Lifestyles of the 2008 Presidential Candidates

John McCain, Republican

According to Architectural Digest, Senator John McCain and his wife, Cindy, live with their family in a southwestern-style residence in Phoenix. "My husband's favorite part about the house is probably the casual style of it," remarks Cindy McCain. "The feel is very comfortable, and he enjoys that, because he's not a formal person." The piano in the entrance hall (pictured left, bottom) is from the Hassayampa Inn in Prescott, Arizona.



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More McCain Residences

Two more McCain residences include this 6,500-square-foot, glass-walled condo with three terraces. It is in a recently built high-rise called 2211 Camelback. (top photo)

During the work week when McCain is in the nation's capital he resides in this three-bedroom, 2.5-bath condo of 2,100 square feet in the Crystal Gateway complex near Reagan National Airport.(bottom photo)



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Barack Obama, Democrat

Obama has a large, stately brick home on Chicago's South Side with an estimated value of $1.9 million. The Chicago Tribune describes it as a "96-year-old Georgian revival home that has four fireplaces, glass-door bookcases fashioned from Honduran mahogany, and a 1,000-bottle wine cellar."

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What McCain Drives

John McCain drives the popular Cadillac CTS.

In a Washington Post article from 2004, Mark Leibovich says, "John McCain drives like he lives: with conviction, impatience and a willingness to cross dividing lines."

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What Obama Drives

Obama drives a Ford Escape hybrid and the Chrysler 300C.

In May 2007, CarandDriver.com criticized Obama, saying: "(Obama) comes to Detroit and blasts automakers about the need to build more-fuel-efficient cars and then drives off in his personal Chrysler 300C?"

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Obama's Favorite Quote

"The Arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." Martin Luther King.




Next: McCain's Family

McCain's Family

McCain comes from a military family where both his father and grandfather were U.S. Navy admirals. He has been married twice. His current wife Cindy is 17 years his junior. McCain has seven children including a 15-year-old adopted daughter from Bangladesh.

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Obama's Family

Obama and his wife Michelle have daughters Malia (9) and Sasha (6).





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Their Astrological Signs

John McCain: Virgo

Barack Obama: Leo

(Source: Votesmart.org)





Next: McCain's Hobbies

McCain's Hobbies

According to votesmart.org, McCain enjoys sports, hiking, fishing, boxing, basketball, football, baseball, history and spending time as a barbecue grill chef.



Next: Obama's Hobbies

Obama's Hobbies

In his spare time, Obama enjoys basketball, writing and loafing with his kids.



Next: Their First Jobs

Their First Jobs

John McCain: Naval Aviator, U.S. Navy

Barack Obama: Community organizer with a church-based group seeking to improve living conditions in poor neighborhoods

(Source: Votesmart.org, U.S. News & World Report, Barackobama.com)




Next: McCain's Church

McCain's Church

According to an article in the Associated Baptist Press, "John McCain has a deep and personal Christian commitment despite his reluctance to speak publicly about it, according to the man McCain calls his pastor. Dan Yeary, pastor of North Phoenix Baptist Church, described the Arizona senator and his wife, Cindy, as 'very unobtrusive' people who don't seek special attention when they are able to come to worship. McCain, a lifelong Episcopalian, has been attending the Southern Baptist-affiliated church in Phoenix for at least 17 years. But the presumptive GOP presidential nominee has neither officially joined the congregation nor been baptized."

Next: Obama's Church

Obama's Church

On Saturday, May 31, Barack Obama resigned from the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. The resignation came days after a visiting Catholic priest mocked Hillary Clinton there, and after his minister of about 20 years, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, drew unwanted attention as videos of his fiery and controversial sermons surfaced.



Next: Personal Hereos

Their Personal Hereos

John McCain: Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater

Barack Obama: Martin Luther King Jr., Mohandas Gandhi, Pablo Picasso, and John Coltrane

(Source: Votesmart.org)





Next: McCain's Youth

McCain's Childhood

The son and grandson of distinguished Navy admirals, John McCain was born in Panama in 1936. At that time, the Panama Canal was under American control and his father was stationed there. In 1951, the family settled in Northern Virginia, and McCain attended Episcopal High School, a private preparatory boarding school in Alexandria. In high school, he excelled at wrestling. When asked his best and worst grades or subjects at school, he has said, "I never got good grades."

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Obama's Childhood

Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. His father was an economist from Kenya and his mother was an anthropologist from Kansas. In a third-grade essay Obama said he wanted to become president. The Illinois senator, graduated from Harvard Law where he was the first African-American editor of the Harvard Law Review.

(Source: NYTimes.com, ChicagoTribune.com)


Next: Favorite TV Shows

Their Favorite TV Shows

John McCain: '24,' 'Seinfeld'

Barack Obama: 'SportsCenter,' C-SPAN

(Source: Votesmart.org)







Next: Favorite Books

Their Favorite Books

John McCain: 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' (Photo courtesy of Amazon.com)

Barack Obama: 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X'; 'Song of Solomon' by Toni Morrison; 'Moby Dick'; Shakespeare's tragedies; 'Parting the Waters'; 'Gilead' by Robinson; 'Self-Reliance' by Emerson; The Bible, Lincoln's collected writings

(Source: Votesmart.org)

Next: Favorite Food

Their Favorite Food

John McCain: Chocolate ice cream, pizza with pepperoni and onions, baby-back ribs

Barack Obama: (to cook) Chili

(Source: Votesmart.org, Slate.com)







Next: Favorite Movies

Their Favorite Movies

John McCain: 'Viva Zapata,' 'Letters From Iwo Jima,' 'Some Like It Hot'

Barack Obama: 'Casablanca,' 'Godfather I and II,' 'Lawrence of Arabia,' 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'

(Source: Votesmart.org)







Next: Favorite Musicians

Their Favorite Musicians

John McCain: Chuck Berry, Roy Orbison

Barack Obama: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Johann Sebastian Bach (cello suites), and The Fugees

(Source: Votesmart.org, Facebook.com)





Next: Favorite Fitness Activity

Their Favorite Fitness Activity

John McCain: Hiking

Barack Obama: Basketball

(Source: Associated Press )







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