Wealthy elitist Snobama attacks wealthy elitist McCain
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We’re trapped in the Obama campaign’s Cone of Stupidity and we can’t get out. The latest Obama ad razzes McCain for not remembering how many houses he has. (But at least he knows how many states there are.)
Wealthy elitist Senator mauls wealthy elitist Senator. Snooze.
Yahoo! News is featuring the moronic gotcha story from Politico. And VP hopeful Tim Kaine is dutifully attacking McCain’s mental competence. You want gaffes that call into question mental competence, Gov. Kaine? Hello, Sunshine. Thank you, Sioux City. I see dead people. Iran poses no serious threat. 57 states. 10,000 killed. Etc, etc. etc.
From the McCain camp:
“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.” –McCain spokesman Brian Rogers
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I can’t believe I’m spending time on this! No offense AK! I didn’t say you said Obama’s ad was from Bush. I mean … what? Huh?
You said Bush did what Obama did — criticise his opponent for being rich. But that’s a lie. LIE, L-I-E. Some 3rd party criticized Kerry for being rich. Not Bush. No Bush entity criticized Kerry for being rich. Not Bush, not his campaign, but some 3rd party. On the other hand, the Obama campaign, that is Obama himself criticized McCain (and/or his wife) for being rich. Bush, didn’t criticize. Obama, did criticize.
Help me, I’m being sucked into a troll hole, and I can’t get out.
Of course you wouldn’t care. You benefit from abortion, as it removes all accountability for your actions. 40% of abortions are performed on black women.
It’s all about convenience, isn’t it?
You do know that he was a community organizer for the South Side of Chicago, right? That area ain’t exactly a “rich” community by any stretch of the imagination.
You can do a Google search if you’d like more details.
Now, what has McCain done?
If you say so…
Cindy McCain, though rich, has turned her life into service, especially service to the poor. McCain, his life is an open book. So what if they own 7 houses. They didn’t take from others to get what they have. Au contraire, the record shows they’re giving back to others. If words matter, “serve a cause greater than self-interest”.
Hmmmm, good question maybe we should ask his Brother.
Oh, you mean organize bake sales? If you bothered to read the previous comments on this thread, you might find info on the McCains’ charity work.
How are Cindy “Only Child” McCain’s half-sisters doing?
Actually, IMHO, and I’m not a theologin, “Thy shalt not covet” is a way of eliminating a certain type of evil. Jealousy is a type of pride. lucifer was jealous of God’s power, and set out to attain the same power. He vocalized that attempt when he told God he would set himself above God. He was prideful, and pride is the worst sin of all.
Home is where I hang my hat… So how many homes do I have? A more pertinent question being, does that make me a rich snob?
I’m also ten times richer since I married my second wife. I had nothing. Now I have the ten bucks she gave me.
Who knew? Now I’m a hoity toity, snob with I’m not exactly sure how many homes, and ten time richer. I bet St. Barry hates me too.
His Holiness, better not tell Warren Buffet, and John Soros what he thinks of them!
I wonder if George Obama eats Pizza. Then that would make it a Pizza Hut. I smell a commercial.
Of course John McCain doesn’t remember how many houses he has. He has some of them in storage at John Edward’s house in the basement.
This issue has a great irony – John McCain’s daddy was an admiral, so was his grand-daddy, so he’s never been poor.
By contrast, Obama is bi-racial, and the honest people on this site will acknowledge that bi-racial relationships in the 50’s and 60’s were met with deep hostility.
Also, Obama’s mama was on welfare, and he earned scholarships to go to the best schools – seems like his life is a celebration of the greatness of America.
And, McCain with the younger, blonde, 100 million dollar wife calls the man an elitist
Feels like McCain and the people who echo this line don’t live in a reality based world.
Snooze indeed.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Shame they won’t grow one when it comes to cutting back the socialism they and their Democrat accomplices put into place in this country.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
None of anyone’s business.
Yes.
As long as we honor their request to do it in a manner that maximizes their security.
The Libertarians.
None of these are issues. Sorry.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
I loves me some PJ O’Rourke!
National Lampoon magazine was never the same w/out him as Editor…
Another good read is ‘Parliament of Whores’.
Soooo , I guess the logical inference , Democrats, would be we should have a homeless guy as president . Maybe Obamas’ brother is the better candidate .I mean if more hoses is bad … none must be ideal !
As is often the case, it is not what is said, it is what is being said. This is the issue with McCain the Obama Camp thinks they can score points on? There are no other issues?
Politics of change? That slogan is dead. And this “issue” is all they have in their quiver? How pathetic! I see elementary kids on playgrounds with more maturity.
Pardon? Have you ever grown veggies? There are two varieties used, if you’re using cucumbers, ie “cuces” to make gherkins. But dill or sweet, the cuces are picked v.young. Like those pingpong ball size “new” potatos you find in bags in the store, they are “baby” veggies. No one “stunts” anything – nor is there any other torture of veggies going on by the Bush admin.
Of course, if you really firey peppers, regardless of variety, you have starve ‘em for water. I grow some nice & spicey!
We also can our own pickles. We use pickles, but also zuccinnis, too.
I’m not going to pretend like either candidate has a clue about the regular folks.
the most alarming thing about this type of ad is that it has ZERO to do with the issues facing the security and future of the USA and that some people who VOTE will think this is valuable information!
UGH
Hell, if he owns more than one house, he’s rich enough by my measure.
So this is how Obama hits back against McCain’s issues related assaults on him? With remarks on how many homes he owns?
lgm, you’re a fool if you think this is any sort of victory for Obama. It makes it look like he can’t hit back on any of the real issues. It makes him look petty and hypocritical.
Tim Kaine is repeating this attack, saying McCain could not count that high . Way to insult seniors/AARP . Brilliant campaign strategy .
Obama-hu-akbar!
It’s obvious that the Messiah has not heard the following sayings:
“Your mouth is writing checks that your body can’t cash” – Top Gun
“Your alligator mouth is overloading your hummingbird @$$”.
Yesterday’s comment about McCain not knowing who he is messing with, and now about the number of houses he owns (my bet is that most of them belong to Cindy, not John) is showing how desperate his campaign is right now…
hopefully the RNC is keeping copies of Barry’s “pontifications from the pulpit”.
As Sheriff Bart from Blazing Saddles would say “Can’t you see this is the last act of a desperate man?”
Let’s take a look at the lifestyles of both Obama and McCain. I don’t think either one of them lives like us common folks. So Obama should just shut-up about identifying with the common folks.
That $5 million comment was meant to be humorous, but Obama uses it as if it was a serious definition. He just can’t help looking stupid.
Regardless of whether I agree or not about relevance, factually speaking GWB does clear brush regularly on his ranch.
At least he did as of 1998, when we were stationed at Randolf AFB.
When people want to be alone w/their thoughts, they do different things. Some run, others bike, ride horses, fix auto engines, etc. GWB apparently does ranch work. I split wood. What of it?
The Democrats are really getting desperate if this is the best they got.
#120, McTenHomes is the hypocrite, with his 100 million dollar a year wife who bankrolls his political whims. Get real!
And people wonder why they’re called libtards?
When asked how many homes he owns, Juan should have said, “Hell, I don’t know — but ain’t capitalism grand?”
If there’s anything worse than an elitist, it’s an elitist with sub-average ability, and a record (where there is a record) of dismal failure. (RiehlWorld, via The Jawa Report)
Wonder no longer why BHO’s state legislature records and papers were not saved.
I expect UI Chicago to put up quite a fight before releasing the BHO documents they have.
All these revelations just before the Democratic Convention … are congratulations to Madame C., for a game quite well played, in order yet?
he shouldve said, hell, who cares, my wife paid for all of them cuz she’s rich b***h!
From the Obamessiah’s own mouth:
Doesn’t sound like his momma was poor, according to your boy.
atheling, do you wonder why you are a called a retardican?
As one of the have nots, I declare that I will NEVER vote for someone in a more envious position than I. How foolish is that? Someone is successful, so I should do what I can to see them fail?
That’s so … well … Leftist.
… and I’ll have none of it.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
So does that also negate anything Obama might say????
… and stupid.
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
It’s a shame McCain’s sister-in-laws won’t be in the family box at the convention.
mookie, what are you prattling about?
Elitist, snob, commoner, rich, poor, it makes no difference to me.
I’m looking for a freakin’ LEADER, not someone to hold the hand of little old ladies as they cross the street! I’m looking for someone who can assemble an effective and knowledgable team and guide them into providing him with the information necessary to preserve and protect the U. S. of A.!
Jezuuuusss! I can’t believe how some of you, on both sides, will argue the merits and detriments of Grey Poupon MUSTARD! It’s an F&&*^#*&^%^@ing condiment!
