McCain and His Wife are Millionaires, but Obama is an Elitist

Thank you for that. Apparently, though, according to the responder above you, we are not using the proper definition of the term elitist. Hmmm... Maybe that person is an elitist. Lol.

Sorry for the DP. My stupid connx.

That's funny. Warren Buffet backs Obama for president, very good strategy for the Obama campaing to pursue.

Oops! I didn't give you the link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/19/warren-buffet-backs-obama_n_102451.html Sorry about that! Lol.

Many people from the small town I grew up in are bitter and took no offense to these remarks. He was simply saying elections should be decided on things like the economy and more pressing issues not just these issues.

Okay, fine. I get that, but I've never noticed Obama viewing himself as being better than anyone, or that anyone else is lesser than him.

Well some were offended, some weren't. You'll notice I didn't bother to accuse Obama of being elitist in my posts because I don't know, nor do I care. I just don't like seeing McCain being accused of elitism based solely on his finances or homes when he is not nearly as wealthy as many other presidential candidates, nor does he flaunt his wealth.

Now it has come out that McCain owns ZERO houses. They all belong to his wife.

Several of which are not houses but condos. Isn't that what McCain said? Also John Signed a Pre-Nup.

Yeah, but he's still a senator, and therefore, still makes good money. But I never said Obama doesn't make good money, as well. I just don't see him thinking it is a sin to be rich for everyone else who doesn't deserve it. And for that matter, I think it's pretty awful for anyone who doesn't deserve it to be rich, too. Am I to be now considered an elitist? As far as the quote goes, they said the Democrats, as in the party itself, not Obama, and that's just because they are retaliating against the Republican party doing the same thing to Obama. This kind of retaliation has not been done by Democrats in the past, because they've always tried to take the higher road, but now it seems they're finally stepping up to bat, and quite frankly, I'm proud of them, because it seems to me that that is the language that the Republican party understands the most. Before anyone takes offense, I am not calling out any individuals here, and I am speaking in broad generalized terms because that is what this election year has come to.

Well, thank you, smartypants. I am aware of that, but in the context of this election year, I'm pretty sure that's not what the media is intending elite to mean. Sheesh.

I'm not trying to give you a hard time dev, but what definition do you think they are using? If elite is going to be defined by income, or home ownership, then we'd need to know the exact income bracket or number of homes that would define a person as elite. No nominee from either party in my lifetime has ever been poor or middle class.

Taskr, I don't think they are using the true definition. The media has a history of twisting terms into meaning what they want you to think. I don't think you're giving me a hard time, though. Like I've said before, I thrive on controversy, and I love a good debate. Why do you think I even started talking about all of this stuff? I know there are going to be critics of my viewpoint, just as there will be people who wholeheartedly agree with me. That is a good thing. Anyway, the title of my post is just to grab people's attention, because the whole point of this site is so that when you post questions people will actually look at them and respond. It's like writing headlines on a newspaper. If they were never ironic, people would probably be less likely to look. That's my theory anyway, and so far, it seems to be working.