Ha ha ha. Obama's such an elitist!
Message to Democrats: Do not let this go. Hit McCain with this over, and over and over. Then hit him again. You know Rove would do it to us. Forget the issues. Throw the public some red meat. That's what wins elections. Taking the high road does not work. Just ask John Kerry.

Well, if you don't know how many homes you own, how can you think you can run the United States of America? John McCain is the biggest insult to intelligant people I have ever seen.As a Republican I am sad that we have nothing better than John McCain to run against the Dems.

this gaffe is ENOUGH to win an election. ADS PLEASE.

It does get confusing after the first 5 million, everything is one big blur!

McCain says he does not know how many houses he owns while many are having to foreclose on the only one they own.

That's funny! I can't decide if it is a sign of having way too much money or dementia when you don't know how many homes you own. Unless of course, Cindy is buying and selling homes at a great rate and not letting him know.

Good comeback, Tim Kaine ! I hope Obama chooses you to be VP

Would be an issue if people didn't connect with McCain. This will be another backfire for the dems.

Many people who have money to invest do not know what they are investing in. They hire others to invest there money and it could be in stocks, futures, land. It can even change from month to month.

Huh?!? "I'll have my staff get back to you." May be one of the funniest of all of his gaffes.

At least he knows how many brothers he has... and where they live..

Does Kaine understand how poorly his answer reflects on him. Mocking our leaders is pathetic. If we want our society to suceed we must stop this immediately. Violently disagree on the issues, fine - but mocking him??

Man, is that scary/funny. I do pretty well, and my taxes may go up because of my tax bracket. But my business depends on the economy thriving. I don't mind a President that is wealthy, but come on.

The real fear is that he forgot. I see McCain in the White House lawn in his bathrobe yelling at the Secret Service. "You kids get off my lawn!!!"

McCain fogets how many homes and Obama
forgets how his homes were financed.
Wow let rename this campaign "WeareScrewed08"

I VOTE "NONE OF THE ABOVE"

if Obama and MCCain are the BEST we can do as a nation...we're screwed.

The real question to the politicians should be how did you get the financing for your real estate portfolio. Democrats can't honestly answer since they must depend on special loan rates that are unavailable to others, cash hidden in a freezer, and sub-market prices for real estate purchases through sham transactions.

The same people who claimed Obama is an elitist get their feathers ruffled when people point out how McCain fits that bill. It's the same garbage that was pulled in 2000, when Bush was portrayed as an 'everyman'. He was a wealthy trust fund baby who didn't have the brain power to run a business.

Typical Liberal play: Class warfare. This coming from a governor whose only claim to fame in VA is coming up with a tax hike disguised as $1,000.00 traffic tickets to VA residents only.

Kaine sounds completely stupid with this statement. McCaine probably didn't want to answer the question because it is irrelevent. Since when did it become a crime to have investments? I'm sure Obama can tell you all about his investments with the land deal. And about not answering questions - I want the files open from the University that are being blocked - you know the files with Obama's dealings with Ayers?

Kaine sounds like a school child. Right along with Obama. Whaaa

As usual petty comments are the only comeback from the Dems. Obama cannot remember how many states in the US - and everyone thinks that fine. McCain doesn't remember he and his wife own 4 residences - seriously, is that a vital issue? Hardly a sign of age, rather one of not bothering with unimportant issues.

"BIG money is Obama or haven't you noticed..."

His major handlers include George Soros,moveon.org and various internationalist concerns who don't like America.

Hello???? Anybody home???? Being rich, wearing 500 dollar shoes, and owning multiple homes DOESNT make someone ELITIST. Elitist is a (My sh!!t dont stink, and I know better than you) attitude, aka Barack Hussein Obama syndrome. IN case you arent aware,We live in a society where, we can all become rich. John McCain sacrificed time and again for this country. If he wants to have 10 homes , why not?

Mike,
Bob Hope was a great American entertainer and humanitarian. I still miss the man to this day. He did not have the codes to the nuclear missles and had no authority to make war (declared or otherwise) on anyone. As the President McCain would have this power. As a resident of Georgia (USA) I would personally be scared enough to moe to Alabama if he were elected out of fear that the man might decide to invade Georgia and bomb Atlanta. I am serious, the man is one step away from Alzheimers.

