salon.com - 8/22/2008
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What's most notable about John McCain's confusion over the number of homes he owns isn't merely that it demonstrates that, after running his campaign based on depicting Barack Obama as an out-of-touch elitist and himself as the all-American Everyman, McCain lives a life that is about as far removed from the Average American as one can get, and has done so for decades. What's notable is how ...
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Another Reason For the Freak-Out
Balloon Juice —
... The Republicans think they are the ones who own this line of attack. They realize that all the things they said in 2004 can come right back and bite them, as they apply just as fairly (or unfairly) to St. John (did you know he was a POW?). An example: ...
Elitist McPrivilege: 'Consuela! Where's my fucking scotch, you cunt?!'
WTF Is It Now?!? —
Gigolo Manly McMaverick hides behind the wealthy beerfrau's skirts, then tries to change the subject. McMansions: 'I forget how many homes we have, but some of them actually belong to my rich wife. I'll have one of my staff get back to you on that. Oh, and Black HUSSEIN Osama's a hippie Muslim Islamocommiedefeatoterristfistjabbingfascist whose pastor hates America and some guy he knows commited fraud.' 'What? Keating? Never heard of him. Jack Abramoff?? Sorry. ' ...
Inflation-- Another A Weapon The Rich Use Against America's Working Families
DownWithTyranny! —
... . And, as planned, the burden in America is falling right on the shoulders on American workers. No matter how much one quibbles over McCain's definition of "rich" as meaning someone who earns $5 million a year or more, inflation isn't likely to make him feel much pain-- even if its's policies that he's supported are the cause. According to his ...
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