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politico.com - 8/21/2008
McCain camp responds: Obama's rich too
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McCain spokesman Brian Rogers responds to the growing Democratic mockery of McCain's difficulty with a question about how many houses he has by returning to the talking point that it's Obama who's an elitist, citing his more recent wealth: Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion ...

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McCain: Obama Is Rich Middle Class Too!
Obsidian Wings — ... by hilzoy The McCain campaign responds: "Does a guy who made more than $4 million last year, just got back from vacation on a private beach in Hawaii and bought his own million-dollar mansion with the help of a convicted felon really want to get into a debate about houses?" I thought that people who only make $4 million a year are still comfortably part of the middle class, according to John McCain. Of course, John McCain made even less than that last year, and since his definition of 'rich' conveniently ...

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