Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own.
“I think — I’ll have my staff get to you,” McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. “It’s condominiums where — I’ll have them get to you.”
The correct answer is at least four, located in Arizona, California and Virginia, according to his staff. Newsweek estimated this summer that the couple owns at least seven properties.
How many houses do you need to get before you can’t remember all of them?
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Is it more scary that he is an elitist that has so many houses, or possibly only has a “few” but literally cannnot remember where his house is? Seriously. I worry about guys like that wandering around the neighborhood looking for their houses, and D.C. is not a safe place to be wandering around lost, war hero or not!
Perhaps this is an indicator he has Alzheimer’s, like another Septuagenarian president from 2.5 decades ago.
McCain’s continued use of the word Czechoslovakia to refer to an Easter European country is another potential indicator of memory problems.
McCain may have an efficient staff, but if he’s giving speeches and can’t remember where he is without constant reminders, that gets a little embarrassing, diplomatically speaking.
Four? It’s bad enough the mainstream media keeps regurgitating this lie from McSame’s staff. Why does MnPublius?
The answer, according to the group Progressive Accountability, is 10 homes, ranches, condos, and lofts, together worth a combined estimated $13,823,269.
http://progressiveaccountability.org/2008/08/21/media-fact-check-mccains-houses/
Two Americas indeed. And Obama’s the elitist?
I just stopped in to read about homes of our candidates.
Rezco.
Gave Obama a sweetheart deal on a house.
Obama’s pastor has a 10 million dollar home in a gated community on the fairway of a private golf course. The pastor.
I personally live in a one bedroom apt.
So both are elitists from where I live.
Pretty funny how the obama campaign is even getting close to this subject.
I guess that is part of the change.
At this moment america has two very flawed candidates that are being peddled, yes, peddled, to the american people.
This is so pathetic to watch.
Hugs and kisses from an american, not a repub or democr.
The right wing lies about Obama’s house keep bubbling up as if repetition will make them come true. Too funny.
Well, Gramps gave Obama plenty of ammo today.
“Yesterday, [John McCain] was asked again what do you think about the economy, he said I think the economy is fundamentally strong,” said Obama. “Now this puzzled me. I was confused what he meant. But then there was another interview where somebody asked John McCain how many houses do you have and he said ‘I’m not sure. I’ll have to check with my staff.’ True quote. ‘I’m not sure ill have to check with my staff.’ So they asked his staff and they said, ‘at least four.’ At least four. Now think about that. I guess if you think that being rich means you make $5 million and if you don’t know how many houses you have then it is not surprising that you think the economy is fundamentally strong. But if you are like me and you’ve got one house, or if you are like the millions of people struggling now to keep up with your mortgage payments, you might have a different perspective. By the way the answer is John McCain has seven homes.”
I am also curious if those that think Franken’s tax issues mean he should not be a Senator apply the same standard to McCain since he failed to pay taxes for years on one of his homes in California. Maybe he forgot about that house.
Foozball-
Obama’s “pastor” (not, by the way) is not the issue here.
McCain is a multimillionaire who married into his fortune. They own at least SEVEN homes.
Obama EARNED his money. As little as twenty years ago, he was middle class. As far as Rezko…he was recently indicted and convicted. Obama was not even a material witness. Do you now think that he would have been involved in the trial if the “sweetheart deal” you mentioned was not above board. Certainly, much was made of it in the primary.
Not only is it silly that McCain paints himself as a man of the people while owning many million dollar homes…he’s so frigging out of touch, he doesn’t know how many homes they have.
This is NOT the guy I want with his finger on the button…”elitist” or not.
As recently as 1992, Obama was scraping by, and drove a $200 car.
