I'm concerned about John McCain's Money - funny potential chain email

[NewJeffCT]

I thought this was pretty funny, given the sparsity of "chain" emails that don't bash anybody to the right of Hitler...

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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.

::: :::

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.
::: :::
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.

A lot more here, including sources for The Truth:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/7/31/15933/7854

[KittyWampus]

1. that is genius, debunking the "Lies" with the more egregious and damning "Truth"

and it's funny as hell.

[tallahasseedem]

2. I will...

be sending this out very soon! :)

[NewJeffCT]

5. I need to do that as well, too

it is a concern, his money.

[tandot]

3. That is great. I just copied the whole list and emailed it to friends & family

:hi:

[Overseas]

4. I hear different things -- does John Sidney McCain III have seven homes or ten?

Can you still be a non-elitist if you wear $520 shoes?

[hootinholler]

6. Outstanding tactic!

:rofl:

I think we can lather, rinse, repeat on other issues as well.

-Hoot

[NewJeffCT]

7. Probably

it's about time there was a chain email that didn't bash the Democrats.

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

8. Time for this to go "Viral"

Just posted it on my blog along with the tidbit on the Ferragamo shoes.

[NewJeffCT]

9. thanks

it's pretty good. I might change the $1,000,000,000 to $1 billion.

[redqueen]

10. ...

:thumbsup:

[NewJeffCT]

15. thanks for the kick

it's appreciated.

[redqueen]

16. My pleasure!

:kick:

[Catshrink]

11. The Lie: Obama is an elitist

The Truth: Bush III wears $500 shoes.

[treestar]

12. "Only" $273,000?

:rofl:

[Catshrink]

13. The gambling:

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.

[NewJeffCT]

14. It's unlikely

only unlikely...

[redqueen]

17. Continuous 14-hour sessions... does that mean he spends 14 hours at the table

in a single day?

:o

[Catshrink]

18. Can he stay awake for 14 hours straight?