tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191330.post2477896501667503599..comments2023-11-28T05:28:18.563-05:00Comments on All Things Ken: Good Work if You Can Get ItKenneth R. Morefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492954693818444648noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191330.post-35174342012593901042008-08-25T19:27:00.000-05:002008-08-25T19:27:00.000-05:00Heh. You're right. They might be more likely to ...Heh. You're right. They might be more likely to plead the case of <A HREF="http://www.washtimes.com/news/2008/aug/26/the-inconvenient-obama/" REL="nofollow">Obama's destitute half-brother</A>, instead. ;)Peter T Chattawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395937367596387523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191330.post-71772967727320147802008-08-24T18:33:00.000-05:002008-08-24T18:33:00.000-05:00I couldn't imagine anyone on the right criticizing...I couldn't imagine anyone on the right criticizing Michelle Obama, even if spouses were deemed fair game. That's just not something Republicans would do.Kenneth R. Morefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492954693818444648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191330.post-7240602164615907522008-08-24T15:41:00.000-05:002008-08-24T15:41:00.000-05:00Has McCain really been faulting Obama for his weal...Has McCain really been faulting Obama for his wealth, per se? I thought their answer to the whole housing "issue" was that Barack "friend of Tony Rezko" Obama might want to think twice before making million-dollar mansions and the means by which candidates acquired them a campaign issue.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I have heard that one of the other issues here is that McCain's houses might be owned by his wife, rather than McCain himself -- she being the wealthier of the two and all that. Some in McCain's camp are thus reportedly, uh, intrigued by the possibility that Obama has declared wives fair game for criticism now.Peter T Chattawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395937367596387523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191330.post-80742102933481930972008-08-24T13:18:00.000-05:002008-08-24T13:18:00.000-05:00I should have said "guest houses," not "investment...I should have said "guest houses," not "investment properties." Hey, does he own any of those?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191330.post-71009725972592211222008-08-24T11:52:00.000-05:002008-08-24T11:52:00.000-05:00Take that Morefield, you elitist, you!Actually, th...Take <B>that</B> Morefield, you elitist, you!<BR/><BR/>Actually, the funniest thing about the whole story to me is that McCain himself was obviously thinking the same question about whether or not to count investment properties, and just kept having to fall back to "I'll have my staff get that to you."<BR/><BR/>I don't begrudge him his wealth, just the hypocrisy of his campaign trying to fault Obama for his. As far as attitude goes, McCain has never exactly struck me as a man-of-the-people populist type. How many millions is it that make you rich, again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15191330.post-79921064736726919542008-08-23T18:51:00.000-05:002008-08-23T18:51:00.000-05:00Elitism is a matter of attitude, not wealth. Amer...Elitism is a matter of attitude, not wealth. Americans, in general, want to be wealthy. They don't necessarily want to be elitist. So I'm not surprised that McCain's wealth would matter less to many Americans than Obama's attitude does.Peter T Chattawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395937367596387523noreply@blogger.com