“But the fact of the matter is that John McCain is offering more of the same. He said a while back that he thought that we had made great progress economically during the years that George Bush has been in office. Now, that raised some eyebrows. Great progress economically. Who is he talking to? And it turns out that you get a sense of who he’s talking to because some of you saw the Saddleback Forum with Rick Warren. He was asked, well, who do you consider rich? And he thought about it for a second, I don’t know. Maybe if you make $5 million. $5 million, then you’re rich. Which means, I guess, if you’re only making $3 million a year then you’re middle class. I guess that’s what he meant. His top economic adviser said the other day that Americans should stop complaining; they’ve become a nation of whiners. That all these economic problems everybody is talking about is just a mental recession. And if you would just change your mind, everything would be okay. Somebody’s been laid off, their plant’s closed and gone to Mexico or China, change your mind. It’s all good. Then, yesterday, he was asked again, what do you think about the economy? He says, Well, I think the economy is fundamentally strong; said the economy is fundamentally strong. Now, this puzzled me. I was confused as to what he meant. But then there was another interview - this is yesterday, same day - where somebody asked John McCain, how many houses do you have? And he said, I’m not sure. I’ll have to check with my staff. True quote. I’m not sure. I’ll have to check with my staff. So they asked his staff, and he said, at least four. At least four. Now, think about that. I guess if you think that being rich means you’ve got to make $5 million and if you don’t know how many houses you have, then it’s not surprising that you might think the economy was fundamentally strong. But if you’re like me, and you’ve got one house, or you are like the millions of people who are struggling right now to keep up with their mortgage so they don’t lose their home, you might have a different perspective. And by the way, the answer is John McCain has seven homes. So there’s just a fundamental gap of understanding between John McCain’s world and what people are going through every single day here in America. And you don’t have to be - you don’t have to be a Nobel Prize Laureate economist. You just have to have a little bit of a sense of what ordinary people are going through to understand that we can’t afford eight more years or four more years or one more year of the same failed economic policies that George Bush has put in place.”
-Barack Obama
lojasmo
BULLSHIT
BELIEVE CHICAGO POLITICS, PARDON ME, CHICAGO POLITICAL MACHINE, IF YOU WANT.
RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT, I DO BELIEVE, THE GOV. OF IL IS THINKING ABOUT PUTTING TROOPS IN THE INNER CITY BECAUSE OF THE MURDER RATE.
MY POINT, PAY ATTENTION, THERE WILL NOT BE QUIZ LATER, WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD OF THAT SITUATION. NOT MUCH, THE ONLY CITY THAT I AM AWARE OF THAT HAS TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF SECURITY.
AND HE IS THE CANDIDATE FROM THAT CITY, CITY, CITY.
THE MEDIA IS IN THE TANK FOR OBAMA.
ALSO HOW FAR APART DO YOU THINK RESCO AND THE POLITICIANS IN THAT CITY ARE.
SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE PRETTY CLOSE.
IF YOU HAVE ANY VOTING HISTORY OLDER THAN THE EARLY 90’S YOU WOULD SEE THAT.
UNLESS YOU ARE A PARTISON. THE HISTORY OF PARTISANSHIP IS NOT GOOD AND PRETTY CLOSE MINDED.
REMEMBER, I AM AMERICAN FIRST, NOT A REPUG OR DEMOCR.
THE ONE THING THAT I TRY TO FIND OUT IS, WHAT DO YOU KNOW, NOT WHAT SOMEONE HAS TOLD YOU.
DO SOME CRITICAL THINKING.
NOT PARTISAN THINKING, DEMOCR OR REPUG
HUGS AND KISSES
TO THE BLOG
“The correct answer is at least four, located in Arizona, California and Virginia, according to his staff. Newsweek estimated this summer that the couple owns at least seven properties.”
SO WHAT’S THE ANSWER?
“at least four”
“estimated this summer that the couple owns at least seven properties”
WELL, DID YOU DO ANY RESEARCH OF YOUR OWN?
OR IS THIS JUST A HIT DEMOCR HIT BLOG? IF THAT’S WHAT IT IS THAN THAT EXPLAINS THE NO RESEARCH TO ACTUALLY FIND OUT THE NUMBER.
THAT’S WHY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET ARE NOT ALL THAT.
HE HAS THE INTERNET TO DO RESEARCH ON THIS ARTICLE.
WHAT IS YOUR POINT, THAT A MULTIMILLIONAIRE COUPLE HAS ALOT OF HOUSES?
OR ARE YOU SAYING THAT HE HAS TOO MUCH MONEY? IF THAT IS THE CASE, HOW DID OBAMA GET HIS MONEY?
