Comments on: John McCain Adopted One Of His Children From Bangladesh

By: chappyreport

chappyreport — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:13:39 +0000

I wonder why the media never said anything about this...The news make McCain look like the grand wizard chappyreports last blog post..John McCain has a black child

By: Jan Z

Jan Z — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:28:36 +0000

I commend the McCain’s on this adoption. As a member of the international adoption communityfor over 30 years since I adopted a child from Vietnam, I find their process irregular. Usually you have the homestudy first and then are assigned a child. I am disappointed that as an adoptiove father, McCain did not sign the Joint Council’s letter to Sec. of State Condoleeza Rice that would aid prospective adoptive parents of children in Vietnam. To see supportors check http://www.jcics.org/vietnamadoption%20rice.pdf

By: Sheila

Sheila — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:42:53 +0000

Lita,
If you bothered to read the article. Both of the children had major health issues. There were not people flocking to adopt to dying children. Do you ever put aside your preconceived notions and use empathy, logic or possibly a little reading comprehension?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:45:06 +0000

1. I applaud the McCain’s for be willing to take a critically ill child. Obviously they were not acting as has been referred to earlier as “the ways that the weatlhy can get around the law”. I think if that were their motivation they would have adopted a healthy baby. I would also like to point out that they apparently went through the same intrusive drama we all have when adopting.

2. As foster/adoptive parents, we have been passed over for children of other races simply because we are caucasian. We live in a multi-racial neighborhood and have friends from many ethnic backgrounds. Sadly, many of these children have continued to sit in foster care with no forever family because we did not fit the criteria of the “perfect match”. However, we have successfully adopted three caucasian children and are in the process of adopting another out of the foster care system. I say if the fear is that a child won’t know his heritage, educate adoptive parents on fully embracing each child’s heritage while giving them a loving environment to grow up in. We have not tried to adopt internationally since we have been active in the foster care community for the past 14 years and see the need for people to adopt locally, so I am only speaking from one very local perspective. To clarify–I am absolutely not against international adoption, we have just chosen local adoption as what is best for our family.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:51:24 +0000

I think that last comment was unfair but I let it go through anyway.

From what I understand, the baby was dying. I don’t think there was a rush of people wanting to adopt her, know what I mean?

By: Lita

Lita — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:19:52 +0000

Cindy McCain went to Bangladesh, and impulsively took a baby home. And a second one home for her friend. Those of us who have been through all the legal, moral and ethical hoops to adopt internationally should be outraged at this. This is the worst example of disrespct for the adoption process, and the ways that the weatlhy can get around the law.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:41:27 +0000

Thank you SO much for sharing this!

I had no idea that the McCain’s had adopted a child. It’s refreshing to see someone in the political spotlight that’s btdt, and that actually agrees with other adoptive parents that the adoption process needs to change.

This article sure is something that won’t be mentioned on most news shows or daily papers.

By: Snafu Suz

Snafu Suz — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:37:32 +0000

I won’t be voting for McCain, but I absolutely applaud him for adopting and speaking out in favor of adoption. I didn’t know that about him – very cool.

I’m horrified, though, to hear he got THOUSANDS of calls telling him he should be ashamed of his daughter because she is dark-skinned. How awful!

I believe that there is a special place in hell for people like those.

No doubt. What makes me laugh is those very same people must be horrified right now – their only choices for president are a black man or a man with a black daughter.

Snafu Suzs last blog post..Diaper Debacle

By: Allison

Allison — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:24:22 +0000

Thank God for a man who is willing to speak out about adoption! I hope he can make things easier for people trying to adopt both domestically and internationally.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:01:45 +0000

There's a difference between individuals disapproving and organizations having policies. Shannons last blog post..Dies Irae