Obama Ad Attacks McCain For Owning Seven Houses
Talk about your quick turnaround: In an interview yesterday, John McCain said he wasn't sure how many houses he owns. Now the Obama campaign is out with an ad highlighting the comment and criticizing McCain for owning seven houses.
The campaign tells CBS News the ad will air on national cable. No word on how much money the Obama team will spend to run it.
"Maybe you are struggling just to pay the mortgage on your home," an announcer says as the spot opens. "But recently, John McCain said the fundamentals of our economy are strong."
The announcer then says "hmmm" as a shot of a "foreclosure" sign appears onscreen.
"Then again, that same day, when asked how many houses he owns, McCain lost track," the announcer continues. "He couldn't remember. Well, it's seven. Seven houses."
(As we pointed out in an earlier post, many of those houses are actually owned by McCain's wife, Cindy. And it turns out the McCain family may actually own eight houses.)
Onscreen, the words "worth thirteen million dollars" appear, in reference to the total value of the houses.
Concludes the narrator, as the ad cuts to a shot of the White House: "And here's one house America can't afford to have John McCain move into."
The McCain campaign quickly emailed a response to reporters, from spokesman Brian Rogers: "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?"
CBS News's Maria Gavrilovic reports that Obama brought up McCain's houses comments this morning on the stump.
"Now think about that - I guess if you think that being rich means you gotta make five million dollars, and if you don't know how many houses you have, then it's not surprising that you might think the economy is fundamentally strong," Obama said.
(The $5 million comment is a reference to McCain's response when recently asked by Rick Warren what constitutes rich. His campaign later said McCain was joking.)
Added Obama: "But if you're like me and you've got one house - or you were like the millions of people who are struggling right now to keep up with their mortgage so that they don't lose their home, you might have a different perspective."
The Obama campaign in Florida and Pennsylvania has sent out a release lauding the launch of a "statewide search to find Floridians/Pennsylvanians who, like John McCain, have so many homes that they just can’t keep track of the number."
From the Pennsylvania release:
The campaign tells CBS News the ad will air on national cable. No word on how much money the Obama team will spend to run it.
"Maybe you are struggling just to pay the mortgage on your home," an announcer says as the spot opens. "But recently, John McCain said the fundamentals of our economy are strong."
The announcer then says "hmmm" as a shot of a "foreclosure" sign appears onscreen.
"Then again, that same day, when asked how many houses he owns, McCain lost track," the announcer continues. "He couldn't remember. Well, it's seven. Seven houses."
(As we pointed out in an earlier post, many of those houses are actually owned by McCain's wife, Cindy. And it turns out the McCain family may actually own eight houses.)
Onscreen, the words "worth thirteen million dollars" appear, in reference to the total value of the houses.
Concludes the narrator, as the ad cuts to a shot of the White House: "And here's one house America can't afford to have John McCain move into."
The McCain campaign quickly emailed a response to reporters, from spokesman Brian Rogers: "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?"
CBS News's Maria Gavrilovic reports that Obama brought up McCain's houses comments this morning on the stump.
"Now think about that - I guess if you think that being rich means you gotta make five million dollars, and if you don't know how many houses you have, then it's not surprising that you might think the economy is fundamentally strong," Obama said.
(The $5 million comment is a reference to McCain's response when recently asked by Rick Warren what constitutes rich. His campaign later said McCain was joking.)
Added Obama: "But if you're like me and you've got one house - or you were like the millions of people who are struggling right now to keep up with their mortgage so that they don't lose their home, you might have a different perspective."
The Obama campaign in Florida and Pennsylvania has sent out a release lauding the launch of a "statewide search to find Floridians/Pennsylvanians who, like John McCain, have so many homes that they just can’t keep track of the number."
From the Pennsylvania release:
The campaign will spend the day surveying Pennsylvanians by phone to ask this question:In Michigan, meanwhile, the Obama camp is launching “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: McCain Edition,” in which "volunteers will be able to win a free bumper-sticker if they correctly guess the number of houses John McCain owns." And McCain surrogates in Vermont, Wisconsin, Missouri, and a number of other states have been spotlighting the issue in appearances today.
