McCain Response to Florida Democratic Video

"It is profoundly disappointing to see surrogates for Barack Obama attacking Cindy McCain, particularly after Obama himself claimed that 'families are off limits' and pledged to 'speak out against' attacks on spouses in this campaign. If Barack Obama expects the American people to believe he is a man of his word, he has a personal responsibility to condemn this ad." --McCain Communications Director Jill Hazelbaker

In June 2008, Barack Obama Said "Families Are Off Limits" And Pledged To "Speak Out Against" Anyone Who Made Mrs. McCain A Campaign Issue. "So the fact that people have tried to make her a target, based essentially on a couple of comments in which she was critical of what's happening to our American dream and the enormous difficulties that people are experiencing -- the difficulties that she hears directly as she is traveling across the country, I think is really distressing. And you know I've said publicly before, and I'll say it again - I think families are off limits. I would never consider making Cindy McCain a campaign issue, and if I saw people doing that - I would speak out against it. And the fact that I haven't seen that from John McCain I think is a deep disappointment." (David Brody, "Exclusive: Obama Expresses 'Deep Disappointment' In McCain's Silence On Wife Attacks," CBN's Brody File Blog, Posted 6/17/08)