I may have been on to something earlier when I mentioned Millionaire Mittens:
Two Republicans close to the situation say McCain has apparently settled on Mitt Romney as his running mate.
Two additional GOP sources say McCain had not offered the slot to anyone as of Thursday night, and that he could still change his mind.
If McCain did decide on Multiple-Choice Mitt, himself a millionaire and owner of a bunch of homes, you can understand more clearly why they are now completely freaking out over the first real punch Obama has thrown at them despite their having been running attack ads for months. This hurts.
And even then, it was an unforced error. You simply can not let your surrogates run around charging the other guy with being out of touch because he owns a house and knows something about an “exotic” piece of lettuce that is so “rare” you can find it in a Wal-Mart grocery anywhere in the country when you are so filthy stinking rich that you wear $500.00 imported shoes and can’t even remember how many houses you own.
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It seems Al Giordano and I have come to the same conclusion. No Mittens. Damnit. Aside from his gaffe-prone transparent phoniness and the rich-guy-out-of-touch stuff, I was really looking for some evangelical v. Mormon political fratricide.
David Hunt
I had heard that Obama was giving a speech to actual arugula farmers when he made the actual comment. Does anyone know if that’s true?
As to Mittens, I’ve read that McCain’s campaign is spending nothing in Florida. That was used as argument that he would choose Florida Governor Crisp as his running-mate. Anyone know how much money Crisp has?
Marshall
Unforced error ? I think it was an own goal.
Tax Analyst
Mitt will give them stronger “workingman’s cred”…he didn’t have to marry an heiress to be able to afford all his houses…nope, he used his Daddy’s money. Hey, maybe John “POW” McCain can give Cindy’s purse a break and tap Mitt for some scratch to toss on the Vegas tables.
When you think about it, picking Mitt IS sort of like doubling-down…with a REALLY low pair…”jackals”, I think.
What a bunch of jokers…”low-hole cards” in any deck.
Tax Analyst
Hey, anyone know how many houses Mitt owns? Wonder if Mitt knows? Guess he will by the time anyone asks him now.
Well, today has been more fun than the past several, that’s for sure. Suddenly I can’t wait to see what develops next.
Mark S.
Hmm, I still think McCain should pick some Bible thumping fundie to make sure the Bible thumpers come out to vote in November. IIRC, the fundies weren’t too excited about Mitt in the primaries.
leo
Who cares about the houses, I want to know how it feels to walk in those $500 shoes!
I wonder if he knows how many $500 shoes he has.
Martin
For the record, it feels great. I’ve tried on a few pairs of Ferros. If I had the cash, I’d wear them gardening.
My guess is he has no clue they were $500 shoes. Cindy simply bought them for him. I’d say that’s evidence that he’s a kept man, but my wife bought my last pair of shoes, and I’m pretty sure they cost about $40, but I really have no idea so I can hardly throw stones.
Conservatively Liberal
You may be on to something John. I would laugh my ass off if this blow-up about the multiple houses forces McCain to reconsider having Mittens as his VP. Nothing like two out of touch rich white guys to poke fun at!
It would be f’ing great if Obama jumping on this latest gaffe fucks things up in the McCain camp.
bizzle
Would the Repuglican’ts pull a bait and switch?
The old rope-a-dope with a plastic Romney doll followed by a surprise Lieberman haymaker?
The McCain campaign would a good news cycle or so for rampant speculation.
This is the stuff political-junkie addictions are made of.
JGabriel
Why are we taking this seriously? It’s not like I’ve ever trusted anything from Halperin before. The guy is a Village Douchebag(tm).
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JGabriel
David Hunt:
Nah, McCain’s campaign is spending nothing in Florida because they expect Crist and the FL Republican Machine to make sure McCain wins the election, whether he gets the most votes or not – just like the last two Presidential contests.
Also, it’s Governor Charlie Crist, not Crisp.
I think you’re confusing him with Quentin Crisp, the gay author of The Naked Civil Servant, and occasional actor.
Crist, on the other hand, and as far as I know, has never written a novel.
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Kevin
RUN over to rumproast NOW, to feel the burn of the claws of the PUMA! ROAR!
wasabi gasp
Yeah, more houses won’t do McCain any favors. He might have to double down on the POW thing. Maybe take on a homeless vet. Someone who preferably only eats the B, not the LT. The T’s OK too, but not the grapey sized ones. A worldly person, but only continental US worldly. A tan and/or a vagina is a plus. Fossils need not apply.
Martin
It was a speech in Iowa where a lot of arugula is grown. The comment wasn’t for the benefit of consumers, but for farmers.
And its also worth noting that most restaurant salads that I see now has arugula in it. Seriously, when McDonalds lists arugula as an ingredient in their salads, how fucking exotic can it be?
Earl
JGabriel, thanks for giving me a reason to break out the spare keyboard…
Calouste
And Crist isn’t an actor. But I understand where the confusion comes from.
