thinkprogress.org - 8/21/2008
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Last night, during his Saddleback Church presidential forum, Pastor Rick Warren asked both Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) to “define rich.” With regard to tax brackets, “where do you move from middle class to rich?” Warren asked. Obama said, “if you are making $150,000 a year or less, as a family, then you’re middle class.”
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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 ...
$100 Million Man McCain: Rich Not Defined by Income
Crooks and Liars —
... revealingly joked about his backers at the 2000 Al Smith Dinner. “This is an impressive crowd - the haves and the have-mores,” Bush said, adding, “Some people call you the elites; I call you my base.” With his own quip Saturday night that “$5 million” is his definition of rich,” ...
McCain’s Housing Crisis Worsens; Campaign Responds With References To Vietnam, Hawaii, 9/11
Firedoglake —
... while tossing in the fact that the Obamas made $4 million last year. Ooops. They forgot that McSame had previously defined that income as middle class. ...
Politics Is Personal, And Obama Ad Hits That Note On Economy
Firedoglake —
... Because America cannot afford more McSame. We're sick and tired of being trickled on and taken for a golden parachute corporate socialism ride.
Obama isn't perfect, but I simply cannot vote for McCain, who has lobbyists doing business on his campaign bus and who seemingly has no concept how real people live day to day. Joe Biden got this right: "I could walk from here to Lansing, and I wouldn't run into a single person who thought our economy was doing well, unless I ran into John McCain." ...
Wall Street. Main Street. Why No Mention of Side Streets and Alleys?
Daily Kos —
... Of course, "middle class" itself has lost meaning over the years. For some presidential candidates, the dividing line is $5 million, and while that was meant as a joke, sort of, plenty of politicians have put the figure at an income of around $200,000 or better, which only 2 percent of the populationwhen, in fact, the national median income is just over $50,000. Those at $200,000 or better are in the top 2 percent. ...
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The candidates define ‘rich’
thecarpetbaggerreport.com 8/17/2008 — At last night’s forum at Saddleback Church, the Rev. Rick Warren asked a nearly identical set of questions to Barack Obama and John McCain, but one of the more memorable inquiries was just two words: “Define rich.”
Obama started ...
McCain’s definition of ‘rich’ illustrated.
thinkprogress.org 8/22/2008 — During the Saddleback Church presidential forum on Saturday, when Pastor Rick Warren asked both Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to define where “you move from middle class to rich,” McCain reflexively joked, “ How about $5 million? ” ...
McCain doesn't know how many houses he owns —
BlueNC - The people's think tank
I'm not sure if this is a problem of being too rich, marrying into a family that is too rich and not feeling it is yours, or being old. But, John McCain doesn't know how many houses he and his wife own.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he wasn't sure ...
Obama skewers McCain over definition of ‘rich’ —
Political Animal
Following up on an item from the other day, the Rev. Rick Warren asked Barack Obama and John McCain the same two-word question at Saturday night’s at Saddleback Church: “Define rich.”
After teasing Rick Warren a bit about his book sales, Obama explained that if he were elected, those who make $150,000 or less will see a tax cut under his administration, and those making ...
McCain jokes: $5 million a year is a good definition of rich —
Crooks and Liars
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 ...
What? John Rich isn't good enough for McCain? —
Daily Kos
Republicans do a lot of complaining about liberals in the entertainment industry...but when campaign season rolls around, they're never shy about using those people's music as theme songs. From Ronald Reagan and "Born in the USA" to George W. Bush and "Still the One," there's a rich tradition of Republicans being called out by Democratic musicians unthrilled at seeing their work used to ...
McCain jokes: $5 million a year is a good definition of rich —
Crooks and Liars
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 ...
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