Submit a Story!
 White House Contenders Trade Economic Attacks After McCain Home Gaffe
White House Contenders Trade Economic Attacks After McCain Home Gaffe
Graphic of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who is under fire from Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for failing to be able to say how many homes and his wife, Cindy McCain, own.
Comments
Blog Reactions

People in Glass Houses-Gate
Political Punch — New McCain TV Ad Hits Obama Back -- on Rezko | Main People in Glass Houses-Gate August 21, 2008 7:59 PM Our World News story on Sen. John McCain's gaffe can be watched HERE or the ABCNews.com version is HERE . - jpt August 21, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (0) TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/433071/32630218 Listed below are links to weblogs that reference People in Glass Houses-Gate : User Comments Post a comment Remember personal info? Comments:

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Special Edition
Daily Kos — Special Edition of John McCain and his seven eight houses. Do not swim with sharks while you cut your own jugular. See what happens when you do: White House Contenders Trade Economic Attacks After McCain Home Gaffe (ABC) McCain said that he wasn't sure of how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own Obama doesn't let up on McCain's homes (MSNBC) In nearly every speech in recent days, he has argued that McCain doesn’t get what ordinary American are facing, reminding people of McCain advisor Phil Gramm’s comment about America being a "nation of whiners" and about ...

The Note: McCain Gaffe is Obama Gift
Political Radar — Stephanopoulos: Obama VP Announcement Friday Night? | Main The Note: McCain Gaffe is Obama Gift August 22, 2008 8:36 AM ABC News' Rick Klein reports in Friday's Note: An entirely fictitious memo that will be read some time before Sen. Barack Obama arrives in Springfield, Ill., on Saturday: To: Number Two From: Barack Obama Congratulations. You have agreed to be part of a historic campaign to save the country from more of the same with a vision to take us to a better place, via a new course for America. Enclosed you will find your poncho for Thursday night. Yes. We. Can. To make sure that we do, I thought I might provide a few ...

Related: how many homes does john & cindy mccain own?
The Ranch House Dilemma
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 8/21/2008 — I’ve seen a lot of liberals giving John McCain a hard time about not knowing how many homes he owns. But this is a genuinely difficult question to answer! There’s the case of his two-for-one condo in Phoenix, for example. And ...
McCain Doesn't Remember How Many Houses He Owns
huffingtonpost.com 8/21/2008 — John McCain said in an interview with Politico on Wednesday "that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own." "I think -- I'll have my staff get to you," McCain said. "It's condominiums where -- I'll have them get to you."  ...
How many houses does McCain own? None
hotair.com 8/22/2008 — Kenneth Vogel comes up with the answer at Politico that eluded John McCain in his earlier interview . The actual number of houses owned by McCain is … [...] Read the rest »
Eric Schmeltzer: Senator Complain: "But They're My Wife's Houses!"
huffingtonpost.com 8/22/2008 — Holy Majoly! Is this an SNL skit? A McCain spokesman, on the whole issue of John McCain owning seven or eight houses, shoots back to Marc Ambinder , "Obama's charges "attack Cindy. She owns the homes. I thought he said the wives were off-limits."" ...
McCain can’t remember how many homes he owns
crooksandliars.com 8/22/2008 — Only non-elitists have trouble keeping track of all their multi-million dollar houses . Politico :  (audio available here ) Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, ...
LOLz! Wingnuts Go Bonkers in Housing Hoard Spin!Daily Kos
The Great Republican Wizard, Karl Rove, fails to summon anything even remotely resonant: Rove: Remember the indignation that Senator Obama had when he said, 'They're attacking my wife. I'm never going to attack Cindy McCain.' Well, the issue is what does Mrs. McCain own? These homes are not Senator McCain's. They're Senator McCain's and Mrs. McCain's, bought with Mrs. McCain's money. ...
Why wasn't McCain prepared for the "house" question?AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
The brouhaha over Cindy McCain not being able to recall how many homes she owns started months ago. The blogs have written about it repeatedly. It's difficult to be that the McCain campaign wasn't aware that the number of McCain's homes was going to be an issue. Why wasn't McCain briefed on the issue and given a number? Or was he briefed and he couldn't remember, just as he hasn't been able to ...
Florida Dems Bash John, Cindy McCain’s WealthThe Page by Mark Halperin
Party crafts video mocking the couple’s homes and airplane, among other things— including clip of Cindy McCain praising private air travel. Click above to watch. McCain response: “If Barack Obama expects the American people to believe he is a man of his word, he has a personal responsibility to condemn this ad.”
Daily Digest: The One with Obama's VP Pick!techPresident
No, not really. The Web on the Candidates The Age of Instant Response Dawns: In the period between breakfast and dinner yesterday, John McCain's inability to total up the number of homes he and his wife Cindy own went from a story on Politico.com to a full blown campaign meme. The flames were fed by "Seven," a 30-second ad whipped together by the Obama campaign's press ...
John McCain Doesn’t Know How Many Homes He OwnsThe Moderate Voice
Republican Presidential nominee-to-be Sen. John McCain has just made a gaffe that will test whether Democratic party strategists are ready to contest the election or whether they will (a)be negative role models for future college political science students and/or (b)should be sued for negligence. Some of us can’t tell you know many pairs of socks we have, but McCain can’t ...
McCain's Former Estate Exposed By Inside Edition (VIDEO)The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Hot on the heels of Brave New Films' exposé of John McCain's many homes comes an Inside Edition report on he and Cindy McCain's swanky former estate -- completed with an MC engraved over the fireplace. Watch: More on John McCain <br style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9f3e6f5c9bf37ea19451132e891e72cc"><img alt="" style="border: ...