Romney: Trophy husband McCain earned his homes; Obama didn't

[BeyondGeography]

At least the Globe calls bullshit:

DENVER -- Former governor Mitt Romney, perhaps continuing his audition to be John McCain's running mate, attacked Barack Obama today for making an issue out of McCain's many homes.

Speaking to reporters at a lunch sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, Romney said that while McCain deserved his houses because of the "hard work" of himself and his family, "Barack Obama got a special deal from a convicted felon."

"I think it was a strange thing for Barack Obama to seize upon," Romney said. "If homes is going to be the topic of discussion that Barack Obama is going to end up on the short end of that one."

But Romney's attack stretches the truth. He was referring to Tony Rezko, a political fixer in Chicago and former Obama fund-raiser who was convicted by a federal jury earlier this year on corruption charges. It's true that Obama bought a piece of land from Rezko's wife to expand the yard of his $1.65 million Chicago home while Rezko was under federal investigation; Obama has since said the deal was a "bone-headed move," given the cloud that was already surrounding his former patron.

There is no evidence, however, that the Obamas got any "special deal" engineered by Rezko. Obama was able to buy the place thanks to two best-selling books and the six-figure salaries he and his wife were both earning.

In Denver to help lead the Republicans' counterprogramming, Romney, for good measure, also dropped the name of Bill Ayers, the 1960s radical activist in Chicago with whom Obama has been associated in the past, as part of a broader assault on Obama's background and experience.

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/08/romney_mccain_e_1.html

[billyoc]

1. Oh, PLEASE pick Romney for VP, McAncient.

:rofl:

[lisa58]

2. too funny - he probably believes it

[opihimoimoi]

3. He won't...Mittens looks like a greek god and will upstage McPOW/Gigalo

[Mz Pip]

4. Remember the Monty Pyton sketch

"The Upper Class Twit of the Year Competition"?

Mitwit wins this hands down. He doesn't even make sense.

[CherokeeDem]

5. You know....

I think I may hate Romney more that McLame and that's saying a LOT. I really don't like these people!!!!

[Crazy Dave]

6. Yeah since Obama paid for his

Wasn't a gift and the home itself wasn't "earned". Just the income that pays for it which is.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. According to McCain's own campaign no he didn't. Please oh please pick this clueless douchebag as

your running mate McCrazy.

[Johonny]

8. Didn't this guy run the highly corrupt Utah Olympics?

Hey Mitt now that your kids are free from "helping" you become president how about they sign up for this war?

[beac]

9. He earned them, eh? I guess all this time I've been using the wrong verb.

Silly me, I thought he WAS the biggest prick in the world.

[barack the house]

10. He's right McCain earned it by big oil and Obama did not.