More Fun with the McCain Housing Crisis! State Coverage (NC)

[ultraist]

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The Obama camp has surrogates out in a number of states giving press conferences on McCain's housing crisis.

Here in North Carolina, Congressman Butterfield and State Rep Dan Blue held a press conference at the Obama For President HQ in Raleigh.

Here's what they said:

"Senator McCain is not in touch with the American people," Butterfield said.

"If you own so many that you can't keep up with them," Blue said, "then you ought to make an effort to see what regular people are going through."

McCain did not know how many houses he and his wife own, when asked by a Politico reporter. "I'll have my staff get back to you on that," McCain replied.

More on Congressman Butterfield: http://butterfield.house.gov/aboutgk.asp

And, Dan Blue: http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=House&nUserID=557

[mmonk]

1. Good 'ol WTVD. Thanks.

[ultraist]

2. Sure!

What a great way to get local coverage. Love it!

[jrockford]

3. Was he joking?

They editorialise that McCain joked that the rich are those who earn more than $5 million dollars a year. Most other reports I've heard say "McCain said" or "answered", they just said joked.

Was he joking? Did he, then, not even bother answering that question?

[IndependentDem]

4. good catch.

what a crock of shit.

[ultraist]

5. Yup. That's the corporate traditional media for you.

But, all in all it was great coverage and FREE AIR TIME for Obama's new ad.

Local coverage is so important.

[eagertolearn]

6. He answered and did his creepy laugh and smile. You're right...that was one of his many

non-answers of the evening. Rev. Warren never asked him to clarify a non-answer too. The whole mcCain part was a joke!!!!

[AlbertCat]

7. 5 million a year

As was pointed out on the Rachel Maddow Show, McCain's presidential salary, should he win, would not pay for his servants' salaries at his many houses.

[ultraist]

8. McCain spends $273,000 per year on household servants

McCain spends more on his servants each year than the 98% of Americans' annual income.

(Only 1.5% of Americans make over $250,000 per year).

How gluttonous.