Robin Leach (I kid you not) comes to McShame's defense.

[deminks]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/209757.php

Poorly chosen surrogate?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/08/robin-leach-on.html

Robin Leach isn’t your usual political pundit. But the former champagne-toasting host of the TV hit of the mid-'80s to mid-'90s, "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," may be more qualified than most to opine on John McCain's now-infamous inability to remember how many homes he owns.

In an early morning phone call Friday from his fabulous crib in Las Vegas, Leach told The Times that he isn’t really surprised at McCain's odd memory lapse given the complex lives that the super-rich lead.

"He probably was confused as to which homes are in his name, his wife's name, or corporate names," Leach explained in his familiar, deep British baritone. "In his attempt to be honest, he put his foot in his mouth."

Indeed, McCain’s four homes and at least four other residential properties are held in the name of his wife, Cindy, and her dependent children through a series of partnerships and trusts. Their combined value is nearly $14 million.

Leach said McCain "tends to answer questions very rapidly without thinking of the correct answers. ... I would call it honest confusion."

(end snip)

yeah, "honest confusion" of the rich and famous.

Bwahahahahahah.



:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[meegbear]

1. Honest confusion? In his caviar dreams!

[sandyj999]

2. Oh No!! And I always make my decisions on what Robin Leach says!

Now what will I do??

[tokenlib]

3. Please, Please do commercials!!! Let the class warfare begin....n/t

[wryter2000]

6. That was my reaction

Please speak into the microphone, Mr. Leach. Let's make sure we get that on tape.

:rofl:

[lapfog_1]

4. Except for two facts

1. the question was "how many homes do you AND YOUR WIFE own?"

2. John doesn't own a single home, every one of his 7 properties (with 10 residences) is in his wife's name... it would have been easy for McSame to say "I don't personally own any homes... my wife owns a number of properties as part of her inheritance. I'll ask my staff to come back with the exact number for you or you can ask her directly."

( and oh, btw, I know for a fact that Robin is a very strange pervert... in particular he likes used womens underwear... caviar dreams indeed! )

[montanto]

5. Comforting that our potential next President

"tends to answer questions very rapidly without thinking of the correct answers . . ."
Great! Love it! How can a person have 14 million dollars worth of property and be such
a dim bulb?

[CoffeeCat]

7. Wow, all of my political fantasies are coming true!

The other day, I was saying to myself....

Wouldn't it be great if, on camera, John McCain couldn't remember how many
houses he had--demonstrating what a rich, elitist he is? And then, wouldn't
it be great if Robin Leach came to his defense by explaining that this is
a very common problem with the uber-wealthy because it's difficult to
keep their million-dollar partnerships and trusts straight?

I can't wait for the next part of my fantasy to come true: McCain does
damage control by hosting a "I'm just a regular guy running for President"
event...at a Palm Beach County beluga caviar and wine tasting party!

BWAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Vinca]

8. He calls it honest confusion. I call it senile dementia. nt

[beac]

9. Champagne Wavering and Caviar Dementia!

;)

[Kadie]

10. McConfusion - that works. n/t

[KharmaTrain]

11. I Sure Hope There's Audio Of This...

A perfect soundtrack for a future commercial...the Lifestyles of the Wretched Famaous.

Also, maybe we can find some of the former Helmsley estate employees...find out what fine "landlords" the McCains were.

[frylock]

12. you spelled leech incorrectly

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