@truthtell Don't forget the majority in congress. THEY are Democrat. You can't simply blame a political party for problems the country has. The problems are way too complex to just have them boil down to "The Republicans did it". All government & people in this country are to blame. Mortgage crisis for example, W. didn't do it to us, we did it. People who make 30k a year buy 300k houses did it. People should know better than that, we need to have some personal responsibility.

Infantile.

"Hit" McCain with the fact that he's successful and his wife comes from a successful family? Just how is it the moonbats figure Americans will see that as a bad thing?

Hey Ted, being elitist is not the same as being successful...

ROTFL!
He is like SO old!
And Obama is for CHANGE!

Interesting debate.

I wonder how many houses John Kerry owns? Good thing he lost, certainly would not want a man in the WH who married into a multimillion dollar fortune.

Kaine cannot count how high is state's budget deficit is.

McCain has just commented - "At least I know how many states there are."

President Obama - isn't he the one who hadn't visited all of the 57 states yet?

Mike - doesn't make you look too intelliGENT yourself when you can't even spell the word right.....the Obama supporters are getting nervous....

and let's not forget that Obama couldn't count how many states we have in the U.S. LOL!

Since when is a person married to an heiress not knowing how many houses they own a gaffe?

Why hasn't O'Bamma been required to answer how many tennaments he owns in Chicago or how many mansions on Martha's Vinyard?

It's the height of stupid to suggest that people of means have an exact count on holdings at the tip of their tongue. I know how many houses =I= have, but I only own and need one. If I were a real estate investor, I might have "20 or 23 -- some closed last week, I don't know". In McCain's case, the fact that some were condos may explain the "gaffe". Condos are sometimes thought of as "houses" when in fact they can also be "houses with apartments". He was probably trying to figure out how best to answer the question in an accurate way.

And of course, since it's not an issue for O'Bamma to disclose his vast real estate holdings, how many houses McCain or any other millionair owns is really irrelevant.

Unless that's the best Politico can do for a "Gotcha"

Everyone of you liberals are ridiculous.
Electing Obama is equal to promoting a Mcdonalds fry guy to CEO. It makes no
sense. That is why he will not win, maybe in 8 years.

THe election is getting closer and the poles are narrowing for wonderboy Obama.
So now, let's start spinning about McCain and his homes, etc. What about Obama and his association with billionaires that practically own him.
What about that? No not for the democratic's last hope.

In his defense, the homes are more than likely Cindy's and what husband keeps up with his wifes pirchases.

Its funny how Obama does not even know how many states there are in the union. He said (57)*. Now they have to reach and find what ever they can on McCain like houses. Who cares what he has. He earned money and bought them. Did anyone question John Kerry and what his billionaire wife and he owned? Obama is history and he knows it. He does not have a clue what this country needs. Even his own wife has shut up because she can't even say the right things. She has to appear on the view where they ask her Barbie questions.

You people are retarded...Tim Kaine...yup good decision...basically, the JV team. NO EXPERIENCE at all...2 year senator and 2 year governor. Dear God, the local high school student body president has more experience...

PUHLeaze, this is all about the liberal lapdog press finding some 1 bedroom timeshare condo that Cindy's beer company owns after McCain says he has 4 houses. I can see the headline now. "McCain Lies About Houses, Has Secret Love Nest in Hoboken". In reality he probably owns NO houses, she or her trust do. But really here's a newsflash-McCain and his wife have LOTS of money and stuff. So does Barry and his wife. At least McCain didn't get his from a racketeer...

Remember masses. Rich are evil. They are what is wrong with this workers' and peasants' paradise. The evil corporations exploit you. They dare to make profit. People dare to own more than one home. The rich dare not pay for your healthcare. Or your schools. Or your homes.

The American Dream? Exploitation of the masses. The only success is measured by everyone in America being given the same of everything. Obama will do that for you. He will take from the undeserving exploitative rich and hand out to you. He will give you a home, education, healthcare, etc. So what if he runs down the economy. So what if he runs businesses out of the country? These are the evils in society that must be purged. Believe me. We will be a much happier society with government to depend on. They will supply all your needs.

