John McCain's house is in Architectual Digest

[madaboutharry]

John and Cindy McCain's house in Phoenix is profiled in the June Issue of Architectual Digest. Somehow, with the economy in the toilet and people actually getting thrown out of their homes due to foreclosure, I have to wonder if it was poor judgment to show the McCains living in a southwestern palace.

http://www.architecturaldigest.com/homes

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. After election day, he'll be in the Smithsonian.

[blonndee]

2. Ugh. I call that Southwestern Tacky.

[Labors of Hercules]

40. no kidding...

That's a little scary, to be honest. :scared:

[gateley]

3. Which house? I hear they have several.

Just like the rest of us :eyes:

Edit to add -- I think they've since sold this, which I thought was kind of sad since it belonged to her parents.

[Ian David]

4. Here are some photos of John McCain's house in Architetural Digest

Cindy McCain poses with some furniture for Architectural Digest.

[Girlieman]

5. How non-elite of him

After all, most working class folk have their homes in Architectural Digest at one time or another.

Typical blue collar motif here:

[gateley]

8. Yes, the heart-warming artwork of one of their children,

showcased above the sterling.

[billyoc]

6. Well, it's no Hell's Kitchen tenement,

but what is? :rofl:

[VolcanoJen]

37. I wonder how long it takes the maid to dust all those pictures on the piano that nobody every plays?

:shrug:

[billyoc]

41. You just KNOW there's a fruit basket in every bathroom.

:puke:

[Shakespeare]

7. Aside from the decor inside being hideous, looking at that lush green lawn & pool speaks volumes.

Totally out of touch. They live in the freaking desert, and should have a xeriscaped lawn that doesn't require using vast amounts of water. It'd also be more aesthetically pleasing to the southwestern style architecture of their house.

Oh, and the brazillion photos on the piano--blech.

[Yael]

14. But but but -- he isn't out of touch!

He is selling organic T-shirts on his website. Next to Cindy's family recipes from the Food Network.

[hendo]

20. you obviously dont know many people who live in the desert of Arizona

they all have bright green lawns.

Nice elitist commentary here, and the way you responded to me, I thought you actually had a case.

[ekwhite]

27. Maybe in Snotsdale they do

I lived in metro Phoenix for three years - my landscaping was all native, with not a spot of grass, other than the occasional crabgrass that poked through the gravel. There were lots of Palo Verdes, Mesquites, and Saguaros in my neighborhood.

[Shakespeare]

33. No, they don't, and my comments are the absolute opposite of "elitist."

No, not all people who live in the desert have bright green lawns, nor should they. It is EXTREMELY irresponsible to have a lawn like that in the desert, and it sets a horrible example.

I most certainly have a case. You, however, do not. All you can do in this thread is defend McCain. You want to explain to me WHAT is elitist about having an environmentally responsible yard?

[Olney Blue]

25. Not to mention the air conditioning- gramps is wearing a wool sweater

just to stay warm in his desert retreat. :wtf:

[roguevalley]

39. he had a ten acre lake hand carved and filled outside their door

so he could fish from his patio. bush did the same thing. they must live up each other's behinds.

[speedoo]

9. What a tool.

I'm really getting sick of that lame smile.

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[Rosa Luxemburg]

10. It's pink!!!!

[geek_sabre]

21. many in that region are.

[ekwhite]

28. Standard Phoenix Home

Mine was pink too.

[Irishonly]

11. Their tastes are vastly different from mine

I'll take my little house built in the 1920s any day.

[Jazzgirl]

12. Tacky taste.

Some of the most tasteless decor I've seen in a long time.

[Yael]

13. Mr. I-Don't-Understand-the-Economy really shouldn't have done this

in this day of record foreclosures...

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

15. Only 1 of his houses? Still yet, oh thats too d@#$ funny

hehehe perfect perfect.

[Poll_Blind]

16. Well, McCain's old enough they got a great deal on a carpenter...

PB

[Canuckistanian]

31. Was that carpenter a Union member?

Former proud member of UBC Local 27.

[hendo]

17. damn, thats an awesome house!

It sure is a good thing that I vote on the issues rather than the candidate's domicile

[SeattleGirl]

19. Nice house. Tacky decor. n/t

[pompano]

22. He feels our struggle.

It's a McManison!!!11!!11! B-)

[goodgd_yall]

23. I like how the piano serves as surface to display family pictures

Nice patios though.

[rainbow4321]

32. Me thinks they went a little overboard with that pic display

Kinda takes away from displaying family pics if you have to move the first 5 rows of frames to see the 6th row pics.

[lumberjack_jeff]

24. I must say that Cindy looks pretty good. Unicorn blood must be the hot ticket. n/t

[smoogatz]

26. Nothing elitist about that.

Because all Republicans are just regular folks, dontcha know.

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[Exilednight]

30. I like the outside, but the inside is god awful. It belongs in "what were they thinking". n/t

[Clear Blue Sky]

34. Big deal. An article from three years ago.

I doubt he would allow such an article now.

[madaboutharry]

35. Sorry for the typos!

:(

[VolcanoJen]

36. Oh, my. That's going to blow their "Obama's an Elitist" meme, isn't it?

Shorter McCain: "One of our eight homes is featured in the new Architechural Digest, but hey, look at the black guy with the single mom... what an elitist!!!"

Is that gonna fly?

[Flaxbee]

38. the house, I'll take. And remove all interior 'decor' because it's hideous

My god someone went crazy with bullsh*t western "memorabilia", cutesy window dressings, tacky furniture, etc. Horrible.

But the house itself. Give it to me.

[Cha]

42. Good he can go back and enjoy it

with cindy when he loses..he's all about lies and this country's taken enough.

[uponit7771]

43. see, this is what pisses me off about Obamas campaign. I love the dude but damn man!

Telling the truth is in no way negative, McSame is a Bush level liar! At first I thought he was a nut or a panderer of the worst kind but he's just a damn liar.

America would be a lot better off IMHO with someone who can relate to the issues the people face instead of someones who's house ends up in architectural digest.

[Medusa]

44. Check the date. Article was published in 2005.

Not sure why it's up there now on the website, I guess the tie-in to the campaign or whatever but it's from 3 years ago.