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She was 88 years old then; as of 2008 she is 96 years old. She has been presented to the media by [[John McCain]] as a way of defusing questions about his age of 72, which would make him the oldest person to be elected president for the first time.

She was 88 years old then; as of 2008 she is 96 years old. She has been presented to the media by [[John McCain]] as a way of defusing questions about his age of 72, which would make him the oldest person to be elected president for the first time.

In 2008, as it became apparent that [[John McCain]] would be the [[Republican]] nominee, his mother Roberta declared that [[conservatives]] would have to ''"hold their ass"'' while they vote for him. John was asked about this in an interview on the [[CBS]] Evening News:<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/04/eveningnews/main3789119.shtml One-On-One With John McCain]</ref>

In 2008, as it became apparent that [[John McCain]] would be the [[Republican]] nominee.

:[[Katie Couric]]: ''They'll support you even if, as your 95 year old mom, Roberta, said, they have to hold their nose while they're doing it?''

:[[Katie Couric]]: ''They'll support you even if, as your 95 year old mom, Roberta, said, they have to hold their nose while they're doing it?''