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Boo Effing Hoo
Cindy McCain is "offended" that that upstart Obama fellow would dare allude to her and John's vast wealth in his acceptance speech.
I wasn't aware that Cindy's father was running for President, nor am I clear on how her father's hard, if often questionable, work is in any way relevant to the effect Daddy's wealth has had on her husband. (Its pretty apparent, however, that Daddy is still an ever present member of the McCain family. Which is, of course, more than you can say for Daddy's other children.)
"I'm offended by Barack Obama saying that about my husband," said McCain's wife Cindy.
When asked if Obama went too far in his criticism of McCain, Cindy responded, "I do. I do. I really do."
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"My father had nothing. He and my mother sold everything they had to raise $10,000," she said. "I'm proud of what my dad and my mother did and what they built and left me. And I intend to carry their legacy as long as I can."
This is like, what, the two hundredth time that Cindy has taken offense at the mere allusion to the fact she is sitting on a vast pile of unearned wealth and that John married into it?
One thing I've learned about rich people as an attorney: if you have a rich witness and you really want to put him or her on tilt, ask the witness a very straightforward series of questions about his or her money. It just absolutely causes them to lose their shit, without fail. Its like they're two years old and some other kid crawled into the sandbox and licked all their toys or something. I have no understanding of why this might be. I simply have observed a correlation between action and consequence and learned to exploit it. It just really makes them angry to have to answer questions about their money. Even the ones who aren't already known for having explosive tempers.
I've also noted that when they get mad, it does not sit at all well with judges and juries.
That part I get.
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Comments (2)
It's usually because they don't believe they've really earned it. It's doubly so with a trust fund/inheritance baby - They use their wealth to project success and accomplishment. Others don't want to admit they don't have as much as they let on. How many "rich" folks are mortgages to their eyeballs and maxed out of credit cards - a lot more than you'd believe - it's all about keeping up with the Jones'.
August 30, 2008 9:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Isn't there some saying, to the effect that "behind every great fortune lies a great crime"?
Maybe that's why rich people get defensive: they know it's not all legit.
August 30, 2008 9:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
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