ALSO, “Obama’s “pastor” (not, by the way) is not the issue here., NO NOT AT ALL. I GUESS THAT A SERVANT OF THE LORD AND THE POOR AND DOWN TRODEN CAN GET AS MUCH MONEY AS HE CAN, I DO BELIEVE THAT THE BIBLE SAID THAT MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.
I AM PROBABLY WRONG ABOUT THAT. SO I GUESS THAT HE CAN GET AS MUCH AS HE NEEDS TO LIVE IN THE LAP OF LUXURY.
“Obama’s “pastor” (not, by the way) is not the issue here.” YEAH, DON’T PAY ANY ATTENTION TO THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN, DORTHY.
ONE MORE THING, WHERE WAS THIS LIFTED FROM.
IT HAS NO MERIT, PARTISAN
WTF lojasmo
August 21, 2008 at 1:18 pm
“But the fact of the matter is that John McCain is offering more of the same. He said a while back that he thought that we had made great progress economically during the years that George Bush has been in office. Now, that raised some eyebrows. Great progress economically. Who is he talking to? And it turns out that you get a sense of who he’s talking to because some of you saw the Saddleback Forum with Rick Warren. He was asked, well, who do you consider rich? And he thought about it for a second, I don’t know. Maybe if you make $5 million. $5 million, then you’re rich. Which means, I guess, if you’re only making $3 million a year then you’re middle class. I guess that’s what he meant. His top economic adviser said the other day that Americans should stop complaining; they’ve become a nation of whiners. That all these economic problems everybody is talking about is just a mental recession. And if you would just change your mind, everything would be okay. Somebody’s been laid off, their plant’s closed and gone to Mexico or China, change your mind. It’s all good. Then, yesterday, he was asked again, what do you think about the economy? He says, Well, I think the economy is fundamentally strong; said the economy is fundamentally strong. Now, this puzzled me. I was confused as to what he meant. But then there was another interview - this is yesterday, same day - where somebody asked John McCain, how many houses do you have? And he said, I’m not sure. I’ll have to check with my staff. True quote. I’m not sure. I’ll have to check with my staff. So they asked his staff, and he said, at least four. At least four. Now, think about that. I guess if you think that being rich means you’ve got to make $5 million and if you don’t know how many houses you have, then it’s not surprising that you might think the economy was fundamentally strong. But if you’re like me, and you’ve got one house, or you are like the millions of people who are struggling right now to keep up with their mortgage so they don’t lose their home, you might have a different perspective. And by the way, the answer is John McCain has seven homes. So there’s just a fundamental gap of understanding between John McCain’s world and what people are going through every single day here in America. And you don’t have to be - you don’t have to be a Nobel Prize Laureate economist. You just have to have a little bit of a sense of what ordinary people are going through to understand that we can’t afford eight more years or four more years or one more year of the same failed economic policies that George Bush has put in place.”
-Barack Obama
JUST LIKE I POINTED OUT, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THIS IS WHAT OBAMA IS SAYING, BUT WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
I KNOW ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT WHERE TOLD SOMETHING AND THEN, BAM, THAT’S WHAT THEY KNOW, THEY TRULY DON’T KNOW WHY THEY KNOW WHAT THEY KNOW, BUT THEY KNOW THAT THEY KNOW THAT.
SAY THAT 10 TIMES FAST, HAH
HUGS AND KISSES
No you are an idiot… full blown by the look of your rant. Your lack of critical thinking is obvious in your willingness to cut your nose off to spite your face. Chicago, a city of some 12 million has a crime problem and you think that is a reason to not vote for a candidate that lives there? Well boo fucking hoo, doesn’t that mean Guilliani should never be allowed to run and he’s a Republican keynote speaker.
If you are an American first, I suggest to you that 8 years of Republican leadership has resulted in a massive debt to the Red Chinese… enough that they can tell us to sit down and shut up. Republican leadership has resulted in two wars and now a possible third along with the potential need for a Draft. Republican leadership has resulted in an increase in wealth at the very tiptop at the expense of the Middle Class, tax breaks for companies moving American jobs overseas, Arabs are getting even richer because of Bush oil policies and our country is seriously being threatened around the world. This is what you support if you support John McCain… more problems for the average American, more money borrowed from communists to have more wars we don’t need.
