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Vanity Fair * 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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