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Old 08-22-2008
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Re: McCain forgets how many houses he owns

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Lol

They say 7 but in fact its 8! Thats just about the best mistake one can make!

Acutally, this simply gives strength to the charge being made by the Obama camp.

Id advise the Obama camp to keep talking about it. Its a beautiful attack piece and itll be nice to see the Republican machine having to defend such attacks rather than throwing them.

Its the question many Brits want to know, how do Republicans deal with the same tactics they have employed for years?
Pot...meet kettle.

Calling the Republicans dirty politicians fits this mold.

Democrats have been specializing in dirty politics, this topic is a prime example of it.

Next thing they'll do is start talking about how expensive the McCains shoes are......whoops..........they've already started that.

Pityful. Just plain pityful.


I wonder how many seats the Dems stole in the last election by using trumped up indictments, foot-tapping, and exposing dirty emails?

Wouldn't it be nice if Liberals could win on the issues instead of trashing their opponents.
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Re: McCain forgets how many houses he owns

You know, everyone is saying he forgot, when in fact, what he said was that he's going to let his staff answer that. He didn't want the sound clip to be him going on, ennumerating all of his holdings. It would have come off badly and was a question framed to make him look bad in the first place. It's not uncommon for candidates to field certain questions to their staff. But either way, there would be bad press from this moment. It was designed so he couldn't win either way.
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Re: McCain forgets how many houses he owns

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Pot...meet kettle.

Calling the Republicans dirty politicians fits this mold.

Democrats have been specializing in dirty politics, this topic is a prime example of it.

Next thing they'll do is start talking about how expensive the McCains shoes are......whoops..........they've already started that.

Pityful. Just plain pityful.


I wonder how many seats the Dems stole in the last election by using trumped up indictments, foot-tapping, and exposing dirty emails?

Wouldn't it be nice if Liberals could win on the issues instead of trashing their opponents.
Notice how you say "Dems". That's a kind of slime tactic if you didn't know. And I was pretty sure that was your specialty anyways. You've made many just as rediculous claims about Obama as well.
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Re: McCain forgets how many houses he owns

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This 8 or ten or whatever number of houses thing might haunt John McCain a little bit.

Not so much because it makes him look rich or aloof, but because it makes him look a little eccentric.

Remember Emelda Marcos with all those closets full of shoes? Nobody needed that many shoes.... it was impractical and just odd.

Same thing goes for McCain owning 10 houses.... nobody needs 10 houses...Not Will Smith, not Bill Gates....not Madonna.... so it's just plain weird.
They didn't say houses. They said properties.

I own 12. I think. I don't keep track because I don't think it's important. Why should McCain keep track.

It is important for Obama to change the subject because he was going down in flames. This attempt was dense and only appeals to people that believe stereotypes. Class-warfare. It won't help lower the price of gas, or lower food prices, or help you pay your electric bill the rest of the year. And wait till you get your gas bill this winter. You can thank the Dems for a 29% increase in your heating bill.

Yessuree boy those Dems sure are in touch with the average American. Poor McCain has 10 or 12 homes to heat this winter. He needs to find the nearest Democrat and kick him in the nuts for that.
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Re: McCain forgets how many houses he owns

Man I really dout most dems really care. Heck I don't even think this story has even reached most dems.... This is a non-issue and I would hope dems, republicans, independents, and who ever else agrees.
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Notice how you say "Dems". That's a kind of slime tactic if you didn't know. And I was pretty sure that was your specialty anyways. You've made many just as rediculous claims about Obama as well.
Yeah, you're right.

Democrats are slimey. I'm not the one that gave them such a bad image - they did.

What do you want me to call them then?

By the way, when I say Dems, or Democrats to me that means Democrats in Washington. I'm just trying to cut down on all of the extra typing.
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Re: McCain forgets how many houses he owns

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Pot...meet kettle.

Calling the Republicans dirty politicians fits this mold.

Democrats have been specializing in dirty politics, this topic is a prime example of it.

Next thing they'll do is start talking about how expensive the McCains shoes are......whoops..........they've already started that.

Pityful. Just plain pityful.


I wonder how many seats the Dems stole in the last election by using trumped up indictments, foot-tapping, and exposing dirty emails?

Wouldn't it be nice if Liberals could win on the issues instead of trashing their opponents.
Wait a minute...

So dirty politics is pitiful now?

Obama opens mouth and inserts foot, again.

Is Al Gore Gay

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Obama.." I want to be President of all 57 states"
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You know, everyone is saying he forgot, when in fact, what he said was that he's going to let his staff answer that. He didn't want the sound clip to be him going on, ennumerating all of his holdings. It would have come off badly and was a question framed to make him look bad in the first place. It's not uncommon for candidates to field certain questions to their staff. But either way, there would be bad press from this moment. It was designed so he couldn't win either way.
The only reason the question was asked is because journalists tend to carry the Dems water for them.

They've done it many times to other Candidates on the right.

Does the word 'Macacca' sound familier?

How about the reporter that asked Bush Sr. how much milk costs?
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Re: McCain forgets how many houses he owns

Is Al Gore Gay? LOL!
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Obama is the one personally trashing McCain about not knowing how many properties he has, not some guy on the net.

Can you recognize the difference?

I guess not.

McCain never stooped this low unless Obama opened his mouth first. McCain is not accountable for what anyone else says about Obama. Anyone who goes below the belt has gotten a rebuke from McCain personally.

But if Obama wants to get personal with McCain and personally insult him like he has on several occasions....it's only fair for McCain to respond.

If Obama's people get out of line and it blows up in their face a press release soon follows, not a comment from Obama himself. McCain has made a point of personally apologize himself if someone gets out of line.
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Is Al Gore Gay? LOL!

Sure.

Is that a crime?
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Re: McCain forgets how many houses he owns

No, but that was one of the best birthday surprises I've ever got.
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No, but that was one of the best birthday surprises I've ever got.
Birthday surprise.

That has all kinds of weird connotations.
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Nothing weird about it.
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Re: McCain forgets how many houses he owns

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Obama is the one personally trashing McCain about not knowing how many properties he has, not some guy on the net.

Can you recognize the difference?

I guess not.

McCain never stooped this low unless Obama opened his mouth first. McCain is not accountable for what anyone else says about Obama. Anyone who goes below the belt has gotten a rebuke from McCain personally.

But if Obama wants to get personal with McCain and personally insult him like he has on several occasions....it's only fair for McCain to respond.

If Obama's people get out of line and it blows up in their face a press release soon follows, not a comment from Obama himself. McCain has made a point of personally apologize himself if someone gets out of line.
Hmmmm.

Sounds like you think the Republicans only respond to low attacks rather than throw them first.

Id like to know.

Who went low first in this contest?

Republicans or Democrats?
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