@ FOOZBALLPAUL
You look and sound like a child when you type in all caps like that.
Being more “forceful” in trying to get our message across isn’t going to convince anyone.
You sound like a lunatic repeating random words, and your erratic thought train makes me think your crazy.
amuseinc
“Chicago, a city of some 12 million has a crime problem” HAS A CRIME PROBLEM.
THE FAMILIES LIVING IN THAT CITY DON’T THINK IT IS A PROBLEM. IT’S BIGGER THAN A PROBLEM.
“No you are an idiot… full blown by the look of your rant. Your lack of critical thinking is obvious in your willingness to cut your nose off to spite your face.”
THANKS FOR TAKING IT TO A PERSONAL LEVEL, CRITICAL THINKER.
EDUCATED PARTISAN IDIOT IS WHAT YOU ARE.
WHAT’S WITH THE BUSH FREAK OUT, HELLO OBAMA SUPPORTERS, BUSH IS NOT ON THE TICKET, DORKS.
BESIDES, amuseinc, (WHAT IS THAT ANYWAY?) I DID NOT MENTION BUSH ONCE DORKWAD.
WHAT ABOUT THE POINTS I MADE? OH, THAT’S RIGHT, WE DON’T TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES.
I THINK YOU PARENTS INDULGED YOU TOO MUCH.
NOW THAT IS A RANT YOUNG PERSON. WHAT ARE YOU MAN OR WOMAN OR MINERAL OR VEGETABLE.
HUGS AND KISSES JUST THE WAY YOUR MOM WOULD, DORK
Foozballpaul (which, by the way is maybe the wankiest name I’ve seen on here in a bit) — please only post comments under one name, and remember that typing in caps lock is the internet equivalent of shouting, and I will arbitrarily delete your comments because of it.
Thanks, Sean
“neighborly neighbor”
(Please read this as though I was talking very politely and serene, don’t let the caps scare you. It is nothing to be afraid of children)
“You sound like a lunatic repeating random words, and your erratic thought train makes me think your crazy”
I “SOUND”? YOUR READING, YOU CANNOT HEAR ME. (I LOVED THAT PART OF THE COMMENT)
I “WRITE ” LIKE A LUNATIC…
THAT’S BETTER, NOW YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE CAPS, PARDON ME BUT I JUST HAD TO POINT OUT THAT “PROBLEM”
YES LET ME ADDRESS THE CAPITAL LETTER ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO HAVE REARED IT’S UGLY HEAD.
I AINT NO SECATARY. I’M LUCKY IF IS SPELT DEM WORDS WRITE.
I WOULD EXPECT THAT MY POINTS WOULD HAVE AN ANSWER OR COMMENTED ON. NOT SO.
DO YOU HAVE SOME SPECIFICS THAT YOU CAN POINT TO IN MY COMMENT?
DO YOU JUST SKIM AND THEN MAKE A BROAD COMMENT?
YES I AM CRAZY.
SO I GUESS THAT THAT DOES NOT HURT ME.
ALSO, THERE’S ANOTHER ONE, WHAT ARE YOU MAN OR WOMAN OR MINERAL OR VEGETABLE.
HUGS AND KISSES JUST THE WAY YOUR MOM WOULD
Sean
Foozballpaul (which, by the way is maybe the wankiest name I’ve seen on here in a bit) — please only post comments under one name, and remember that typing in caps lock is the internet equivalent of shouting, and I will arbitrarily delete your comments because of it.
Thanks, Sean
“Wankiest”? Are you british?
Thanks for taking a shot.
LET ME POINT OUT THAT THE SHOUTING IS INSIDE YOUR HEAD, IS A STOP SIGN SCREAMING AT YOU?
IS A BOOK TITLE SHOUTING AT YOU?
There is no screaming in my points.
OR DOES THAT MEAN THAT I DON’T FIT INTO THAT BIG TENT THAT WE “HEAR” SO MUCH ABOUT.
ALSO I AM A MECHANICAL DESIGNER, WE TYPE IN CAPS. NO ONE HAS SAID ANYTHING ABOUT SHOUTING IN THE DRAWINGS.
