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* Republican National Convention
* | The 2008 Election

Cindy McCain's $300,000 Outfit
by Vanity Fair
September 4, 2008, 10:29 AM

One of the persistent memes in the Republican line of attack against
Barack Obama is the notion that he is an elitist, whereas the G.O.P.
represent real working Americans like Levi “F-in’ Redneck” Johnston.

It caught our attention, then, when First Lady Laura Bush and would-be
First Lady Cindy McCain took the stage Tuesday night wearing some rather
fancy designer clothes. So we asked our fashion department to price out
their outfits.

Laura Bush
Oscar de la Renta suit: $2,500
Stuart Weitzman heels: $325
Pearl stud earrings: $600–$1,500
Total: Between $3,425 and $4,325

Cindy McCain
Oscar de la Renta dress: $3,000
Chanel J12 White Ceramic Watch: $4,500
Three-carat diamond earrings: $280,000
Four-strand pearl necklace: $11,000–$25,000
Shoes, designer unknown: $600
Total: Between $299,100 and $313,100



That's three typical mortgages for some Americans now out on the street.

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On Sep 4, 3:45*pm, hk wrote:
Vanity Fair
* * ** Republican National Convention
* * ** | The 2008 Election

Cindy McCain's $300,000 Outfit

That's three typical mortgages for some Americans now out on the street.

John McCain Discloses Data on His Charity Giving

By Grant Williams

Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, has released
his tax returns for the past two years, including details about the
money he donated to charitable causes.

In 2007, the Arizona senator reported $405,409 in total income and
contributed $105,467, or 26 percent of his total income, to charity.

http://philanthropy.com/news/updates...charity-giving

Now Obama:

"Giving, service and compassion are recurrent themes on the campaign
trail for Sen. Barack Obama, but the Democratic presidential contender
has only recently dug deep into his own pockets to support charitable
causes.

Obama has enjoyed a robust household income throughout his political
career in the Illinois Senate and the U.S. Senate. But for most of
that time he has reported comparatively little by national standards
in charitable contributions on his tax returns, records released by
Obama show.

Public attention to charitable gifts has led to uncomfortable moments
for prominent political figures. Then-Vice President Al Gore came in
for withering ridicule in 1998 when his tax return showed he had
contributed just $353 to charity. So did then-President Bill Clinton,
after a review of old tax returns revealed that he had once claimed a
$75 deduction for donating a suit with ripped pants to the Salvation
Army, as well as $2 for a pair of used underwear and $9 for six pairs
of used socks.

Obama's household income has been inflated the last two years from the
proceeds of lucrative book deals he signed shortly before entering the
Senate in 2005. He pledged to turn over $200,000 of the book money to
charity.

On their just-filed 2006 tax return, Obama and his wife, a hospital
administrator, reported taxable income of $983,626 and claimed
deductions for $60,307 in charitable donations. In 2005 they earned a
combined $1.65 million and gave away about $77,300.

In 2002, the year before Obama launched his campaign for U.S. Senate,
the Obamas reported income of $259,394, ranking them in the top 2
percent of U.S. households, according to Census Bureau statistics.
That year the Obamas claimed $1,050 in deductions for gifts to
charity, or 0.4 percent of their income. The average U.S. household
totaled $1,872 in gifts to charity in 2002, according to the Center on
Philanthropy at Indiana University."

Seems the Dims have a problem with putting "their money where their
mouth is", huh?

Harry, why don't you sell that Parker and donate the proceeds to needy
Americans? You're not using it anyway.

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On Sep 4, 4:57*pm, hk wrote:
wrote:

right-wing bull**** snipped



Harry, why don't you sell that Parker and donate the proceeds to needy
Americans? *You're not using it anyway.

Really? Went out in El Parker twice last week, and if the weather is
decent and the tropical storm is gone, planning to head out again
Sunday. Been out in that cartoon, er, pontoon, er, tritoon, lately?

Of course, we were out last night as well as last weekend. Because of
our mild winters, I never winterize... it gets used year-round. It
stays in the water, in a slip.

Just so you don't miss it, here is the meat again:

"Obama has enjoyed a robust household income throughout his political
career in the Illinois Senate and the U.S. Senate. But for most of
that time he has reported comparatively little by national standards
in charitable contributions on his tax returns, records released by
Obama show.


Public attention to charitable gifts has led to uncomfortable moments
for prominent political figures. Then-Vice President Al Gore came in
for withering ridicule in 1998 when his tax return showed he had
contributed just $353 to charity. So did then-President Bill Clinton,
after a review of old tax returns revealed that he had once claimed a
$75 deduction for donating a suit with ripped pants to the Salvation
Army, as well as $2 for a pair of used underwear and $9 for six pairs
of used socks. "

Those crazy Dims... they want to use everyone else's money for
charitable purposes, just not their own.

Tsk, tsk.

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On Sep 4, 5:47*pm, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Sep 4, 4:57 pm, hk wrote:
wrote:

right-wing bull**** snipped

Harry, why don't you sell that Parker and donate the proceeds to needy
Americans? *You're not using it anyway.
Really? Went out in El Parker twice last week, and if the weather is
decent and the tropical storm is gone, planning to head out again
Sunday. Been out in that cartoon, er, pontoon, er, tritoon, lately?

