Posted on 06/02/2004 11:13:39 AM PDT by Nachum
The Republican National Committee has debuted on its website a mock version of Monopoly called "Kerryopoly" that features combinations of images and music to highlight the extraordinary wealth of the presumptive Democratic nominee and his wife.
Each player begins with what is stated as the average household income in the U.S., $40,000. By rolling the on-screen dice, players then land on spaces on the game board, each of which features an asset or high-priced habit of Kerry's.
Land on Nantucket, which at $9.18 million represents the worth of the senator's home there, and go into debt $9.14 million. The theme from "Gilligan's Island" plays while a photo of the home is shown, stressing the line "a millionaire and his wife."
Kerry rides his $8,600 motorcycle.
Other spaces on the board that will put players into debt include the couple's other three homes, jet, artwork and even the candidate's bike.
The RNC says as of yesterday, 460,000 games of Kerryopoly had already been played. The goal of the game, the party says, is to get around the board having accrued as little debt as possible.
"Most Americans can't afford yachts, private planes, thousand-dollar haircuts or homes in Nantucket. But they can when they play Kerryopoly," RNC communications director Jim Dyke said in a statement. "With a roll of the dice, Americans can find out how much John Kerry's proposals to increase the gas tax would cost them, or how much they would have to pay to have a John Kerry haircut.
"After a few trips around the board, most players will be millions of dollars in debt, proving that John Kerry's lifestyle is out of reach and out of sync with most Americans."
The webpage also features an image of Kerry wearing a top hat, reminiscent of the mustachioed icon Mr. Monopoly.
The Associated Press noted three leading Republicans in the federal government, President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, are also multimillionaires. Asked if their lifestyles also were out of reach of most Americans, RNC spokeswoman Christine Iverson responded "no" but declined to elaborate, AP reported.
Allright, don't hog the dice....
Thats nice, Republicans making fun of Democrats because of wealth? Don't you think this might come back to bite Bush, Cheney, et al in the butt?
where's the boot ?
find later bump
There are 100 orders of magnitude in the wealth. Bush, Cheney, et. al. didn't divorce one wife and marry another to get it.
100 orders of magnitude difference... Bush's wealth (which he earned) and Kerrys. Besides, Kerryopoly is fun.
Oh, f--- it. I keep landing on Nantucket.
| John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry |
| Kerry assets: $683,000 to $2,695,000 |
| Joint assets: $100,000 to $250,000 (Fleet Bank account) |
| Heinz Kerry assets: At least $188,279,000 |
| Kerry + Heinz Kerry total assets: At least $189,062,000 |
| Kerry solo liabilities: $10,000 to $15,000 |
| Heinz Kerry liabilities: At least $27,050,000 |
| Kerry + Heinz Kerry liabilities: At least $27,060,000 |
| Kerry net worth: $668,000 to $2,685,000 |
| Heinz Kerry net worth: Incalculable based on available data |
| Bush |
| Assets: $7,763,000 to $19,145,000 |
| Liabilities: None reported |
| Estimated net worth: $7,763,000 to $19,145,000 |
| Cheney |
| Assets: $23,899,000 to $111,210,000 |
| Liabilities: None reported |
| Estimated net worth: $23,899,000 to $111,210,000 |
It's more than fair. John Kerry keeps trying to be the man of the people, engaging in battle against the "rich, greedy republicans".
He deserves this and more and I really don't think this count come back and bite Bush in the rear.
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