Russia is threatening war with NATO allies, is occupying a democratically-elected neighboring country and 9,000 times smaller, which happens to have an important oil pipeline running through it, and the Obama campaign wants you to focus on how many HOUSES John and Cindy McCain own? It’s reported that he’s got family members in some of them. Care to bet he (or Cindy) holds the paper so they can charge them lower interest on the loans, to help out THEIR FAMILY? What’s the big ZerO done for his youngest half-brother. Wasn’t his first book all about travelling overseas and meeting his extended family there?
I don’t want a regular guy in the White House! I want a freakin’ King Solomon who’s not afraid to divide a baby in front of two moms in order to determine who’s telling the truth. I want a guy who will take those 3 AM calls, and say something other than “Hey now, I think you both should just calm down and talk about this.” I want someone who will “spin up the Armed Forces” just to see who else in the world jumps when he does it. I want someone with the ‘nads to tell Putin to go suck on a noodle! I want someone to suggest to China that perhaps Russia is overextended and that now might be a good time to take back Siberia.
I want someone to tell NATO to get their sh!t together. If they don’t do anything then they’re not an alliance, they’re just a social club. AND, someone who will tell the EU to get off their @sses and start doing worthwhile work around the globe.
I want someone who will tell Congress to “get back to work, pronto!”. Someone who will tell Nancy Pelosi that leading the House is “not all what she wants”. They are there to take votes on legislation, to to prevent votes from being taken. I want someone who will use the party’s war chest to fund meaningful ads which expose the shallowness and inexperience of his opposition. Someone not afraid to call his opponent an “idiot” or a “clueless, moonbat-influenced Socialist-agenda peddler” and actually MEAN it!
In a politically-correct world, even the pot is afraid to call the kettle black for fear of what the other culinary tools in the kitchen will think! If that’s what this country has come to then I don’t know where I want to live, but it sure isn’t here!
I think the average person is going to respond to the whole house thing with a resounding, i don’t give a f$#%.
We already know McCain is rich. So what.
Please excuse the typo.
I will never vote for or against someone just because he/she is in a more or less enviable position than I …
Sometimes passion gets the better of me ya know?
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Hear Hear …
Unfortunately, in order to get that, you gotta vote write-in or third party.
Sad day in America, but it’s the truth.,
RWR
http://www.rightwingrocker.com
Cindy McCain has two half sisters she doesn’t acknowledge. I want a talk show with the two sisters and George Obama.
Cindy McCain has two half sisters she doesn’t acknowledge.
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And??
MOOKIE, I am waiting for a reason why I should care about McCains, wifes half sister…..
It doesn’t matter anymore as McCain can’t win. After all, Harry Reid said he can’t stand the guy.
sarc/
Here Sonofdy. I didn’t read it.
BTW-at the Saddleback Church Forum, I saw one possible leader on stage, and one possible bi-racial scapegoat… I’ll leave all of you to determine which was which.
Heh.
I don’t always have to agree with what the leader of our country does. Goodness knows I didn’t like some of the stuff that the last three Presidents have done. NAFTA, Lewinski, Gulf War I’s early conclusion, lack of border enforcement, etc. BUT, if said leader is willing to get up on stage and present his views clearly and succinctly, and is willing to take the heat for his decisions rather than to toss cronies “under the bus”, I will continue to respect such leaders.
And….how many houses you own has what to do with the issues. I though Barak Hussein Obama only discussed the issues. Like cut & run, raising taxes, infanticide, gay marriage, socialized healthcare. Looks like the same old politics as usual. Change my A$$!
Okay Mookie, I don’t see how the wife of one of the candidates lack of a relationship with a half sister she has hardly ever know has anything to do with anything really. It is interesting that the half sister in question is a democrat but aside from that I don’t see the point to the whole thing.
If Cindy’s half-sisters live in the US, it’s a sure bet they’re far better off than Big O’s poverty-stricken half-brother who lives in a Third World hovel on a dollar per month!
She might not LIKE her half-sisters, and that’s between her and them. Perhaps Obama doesn’t like his half-brother… but he certainly didn’t mind using his family’s story to sell books here, now did he?
Figured the half sister would be a Democrat. Glad I didn’t waste my time on that.
Well i figured there must be something there since mookie kept on harping on it but so far nada.
Spookie is a libtard.
Someone is off their meds today. I guess I shoulda used that /sarcasm tag, but I figured in this room, that wouldn’t be necessary.
A libtard who donated the max to McCain. Odd.
