John McCain is already on the outs with many of the Christofascists and Tea Party crowd in the Republican Party. Now, this folks will have yet another reason to engage in a spittle fleck rant. McCain's wife, Cindy will be acting in the play “8” written by Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black which deals with same-sex marriage and prohibitions in Arizona, California and other states.The Phoenix Business Journal notes the play and Cindy McCain's involvement:
Cindy Hensley McCain — the wife of U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and chairwoman of the Hensley & Co. beer distribution company — is slated to appear in a play next month at the Herberger Theater in Phoenix that supports same-sex marriage.
Some other notable Arizona political, media and business names are also in the play “8” which deals with same-sex marriage and prohibitions in Arizona, California and other states. The play gets its name from California’s Proposition 8 gay marriage ban.
John McCain opposes laws allowing gay marriage, while his wife has been a vocal supporter of same-sex marriages.
Hensley is the state’s largest Anheuser-Busch distributor. Mrs. McCain took over as chair and controlling owner of the Phoenix-based company in 2000 after her father, Jim Hensley’s death. She also has commercial real estate holdings in the Valley.
The Republican senator has said in the past that he and his wife, as well as his outspoken daughter Meghan McCain, have differing views on gay marriage. Cindy and Meghan McCain appeared in “No on Prop. 8” advertisements in 2008. The measure was passed by voters but was undone by a federal court. It is one of the same-sex marriage cases recently being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Christofascist commentary should be entertaining.
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