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Old 09-04-2008, 11:00 AM
 
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Although nobody wants to acknowledge this, there is a VERY valid point to be made here. The Republicans are trying to make this election about voting for the candidate that is 'one of us'. How many of 'us' live their lives like this? You can't have it both ways.
You got it and it seems like some of her supporters share the same indifference from their post. Good read for independents trying to evaluate the candidates and their perspectives on their fellow Americans or for some those other non Americans. Good post.
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:02 AM
 
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Did you ever think that if they (jewelry) are real that maybe they are loaned?
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:02 AM
 
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Now those amongst us who are struggling under 8 years of Bush can read McCain supporters and see if 4 more years will offer anything different in how their government views them and their plight.
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:03 AM
 
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Did you ever think that if they (jewelry) are real that maybe they are loaned?
Remember all your post about how rich she is? Remember her 225 K American Express balance and how that was defended? I doubt if she needs loaner jewelry.
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:04 AM
 
Location: Western, Colorado
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Ok then don't read the thread or Vanity Fair. Obviously you are not in the Vanity Fair League and are not familiar with the publication.
Do you have a link the the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) appraisal?

If not, then there is a chance they are fake.

Even if they are real, WHO CARES!!!

That's less than one years salary of Obama and his wife combined. So it's pretty much equivalent to the average American buying a car or boat.
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:04 AM
 
Location: Fuquay-Varina
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I may be off-base here, but how are only THREE carat diamond earrings 280k? I bought my wife 1 carat wedding ring for a 5 grand....could it be a typo? I am not a jewelry expert so there may be some knowledge of diamonds that I am not familiar with, but it seems far-fetched at first glance.
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:05 AM
 
Location: Bethesda, MD
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Designer unknown 600.00. OK

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All prices except Laura’s shoes and Cindy’s watch are estimates, and the jewelry prices are based on the assumption that the pieces are real.


Do you think we are idiots or you think we are teenagers?
Cindy McCain's money came from her hard working military entrepreneural father. He built that company from borrowed money.

We neither care about her money nor care about what she wears or spends.

p.s. reading is fundamental ask Laura Bush...
The same could be argued about Obama then. He came from humble beginnings, worked hard to get into Columbia and Harvard on his own merit. If you say you don't care are where Cindy's money or how she spends it then please don't say Obama is an elitist because then you're just being a hypocrite.
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:05 AM
 
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Did you ever think that if they (jewelry) are real that maybe they are loaned?
Ok, so they may be loaned. How many of 'us' have the resources to be 'loaned' jewelry like that?
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:06 AM
 
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Did you ever think that if they (jewelry) are real that maybe they are loaned?
Cindy's Fortune: An Asset And A Liability, Politico: Cindy McCain's Fortune Has Benefited Husband's Career But Could Attract Unwanted Attention - CBS News
The McCains increased their budget for household employees from $184,000 in 2006 to $273,000 in 2007, according to John McCain’s tax returns.

The additional cash supports an “increase in the number of employees,” said the McCain aide, who did not say whether the growing staff stemmed from the addition of new properties to the family’s real estate portfolio.

Yup just your next door neighbor sort
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Old 09-04-2008, 11:06 AM
 
Location: Western, Colorado
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Now those amongst us who are struggling under 8 years of Bush can read McCain supporters and see if 4 more years will offer anything different in how their government views them and their plight.
Everyone's story is different. My wife and I both started our own businesses last year, and are prospering, better than we ever have.

Maybe you should consider going back to school, and furthering your education, to be more competitive in the global market place.
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