His wife's father passed away and left her all his property. Mc Cain may not be familiar with his wife's finances. He is in the process of selling his central Phoenix home and it may or may not have closed yet. He has investment properties that are managed by other people. Some properties may be condos. Rather than give the wrong answer and be pilloried, he simply said he would get the correct information. He was asked how many houses he owns, not homes he lives in. If being successful disqualifies someone from the office of President, than vote for Fauxbama. He has accomplished far less in his professional life than McCain.

Right, right elitism is a mindset. A mindset that can only be pointed out by the GOP. I think we should hire Rove to run Obama's campaign - this gaffe would be ALL OVER the media. McCain, dumped his first wife for a wealthy, cute 20-something, flip flops like a fish out of water, cannot open his email, and calls Obama (Obama!) an elitist, and is somehow picking up Democratic voters. I think the GOP is a fantastic machine. I wish the Dems were better at cheating and lying. Now I've got to go home (but... to WHICH home? I can't remember how many homes I have,.... or even where they are - I'll have to call my staff.... wait... do I have DEMENTIA??? or am I a down to earth family guy, aw shucks 'real' amercian who's running for President?????).

It's not McCain's fault. After 70 the brain begins to do tricks on you. It isn't that he doesn't know, it's that he doesn't REMEMBER. After 70, things begin to get a little fuzzy and you say things just to cover yourself no matter how ridiculous it might be. The bad thing is that if grandpa is in the WH we're all in a LOT of trouble because those around him will be making the decisions and we KNOW what that has gotten us since 2000. Bush, for another four years is NOT an option.

Is this all you have on McCain? obama's love interest Larry Sinclair has plenty on obama. Who needs a guy like obama in the White House

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Many people who have money to invest do not know what they are investing in. They hire others to invest there money and it could be in stocks, futures, land. It can even change from month to month.
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The reason this is important is that gaffes like not knowing how many houses you own not only make you look out of touch with the public, but easily point out the hyprocrisy of Republicans calling Democrats elitists.

This gaffe (along with the "how rich is rich? 5 million") should be shown on tv and played on radio enough that everyone in America knows just how out of touch McCain is. Think about it, the price of John Edwards haircut became public knowledge in 1-2 days and was the top story for about a week or two. The Dems need to start showing people that the Republicans are rich, elitists as well.

I just wish we had a viable third party. This would be the year a third party had an honest chance of winning.

So what's the point? Investing in real estate is now evil? A man can't make a fortune on land? Welcome to communism. By the way, chances are he has a real estate manager who keeps track of his investments, so it's perfectly reasonable he wouldn't know exactly. I say we punish him for living the American Dream.

I'll bet he knows how many brothers he has.

And I'll bet none of them live in a slum, either.

And if he found one that did, I'll bet he'd help him.

Think about it.

Kaine is an imbecile! What a schoolyard comeback "McCain can't count that high". Thak about an intellectual giant!!! Well, maybe among liberals he is. Next Kaine will say "same to you buddy!". At least he didn't just lie like Osama Obama would have!!!

Response to Mike's post: Mike | Aug 21, 2008 9:46:31 AM

-You spelled intelligent wrong. ("...biggest insult to intelligant people I have ever seen")...does that mean that I am a smarter republican than YOU?
---FYI
in·tel·li·gent - having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals

Doesn't McCain pay property taxes?? Why on earth would anybody think that this man could or would care a darn thing about the middle class??
The old war monger would put our men/women back to work alright, in another war.

Perhaps some here should start whining about other's wealth and work to get your own.

I want a new governor. Obama, please pick Tim Kaine.

Hey liberal, look behind you.. It's Obama!! Now go ahead and tear up, then faint jelly roll!

Does it really matter? the President is just a figure head for the Executive Branch of Government. As is the the speaker of the house and the VP in the Legislative. The real power is in the behind the scenes folks. All the leaders do is lip synch what the power people want them to say. Obama or McClaine, two sides to the same coin.