Dear FOOZBALL,
I present to you definitions 16 and 18 of the word sound from dictionary.com.
16. to convey a certain impression when heard or read
18. to give the appearance of being; seem.
Congratulations on being crazy… thanks for being so forthright in admitting it.
Why is it that dumbest in the world think they understand it all? Do you think it has something to do with pride in ignorance?
Paul, you have yet to make a single point so there is nothing to refute… other than your dislike for normal discourse. You don’t like either presidential candidate so you come to a activist/progressive blog to complain about it? You seemingly dislike John “Same as the Old Boss” McCain less. How is it being a fart in church? Keep the caps on old boy, it is much easier to ignore the person behind the foolish curtain.
Ban that asshole before he regurgitates more… reminds me of a drunk challenging a bar right before he gets his head handed to him.
amuseinc
I feel so dumb compared to you and yet you do not refute or discuss anything
where is the McCain bashing? dork
activist/progressive - liberal
“Paul, you have yet to make a single point so there is nothing to refute… other than your dislike for normal discourse.”
and yet you call me an asshole, do you feel powerful young person?
“Ban that asshole before he regurgitates more… reminds me of a drunk challenging a bar right before he gets his head handed to him.”
drunk? perfect spelling, good grammer…?
Your scathing retort of my none-existent point from mom’s basement is brilliant, brilliant! (That is a shout for all concerned)
“How is it being a fart in church?”
I don’t know, enlighten me, little one.
“Keep the caps on old boy, it is much easier to ignore the person behind the foolish curtain.”
What am I ignoring, dork
God so this is what it’s like arguing with basement dwellers.
It is day light time now, star trek will be on soon.
How’s mom’s car drive.
Point out my flaws amuseinc.
Or just call me an asshole, that’s much more to your point.
and then ban me, ban me, just take a rope and hang me
P.S. Sean,
I do not understand the refrence to the “please only post comments under one name”
the computer inserts that, correct, I have no control over that.
Don’t feed the troll
neighborly neighbor
@ FOOZBALLPAUL
You look and sound like a child when you type in all caps like that.
Being more “forceful” in trying to get our message across isn’t going to convince anyone.
You sound like a lunatic repeating random words, and your erratic thought train makes me think your crazy.
Not to beat a dead horse, but…
! - exclamation point
what is that for?
From wiki - An exclamation mark or exclamation point is a punctuation mark: ! It is usually used after an interjection or exclamation to indicate strong feelings or high volume, and often marks the end of a sentence.
I don’t see…one…of…them…in…my…comments
If you are still there neighborly neighbor, I believe were are in a literary setting,
did Shakespeare sound the way he did, or did he write way he did, I am not being smart, I am discussing with good discourse.
I wait for your reply
I DONT EXPECT YOU TO PUT THIS OUT, SEAN
POINT OUT WHERE I AM A TROLL.
DID THESE OTHER THINGS THAT COMMENT GET AN INVITATION?
I DON’T THINK SO, THEY CAME TO YOUR BLOG THE SAME AS I.
BUT I GUESS IF YOU DON’T TOW THE PARTY LINE, THEN I AM CALLED NAMES, BY YOU EVEN, THE BLOG MASTER?
I HEARD ON THE MEDIA THAT THESE BLOGS WERE FULL OF LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE. WHAT A WAY TO HAVE FUN, I GUESS.
FLAWS CAN BE POINTED OUT IN BOTH CANDIDATES, BUT, I GUESS NOT THE ONE YOU LIKE.
OK, MISTER POLITICAL BLOGGER, GIVE ME THE PARTICULARS OF HOW OBAMA IS GOING TO GET US TO ALTERNATIVE FUELS, ANYTIME SOON? HE DOES NOT SPECIFY ANYTHING, I CAN SAY ALL THE CRAP HE’S SPEWING TO YOU ACTIVIST/PROGRESSIVES, THAT IS WHY HIS NUMBER ARE GOING BACKWARD.
THE ADULTS ARE WATCHING NOW AND WE EXPECT ANSWERS TO THE MAJOR QUESTIONS.
ALSO, IF YOU DO ANSWER ANYTHING THAT I HAVE WRITTEN, PLEASE BREAK IT DOWN FOR USE DUMB TROLLS THAT HAS A VOTE.
