Romney: McCain earned his homes; Obama didn't

[mwb970]

Romney: McCain earned his homes; Obama didn't by Scott Helman
(boston.com, August 26, 2008)

Former governor Mitt Romney, perhaps continuing his audition to be John McCain's running mate, attacked Barack Obama today for making an issue out of McCain's many homes. Speaking to reporters at a lunch sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, Romney said that while McCain deserved his houses because of the "hard work" of himself and his family, "Barack Obama got a special deal from a convicted felon."

"I think it was a strange thing for Barack Obama to seize upon," Romney said. "If homes is going to be the topic of discussion that Barack Obama is going to end up on the short end of that one." But Romney's attack stretches the truth. He was referring to Tony Rezko, a political fixer in Chicago and former Obama fund-raiser who was convicted by a federal jury earlier this year on corruption charges.

It's true that Obama bought a piece of land from Rezko's wife to expand the yard of his $1.65 million Chicago home while Rezko was under federal investigation; Obama has since said the deal was a "bone-headed move," given the cloud that was already surrounding his former patron. There is no evidence, however, that the Obamas got any "special deal" engineered by Rezko. Obama was able to buy the place thanks to two best-selling books and the six-figure salaries he and his wife were both earning.

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Responding to criticism from Barack Obama's aides that he was a "job-killing machine" in Massachusetts, Romney said on CNN, "I worked very hard to help people," going on to take credit for a bipartisan healthcare plan that has insured more than 400,000 residents. "The truth is the first casualty of the new politics practiced by the Obama campaign," Romney added.

Honestly, the blatant lying and hypocrisy of this worthless sack of crap is simply beyond human comprehension. I do hope Little John picks him for VP!

By the way, exactly what "hard work" did Little John do to "earn" those homes wifey bought him?

[dbonds]

1. He earned them?

Does he have the secret nickname 'Tripod' or something similar?

[yardwork]

18. LOL!

[Joe Chi Minh]

21. I think he means as a professional "admiral's son".

[kestrel91316]

2. McCain "earned" his homes by boffing a rich heiress.

Wow. That's what I call honorable in comparison to the Obamas, who earned their money by actually working.

[islandmkl]

3. awww....you know she's a 'daddy's girl' and all demanding and shit...

you cannot possibly run around in public getting photographed with THAT LOOK on your face...

no such thing as an 'off' random pic...she usually has that stepford stare going...

no, let me change that...she has that look that the head lizard alien woman had on that sci-fi series 'V'....

[Baby Snooks]

22. The gaze...

It was called "the gaze" with Nancy Reagan. The adoring look of the happy housewife and mother. The Republican wive's look. The mindless Stepford Wives. Gracious hostesses in the living room, Cordon Bleu chefs in the kitchen, and high-priced hookers in the bedroom. I think it was Tom Brokaw who finally asked Nancy Reagan about "the gaze" and she, sensitive as she is to her friends who are mainly gay and hidden away, thought he meant "the gays" and answered back "the gays?" and began to take off her microphone when she realize he meant "the gaze."

There is this odd deja vu about the McCains. Ken and Barbie with a twist. The twist of course with Barbie. Ken, then and now, a little disconnected from reality. Possibly from being around Barbie too much.

[lapfog_1]

4. Someone should do an ad showing all of the McCain

residences, with the Mittens explanation...

and this song playing in the background!

Just a gigolo
everywhere I go
people know the part
I'm playing

[tandot]

5. Did Cindy give him a house for every time he f*cked her?

:shrug:

[Fearless]

24. There isn't enough Viagra in the world...

:rofl:

[ingac70]

6. Doing Cindy is hard work. n/t

[Metta]

7. You forgot, his lips were moving.

He was probably smiling that phony, stupid smile of his, as well.

[EC]

8. Yeah, McCain sure did,

as a gigalo...


If a woman married a man for money she'd be called a gold digger....

[agentS]

25. John McCain- Gold Digger for President

Because it takes a real man to get a woman almost half your age to marry you for her money.

[johnnydrama]

9. the question is

How did Cindy's dad earn all that money? It's not very pretty.

[northernlights]

10. hey it's not easy

being a gigolo and living off of daddy's little princess c**t.

[Demeter]

11. Romney Just Jumped the Shark

He couldn't have thought that up on his own. I smell a Roving Rat.

[Skittles]

12. oh yes

that was fed to him by the Rove Dream Team :puke:

[Alcibiades]

13. If you're rich, you must have earned it

Of course, executives such as Cindy McCain's dad have their friends sit on compensation committees where they pull large numbers out of their asses and put them on their golf buddies' paychecks.

If you don't have a beer heiress to marry, then fuck you! That's today's GOP.

[verges]

14. Romney is missing the point...

I know that comes as an earthshaking surprise. (sarcasm) The point is that he didn't know HOW MANY he has. This show's him to not only be out of touch with the average Joe who's struggling to pay off one house; but with his own reality because he has so much. If you have so many homes you can't keep track of them, it depicts you as an "elitist".

Personally, I don't really care how many houses he has. As long as he can afford them and keep up the taxes on....oops.

[Joe Chi Minh]

15. So Romney's a liar? Can't be.... He's a Neocon.

[sallyseven]

17. Romney is the biggest Liar.

Ask anyone from Massachusetts. He was governor for about 3 months here. Then he started to run for president. Left the state in a mess. I despise him. His record sucks.

[Joe Chi Minh]

20. I was being ironical.

[Felix Mala]

16. Whom would you rather have transport your dog across the country?

Convicted felon Tony Rezko or Mitt Tie-him-to-the-roof Romney?

[yardwork]

19. Why hasn't McCain paid taxes on the houses he owns?

[IndianaGreen]

23. McCain earned his homes by banging a beer heiress

Of course, in order to do that he had to cheat on his first wife, the woman that stood by him early in his career.

[Prophet 451]

26. Is he even trying anymore?

McCain married an heiress. Her family might have worked hard, I don't know but the fact is that all McCain did was marry her.
Obama got his home through working hard and writing two very successful books.

I think it's fairly easy to say who "earned" it more.