At least McCain came by his homes honestly. Barack had to get a sweet heart deal from Rezco. He negotiated down the price of the house by paying more for the lot next door. And then Obama gave him a kiss for the property split which makes it so no one can build on the that lot. I hope Obama does bring up the house issue. It will only shine the light on the crooked deal he made for his own house.

This is why the McCain campaign is keeping him tucked away from the press and only reading off his little notecards - the man's brain is mush!!! He doesn't know how many HOUSES he has! Watch out - he won't be talking on a blackberry - McCain's going to be talking into a banana!!!!

Yea, no Hypocrats are rich either. Last time I checked there are more millionaires on the Hypocrat side than the Republicans.

Another class envy ploy out of the same old tired Hypocratic play book.

Is this all you have?

Please, keep pounding McCain on this then let's us all watch you backtrack when your assests come under scrutiny.

Way to change politics and bring people together B. Hussein Obama!

HOPE AND CHANGE!!!

LOL

cool, mccain's an idiot and obama is a socialist douche.

america is screwed with a capital S!

and this is the man that some of the people are going to vote for and think that he will finish four years as president when he can't answer this question? it don't look too good! looks like senility is setting in!

obama 08!
time for change!
people get ready!
history is getting ready to be made!

Nona-you can't be serious. Obama quickly corrected himself to say 47 following his event. McCain needs his own news channel to follow his gaffes.

That's OK. Obama has trouble remembering things in view of all that crack he sold and smoked back in the day. Little blow here, little bump there. I'll take a little forgetfullness over Obama's proclivity to tell lies and hate America...

Where were the Dems with this in 2004 re: Kerry.

The class hatred card still playing....that and McSame don't seem to be polling too well.

Try something else like - "never knew Ayers", or "I was never a member of pastor Wright's church".

That might help this sinking ship.

McCain probably has a house in each of the 57 states Obama wants to visit.

Why don't you Obamatons go start looking for them?

Bing, put down the Bong.

Nasty little Tim Kane is just jealous.....since when is it a crime to be rich and white in the USA? The libs seem to think it's bad bad.........McCain, the only one ready to be Commander in Chief on Day One or at 3am

The houses owned by McCain and his wife were not bought by a Chicago criminal for him like Obama's house was !

Is Time Kaine a hetereosexual?

It seems that for the Dems and libs racial issues are off limits but thinly veiled (if at all)age discrimination is not.

Poor people HATE rich people. Attack a man because he lives the American dream and owns property? Yeah Obama, that's how you keep on message. I'd say that Obama is being divisive and not able to stick to the issues, but that would be silly. We all know that the Obama camp has a lock on the divisive card. Myself, I like a man that has so much business acumen that he can loose track of his investments. Would we be hearing slams like this if Donald Trump couldn't answer the question? I think not. McCain is wealthy and has multiple properties. Big Deal! Let the Cult of Obama figure out how to distract the American people and by all means, don't let McCain's success and prosperity be a good thing!

Is this a suggestion that McCain is suffering from some kind of dementia? Heck, Obama said he toured 57 states and he had more to go.

Anubody here taken aback at what an absolute doofus Tim Kaine is? How did this guy get elected? I saw him debate Tim Pawlenty ( Governor Minnesota) a while back, and Tim just ate this guy up, and spit him out. Amazing this guy Kaine graduated from highschool

As stated on the LA Times meb site. I guess you fools forgot how The "ONE" can count "It is wonderful to be back in Oregon," Obama said. "Over the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go. Alaska and Hawaii, I was not allowed to go to even though I really wanted to visit, but my staff would not justify it."

Diogenes, I bet you're Miss Cleo, the internet psychic!

"The Great Bob Hope who entertained America for the longest time also had MANY houses and lots of land. Let's throw him under the bus too. The message is getting clearer and clearer...no more America, this will be a socialist country. Stop your dreams people, everyone must live in huts, turn their heaters and coolers down, and travel less. The magic of America is gone if Obama becomes President."

Mike,

You obviously do not understand the irony here. Obama supporter, like most Americans, do not mind that McCain's wife is successfuly and has alot of capitol.