@ FOOZEBALLPAUL,
There is a difference between what Shakespeare wrote and what you are writing.
First, what he had to say was good.
Second, what Shakespeare wrote were stories and poems… not an interactive ongoing conversation.
This for all intents and purposes is the equivalent of a discussion (or argument rather) that you’d have on the street… only held in a text medium. For the same reason I say you sound dumb/crazy is the same reason maybe a deaf person would also say somebody sounds a certain way… even if that information is relayed via sign language.
The main thing is what we are having a dialogue, and because of that it is more than acceptable to say you sound (and act) like a child.
That’s the funny thing about the word sound. It’s pretty versatile. It can be used both as a term to describe the physical phenomena of waves vibrating within our inner ear to produce what we hear, and it can be used as a descriptor to describe somebodies… lets say… tone for example. And luckily for me tone can be distinguished in both someones vocal expressions or their written ones.
FOOZBALLPAUL:
Why do you continue to prove your detractors correct with your responses?
Seriously, ALLCAPS is a sign of rudeness in this “new world” of the internet. I realize that back in the pre-computer days, there was a style of drafting that required a certain “correct” way of penmanship when making drafting for blueprints. Are you a person who has not seen those style requirements? They were very strict.
Please welcome yourself to the new world of typing on a qwerty keyboard in responding to us all. I am not judging your responses with this post, but only your laziness. Yes, that is what it is when you type in ALLCAPS.
As far as your political views against Obama, I realize that you are someone not worth the time with which to argue.
This is really funny. I don’t remember anyone asking the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry how many homes he owned. The answer to that question is at least five valued at $29 million. Why is it relevant to ask John McCain how many homes he owns and not John Kerry?
Chris for your edification, since you seem unaware of the actual goins on of the 2004 Election and the behavior of the right wing… may I suggest you replace the name Kerry with the name McCain in the following quotes…
In 2004, numerous leading right-wing pundits had many things to say about men who do that:
Joseph Farah, World Net Daily, “President Gigolo?”:
But if there is one characteristic of Kerry’s life that should disqualify him absolutely as a candidate for president, it is the fact that he has sought out millionaire wives to take care of him. Not to put too fine a point on it, he’s a serial gigolo.
Let me ask you this: How many single women do you know worth a hundred million dollars or more? … After raising children with her, Kerry sought and received an annulment of that long-term marriage. Then he married Teresa Heinz Kerry, the widow of a Senate colleague five years his senior. She is worth approximately $500 million.
Is marrying well good preparation for serving as the president of the United States? … . He’s always had a net underneath him throughout his political career — in his case, a net woven of homespun 24K gold.
And, once again, as Boteach points out, his second wife, Teresa made him sign a prenuptial agreement when they were wed: “Which begs the question: If his own wife doesn’t trust him with her money, why should we trust him with ours?”
Teresa Heinz Kerry is not sure about her husband’s character. Are you?
Rush Limbaugh, throughout 2004:
I mean, [Kerry]’s been there, but he’s basically a skirt-chaser, folks. He’s a gigolo… .Kerry is cheap. Most gigolos are. I mean — I think it — I think it goes with the, with the definition… .[W]hat do you consider a fair wage? John Kerry considers a fair wage a wife with 500 million. So, he had to find a company that had one. Well, there aren’t too many of these companies that have little heiresses running around that are single, have 500 million that some guy can marry into… .Because see, Al Gore’s daddy was a senator and Al Gore’s daddy worked his way up from wealth and power to wealth and power. I mean, he got more of it than anybody ever dreamed of for having as little to go on. I mean, he’s one of those old boys. You know how that worked back then. Then John Kerry’s daddy is his wives. (laughter) I mean, he’s a gigolo. Everybody knows this. There’s nobody in our party really has much respect for this guy and you can see it last night, but I can’t say that. I mean, you got sugar daddy wife back then. You got sugar daddy wife now. He worked his way up from a blue blood to a platinum American Express card, and it doesn’t have his name on it.
