thinkprogress.org - 8/21/2008
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In an interview with Politico yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was stumped when asked “how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own.” “ I think — I’ll have my staff get to you ,” replied McCain. Though his staff says “the correct answer is at least four,” the McCains actually own 10 houses .
McCain’s out-of-touch response recalls his answer ...
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New Obama Ad: 'Seven'
Blah3 Feed —
Think of it as a gentle reminder to McCain, who just can't remember how many houses he his wife owns. Addendum: McCain spokesman Brian Rogers responds, and tries to wedge every single stupid point McCain (and Hillary!) has been hammering for months into one sentence: 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 ...
McCain Couldn’t Count High Enough To Figure Out How Many Houses He Owns
Oliver Willis —
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* The Average Family’s Home Is Worth $217,800. According to a report by the National Association of Realtors, the average sale price for American homes in the final quarter of 2007 was $217,800. [National Association of Realtors, "Single Family 4th Quarter 2007,"
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Matt Yglesias ponders the Millionaire McCain Ranch House dilemma.
Did you know? John McCain says that some billionaires are poor!
The Obama campaign on John McCain’s seven (we ...
Bipartisan Agreement
Matthew Yglesias —
... John McCain, somewhat on the defensive over thinking that people pulling down seven figure incomes are middle class, said something similar adding in a riff about poor billionaires: ...
Obama's house vs. McCain's pretty little shoes
Nitpicker —
... Once again, McCain has chosen to side with the poor little billionaires like his sugar mommy--the man actually said that sometimes billionaires are poor--but Obama is actually working against his own self-interest to give more money back to the average American taxpayer. ...
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Did McCain just hand the Dems something to hammer him on regarding his own "celebrity"? In an interview with Politico, he couldn't correctly answer the question of how many homes he owns. (A Dem source emails First Read that McCain has 10 homes.) ...
Dems jump on McCain's house gaffe —
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Watch Kaine on American Morning.
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