Of course, we were out last night as well as last weekend. *Because of
our mild winters, I never winterize... it gets used year-round. *It
stays in the water, in a slip.

Just so you don't miss it, here is the meat again:

"Obama has enjoyed a robust household income throughout his political
career in the Illinois Senate and the U.S. Senate. But for most of
that time he has reported comparatively little by national standards
in charitable contributions on his tax returns, records released by
Obama show.

Public attention to charitable gifts has led to uncomfortable moments
for prominent political figures. Then-Vice President Al Gore came in
for withering ridicule in 1998 when his tax return showed he had
contributed just $353 to charity. So did then-President Bill Clinton,
after a review of old tax returns revealed that he had once claimed a
$75 deduction for donating a suit with ripped pants to the Salvation
Army, as well as $2 for a pair of used underwear and $9 for six pairs
of used socks. "

Those crazy Dims... they want to use everyone else's money for
charitable purposes, just not their own.

Tsk, tsk.

You think McCain lives on *his* income, eh?

Dimwit.-

Of course not... I'm well aware of his wife's money, and never said
anything about what he lives on. However, *you're* the one that made
money an issue with your post, and it bit you on the ass. I've shown
how your party talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk. A lot of
hot liberal air, eh?

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On Sep 4, 6:36 pm, wrote:
On Sep 4, 5:47 pm, hk wrote:



wrote:
On Sep 4, 4:57 pm, hk wrote:
wrote:

right-wing bull**** snipped

Harry, why don't you sell that Parker and donate the proceeds to needy
Americans? You're not using it anyway.
Really? Went out in El Parker twice last week, and if the weather is
decent and the tropical storm is gone, planning to head out again
Sunday. Been out in that cartoon, er, pontoon, er, tritoon, lately?

Of course, we were out last night as well as last weekend. Because of
our mild winters, I never winterize... it gets used year-round. It
stays in the water, in a slip.

Just so you don't miss it, here is the meat again:

"Obama has enjoyed a robust household income throughout his political
career in the Illinois Senate and the U.S. Senate. But for most of
that time he has reported comparatively little by national standards
in charitable contributions on his tax returns, records released by
Obama show.

Public attention to charitable gifts has led to uncomfortable moments
for prominent political figures. Then-Vice President Al Gore came in
for withering ridicule in 1998 when his tax return showed he had
contributed just $353 to charity. So did then-President Bill Clinton,
after a review of old tax returns revealed that he had once claimed a
$75 deduction for donating a suit with ripped pants to the Salvation
Army, as well as $2 for a pair of used underwear and $9 for six pairs
of used socks. "

Those crazy Dims... they want to use everyone else's money for
charitable purposes, just not their own.

Tsk, tsk.

You think McCain lives on *his* income, eh?

Dimwit.-

Of course not... I'm well aware of his wife's money, and never said
anything about what he lives on. However, *you're* the one that made
money an issue with your post, and it bit you on the ass. I've shown
how your party talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk. A lot of
hot liberal air, eh?

I am not rich enough to be a Democrat.

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On Sep 4, 4:49*pm, wrote:
On Sep 4, 3:45*pm, hk wrote:

Vanity Fair
* * ** Republican National Convention
* * ** | The 2008 Election

Cindy McCain's $300,000 Outfit

That's three typical mortgages for some Americans now out on the street..

John McCain Discloses Data on His Charity Giving

By Grant Williams

Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, has released
his tax returns for the past two years, including details about the
money he donated to charitable causes.

In 2007, the Arizona senator reported $405,409 in total income and
contributed $105,467, or 26 percent of his total income, to charity.

http://philanthropy.com/news/updates...iscloses-data-...

Now Obama:

"Giving, service and compassion are recurrent themes on the campaign
trail for Sen. Barack Obama, but the Democratic presidential contender
has only recently dug deep into his own pockets to support charitable
causes.

Obama has enjoyed a robust household income throughout his political
career in the Illinois Senate and the U.S. Senate. But for most of
that time he has reported comparatively little by national standards
in charitable contributions on his tax returns, records released by
Obama show.

Public attention to charitable gifts has led to uncomfortable moments
for prominent political figures. Then-Vice President Al Gore came in
for withering ridicule in 1998 when his tax return showed he had
contributed just $353 to charity. So did then-President Bill Clinton,
after a review of old tax returns revealed that he had once claimed a
$75 deduction for donating a suit with ripped pants to the Salvation
Army, as well as $2 for a pair of used underwear and $9 for six pairs
of used socks.

Obama's household income has been inflated the last two years from the
proceeds of lucrative book deals he signed shortly before entering the
Senate in 2005. He pledged to turn over $200,000 of the book money to
charity.

On their just-filed 2006 tax return, Obama and his wife, a hospital
administrator, reported taxable income of $983,626 and claimed
deductions for $60,307 in charitable donations. In 2005 they earned a
combined $1.65 million and gave away about $77,300.


of course, mcbush is worth over $100,000,000, and has no kids to
support, whereas obama has 2 kids. it's hysterical watching someone
living on his wife's income, her wearing $300K in diamonds, telling us
middle class folks what whiners we are.

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