8/21/2008
Today the Obama Campaign released a new ad chiding Senator McCain for owning seven homes. Is this a sign of desperation or what?
It is true that when asked by Politico how many homes he owned, McCain did not know off the top of his head. That is because many of those homes belong to his wife, who was wealthy long before McCain married her 28 years ago.
I’m not sure if, in 2004, this line of attack was ever used by conservatives against Senator Kerry regarding his wife, Teresa Heinz-Kerry (another wealthy heiress with many homes), but this whole thing smacks of desperation. How so?
In the first place, Senator Obama’s Chicago home was bought in partnership with Tony Rezko who is, basically, the Jack Abramoff of Illinois. The whole purchase, and a subsequent sale of additional land adjacent to the Obama’s property for a price lower than market value, is still under a cloud. Tony Rezko himself was convicted of multiple crimes of corruption with perhaps more charges to come.
So, by entering into the fray with an official ad of his own, rather than letting the 529’s do his dirty work, Obama has now opened a political quagmire for himself. So far, the McCain Campaign has been quite adept at sowing doubts about Obama’s ability to lead the country. The Obama Campaign ad gives them a reason to now sow doubts about his character as well.
Will the Obama ad score with anyone other than Obama supporters? That remains to be seen. But if this is the best the Obama Campaign can do, they’re in big trouble come November.
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Hmm… Well, I don’t know about you, but…
I’m voting for the guy who knows how many homes he owns
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Comment by Vanessa — 8/21/2008 @ 11:47 am
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Vanessa,
I think I’ll vote for McCain. You know, the guy who owns his homes legitimately.
Regards,
David
Comment by David — 8/21/2008 @ 3:58 pm
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Not even a week after the president election the blond topblogger from Sweden, Linda Ekholm speaks out loud about Obama!
And I really believe this is truly written by heart. Scary!
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Comment by ThereseJDanielsson — 11/10/2008 @ 9:37 pm