McCain spoke on both the opening and final nights of the early September 2008 Republican National Convention . On the first night , truncated due to national attention regarding Hurricane Gustav , she appeared with First Lady Laura Bush to deliver short remarks encouraging support for hurricane relief efforts along the Gulf Coast , and on the last night , she introduced the seven McCain children and spoke about how her husband 's love for his country had been passed on to them . In October 2008 , she increased the intensity of her public remarks against Obama 's candidacy , speaking with surprising vitriol in accusing the Obama campaign of being the dirtiest in history and saying of his position against a war-funding bill , " The day that Senator Obama cast a vote not to fund my son when he was serving sent a cold chill through my body . " The stresses of the campaign caused the McCain 's weight to fall under . On November 4 , 2008 , she fought back tears in an appearance as the McCain campaign reached its final day and subsequent loss to Obama
2008 Republican National Convention
2008 Republican National Convention
Cindy McCain