Small-Town Colorado Mayor Jokes He Should Have Been Obama's Veep

"Palin was a washout as mayor
of Wasilla. The small town was
debt-free when she took office
and when she left some six years
later to run for Governor the
town was 22 million dollars in
debt" anon and anon and anon and anon...
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True, but the town approved the spending!

THEY wanted a $13,000,000 high tech sports arena..... She complied.

..... and so on and so on and so on.

Obama promises great bonuses for the poor and moderately poor.... but

Will he deliver without taking away from the middle-middle class and those in higher brackets who are not only supporting their small businesses, but also their employees?

hmmmmmmm
probably not!

BTW, I just found an article on Bloomberg about his record this year on charity. It's about $1000 this year, obviously well below the national average.

Then there's this line, "The couple had no investment income and $99 in taxable interest. Biden's financial disclosure returns also show donations of speaking fees to charity that aren't reported on the tax returns."

The article also says that they give to their church and to charities but don't claim it. So, I guess the big story is that they need an accountant, or some kind of tax planning services.

Did I doubt that he sold the house? I don't think so but if I did then I did it mistakenly.

Dave in lv:

I had another comment where I pointed to a list of US Senators and their net worths. For some reason, the moderator here removed it, maybe because I was linking to another site.

The range for his net worth according to OpenCongress is -$50k - $250K, an approximation. The Washington Post puts it between $100K - $150K. The Post also reports that he and his wife together made $250K in 2007 and $200K in 2006.

Re: Palin's approval rating. What am I supposed to take away from her 80% approval rating?

The state has fewer people than the city I live in and has consistently voted Republican since it joined the Union. Alaska has a Republican Governor who gives every citizen a $2,000 check while she appears before Congress requesting funding for her state's projects?

I'd give her an approval if I lived there too! It sure doesn't mean I think she's ready to be the President (which is what being the VP candidate means.)

re: Post by: anon | Sep 17, 2008 1:46:18 AM

Yes, Palin was a washout as a mayor. That's why she won the governorship and today has the very best approval rating of any governor as well as any politician that I know of.

Her APPROVAL rating is over 80% from her constituents.

What is Obama's approval rating again?

What, somehow I missed Obama's rating being reported by the MSM.

Jesse

Once again you missed the point.

Your question was :

"* If Joe Biden sold his hosue for six times it's value, why is his net worth only $150K? That includes the value of his house and all his wordly possessions."

You now admit he did receive six times or $1.2M and is now only claiming a net worth of $150k.

Given the Bidens give zip to charity, where is he hiding this and his other money?

Also note your previous attack in doubting the sale took place is proven to be bogus.

Palin was a washout as mayor
of Wasilla. The small town was
debt-free when she took office
and when she left some six years
later to run for Governor the
town was 22 million dollars in
debt.

She praises herself as a reformer
and a fiscal conservative.

Wow, I just checked into your story. Basically, Biden bought a fixer-upper when it was scheduled to be demolished. 20 years later, he sells it at 6 times what he bought it for and you're surprised!? That's called "a good investment."

Moreover, the $1.2M that he sold it for, that was the house's appraised value.

Man, I bet Rush didn't tell you that part did he? Or was it Hannity?

Wow guys, great scoop. Senator Biden sells his house for a fair market value after he lives in it for 20 years, to the rich CEO of a bank in a state where almost every bank in the country is headquartered.

Have you people even heard of Google?

Per Biden's tax returns he and his wife make $200-350K per year.

They also give between $100 to $350 per year to charity.

I think it be safely said the Bidens are not very charitable when it comes to giving away their own money for the poor, disaster relief or even their local library.

But as the third most liberal voting record can attest, he is quite willing to give away your money all day long.

re: post by: Jesse | Sep 16, 2008 7:58:54 PM

* If Joe Biden sold his hosue for six times it's value, why is his net worth only $150K? That includes the value of his house and all his wordly possessions.
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Charlie Rangle bought a house for about $355k and sold it 2-3 years later for about $425k.

During those years he reported the value of his house was between 0-$100k.

