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 Fox host berates 'Joe the Plumber' after McCain surrogate  says Obama vote means 'death to Israel'
Fox host berates 'Joe the Plumber' after McCain surrogate says Obama vote means 'death to Israel'
Fox host berates 'Joe the Plumber' after McCain surrogate says Obama vote means 'death to Israel' The all-out effort from John McCain's presidential campaign to scare voters into backing the Republican candidate continued apace on Tuesday as McCain surrogate Joe the Plumber agreed that a ...
McCarthy: The L.A. Times Suppresses Obamas Khalid Bash Tape
article.nationalreview.com — Would the Los Angeles Times cover up for Sarah Palin like they do Barack Obama?... (more) McCarthy: The L.A. Times Suppresses Obamas Khalid Bash Tape
'Joe the Plumber' Backs Claim That Obama Would Bring 'Death to Israel'
'Joe the Plumber' Backs Claim That Obama Would Bring 'Death to Israel'
elections.foxnews.com — Joe Wurzelbacher, on his first campaign trail appearance for John McCain, says he agrees that a vote... for Barack Obama would be "a vote for the death to Israel."  (more) 'Joe the Plumber' Backs Claim That Obama Would Bring ...
McCain Endorses Joe The Plumber’s View That Obama Victory Means ‘Death To Israel’
McCain Endorses Joe The Plumber’s View That Obama Victory Means ‘Death To Israel’
thinkprogress.org — Today, Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher hit the campaign trail on behalf of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for... the first time, joining former Bush OMB Director Rob Portman on a GOP bus tour through Ohio. Stopping at a flag store, Wurzelbacher ... (more) McCain Endorses Joe The Plumber’s View That Obama ...
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"Crazy Joe" the Plumber embarrasses McCain
Nitpicker — Yet again, the McCain campaign's vetting process seems to have failed them. Today "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher says publicly and on video that "a vote for Obama is a vote for the death of Israel." ...

Fox's Shepard Smith Forced To Offer Disclaimer After Joe The Plumber Interview
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... So, Joe The Plumber was out on the trail with John McCain today, apparently giving the thumbs up to someone in the crowd who felt that an Obama Presidency would bring about the end of Israel. From Raw Story: ...

Fox's Shepard Smith Forced To Offer Disclaimer After Joe The Plumber Interview
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... So, Joe The Plumber was out on the trail with John McCain today, apparently giving the thumbs up to someone in the crowd who felt that an Obama Presidency would bring about the end of Israel. From Raw Story: ...

No More Mister Nice Blog — ... Wurzelbacher is a more reliable hatchetperson for them than Sarah Palin (even though you'd think she could deliver this message, given her boast on more than one occasion that she loves Israel and keeps an Israeli flag in her Alaska office). Oh, and maybe Joe Lieberman is trying to slink back into the Democratic Party's good graces, so he didn't want to go there. Problem is, they sent Wurzelbacher out to do this, and then he wound up on Fox News -- but it didn't go well: ...The push-back against Wurzelbacher's comments began, somewhat ...

How much are the Republicans paying "Joe the Plumber"?
Brilliant at Breakfast — It would be difficult for anyone other than the most committed kool-aid drinker to believe that Samuel Wurzelbacher is anything other than a paid Republican shill. I'm sorry, but plumbers from Sarah Palin's "Real" America do not have the welfare of Israel at the top of their hit parade of issues. But "Joe the Plumber" does: ...

Dumber And Dumber With Joe The Plumber--Part II
Open Left - Front Page — Listen, you don't want my opinion on foreign policy. I know just enough about foreign policy to probably be dangerous. --"Joe" AKA Samuel, the unlicensed plumber. The rare moment of honesty is a striking repudiation of everything else he says.  In fact, he's got Faux News recoiling! Raw Story: The all-out effort from John McCain's presidential campaign to scare voters into backing the Republican candidate continued apace on Tuesday as McCain surrogate Joe the Plumber agreed that a Barack Obama presidency ...

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