I think Cindy’s two half sisters have about as much relevance as Obama’s half brother that everyone is frothing over, which is say, none at all. The stuff about the houses, the argula, the half siblings..it all distracts from the bigger picture of who is more qualified. I don’t know why any political blog on either side who takes this election seriously wastes their time on crap like this. They’re all rich, they all b.s. about their pasts and they all have skeletons and that includes their wives. They’ve all said hundreds of stupid things over the course of their campaigns. There’s never been a candidate that hasn’t. So why does either side think any of this is important?
Got it. So you are wasting bandwidth. Thanks.
Why doesn’t anyone ask the Obama camp if this qualifies as a “distraction” from the issues that really matter?
Score one for Obama.
Everyone is used to liberal hypocrisy. A liberal attacking “Big Business” while simultaneously owning the largest Ketchup company on earth? Par for the course. A liberal earning $4,000,000/year while his brother earns $12/year? Yawn.
The trouble is that conservatives – and the people that sometimes swing that way – won’t stand for it. That’s why we don’t vote for scum who do it.
The trouble is, Johnny does it.
It’s not that he owns too many houses to remember; it’s that he owns too many houses to remember AND HE’S ATTACKING “BIG BANKS,” AND “BIG BUSINESS” AND “TOO MUCH PROFIT.”
Hypocrisy like that from a liberal isn’t news. From a guy who refers to everyone as “My friends” and discusses his “conservative values?”
BIG problem.
Sorry, gang, but Obama scores here.
Newsflash: we’re all wasting bandwidth on subjects like houses, arugula and $400 haircuts.
I agree with you here. Good point.
The Obama campaign needs to hit on more serious issues. This line of attack is beyond petty.
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Inaccurate and out-of-context or not, this was a stone-cold classic burn in retort. OUCH
Both of these guys are beyond rich. McCain is much richer. If the McCains woke up and had Obama’s wealth, they’d shoot themselves in the head. It doesn’t matter though. We don’t begrudge rich people in this country, do we? Both candidates have also said things that have come across as elitest. Sometimes rich people come across as elitest and out of touch. It doesn’t mean either candidate cares less about middle-class or poor Americans. Each candidate just has a different vision on how to help these Americans. This petty, gotcha, sniping has come from both sides, and although the media salivates about it, most voters could care less about these tactics. We care about the vision and policies. I don’t remember a time when politics were so corny and catty.
The real question regarding competence is if McCain has the competence to personally smack Obama around with these things or he’s gonna stick with the “speak no evil campaign” hangup.
It’s okay – and it’s part of the territory – to have a campaign flunkie toss out a bit snark now and then, but McCain will have to be willing to get in himself and mix it up some. e.g, he should demand Obama release the Ayers-Obama-Weathermen papers, keeping the terms “domestic terrorist” and “Obama” continually in front of the electorate – especially during the next week.
Neocon: I thought Mitt Romney went to BYU and then Harvard. I didn’t know he went to Yale but I might be wrong about that.
Anyone here want to trade 5 years in a vietnamese prison camp for McCain’s wealth?
just curious.
And the Kennedys are rolling in unearned, old money $$$$, MsJustice.
But so what? Good for anybody who is financially successful, especially moreso for those who have actually earned it themselves.
I didn’t know that was the price he paid to leave his wife and marry $100million trust fund baby.
Again, I don’t begrudge his wealth, but AJ what does the hostage situation have to do with this.? We get it, we honor and thank him, we………
What does one thing have to do with the other?
McCain is a liberal you can support. Nice to know.
Marc, I was referring to McCain’s 2000 campaign against Bush.
Obama represents “CHANGE”??? Playing class-envy? Looks to me like the same old dirty politics Americans are done with. Give me a break! This is really pathetic. This latest ad to me is an indication that Obama is in trouble. He doesn’t want to talk about the real issues because when he does he loses.
Enjoy focusing on the non-issues while you can Obama, because the real issues are waiting for you at the debates….good luck!!
What part of just curious don’t you get?
Having nothing to do, I dug up the following info. Cindy McCain owns around 7 abodes, but she and John hang their hats in four:
1. Cindy McCain had a stoke in 2004, so to lessen the burden on her, they sold the long-time family home in Arizona and moved to a high-rise condo nearby.
2. She inherited a condo in California that her parents bought in the ’70s, and she recently bought two condos nearby. They cannot live three condos in the same area–so relatives or friends must live in the other two.
3. They own a 15-acre “ranch” in Arizona. John McCain started building on the site 24 years ago and it is considered the “up north” family get-a-way.