“Yesterday, John McCain couldn’t remember how many homes he owns because he has so many. The Obama campaign is trying to find Pennsylvanians who, like McCain, have lost track of the number of homes they own. Do you know how many homes you own?”
The campaign will announce the results of the search late this afternoon and they will produce a video of the responses they get in Love Park.
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See all 930 CommentsWell, at the heart of an effective attack is knowing one''s audience . . . the only point Barack makes is that McCain is rich. McCain on the other hand points out that Barack is also rich ($5mil net worth), but also calls ''salad'' ''arugula'', associates with criminals for personal gain, and looks down on the people this ad is supposed to be targeting.
So does Barack actually think this helps him advance over McCain because McCain is super-rich, not just entry-level rich? The target audience both think they''re rich . . . and they probably think Barack''s rich AND elitist in this competition of ad versus ad. Don''t forget they think George Bush is down to earth - it''s not about net worth.
Just my take though . . . not one of those undecideds from PA, OH, WV. Would have to check with them . . .
Leave him be, he needs his jammies and a nice cup of tapioca.
At a campaign appearance in Chester, Va., on Thursday morning, Obama said: "Somebody asked John McCain, ''How many houses do you have?%u2019 And he said, I%u2019m not sure. I%u2019ll have to check with my staff. True quote: I%u2019m not sure, I%u2019ll have to check with my staff. So they asked his staff and he said, at least four. At least four! ...
"If you%u2019re like me and you%u2019ve got one house %u2013 or you were like the millions of people who are struggling right now to keep up with their mortgage so that they don%u2019t lose their home %u2014 you might have a different perspective. By the way, the answer is: John McCain has seven homes. So there%u2019s just a fundamental gap of understanding between John McCain''s world and what people are going through every single day here in America."
I know, black people who make lots of money should know their proper place. Right? How dare a darkie say anything about the elite rich who can''t remember how rich they are.
Ok so John McSame has at least 7 mansions and is worth over 100 million dollars. Is it any surprise that he thinks that the answer to the struggles of working class Americans is to give the rich another tax cut?
Thanks for voting Republican.
lol!
Yeah! If a darkie is rich, you knows he gots to be do''in something wrong.
Yeah, right.
Ok so John McSame has at least 7 mansions and is worth over 100 million dollars. Is it any surprise that he thinks that the answer to the struggles of working class Americans is to give the rich another tax cut?
Thanks for voting Republican.
lol!
Yeah, it does. The minute individuals start saying how dare he say anything and that he should shut up, it harkens to the black man being out of line.
Hussein got his mansion via a deal with sleazy lobbyist, slum landlord, and pal Tony Rezko, who is now a convicted felon. There have been numerous shady real estate deals between hussein and Rezko - including the lot next to hussein''s Chicago mansion that was purchased by Rezko, then sold to hussein at a bargain-basement price. The Los Angeles Times reported that it had found that Rezko and his associates had given hussein "more than $200,000 in donations since 1995."
The suspicious, pay-off-like dealings between Rezko and his partner-in-crime hussein were originally exposed many, many months ago, but these were as well hidden by the liberal media as was edwards'' affair and love-child. The sleaze between the Chicago Cretin and Rezko stinks well beyond Chicago. Hopefully, the voters of America will get a good whiff of it.
McCain Policies
Q&A with McCain:
Q: What is your foreign policy
A: Keep the troops in Iraq
Q. What is your economic policy
A: Keep the troops in Iraq
Q: What is your healthcare policy:
A: Keep the troops in Iraq
Q: Global warming?
A: Keep the troops in Iraq
Q: Energy Alternatives?
A: Keep the troops in Iraq
Q: Can you say anything other than keep the troops in Iraq?
A: Yes, Send the troops to Iran
Q: How many mansions do you own?
A: Umm...uh...I don''t remember...ask my staff...um uh...keep the troops in Iraq!
MCCAIN (no changes)
Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250
OBAMA
(reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750
Under Obama your taxes will
more than double!