TenguPhule
Right into the Obama buzzsaw/meatgrinder.
Sausage, anyone?
TenguPhule
But it doesn’t fall into any of the major Republican Food Groups: Lard, Cheesy Poofs, Twinkies or Goat Spooge.
AnneLaurie
Willard. If you want to really hurt Mr. Mormon’s feelings, call him by the name on his birth certificate. Willard made his fortune the old-fashioned Republican way… he parlayed a “mere” million-dollar inheritance into a serious fortune by acting as the well-coifed figurehead siphoning those mandatory Mormon tithes from the flyover regions to the vulture capitalists busy hollowing out American corporations and selling future generations’ patrimony to America’s political enemies. If Dubya is the Boomer Nixon, Romney is the Boomer Dan Quayle, and therefore he’s the perfect junior partner for the man intent on giving us Bush II, Term III.
KC
Mitt gives them one thing: a CHANCE in Michigan, a must win state for McCain. That will be a tough state for Obama with Mitt on the ticket, but not impossible. He will need to focus his efforts on turnout in Detroit, Flint, Saginaw, Ann Arbor and Lansing, and fight to a draw in the northern Michigan area, as well as Macomb and Oakland county. Obama will not get many votes in traditionally Republican west Michigan. His dad was a very popular governor back in the day. And yes, they still remember him there.
Rosali
I’m going to start using that name from now on. I’ve read that Gov Crisp doesn’t have much money because he was always a public servant and he was renting before he became governor. Poor Charlie is rushing to get married for nothing since he won’t get picked for VP anyway. His “”girlfiend”” has several houses.
Sleeper
Looks like the Romney story has been pulled off The Page. ah, well. We can still hope for Joementum (’08 Remix).
Napoleon
I read 3.
Narcissus
wasabi gasp, so basically you’re tapping Lynndie England for the McCain veep. Y’know, class up the ticket.
jake
Hope so. The sight of ReThugs hitting themselves in the face makes me smile. Lieberman would be a total KO.
(Does McCain really think the TalEvan loves Jewish people? He does? OK, don’t tell him.)
Whoever McCantcounthouses picks will immediately earn the animosity of 1/3 of his base.
Popcorn?
Eeyore
I understand Governor Crisp has a fondness for Twinkies.
Catpain Haddock
I find it endlessly fascinating that the GOP can still count on support from people who are afraid of arugula. Nothing like a political coalition made up of the insanely wealthy and the completely stupid.
Original Lee
That’s because real Americans only eat iceberg lettuce, or maybe the occasional leaf of Romaine or Boston lettuce. The recent proliferation of greens with funny names that are Good for You to Eat Because They Have Fiber is a Boomer Trend and therefore suspicious. God intended folks to get their fiber the natural way, by eating Grape Nuts or Frosted Mini-Wheats.
John S.
Not much.
As others have pointed out, he is not independently wealthy. He does not own any property here. He has been long rumored to be gay, although he has suddenly found a female companion. And lo and behold, she happens to be somewhat wealthy herself (her father was very successful in the costume business). He has also reversed his position on offsore drilling recently.
He’s a man after McCain’s own heart.
gypsy howell
Cindy’s going to have to spend a lot more money on this election if she wants to add the White House as house # 9.
I just hope she doesn’t re-do the decorating in her signature style.
gypsy howell
The jokes write themselves.
Eeyore
Well, that line applies in my adopted weekend state of WV. We went to a local store there, one with “Bush/Cheney 04” and “NRA” stickers on the pickup trucks outside, to look for baking potatoes. The clerk said “Bakin’ taters? We only gots one kinda tater here.” My partner looked at me and said “Don’t even THINK about asking for arugula.”
And yes, we have two homes. But at least we can count them. And they’re both good Democratic progressive homes, paid for by our own hard work and saving. Unlike McCain or Mittie, we didn’t marry money or inherit it.
joe from Lowell
I have not led a virtuous enough life for the Lord to reward me by having McCane pick Mitt Romney to be his running mate.
carsick
Whatta ya bet the Republican party learns about class based affirmative action in time for 2012. They’ll be searching their ranks for a “Regular Joe” candidate among their ranks and giving him every opportunity to get on the national stage. Maybe Huck makes a comeback!
Ed Drone
“Multiple-Choice Mitt and Multi-Mansion Mac!”
MMMMMM, I love it! BRING IT ON! All those delicious “M” sounds. MMM, MMM, MMM!
Makes me want to shake a key-ring, it does!
Ed
jake
Oh, stop.
Bob Jensen
Except, the question was “How many houses do you and Mrs. McCain own?”
OriGuy
Contents of a McDonald’s Side Salad:
I don’t even know what lolla rosa, tango, tatsoi, mizuna, and frisee are. McDonald’s must be too elite for me!