Tired of the crap fooleys, 'murka?
"McCain called out on houses; Unable to say how many he and wife own" by Foon Rhee, Globe Staff | August 22, 2008
Senator Barack Obama, trying on a more populist appeal for size, jumped all over Republican rival John McCain yesterday for admitting that he did not know how many houses he and his wife Cindy own.
When asked by the Politico.com, McCain responded, "I think - I'll have my staff get to you. It's condominiums where - I'll have them get to you."
His campaign later told Politico, according to its account posted yesterday, that he has at least four in three states: Arizona, California, and Virginia. (Property records reviewed by the Associated Press show McCain and his family appear to own at least eight properties, including some as investments.)
Obama, who had already been needling McCain for joshing that it would take $5 million a year to be truly rich, quickly sought to use McCain's slip-up as more evidence that the Arizona senator is out of touch with the struggles of ordinary families.
Both presidential hopefuls, however, have incomes far beyond the vast majority of Americans. McCain reported an income of $405,409 in 2007. His wife Cindy reported $6 million in income. Obama and his wife, Michelle, said in their tax return that they earned $4.2 million last year.
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No offense to Obama there, but I think you BOTH are WAY, WAY out-of-touch.
First thing: WE WANT an END to the WARS and NO NEW ONES, 'kay?
