State Rep. Dan Blue and U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield know how many homes they own.
The two Democrats held a news conference Thursday at Barack Obama's Raleigh office to criticize John McCain. The presumptive Republican nominee for president had expressed confusion about how many homes he and his wife Cindy own.
"Senator McCain is not in touch with the American people," Butterfield said.
"If you own so many that you can't keep up with them," Blue said, "then you ought to make an effort to see what regular people are going through."
So how many do Blue and Butterfield, both of whom are lawyers, own?
For Blue: one, in Raleigh. For Butterfield: two, a one-bedroom in Washington and a house in Wilson.
And, Butterfield added, the Washington home cost him more.
UPDATE: Linda Daves, chair of the N.C. Republican Party, released a statement in response to Blue and Butterfield. She accused Obama of being out of touch with average North Carolinians, citing his recent vacation to Hawaii and the millions he has made from writing two books.
"No, when it comes to being an out of touch celebrity, Barack Obama has no equal," Daves said. "The only thing Obama and his friends proved today is that they are more interested in raising taxes than in raising the level of debate."


Re: Two Democrats know their homes
Dan Blue should be worried about fixing the failures in this state and not worry about Obama. Obama is a big boy and can take care of himself.
Dan Blue on the other hand is a PAC money elitist who is out of touch with the voters in the 33rd.
If you are for Forced Annexation that takes your private property and gives it to a corporation to make the city more tax money, then vote for Blue.
If you are for a weakened Jessica's law that allows judges to give child molesters probation, then vote for Blue.
If you are for the state borrowing over $850 million without voter approval, vote for Blue. BTW borrowing $850 is not balancing the state budget. Another Democrats lie.
If your against calling the marriage the union between a man and a woman, then vote for Blue.
If you are against giving teachers and state workers a living wage and pay raises, then vote for Blue.
And finally, if you are for the state taking more of what you earn every year, then vote for Blue.
Every voter in the 33rd State House district have a choice. And do please come visit me in my middle class neighborhood. I am sure you will never see Dan Blue anywhere close.
Paul Terrell III
http://terrellforhouse33.blogspot.com