4. They have a condo in Virginia, just outside DC, which they bought in the ’90s.
5. They bought a home (a loft) for their daughter. Should this count?
Now, if Obama hops to it, he, too, can live in 4 homes. All he has to do is take his millions (4 million from books last year, no doubt many more this year) and buy homes, instead of moving his stash into other investments. He’ll have to put in some “sweat equity” for the “up north” family get-a-way, but 24 years gives him plenty of time to continue the pattern of hitting the gym almost every day.
And, Mom, the irony that it’s a multimillionare who’s life is filled with shady deals (e.g. Rezko) who’s the one that’s playing class envy is “rich”. Good for a snort, though!
It’s you fault, AJ, you neglected to explain the Hanoi Hilton wasn’t owned by Paris’ family.
Cindy McCain had a stoke in 2004
Is that why McCain used her in that ad, Purplepeep?
My bad purp.
didn’t mean to get her panties in wad.
Purplepeep:
You missed the rest of my post, likely the next sentence after after the one you quoted. I agree, so what? It doesn’t matter.
Aj, I misstook your point. If we aren’t dealing in reality, I’ll play along. It is rather intersting. If you are asking a philosophical question to ponder, I’d say I’d rather not have the 100 plus million. It’s not worth whatever demons and disabilities McCain has had to go through. That’s my take.
Keep the money. What about you Mr. Curious?
Nope.
If you’re saying that it’s absurd for a wealthy poltician to attack another wealthy politician for having some extra bucks, we are indeed in agreement, MsJustice.
I was addressing more maybe a larger point. Not just the silliness of Obama trying to play the class-envy card here, but the notion of hating people because they’ve worked to earn more money than someone else.
But I think it’s okay for us po’ folks to feel a touch of normal human envy and maybe pick up a lottery ticket or visit an Indian casino now & then with a dream to “even the score”.
– Mookie
Yep. Which is about how much relevance any attack on McCain about wealth from Obama has. None at all.
Mcsnob and Snobama, 2 elitists that pander.
sonofdy said:
Wrong, it was McCain who didn’t know how many houses he has.
rplatt said (#80):
Please. Obama may be liberal, but he does not believe in abolishing private property (please don’t say this is the same as taxation). He doesn’t believe religion is the opiate of the masses.
OK John, since you think you know everything about my political preferences, here’s a challenge for you: find a single post of mine that says I support Obama or supported any of the other Democratic candidates, or came out in favor of abortion or illegal immigration. The only thing that I support that you would consider liberal is gay marriage. That’s it. I support the WOT, am a proud gun owner, support concealed carry, have no problem bringing prayer back into school, etc, etc. So you go ahead and find all those “libtard” posts I’ve made. I’ll sit right here and wait. You might want to get a snack and get comfy. It’s going to take you a while.
McCain Knows exactly what asset’s he has and doesn’t have, it was a polite way of saying….
“None of your Flippin business!”
Sorry Mookie, I might have been thinking of a different poster. My bad. Back to Mookie status.
As you can see by now, most of the houses are Cindy’s. Either by investment or inheritances.I bet if you asked Warren Buffet or Bill Gates to list all there real estate holding in 5 minutes, would probably be able to nail them big time for all the stuff they leave out.
Plus who cares if he doesn’t know how many houses he owns.. That’s why he has account’s for. To keep track of stuff like that.
It was once said that someone asked Albert Einstein his home phone number.
Einstein replied that he’d have to look it up in the phone book.
When he was asked why,he said he didn’t bother remembering numbers that could be found in a book.
Thank you, sir.
LGM
I think it’ll take a little more than this to do that, because Barack is very well to do.
That’s not the democratic strategy, because Obama is weak on the issues because a) he keeps changing his positions and b) he doesn’t seem sure what he stands for and probably won’t unless he can establish a neural link with the polls.
At least he didn’t leave his brother stranded in a hut in the Third World in favor of a nearly $100/lb. ham.
Imagine: your brother picking a dead pig over you.
Guess that clears up the Muslim question, huh?
So much for “social progress” huh?
If you want to call McCain an elitist, LGM, I won’t stop you. But that does absolutely nothing to change Obama, and I think there’s more stories to the house here than meets the eye.
After all, the MSM is taking a different standard with Robert Wexler and his housing debacle.
– lgm
And neither did Obama’s people (the ad got it wrong, you know). At least he stated he didn’t remember, whereas they gave an incorrect number. Which is worse, his failure to remember, or their lying about it?
All this is just a distraction from the rump pounding Odopey took at Saddleback.
Wrong, McCain said he was unsure about the number of condos. Houses, condos, apartments…see how the words differ?