Sort by The Huffington Post (Free subscription) - 08/19/2008 - YouTube
QUESTION: "Define 'rich.' Give me a number. Give me a specific number. Where do you move from middle class to rich? MCCAIN: "If you're just ...
Sort by The Huffington Post (Free subscription) - 08/19/2008
Democratic operatives were quick to jump on the one major McCain slip up from Saturday's Saddleback forum: the off-the-cuff remark that $5 million was the line of demarcation for distinguishing the rich. On Monday, Barack Obama had a sharp attack line at his disposal, painting his Republican opponent as out of touch on modern economics. "Maybe he was joking," said the Senator , before adding that,...
Sort by Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) - 08/21/2008
Eight years ago, then Governor George W. Bush revealingly joked about his backers at the 2000 Al Smith Dinner. “This is an impressive crowd - the haves and the have-mores,” Bush said, adding, “Some people call you the elites; I call you my base.” With his own quip Saturday night that “$5 million” is his [...]
Sort by AMERICAblog (Free subscription) - 08/19/2008
To John McCain , "rich" is when you make $5m a year or more.
Sort by Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) - 08/19/2008
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Sort by MyDD (Free subscription) - 08/21/2008
Just to follow up on Josh 's post, this is the type of lede from the Associated Press that can serve as a real problem for a presidential campaign. Days after he cracked that being rich in the U.S. meant earning at least $5 million a year, Republican presidential candidate John McCain acknowledged that he wasn't sure how many houses he and his wealthy wife actually own. At a time when the Democrats...
Sort by Towleroad (Free subscription) - 08/19/2008
Guess what? McCain's rich, and he also probably cheated at the Saddleback Church forum. As the Huffington Post notes, a man's shoes say quite a bit about him. MCCAIN'S HOMES Phoenix $4.6 million Coronado, CA $2.1 million Sedona, AZ $1.9...
Sort by DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) - 08/19/2008
Pastor Rick gave Obama and McCain the same questions Saturday night at the Saddleback mega-Church. Even though McCain, who managed to evade the "cone of silence," had an opportunity to hear the questions as they were being asked of Obama, he must have not thought the one through where Pastor Rick asked him to define "rich." Obama had explained that to pay for the functioning of government-- the international...
Sort by Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) - 08/25/2008
Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet tour opened Saturday night in Cardiff Wales. The 50 year-old pop legend put on a two hour performance that included video montages featuring Kanye West, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. The night was based on four themes: “Pimp”, “Old School”, “Gypsy” and “Rave,” and the pint-sized powerhouse wore multiple pants-less outfits [...]
Sort by Raising Kaine (Free subscription) - 08/19/2008
So, how many of you consider someone making $4.9 million per year to be "middle class?"
Sort by HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) - 08/19/2008
Today is Primary Election Day, so if you haven’t already voted, vote. Yeah, I know, it’s the middle of August, and with our new top-two primary, there aren’t really many meaningful contests on the ballot. But there are a few, and as my mother relentlessly reminds me whenever she sees me wearing my usual shmatas, appearances count. The Republicans are downplaying expectations in the governor’s and 8th...
Sort by Burnt Orange Report (Free subscription) - 08/19/2008
The DNCC has release a new video responding to the McCain/Gramm tax plan. This is a year were there are stark differences between the two candidates. One thinks the recession is mental. The other things you are mental if you don't realize how bad our economy has gotten under George Bush and John McCain. One candidate is working to make the tax structure fair. McCain wants to make a tax system that...
Sort by Discourse.net (Free subscription) - 08/22/2008
Some pretty brutal stuff this week. And something subtle too. And then …. THE GAFFE …. Peter Swire, Wonk Room, McCain’s Privacy Paper Gets His Own Record Wrong CNN Politics, Roberta McCain denies lawsuit against son’s ex-wife — who you gonna believe, the McCains or those lying court documents? WashPo, McCain’s Maverick Side: Grandpa Would Be Proud Mother’s Father Made Fortune on Liquor, Gambling TampaBay...
Sort by Blah3 (Free subscription) - 08/21/2008
McCain's guy criticized Obama for making $4 million last year? Hell, that doesn't even qualify him as rich. Make no mistake. Obama has struck gold with his current line of attack.
Sort by EFFin' Unsound (Free subscription) - 08/22/2008
– posted by demo kid Oh, that Don Ward. I’m tempted not to link to his latest blog post at the Daily Weekly, to ensure that the increase in web traffic isn’t taken to be some kind of popularity on his part. But heck, no one cares about the Weekly anyway. Half-Brother Where Art Thou? The [...]
Sort by Big Brass Blog (Free subscription) - 08/22/2008
McCain: There Are Too Many Lobbyists In Washington' But 160 Of Them Run My Campaign Think Progress : In an interview with Politico * yesterday, however, McCain ripped lobbyists as birds of prey, adding, I think there are too many lobbyists in Washington: Whenever there's a corrupt system, then you're going to have these birds of prey descend on it to get their share of the spoils. [...] But...
