thinkprogress.org - 10/17/2008
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Yesterday, after Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) had made Ohio plumber Sam Joe Wurzelbacher a central figure in the political debate, the media dug into who “ Joe the Plumber ” is. The media scrutiny revealed, amongst other things , that Wurzelbacher owes back taxes , isn’t actually ...
hotair.com - 10/17/2008
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hotair.com —
Honestly, I’m rather surprised that Joe Wurzelbacher and
his rope-line dialogue with Barack Obama has managed to...
stay in the news for as long as it has. I knew when I first heard the exchange that it went badly for Obama. I didn’t ...
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What we can learn from the Joe the Plumber episode
blogs.tnr.com - 10/17/2008
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blogs.tnr.com —
I try really hard not to dignify Michelle
Malkin by responding to her rants. But I can't...
let this one pass. It seems that Malkin is angry over the recent treatment of Joe Wurzelbacher--a.k.a., "Joe the Plumber." As you may recall, ...
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Michelle Malkin Bids for Self-Parody Award
article.nationalreview.com - 10/17/2008
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Making National News
Eschaton —
While Malkin obviously has a rather inconsistent record on these issues, I actually agree that the media has gone nuts on our friend Joe in ways they shouldn't. It seems as if the guy likes the attention, so maybe it isn't a big deal in this case, but I really don't think the fact that someone talks to a political candidate and then gets mentioned by another political candidate in a debate is license to make every detail of this guy's life national news. ...
Hypocrisy Watch
Political Animal —
... , stopping by the boy's father's workplace, and publishing right-wing rumors about the family that didn't withstand scrutiny. At the time, Malkin said she was simply "subjecting political anecdotes to scrutiny," which she saw as fully appropriate. Matt Corley added , "The difference between what the media is doing now with Wurzelbacher and what Malkin and the right wing did to the Frosts is clear. While the media is ...
Hullabaloo —
... Recently Michelle Malkin went ballistic over Joe the plumber's privacy being invaded. And many people pointed out that she was hardly the best messenger for such a complaint considering her own notorious history of stalking low income families to prove they weren't actually in need of government subsidized health care when they had the nerve to speak out politically. ...
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"On The First Day Of School, Nothing Happened"
obsidianwings.blogs.com 11/13/2008 — by hilzoy
The American Prospect :
"In Loveland, Colorado -- population 61,000, 92 percent white and heavily evangelical Christian -- Michelle didn't know what to expect when she began to work with the school to facilitate her daughter's ...
Malkin wants Republican Senators to take their Viagra
crooksandliars.com 1/31/2009 — Download | Play Download | Play On Neil Cavuto's Fox News show yesterday, Michelle Malkin tried to appeal to Republicans', ah, base instincts in how they deal with the Obama economic-stimulus plan: Malkin: I've heard from so many ...
Michelle Malkin: I hope Obama fails.
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Making Things Up, One Day At A Time
balloon-juice.com 2/18/2009 — Malkin has quite a doozy up at memeorandum right now :
On Nov. 4, after Barack Obama clinched the White House, the market closed at 9,625.28.
In mid-morning trading today, the day President Obama signs his massive Generational Theft Act into ...
'Just 118,000 votes' —
First Read 10/17/2008
From NBC's Ron Allen NEWARK, Ohio -- For two days, Biden rode a bus south, through Eastern Ohio. His route parallels the Ohio River for the most part, along the border with West Virginia and then where it bends a bit West forming the border ...
Palin: Obama 'fuzzing up' ACORN ties —
First Read 10/17/2008
From NBC/NJ's Matthew Berger WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- Palin called on the Obama campaign Friday to release its communications with a community organization group under federal investigation for voter registration fraud.
In the latest ...
Palin assails Obama's connections to ACORN —
CNN Political Ticker 10/17/2008
Palin is now demanding that Obama disclose all communication between his campaign and ACORN.
WEST CHESTER, Ohio (CNN) – Sarah Palin questioned Barack Obama’s ties to ACORN in her most forceful and comprehensive language to date, and demanded ...
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