McCain camp responds: Obama's rich too (McCain getting all confused)

[ProSense]

McCain camp responds: Obama's rich too

McCain spokesman Brian Rogers responds to the growing Democratic mockery of McCain's difficulty with a question about how many houses he has by returning to the talking point that it's Obama who's an elitist, citing his more recent wealth:

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? Does a guy who worries about the price of arugula and thinks regular people “cling” to guns and religion in the face of economic hardship really want to have a debate about who’s in touch with regular Americans?

The reality is that Barack Obama’s plans to raise taxes and opposition to producing more energy here at home as gas prices skyrocket show he’s completely out of touch with the concerns of average Americans.

Video: Five Million

[eleny]

1. Now McCain is on the defensive

About time.

[Botany]

2. This is one of the 10 the McCains own

[Kadie]

7. I have one like that.

I think I do. Not sure. I will check with my people and let you know.

:rofl:

[Mz Pip]

14. Sheesh

It's bigger than the elementary school my kids went to.

[Botany]

16. notice the nice grass?

That is a lot of water in the desert to keep that useless lawn.

That is a sign of a man who doesn't give a fuck about the environment.

[Mz Pip]

29. We're on

mandatory water rationing here in CA. With four people living in this house, me, Mr Pip and our two renters we use about 100 gallons a day. I wouldn't be surprised to learn McCain used 10 times that much on the lawn on that house alone.

What an arogant prick.

[blogslut]

33. Actually, isn't that the one they sold?

Cindy's childhood home. They sold it because it was too fancy, I think. How ironic.

[Gabi Hayes]

37. yep.....12 MILLION bucks!!!! here:

http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=cB_rEeO3Ccs&feature=related

[Pirate Smile]

3. $4 million is less then $5 million. Obama is middle class by McCain standards.

He also knows he only has one house.

[thewiseguy]

6. ...

:rofl:

[Kadie]

9. !

:rofl:

[redqueen]

23. Yup & Obama's not so elitist and out of touch that he thinks Americans won't pick lettuce for $50/hr

Does Obama have a private jet?

[LSK]

31. Obama campaign PLEASE SEE THIS RESPONSE!!!

[TwilightGardener]

4. Obama's not rich. He's middle class, by McMansion's standards.

[wilt the stilt]

5. Answer him today with

Let's have that discussion and point out McCain's net worth, private plane and 9 houses vs. student loans , humble backgrounds and earning their way to college through merit and needing loans to finace their way..

[jenmito]

12. He should also say...

the only reason he (Obama) earned $4 million last year was because of the book he wrote-not because of his wife's beer business fortune.

[Overseas]

8. Senators' net worth-- John S. McCain III is 8th, Obama is 67th.

Next question please.

http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00009638&year=2006

[Virginia Dare]

10. Does McCain really want to have a debate about dealings..

with convicted felons?

[DefenseLawyer]

15. Hell no he doesn't. There's blood in the water. n/t

[DangerousRhythm]

11. In Hawaii visiting grandma vs. several Keating funded vacations... YOU LOSE, MCCAIN.

What a dope.

[ladywnch]

13. Obama needs to use that..........5 million is rich......McCain said so........so, I'm NOT rich.....

McCain said so!

[Alter Ego]

17. Obama: "Yeah, I am--but I don't go around spouting that things

are hunky-dory, and my former economic advisor didn't call America a nation of whiners who were in a 'mental recession'."

[seasat]

18. The McCains spend about 1/2 of Obama's net worth each month on credit cards

They recent ran up $750,000.00 on credit cards according to their recent disclosures. This is not a discussion, they want to have. It's a pretty apples vs caviar comparison.

[Retrograde]

19. Private beaches in Hawai'i?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all Hawai'ian beaches accessible to the public, by state law? I know I've been to ones at some pretty swanky places I wasn't staying at.

For what it's worth, arugula (which I happen to like, but it's definitely an acquired taste) is in the same botanical family as collard greens - and broccoli, cabbage, radishes and turnips. Your plant trivia for the day.

[ProSense]

20. Good catch

State law requires all beaches remain accessible to the public, and counties must make sure the public can reach the beach in areas where private property dominates.

But the Iroquois Point Island Club, which rents homes to the public, can refuse access to its beach because it is on land belonging to the Navy. Military property is exempt from the state and county beach access rules. The Navy

more

You should consider a thread about this.

[Ichingcarpenter]

21. All Beaches are accessible to the Public by State Law

That was the law when I lived there.

[Ichingcarpenter]

22. Obama owns $1 million dollar house .. McCain owns $1 million parking lot +

10 places of residences

[americanstranger]

24. They're gonna re-brand Sen. Maverick right before our eyes.

I hope all the Anxious Democrats (TM) are watching.

Mark my words - McCain's negatives will be off the scale in two weeks.

They don't know what they're about to walk into. But I believe it can be termed 'a buzzsaw.'

Gobama.

- as

[uponit7771]

27. They have a good chance of doing this...fired up and ready to go!

[Diane R]

25. Does McCain REALLY want to discuss Hawaii vacations? *hint* He met Cindy Hawaii while married.

[Virginia Dare]

30. I really don't think McCain wants to discuss this at all..

but too late jack, game on. Will the real elite rich out of touch snob please stand up!

[uponit7771]

26. McCAIN IS ON THE DEFENSIVE!!! KEEP IT UP OBAMA!!!................100 dollars to Obama today!!

fired up, ready to go!!

[donco6]

28. Because Obama wrote a book that everyone read.

Versus the residuals of Keating 5 graft that paid for McCain's houses.

[blogslut]

32. Keep tripping over your own tongue, old man

I'm digging it

[ProSense]

36. It's inevitable. n/t

[Zynx]

34. Didn't the Obamas just pay off their student loans several years ago?

[renate]

35. how this family got labeled as "elitist" boggles the mind

Taking out student loans to pay for college and then achieving so much... aren't they pretty much living the ideal American success story? Isn't this what America is sort of supposed to be about--pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, working hard, and then being rewarded for your work?

In fact, didn't they do exactly what conservatives say everybody's supposed to be able to do?

[C_U_L8R]

38. Well according to McMansions himself

you need $5million before he'll consider anyone to be rich