Presidential 'gigolos'

[firecat]

This article discusses one of the arguments that the Right put up against John Kerry in 2004 -- that he was unsuitable as a presidential candidate because his money came from having married wealthy women. (They called him a gigolo.) Now the tables are turned because McCain's wealth also comes from his wife. Should Democrats campaign using the same tactics?

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/08/22/gigolo/

(The OH found the article.)

Comments

[innerdoggie.livejournal.com]

I think marrying rich women makes me admire both Kerry and McCain more -- they were clever enough to get a wealthy person to say 'yes'. :-)

But, yeah, it would be fun to trot out all the anti-Kerry stuff from 2004 and just change the names.

[firecat]

What I don't admire is dumping your wife to marry a rich woman.