How does this affect you? No explanation
needed. This is pretty
straight forward.
McCain ''08
Hillary 2012!!!
and hit him harder
* New government taxes proposed on
homes that are more than
2400 square feet
* New gasoline taxes (as if
gas weren''t high enough already)
* New taxes on natural resources
consumption (heating
gas, water, electricity)
* New taxes on retirement accounts
and last but not least....
* New taxes to pay for socialized medicine
so we can receive the same
level of medical care as other
third-world countries!!!
This is the clicker for me!!!
McCain 08
*********
Yeah, black people can only come about their wealth dishonestly. Limbaugh and Hannity say so.
OBAMA VS McCAIN
1) Over 70% of our National Debt was created by just 3 Republican presidents.
2) Real middle class wage growth is double when a Democrat is president compared to when a Republican is president.
3) 90% of Americans would pay less taxes under Obama''s proposed tax plan compared to McCain''s.
Countless millions of Americans vote Republican because they believe they''ll pay less taxes and that they''ll have their money spent more responsibly. As you can see, those beliefs are directly contradicted by the facts. Of course we can choose to ignore the facts and instead focus on which candidate is wearing a flag pin %u2026.you ever notice that McCain doesn''t wear them?
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Does anyone know that 8 of the top 10 richest senators are democrats.
So what, john Mccain has 7 homes worth 13 million and obama has 1 home worth 2 million...whats the difference.
go read:
http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/11/news/economy/candidates_taxproposals_tpc/index.htm
Now this will come back and haunt him when the questions are raised about his CORRUPTED Chicago FIXER, Tony.
This is not what AMerican Voters need to be reminded of.
If he becomes pres. I hope he will open that amnesty bill back up.
MCCAIN
0% on home sales up to $500,000
per home (couples) McCain does not
propose any change in existing
home sales income tax.
OBAMA
28% on profit from ALL home sales
How does this affect you?
If you sell your home and make a profit, you
will pay 28% of your gain on taxes.
If you are heading toward retirement
and would like to down-size your
home or move into a retirement
community, 28% of the money you
make from your home will go to taxes. This
proposal will adversely affect the
elderly who are counting on the income
from their homes as part of their retirement income.
This is the clicker for me!!!
McCain 08
McCain is worth at least 100 million dollars and owns at least 7 mansions.
Is it any wonder that he thinks that the solution to the struggles of the working class is to give yet another tax break to the super wealthy?
I guess he wants to buy another mansion?
Thanks for voting Republican.
lol!
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Posted by mike071067 at 12:54 PM
The commercial is about McCain thinking the economy is just fine, while not quite remembering how rich he is. You don''t know what you are talking about.
%u201Ccan you help me sonny, I don%u2019t know my way home%u2026%u201D
All the polls say that Barack''s base is enthusiastic . . . this ad''s likely effect might just be limited to enhancing his already high enthusiasm numbers over the short-term, but not votes.
Income Avg. tax bill Avg. tax bill
Over $2.9M -$269,364 +$701,885
$603K and up -$45,361 $115,974
$227K-$603K -$7,871 $12
$161K-$227K -$4,380 -$2,789
$112K-$161K -$2,614 -$2,204
$66K-$112K -$1,009 -$1,290
$38K-$66K -$319 -$1,042
$19K-$38K -$113 -$892
Under $19K -$19 -$567
OBAMA VS McCAIN
1) Over 70% of our National Debt was created by just 3 Republican presidents.
2) Real middle class wage growth is double when a Democrat is president compared to when a Republican is president.
3) 90% of Americans would pay less taxes under Obama''s proposed tax plan compared to McCain''s.
Countless millions of Americans vote Republican because they believe they''ll pay less taxes and that they''ll have their money spent more responsibly. As you can see, those beliefs are directly contradicted by the facts. Of course we can choose to ignore the facts and instead focus on which candidate is wearing a flag pin %u2026.you ever notice that McCain doesn''t wear them?
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the first round was an extra 30 bucks..the second was about 45. that was about an extra 150 a month in my pocketbook...and im not rich.
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