Biden sold his house for $1.2M, six times what he paid for it.

If Biden now says he only has $150k, lives in a swank, not house, but compound in a fancy area of Deleware, could he POSSIBLY be underestimating his net worth?

re Posted by: Truth Matters | Sep 16, 2008 10:16:00 PM
RNC spokesmen Danny Diaz writes: “That would be tough due to the fact Obama believes small town America is bitter and clings to guns and religion.”
********************************************* Obama was raised by his grandparents from Kansas, so just maybe he has more insight into it than anybody in the RNC could ever understand.
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Can we agree Obama was raised in Hawaii and not in some small town in Kansas?

Can we agree Obama has never lived in a small town?

Can we also agree that being raised by a couple from a small town is not the same as living and growing up in a small town?

Why did Obama make fun of a small town in Alaska both in misstating it's name as well as the experience of any mayor from there would achieve?

RNC spokesmen Danny Diaz writes: “That would be tough due to the fact Obama believes small town America is bitter and clings to guns and religion.”
********************************************* Obama was raised by his grandparents from Kansas, so just maybe he has more insight into it than anybody in the RNC could ever understand.

Why are there no posts regarding Obama's meddling with the Iraq troop withdrawal?

Posted by: SandyB
******************************************* Maybe because ABC doesn't use cheap Lounge Acts for their sources of information.

Maybe you Could you ask if you could be allowed to use some other talking point that doesn't make you look so silly.

And it's GOVERNOR Palin!!! Treat her with the respect she deserves.

Posted by: Oink | Sep 16
********************************************* Honor comes only with honesty.

Sarah Palin is getting all of the respect she deserves.

Twilson --

Yes only a Congressman can attach an earmark. Both as mayor and as governor Palin engaged the services of a lobbyist to lobby Congress for more pork for the state. Under her mayorship, Wasilla received $27M, for a town of 5-9,000!

As governor, he state receives more earmarked money per capita than any other state. This is a state which is so awash in oil profits that every man, woman and child received a $2,000 check this year. If she's against wasteful spending, if she's the outside reformer, if Alaska will build itself a bridge when it needs one ... why is her state addicted to the pork?

How awesome of the partisans below to spew "facts" they fabricate from thin air. I mean, that's the primary strategy of the GOP candidate and what's good for the goose is good for the gander, right?

To Zank, the person below who posted the "qualifications" of Obama's VP, I'd like to ask the following:

* Can you provide a reputable news source article that says that Joe Biden's brother and son are lobbyists? I can show you one that says his son is going to Iraq in August.

* Can you tell me what the connection is between Joe Biden and Tony Rezko? Or even Barack and Tony Rezko?

* If Joe Biden sold his hosue for six times it's value, why is his net worth only $150K? That includes the value of his house and all his wordly possessions.

* If Biden showed poorly in the Democratic primary, wouldn't that suggest that very few moneyed interests were willing to contribute to his campaign? If so, wouldn't that contradict your entire case?

But hey, what do I know. I'm probably a west coast elitist who likes to do things like "research" my "opinions" before I "open my mouth." We have this thing out here, it's called "Google."

I'm no hockey dad, but out here in the elite west, I know we don't like to "talk out of our butts". I can respect that people might do things differently in other parts of the country.

I didn't realize that this mayor in Colorada had actually been a governor
also. ***Rolls Eyes***

Ummm, to the poster that said McCain is lying about wanting sex ed for kindergarteners, think again, I saw him say it on VIDEO. Sorry, he cannot lie out of that one.

Just as Obama tried to paint Hillary as "just a first lady", completely ignoring her 8 years as a Senator, he's trying to paint Palin as "mayor of Wah-Silly" and ignore that she's a Governor.

If Obama is so great, why does he have to trash these accomplished women in an attempt to win?

Governor. Sarah Palin is Governor of Alaska, she's not a mayor anymore. What is wrong with Obama's camp? Does Obama really want people connecting him with Saul Alinsky's Marxist-style community organizing again?

This clown would be over qualified to be the democratic nominee for president.