Knight Ridder, October 30, 2004:
In Kissimmee, Fla., when Cheney brought up Kerry’s name, a listener shouted, “He’s a gigolo!” Cheney’s response: “Ahhh, I’m not sure. I got to concentrate here on my work.”
Hannity & Colmes, Jan. 24, 2004:
ANN COULTER: John Kerry can’t really speak to the middle class tax cuts, inasmuch as he is …
SEAN HANNITY: Yes.
ANN COULTER: … a kept man. He lives off the money made by other men and left to their daughters or wives.
Good Morning America, October 5, 2004:
CHARLES GIBSON: In going, in going through the book, John Kerry. You refer to him as a gigolo, the male Anna Nicole Smith … . What does that achieve, Ann?
ANN COULTER: Well, okay, then I don’t want to hear him talk about a middle class tax cut when he has made his living living off rich women. I mean, it is simply a fact that he has married two heiresses. His specialty in life, I mean, if he has an economic plan, I think the one I’d like to hear about is how to snooker millionairesses into marrying me and living off them. I mean, that is not an, a, a trivial point.
New York Times, March 14, 2004:
Comedians have tried the Rich Guy persona along with a variation of the Gold Digger, which Jay Leno used in explaining how Mr. Kerry would eliminate the federal deficit: “He said all we have to do is find a really rich country like Switzerland and marry it.”
Rush Limbaugh Online, “John Kerry’s Resume”:
[Kerry] has lived the life of a millionaire living off the inherited wealth of his two wives. As an Ivy League educated millionaire who did not have to work for his fortune, Mr. Kerry never had to worry about the money he earned, the taxes he paid, or the programs he and Ted Kennedy forced the rest of us to pay for… . Mr. Kerry Heinz is not effected (sic) when these neighborhoods are destroyed and working class families lose the largest asset in their retirement plans — their home’s value.
Rabbi Smuley Boteach, World Net Daily, May 25, 2004:
Now, having a wife who provides you with a private jet and eight multimillion-dollar vacation homes provides for a comfortable life. But is this the right preparation for becoming president? …
To be sure, that does not mean Kerry never did an honest day’s work in his life. On the contrary, he was a successful prosecutor, lieutenant governor and distinguished senator. But even while he did these jobs, his wives’ wealth always gave him a safety net. He was going to be taken care of whether he succeeded professionally or not… .
Whether Kerry wins or loses the presidency, he will still be living like a king. For most people, that would be a blessing. But for someone who wants to be the president of the United States, having such a significant fallback position is actually a curse.
Alas, there is yet one other important consideration that should get us all thinking. Before they married, Teresa Heinz made John Kerry sign a prenuptial agreement. Which begs the question: If his own wife doesn’t trust him with her money, why should we trust him with ours?
Taki Theodoracopulos, American Conservative, May 24, 2004:
If John Kerry wins in November, he will be the premiere president of this great country of ours to be also a gigolo. The dictionary defines “gigolo” as a man supported by a woman in return for his sexual attentions and companionship. It might sound rough for John Kerry, but it’s right to the point. Let’s face it. The 44th president (maybe) is as close to a gigolo as I can think of, and I have known many.
John F. Cullinan, National Review, July 15, 2004:
To the mayor’s ill-considered suggestion that commuters simply work from home, take vacation (on Menino’s schedule) or just lighten up, the Boston Herald tartly responded with an editorial aptly headlined DNC to commuters: shut up, stay home. Howie Carr, the most irreverent local political columnist [who routinely referred to Kerry as “Gigolo John” and “Senator Gigolo”], greeted last week’s addition of Sen. John Edwards to the Democratic ticket with this puzzler: “For this dynamic duo” — helpfully identified as “the gigolo and the ambulance chaser” — “all of Boston is to be placed under house arrest for four days later this month?
Michelle Malkin, “Limericks for John Kerry,” July 24, 2007:
Lucianne’s rhyming readers have responded with their own verses. A sample:
There once was a phony named Jawn
Who almost sailed in on a con
He thought he was shifty
But got beached by the Swifty
Now lives as the Gigolo Mon
In addition to amuseinc said I have to say one more thing.
Barack Obama is wealthy, but not uber wealthy… and all he has is self earned.
That’s the difference between him and John Kerry and that’s also the difference between him and John McCain.