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Sabz5150

I happened to be in Florida on the Space Coast when McCain was there and referred to the ISS as the "International Space Shuttle".

Hilarious.

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What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label "Liberal?" If by "Liberal" they mean, as they want people to believe, someone who is soft in his policies abroad, who is against local government, and who is unconcerned with the taxpayer's dollar, then ... we are not that kind of "Liberal." But if by a "Liberal" they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties -- someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a "Liberal," then I'm proud to say I'm a "Liberal." - John F. Kennedy

westernmom

I know this is an older post but it wasn't a simple question. I have a friend who has a financial advisor who invests in new home developments for him. He would have no clue how many homes he owns!

My dad used to flip homes all of the time and they were constantly buying and selling in not only Idaho but surrounding states. They weren't fancy or expensive but they were homes and so he probably didn't always know how many he owned.

We build spec houses (really stupid right now!) and have several homes in our name but we don't live in them.

So it can be a tricky question if you have investments in property. Of course that's what us repubs do - invest in our future so we don't have to live on the government.

scooby-doo

Okay it was a tricky question ! did you call Obama an elitist on another thread by any chance

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How did our oil get under their sand.

"A terrorist is someone who has bomb but dosen't have an air force" William Blum, Rogue State

westernmom

Why would our small business make us elitist? My dad quit school at 17 in the 40's and went into the service, came home and went back into farming. We lived in a grainery at one time! As I was growing up it was get up in the morning, move pipe, feed calves, ride the bus 26 miles to school, back home and do chores. We recycled clothes, shoes, etc. I never had a new dress until I was in the 4th grade. I owned one bike. It was all blood, sweat and tears to make it. We cleared sagebrush to even farm. There were times without electricity and running water when we were developing new farm ground.

But, he was smart and lived frugally and invested his money into old houses that they would clean, fix up and re-sell and then re-invest again. My mom never expected a new car, new house, fancy clothes, jewelry, or anything else.

And then... when they got to the point in their life where they could afford whatever they needed, they loaded up a camper and went down into the mountains of Mexico to help poor Mexican families build houses, road, dig wells, etc. They did this for 7 years until mom got cancer.

No elitist here.

westernmom

Oh, and by the way, when mom died I didn't get a penny! Dad is still alive but has been to Guatamala and other places helping people so won't be surprized if he wills it to some medical center or something!

scooby-doo

You accused Obama of being elitist on another thread,is Mccain not elitist,he is far wealthier than Obama ?

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How did our oil get under their sand.

"A terrorist is someone who has bomb but dosen't have an air force" William Blum, Rogue State