Hatred for McCain has bred a whole lot of lies, and the weight lie is a whopper. Ted Samplely (something like "Sampley") is one of the original smear artists.
Okay, since no one has provided a legitimate source for the weight gain, I'll file it as a rumor. Understand that I took John McCain at face value for years, thanks to MSM. Heck, I knew they were lying half the time, but until I got online, I didn't know how bad they were lying.
Does Ted Sampley have a motive to smear McCain?
He betrayed the POWs left behind in VN.
His blaming of the Christian Coalition for his loss in the primaries, and various other backstabbing of our President does not give him the high moral ground.
Nothing 'Christian' about McCain's lack of principles.