How many houses? I was a pow, and I didn't need a house

[Markass]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q37O08IJstQ[/YOUTUBE]

A lot of beating around the bush...why does he bring this up so much..we get it, you served your country...

Markass Reviewed by Markass on 08-27-2008. How many houses? I was a pow, and I didn't need a house http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q37O08IJstQ A lot of beating around the bush...why does he bring this up so much..we get it, you served your country... Rating: 5

[daihashi]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q37O08IJstQ[/YOUTUBE]

A lot of beating around the bush...why does he bring this up so much..we get it, you served your country...

Honestly this is one of the few times I've heard McCain even mention his POW history. How many times have you heard him bring it up?

Secondly the majority of the time he talked about his wife, her father and what's currently going on. It's not like he droned on and on about it. Even if he is talking about his military and POW history so what?

What do you have against him bringing it up?

[Markass]

He didn't have to throw it in there, we're already aware of it. A "I have five houses" would've been sufficient.

[Bong30]

How many houses did, does Terresa heinz Kerry Have?

Cause the left leaning media is grasping at straws on McCain.



Hey Markass, Can you say Tony Rezco...LOL

[dragonrider]

The number of houses a candidate owns is irrelevant. McCain's problem with the house issue is a perception problem. People who are losing their houses might look at a guy who owns so many he can't even count them and wonder if he can relate to their problem of losing their one-and-only house to foreclosure and facing financial ruin. So while the issue is irrelevant, the perception is a problem.

Candidates get stuck with these kinds of irrelevant gaffes every election, and they can turn into real problems. When he was originally asked the question, he should have said, "My wife and I have four residences that we use when we are in different parts of the country, and we have other properties as investments --- I'm not sure of the exact number of investment properties." It was a mistake to say he didn't know how many houses he owns, and it will probably plague him for awhile.

The POW thing will become a perception problem too if he keeps throwing it out there. Especially if he throws it out there as a way to avoid another question, as it appeared he did this time. People respect McCain's service. He used to be reluctant to talk about it, and people respected that even more. Now he himself is throwing it out there a lot more, and it creates the perception problem that he is milking his war experience from 40 years ago for political gain. And yes, this is not the only time he personally has brought it up. He's been doing it frequently lately. If he uses it to deflect other questions it becomes more than a perception problem --- it's a form of evasion that is a real issue.

[daihashi]

The number of houses a candidate owns is irrelevant. McCain's problem with the house issue is a perception problem. People who are losing their houses might look at a guy who owns so many he can't even count them and wonder if he can relate to their problem of losing their one-and-only house to foreclosure and facing financial ruin. So while the issue is irrelevant, the perception is a problem.

Candidates get stuck with these kinds of irrelevant gaffes every election, and they can turn into real problems. When he was originally asked the question, he should have said, "My wife and I have four residences that we use when we are in different parts of the country, and we have other properties as investments --- I'm not sure of the exact number of investment properties." It was a mistake to say he didn't know how many houses he owns, and it will probably plague him for awhile.

The POW thing will become a perception problem too if he keeps throwing it out there. Especially if he throws it out there as a way to avoid another question, as it appeared he did this time. People respect McCain's service. He used to be reluctant to talk about it, and people respected that even more. Now he himself is throwing it out there a lot more, and it creates the perception problem that he is milking his war experience from 40 years ago for political gain. And yes, this is not the only time he personally has brought it up. He's been doing it frequently lately. If he uses it to deflect other questions it becomes more than a perception problem --- it's a form of evasion that is a real issue.

Excellent neutral post that I feel gives great insight to what is happening to both candidates over "issues" that should not be issues.

Great post

[eg420ne]

Hey markass wassup...McDole has used his POW excuses many times and this one just takes the cake, soo he's just like rudy who brings up 9-11 whenever asked a question he does not want to answer, it shows you his mind-set just like the rest of these repubes/neo-cons..........but heres more gaffes by McDole....

YouTube - Mccain Caught Lying(exposed on youtube) Worst Nightmare

John McCain Trashes American Workers

YouTube - John McCain Trashes American Workers

heres quote by mcCain-"Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.â?� hahaha funny old man

I will veto every single beer, um, bill with earmarks." haha thanks rich wife for the beer and money

"We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies."

"You know that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran? Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran."

Make it a hundred...That would be fine with me." --to a questioner who asked if he supported President Bush's vision for keeping U.S. troops in Iraq for 50 years, Derry, New Hampshire, Jan. 3, 2008