huffingtonpost.com - 10/29/2008
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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 :
The Ohio plumber, who has no license and is actually named Samuel Wurzelbacher, ...
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., did a live interview
with Radio Mambi in Miami this morning in which...
he went after Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for his connections to a “PLO spokesman.” McCain was referring to Rashid Khalidi, who five years...
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The Khalidi Gambit: McCain Attacks Obama for Connection ...
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Joe the Plumber Pushes Shepard Smith Over the Edge
Hoffmania! —
... Why we like Shep: ...five minutes with Joe The Plumber had Shepard Smith so frustrated that
the Fox anchor felt compelled to issue a disclaimer, immediately
following the segment, pushing back on any notion that Obama would mean
the "death of Israel," saying: "I just want to make this 100 percent
perfectly clear -- Barack Obama has said repeatedly and demonstrated
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Dumber And Dumber With Joe The Plumber--Part II
Open Left - Front Page —
... fact that she's aware she's not coming off too well is the "tell" here. "Joe", however, is the real deal, even if his name is not. And not only that, he's there to vouch for others who are as ignorant, incoherent and gullible as he is.
Remember (from above):
A McCain supporter asked if "a vote for Obama is a vote for the death of Israel." JTP hardly batted an eye.
"I'll go ahead and agree with you on that," Wurzelbacher said.
Jason Linkins at Huffington Post has a transcript of where this goes: ...
Fox's Smith defends Obama on Israel
Michael Calderone's Blog —
... Smith questioned Joe the Plumber on his foreign policy views after for the prominent McCain supporter agreed with a fellow supporter that "a vote for Obama is a vote for death to Israel." ...
Know Nothing
The Republic of T. —
... It’s the same thing John Stewart ran into on The Daily Show, upon watching a clip of “Joe” the “Plumber” talking about Israel. (It’s about four minutes in to the video. I can’t extract a clip.) Let’s just say it’s bad when a Fox anchor has to be the voice of reason. ...
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