When the presidential candidates talk about "family" do you feel they are talking to you?

Question

Because they tend to imply a "biological" family.

Answer 1

McCain has adopted.  So when he says family he includes both communities, biological and adoption.

Answer 2

I do have family...in fact I have two families.  Be that as it may, I never think that candidates are talking to real people.  So, no.  I do not think they were talking to me.  By the way, McCain's new VP candidate is an amom.  

Answer 3

Family is family regardless if you are adopted or not. As a matter of fact, biologically families can not feel like families sometimes too.  Why would you even ask this question,  unless you yourself doubt that people think adoption makes someone family.

Answer 4

Their intentions weren't that, and I didn't take it like that.  Quite frankly, anyone who says either of my kids aren't mine (adopted or bio), would be saying fighting words!

I do try to share my adopted one with his 1st mom, however, she doesn't bother to come around unless she wants or needs something.

Answer 5

I've never felt that they only implied a biological family...  on the other hand, they definitely imply LEGAL family.  That can be hard on people who have few ties that are "technically" family.  FMLA, for instance, won't let a close friend take off work to help you out if you get seriously injurred - even if you have lived lives closer than most sisters for YEARS.  

However, like many others, I think they are so sorely out of touch with reality that it hardly matters.  They aren't talking to me!  They don't give two figs about me.  If they passed me on the street, they wouldn't bother to answer my questions.  

I think that anyone running for office should have to draw 30 names out of the last census, and spend one month living a day in the life of each of those people.  Then maybe they'd really get a better idea of what this country needs.  

Answer 6

Yes I do. Family is family. Blood lines don't necessarily make a family.  I don't see where you think they  "tend to imply biological".

Answer 7

No, I don't.  Maybe that's just me but I feel that they are BOTH so removed from the thinking and feelings of a 'regular' American that it means nothing in my personal life -- including discussions of "family".

It's interesting to me, as an adopted person in reunion with my natural family, that my adoptive family is *staunchly* in support of one candidate and my natural family (all parts -- even though not connected to each other) are *staunchly* in support of the other.

Personally, if I thought it would do any good, I'd go with 'Column C' -- neither.

As to the answer that mentioned McCain had adopted -- that's true.  CINDY McCain adopted, not JOHN McCain.  I mean, yeah, he was on the 'papers' too, but there are two different versions of their daughter, Bridget's, adoption floating around and in NEITHER of them does John McCain actually participate in the decision to adopt.

In one version, he is informed via a phone call from his wife that she is travelling home with his "new daughter".  In the other version, he is met at their home in Arizona by his wife and Bridget, whereupon Cindy says, "Meet your new daughter."

Again, this is just my view on it...but I'm totally disgusted by the cavalier approach they took to adoption.  It's offensive.

Answer 8

They imply that? I didn't feel that way.