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McCain jokes: $5 million a year is a good definition of rich
crooksandliars.com - 8/21/2008
McCain jokes: $5 million a year is a good definition of rich
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When asked by Rich Warren last night how he would “define rich,” McCain did his very best to avoid the question and instead started rambling about the DNA of bears and Congress’ vacation time. Although he said “$5 million” jokingly, it’s pretty clear he didn’t want to offend the fat cat base of the Republican Party. This is pretty ironic coming from ...

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Firedoglake:  McCain’s Housing Crisis: He Can’t Remember How Many He Owns

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McCain’s Housing Crisis: He Can’t Remember How Many He Owns
Firedoglake — ... But we shouldn't judge him too harshly. After all, a 72-year old a man who wears $520 Italian loafers, owns a million dollar parking lot, thinks the baseline for rich is making $5,000,000 a year and whose wife is worth $100M really can't be expected to recall such petty details on the spot. Kudos to Team Obama for jumping all over this.  

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