certain he isn’t.

    What? You’re talking about this gossip, and not Oliver for gleefully parroting it? My mistake.

    So, tell me again how Michelle Obama and most of Barack’s relatives are off limits, but this is fair game. I’d be FASCINATED to hear that one.

    J.

  3. Quaker in a Basement says:
    August 16, 2008 at 2:34 pm

    She owned a Buddhist priest? Who was more the 200 years old?

    That’s just mean. An old guy like that ought to be living comfortably in a monastery somewhere.

  4. juhar19 says:
    August 16, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    Willing to put her hand on the Bible? John McCain hit the jackpot with Cindy McCain. Why didn’t she try to get some real bucks from her current daughter-in-law,that McCain ran around with while married to her less fortunate ex-daughter-in-law.

    If this story proves to be true, McCain and his mother are pathetic.

  5. Jay Tea says:
    August 16, 2008 at 5:35 pm

    True enough, Quaker. That’s a potential Al Gore donor being held hostage.

    J.

  6. Quaker in a Basement says:
    August 16, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    Don’t you have anything to do, Mr. Tea?

  7. Oliver Willis says:
    August 17, 2008 at 12:29 am

    Yes, examining court documents a candidate has filed is exactly the same as calling Michelle Obama a black militant for not being a Stepford wife.

  8. Parthenon says:
    August 17, 2008 at 1:17 am

    white trash from the womb to the tomb

    Hailing from a large family that some would call “white trash,” and soon to be that family’s third college graduate, on behalf of all of them, I say – kindly piss off, and good day to you sir.

    Heaven forbid I’m ever stupid enough to run for public office. They’ll find out I didn’t recycle my plastics the third week of May in 2006, and about that C in fifth-grade language arts.

  9. Jay Tea says:
    August 17, 2008 at 5:42 am

    If this story was about Obama, we’d be told it is a “distraction” and scolded for not talking about “the real issues.”

    A 30-year-old lawsuit that never reached the courts is news, but Obama’s long-time relationship with Reverend Wright — who Obama honored in his book “The Audacity Of Hope,” chose to perform his marriage, and chose to baptize his children, who he repeatedly singled out as a great influence, whose church Obama attended for years — is irrelevant. Obama’s relationship with unrepentant terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn is also off-limits. Obama’s ties to Tony Rezko and Jack Abramoff’s firms are in the past. One of Obama’s first choices for his vice-presidential search committee was James Johnson, who played a role in the current subprime mortgage mess. Another close Obama ally is Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, who sat on the board of Countrywide, another contributor to that mess. And his last director of Muslim Outreach “resigned” after it came out that the guy had close ties to some folks who had raised money for Hamas.

    Those are all unworthy of discussion and attention, but these two old lawsuits that never made it to the courts are worth discussing? I understand you’re a partisan hack, Oliver, but need you be THIS transparent?

    J.

  10. Zython says:
    August 17, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    I just find it funny that a 50 year old John McCain needed his assets defended by his mommy.

  11. Scratch says:
    August 18, 2008 at 8:09 am

    Pretty weak stuff.