McCain's McMansions: Who is Really Elite?

A new Brave New Films video shows just who's really out of touch with Americans and who's really in the elite. The film, titled "McCain's Mansions: the Real Elitist" highlights various McCain homes in Arizona, California and Virginia, with one valued at $4.66 million, while contrasting the scenes with the story of Eileen Gillis, a woman who lost her home because, even with her and her husband working four jobs, they were unable to meet their mortgage payments.

In the film McCain said, "I've always been committed to the principle that it's not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers." Of course, we've already bailed out Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac, haven't we? But John Q. Public?

Meanwhile, Gillis said, "I don't feel like I did anything irresponsible," Gillis says. "I did everything that I could to be able to make the payments, and I just couldn't do it."

Let's not forget that Phil Gramm, at the time one of McCain's top advisors, calle4d the United States "a nation of whiners."

And McCain's comment Saturday night at Saddleback Church, where McCain was asked, "Where do you move from middle class to rich?"

"If you're just talking about income, how about five million?" McCain said.

This is no time to be joking, when prices are rising at their fastest pace in 27 years.

Watch the video, and decide for yourself if McCain is elite, or just one of us. BTW, the video definitely caught the attention of the GOP, as it prompted Alex Conant, spokesman for the RNC to say: "Considering Barack Obama lives in a multi-million dollar house bought with the help of his buddy, Tony Rezko, who is now a convicted felon, it’s odd that Obama’s supporters would choose to make the candidates’ homes an issue."

But as Brave New Films said:

Besides the fact that Brave New Films is a non-profit organization and is therefore not permitted to support Obama, what's so deceptive about Conant's statement is the sly but now standard Republican sleight of hand. Any time progressives mention McCain's ten luxury homes, Republicans can make such uber affluence vanish, replacing it with Obama's minor Rezko connection. Bravo!