What we do not like is the fact that McCain is trying to describe Obama as a rich elitist born with a silver spoon, WHEN IT IS MCCAIN WHO IS THE RICH ELITIST.

Who is more in touch with America? Keep in mind that 85% of Americans make less then $125,000 a year.

Obama, who was poor his whole life up until he graduated college and wrote a book, or McCain, who was born into a very powerful military family and married a millionaire?

The irony is pretty obvious. Next McCain will say that Obama supported too many of Bush's plans the last few years....

I think McCain's plan is to find something wrong with his own campaign, then try and say it is wrong with Obama's.

Tim Kaine's Virginia legacy: higher taxes, a failing economy, and a state government that is more worried about extending the so called "War on Drugs" to include harmless salvia than arresting illegal immigrants and murderers.

elect mccain so many more wealthy people can get even wealthier and the middle class can continue to lose there homes. come on america the poor working families kids are fighting this war in iraq so the rich can get richer. i say start the draft with no out clauses and find out when rich kids have to fight how fast this war ends. obamas tax plan gives taxs breaks to the working class up to $250,000 everybody over that will go back to pre bush tax cuts level. that is fair it is the working class that has sufferd greatly under bush why the rich have rolled to new levels of super wealth.

Wow, like this is newsworthy. More like an opportunity to make insulting jabs about his intelligence.

I see the liberal media is at it again, this time with McCain. If you can't put up a better candidate, just publicly insult the other guy, at least the brainless ones will vote against him in order to 'be cool'.
Anyone stop to check out how many homes Obsama has?

To some liberals, apparently, financial success doesn't demonstrate competence. Maybe they can pick out a beggar in the streets and have him run.

"He couldn't count high enough"? Is that the best you can do, Kaine?? I could get a better comeback from my 10 year old nephew.

Get the Geritol out for Grand Pa McSame
who needs an old f@rt running this country ...he lives in the past!

Does Barack Obama know how many brothers he has yet?

It is good that he doesn't clutter his mind with little details, he has staff to do that for him. It shows that he does not care much about material things and only has his interest where it should be, this country. I think it speaks highly for him!!!

Obama doesn't know how may states we have ("57 states?") and thinks 10,000 people were killed last June in a Kansas Tornado and answering questions is "above his paygrade". Who can't count?

PS: he now knows were his brother lives, in a hut in Narobi making $1.00 per month. Perhaps while he is raising $40 million per month he could cut his brother some slack and double his salary.

Definitely signs of the onset of senile dementia. We cannot put this poor, old soul in the white House where he is liable to do more damage than George W. Bush, if that's possible. Let's try something different for a change. Let's put a vigorous, intelligent young man in the White House. We've certainly got nothing to lose and everything to gain.

It is so funny that these liberals cry over everything. John McCain has made a wonderful life for himself. So has Barack Obama, too. Barack Obama has used his politcal influence to secure property for himself at below market value prices in dealings with some unsavory characters. This is a non-issue. I think the American people should be more interested in Barry's voting record when it comes to infanticide, something that even the uber-lib Kennedys, Clintons, and Kerrys can not even get behind. Also BHO's association with radical thinkers such as Wright, Pfleger, Ayers. If John McCain is guilty of anything it is sacrificing years in captivity and giving over 20 years back to USA in the form of public service. By the way, McCain did so much better at the Saddleback conference. When Barry gets off his script, he isnt the great orator that every Liberal goes crazy for. Barack Obama gives hope for the lazy.

McCain might not know houses, but least he doesn't forget how many states we have.

"Over the last 15 months, we've traveled to every corner of the United States. I've now been in 57 states? I think one left to go. Alaska and Hawaii, I was not allowed to go to even though I really wanted to visit, but my staff would not justify it."...Barack Obama.

Obama doesn't know how may states we have ("57 states?") and thinks 10,000 people were killed last June in a Kansas Tornado and answering questions is "above his paygrade". Who can't count?

PS: he now knows were his brother lives, in a hut in Narobi making $1.00 per month. Perhaps while he is raising $40 million per month he could cut his brother some slack and double his salary.