I'm concerned about John McCain's money ....Email

[kevinmc]

I've been concerned that there are too many rumors going around about John McCain and I wanted to help set the facts straight. Please forward this email to everyone you know.

THE LIE: Combined, the McCain family has has a credit card balance that is more than $750,000 and their interest rate is 24.49%.

THE TRUTH: The McCains pay off their credit card bills on a monthly basis. The $750,000 figure is also wrong, though it is true that between January 2007 and May 2008, one of the credit cards did reach $500,000 and another reached $250,000.

Also, with a combined net worth over $100 million, most of the credit cards did not have any interest payments at all. Only their Visa, Mastercard, and Saks Fifth Avenue cards (monthly balances ranging between $15,000 and $50,000) charged interest.

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THE LIE: McCain purchased two separate $4.7 million dollar condos in San Diego for their own enjoyment.

THE TRUTH: The combined cost of the two condos was $4.7 millon, and one of them was for the kids.

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THE LIE: The McCains spent over $500,000 in 2007 on household staff, such as maids and butlers.

THE TRUTH: They increased their household staffing budget from $184,000 in 2006 to only $273,000 in 2007.

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THE LIE: The McCains spent $11 million between the summer of 2004 and February 2008 on 13 different residences.

THE TRUTH: They spent $11 million acquiring five residences.

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THE LIE: The McCains inherited a business worth $1,000,000,000 from relatives.

THE TRUTH: The McCains inherited assets worth more than $100,000,000 from relatives, but those assets are unlikely to be worth $1,000,000,000.

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THE LIE: John McCain gambles away hundreds of thousands of dollars at the craps tables in Las Vegas.

THE TRUTH: While John McCain does frequently play craps in Las Vegas in continuous 14-hour sessions, it is unlikely that he has ever gambled away $100,000 in a single session.

Sources:

1. The McCain family credit cards.

2. The McCain family houses. (Also, check out an awesome google map of McCain's houses.)

3. The McCain family staff budget.

4. The McCain house purchases.

5. The McCain family inheritance.

6. McCain's 14 hour gambling stints.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

1. So nice that the keyboard commandos are scrupulously researching the McCain stories.

Would that they'd extend that to the Obama smears.

[melody]

2. Oh, gosh, well then there now

>The combined cost of the two condos was $4.7 millon, and one of them was for the kids.

That makes all the difference. :eyes:

The problem is not the condos. The problem is that he's a monster who protects the rights of the ultra-wealthy
to bully the middle class and poor while reaping every last government benefit he can ... including social security ...
while living in 4.7 million dollar condos.

[DCKit]

3. Lighten up folks. To the average 'murkin, this is still jaw-droppingly...

wasteful and, dare I say it, elitist. Hell, I'm thoroughly disgusted.

They're just making sure we have the unassailable facts so McLame can't simply deny (truthfully) the falsehoods while ignoring the basis in fact.

[CitizenPatriot]

4. nice

isn't this a play on how we've had to defend obama? Like, oh, no, don't believe that mccain is an elitist, he only spent x on his condo. but it sounds nice, because it sounds like you're defending him?

I think this is a southern trick:-) you can go ahead and email this one out to anyone voting for mccain and look like you're being fair and reasonable -- just wanted to make sure you know that those things you've been hearing about mccain aren't true! here are the facts! this certainly doesn't go along with their image of him as a guy you'd rather have a beer with. Just one of us.

Also wouldn't hurt to email this to the editors of the papers and CNN, MSNBC, etc.

Dear Editor,

McCain isn't that much of an elitist! Look at these facts! When are you guys going to report the facts instead of lies?

Sincerely,

Angry Citizen

Suddenly, you have people talking about McCain being an elitist instead of Obama being one. It's their tactic being used against them -- accuse and then the denials actually get all of the airplay and that is what sinks into people's minds. Is mcCain an elitist> Did he really spend that much on staff? Are his staff legal? Does he understand the working man/wo,an's plight? Hmmm....

[mzmolly]

5. No wonder he hasn't taken the time to understand the economy.

:eyes: