McCain Doesn't Remember How Many Houses He Owns
huffingtonpost.com 8/21/2008 — John McCain said in an interview with Politico on Wednesday "that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own."
"I think -- I'll have my staff get to you," McCain said. "It's condominiums where -- I'll have them get to you."
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Dems Pounce on McCain Admission He Doesn't Know How Many Houses He Owns
voices.washingtonpost.com 8/21/2008 — By Michael D. Shear SEDONA, Ariz.-- Sen. John McCain said in an interview that he did not know how many houses he and his wife own, a comment that Democrats immediately seized on as evidence that the Republican nominee is out of touch with the ...
John McCain’s Houses
outsidethebeltway.com 8/21/2008 — How rich and out of touch with ordinary American working stiffs is John McCain? Why, he doesn’t even know how many houses he owns!
This story, published by The Politico, is now the top story on Memeorandum.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in ...
Flashback: McCain didn’t know what kind of car he drove.
thinkprogress.org 8/22/2008 — As we noted earlier, Climate Progress’s Joe Romm wondered what the carbon footprint of Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) numerous houses might be. Asking the same question, the global warming deniers at the National Review — in an effort to ...
Now Who's Effete?
time-blog.com 8/21/2008 — Chester, Virginia
Obama today at a "discussion on the economy" here latched on to McCain’s recent comments to Politico when asked about the number of houses McCain has.
John McCain was asked recently: How many houses do you have?
And he said, “I’m ...
Obama Tears Into McCain For Houses Remark
huffingtonpost.com 8/21/2008 — Barack Obama lashed into John McCain during a campaign stop in Virginia on Thursday, ridiculing the presumptive Republican nominee for being painfully out of touch on the economy and not even knowing how many houses he owns.
"Yesterday, [John ...
X Houses + One Parking Lot
hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com 8/21/2008 — The Dem-fueled flap about John McCain 's inability to recall how many houses he and his wealthy wife own could be punctuated with this tidbit:
The McCains also claim a family ... parking lot. Gasp! A pricey parking lot at that. It's valued at more ...
Obama Paints McCain as Wealthy and Clueless
voices.washingtonpost.com 8/21/2008 — By Howard Kurtz The Ad: Maybe you're struggling just to pay the mortgage on your home. But recently John McCain said, "The fundamentals of our economy are strong." Hmm. Then again, that same day, when asked how many houses he owns, McCain lost track ...
Obama Jumps on McCain House Comment
voices.washingtonpost.com 8/21/2008 — By Anne E. Kornblut RICHMOND, Va. -- As part of an increasingly aggressive effort to redefine his opponent, Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday morning seized on a new remark by Sen. John McCain that he does not know how many houses he owns. "Somebody asked ...
The Housing Question
corner.nationalreview.com 8/21/2008 — Here is the actual exchange between McCain and the Politico interviewer (click here for audio):Politico: How many houses do you and Mrs. McCain have?
McCain: I think, uh, I'll get, I'll have my staff get to you and talk to you about that, it's ...
Eric Schmeltzer: Senator Complain: "But They're My Wife's Houses!"
huffingtonpost.com 8/22/2008 — Holy Majoly! Is this an SNL skit?
A McCain spokesman, on the whole issue of John McCain owning seven or eight houses, shoots back to Marc Ambinder , "Obama's charges "attack Cindy. She owns the homes. I thought he said the wives were off-limits."" ...
Houses
washingtonmonthly.com 8/22/2008 — In my ideal world, the fact that John McCain cannot remember how many houses he has would not be a very big deal. It does make it clear just how wealthy he and his wife are, and it raises the...
All the Pretty Houses: The Mystery of McCain's McMansions
majikthise.typepad.com 8/23/2008 — In fairness to John McCain, nobody else knows how many houses he owns, either. The smart money's on somewhere between eight and eleven with estimates ranging as high as nineteen--depending on whether guest houses count as houses and whether you want ...
Dems Open Major Populist Offensive Over McCain's Houses Gaffe
feedproxy.google.com 8/22/2008 — The Democrats are going after John McCain over some choice quotes he gave in a Politico interview on the subject of wealth -- lines that could seriously undermine his attempts to cast Barack Obama as the man living a "grand" lifestyle.
The DNC is ...
McCain can’t remember how many homes he owns
crooksandliars.com 8/22/2008 — Only non-elitists have trouble keeping track of all their multi-million dollar houses .
Politico : (audio available here )
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, ...
Barack Obama Rips McCain for His Houses —
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog
From Matt Drudge
Barack Obama is up with a new ad that exploits a McCain statement that he did not know how many houses he owned.
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own.
“I think — I’ll have my staff get to you,” McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. “It’s ...
how many average americans do you know —
skippy the bush kangaroo
who are clueless as to how many houses they own? sen. john mccain (r-az) said yesterday in an interview with politico that he did not know how many houses he and his wife cindy own. “i think — i’ll have my staff get to you,” mccain said. “it’s condominiums where — i’ll have them get to you.” his staff has since said “the correct answer is at least four,” but the mccains actually own 7 houses . ...
McCain Can't Remember How Many Houses He Has —
Daily Kos
No, really . Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own. "I think — I'll have my staff get to you," McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. "It's condominiums where — I'll have them get to you." Granted, McCain has a lot of houses, but even the highest estimates are like a dozen. That's not some ...
McCain Doesn’t Know How Many Houses He’s Got —
PoliGazette
A new day, a new outrage. It seems that Senator John McCain is not quite sure how many houses he and his wife, who comes from a very rich family indeed, own.
When asked about it in an interview with Politico McCain answered: “I think — I’ll have my staff get to you. It’s condominiums where — I’ll have them get to you.”
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People Who Live in Seven Glass Houses…. —
Political Punch
CHESTER, VIRGINIA -- Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, just hit Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., for a Politico interview in which he said he wasn't sure how many houses he has. Asked how many houses he and his wife Cindy own, McCain...
McCain Unsure How Many Houses He Owns —
Drudge Retort
John McCain said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he owns with his wife Cindy. "I'll have my staff get to you," McCain told Politico. "It's condominiums where -- I'll have them get to you."
Counting houses —
Ben Smith's Blog
John McCain was unsure in an interview with my colleagues Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin how many houses he owns -- and the response offers the Obama campaign a chance to take Chuck Schumer's advice and try to paint McCain as an out-of-touch rich guy.
"This story about John McCain losing track of how many houses he owns is a telling moment that helps to explain why he still thinks ...
McCain Doesn’t Know How Many Houses He Owns —
Oliver Willis
He’s not like us .
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own.
“I think — I’ll have my staff get to you,” McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. “It’s condominiums where — I’ll have them get to you.”
My eight houses —
Citizen Crain
No, I'm not mocking Senator John McCain. There was a point in my life when I owned eight houses and the only reason I bring this up is that some of the criticism leveled against McCain for his seven houses...
Defying the forces of shame? —
Classical Values
After having been castigated for being uncertain about exactly how many houses (or how much real estate) his wife owned, John McCain has now spoken up in his own defense. I was delighted to see that he took issue with...
McCain Didn't Know What Car He Drove Last Year —
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
As we noted earlier, Climate Progress's Joe Romm wondered what the carbon footprint of Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) numerous houses might be. Asking the same question, the global warming deniers at the National Review -- in an effort to attack McCain for having a climate change plan -- dug up a 2007 interview revealing he knew neither how many houses he owned nor what car he drove.
All The Comforts Of McCain’s Home(s) —
Firedoglake
So, John McCain went to sleep last night -- in which of his many luxury houses , you ask? Dunno, and neither does he. Neither does his campaign :
McCain's campaign says the Arizona senator has four residences: condos in Phoenix, Arlington, Va., and Coronado, Calif., and a house in Sedona, Ariz. All are owned by his wife, Cindy, and their children, who also own eight other residential ...
Chutzpah, Thy Name is John McCain —
The Anonymous Liberal
John McCain put a new ad out today attacking Barack Obama on taxes. It begins with a narrator intoning: “Celebrities don’t have to worry about family budgets, but we sure do.” We? Really? This coming from a guy who, just the day before, couldn't remember how many houses he owned. Maybe he's referring to his budget for household servants , "which went from 184,000 in 2006 to $273,000 in 2007 , ...
USA Today: McCain has a dozen properties. So, he's up to 12 houses —
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
The total keeps rising : McCain's campaign says the Arizona senator has four residences: condos in Phoenix, Arlington, Va., and Coronado, Calif., and a house in Sedona, Ariz. All are owned by his wife, Cindy, and their children, who also own eight other residential properties. Those include four other houses at the 15-acre Sedona spread and four more condos, according to real estate records ...
McCain Launching Multipronged Counterattack On Obama Response —
The Moderate Voice
If you thought you saw negative campaigning up till now, to use a phrase made famous in the 1980s by Ronald Reagan and in the 1920s by singer Al Jolson: “You ain’t seen nothing yet.”
On a day when Republican John McCain got pounded in an ad by rival Democratic Senator Barack Obama for not knowing the number of houses he owned, the McCain campaign is sending out signals ...
Houses —
Political Animal
HOUSES....I have to say that the McCain campaign's response to the "how many houses does he have?" dustup really has been hilarious. Roundup here. Most bizarre response here:"This is a guy who lived in one house for five and a...
Fox Totally Misrepresents the Issue of McCain Not Knowing How Many Houses He Owns —
News Hounds
As everyone this side of a hole in the ground knows, in an interview yesterday with Politico, John McCain said he's " unsure how many houses he owns ." The significance of that is (1) how out of touch with everyday life is a person who doesn't know the answer to that question and (2) if McCain doesn't know the answer to that question, does he have the mental capacity to deal with the myriad ...
McCain Owns 4, I Mean 7, Err, 8 Houses —
The Great Plains Observer
Ok now things are getting interesting.
McCain has been hitting Obama from day one for being an elitist and out of touch with us middle class folks so when the number of houses he owned came into play, the campaign went into damage control. And as I have documented several times, when the McCain...
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