cbsnews.com - 10/17/2008
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The Republican National Committee is sending around this Associated Press photo of overall-clad McCain supporters standing outside an Obama rally, clutching plungers and a sign proclaiming "I Am Joe The Plumber": The only problem? At least two of the members aren't quite as similar to the newly ...
huffingtonpost.com - 10/18/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Barack Obama's campaign is trotting out its own
"Joe the Plumber" to counteract efforts by John McCain...
to make inroads on the white working class vote. A reader in Colorado sends over word that the state Democratic Party and the Obama camp are ...
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Obama Launches Own Joe-The-Plumber Robocall
boston.com - 10/18/2008
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boston.com —
In his weekly radio address today, John McCain
uses the ubiquitous Joe the plumber to all but...
accuse Democratic rival Barack Obama of being a socialist. McCain reminds listeners of the story of Joe Wurzelbacher, the Ohio man who complained...
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McCain: Joe the plumber right about Obama's socialist ...
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Dumbest Fact-Check Ever
Weekly Standard Blog —
... But CBS News reveals that one of the guys is a leader of the College Republicans, and although another is, in fact, a plumber, he's not even an American! So it turns out McCain supporters dressed up as Joe the Plumber are really McCain supporters ... dressed up as Joe the Plumber. ...
On Behalf of Our National Joes
The Democratic Daily —
... not the only one who’s noticed. And here and here and here.)
But, really, we ought to understand how this works by now.
Prime Directive: Control the Media Cycle (Conversation)
Mission Accomplished. We’re talking about this P.T. Barnum stunt of “Celebrity for a Day.” And, if he is Palinesque enough, they’re TAKING HIM ON TOUR!
Tactic: Stage upstaging stunts
Mission Accomplished. The whole kerfuffle is now ...
I Am Joe
Jules Crittenden —
... tell the AP to keep it up. Attacking a struggling blue collar guy who is just getting by but still hates socialism won’t kill him or what he stands for. It will just make him stronger. AP’s got some gall, by the way, mocking the McCain camp’s “sense of grievance” against the national media and even mentioning McCain’s slams on the media’s failure to examine Obama’s ACORN and Ayers ties with any kind of seriousness. Analyze that, AP. Now they’re investigating the “I am Joe” crowd. CBS : The Republican National Committee is sending around this Associated Press photo of ...
no! i am joe the plumber
skippy the bush kangaroo —
cbsnews blog tells us that several everyday joes are taking up the rallying cry "i am joe the plumber!" only, not so much... the republican national committee is sending around this associated press photo of overall-clad mccain supporters standing outside an obama rally, ...
Confused Broadcasting System
The Corner on National Review Online —
Saturday, October 18, 2008 [image] Confused Broadcasting System [ Mark Hemingway ] From CBS News: The Republican National Committee is sending around this Associated Press photo of overall-clad McCain supporters standing outside an Obama rally, clutching plungers and a sign proclaiming "I Am Joe The Plumber": The only problem? At least two of the members aren't quite as similar to the newly famous Joe Wurzelbacher as they might like you to think. As CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic, who is traveling with the Obama campaign, reports, the man on the right does say he's an actual plumber though he is from Melbourne, Australia, and will thus not be casting a vote this November. And the man on the left, plunger ...
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lawhawk.blogspot.com 10/16/2008 — Opposition researchers were already on the case yesterday when Joe the Plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, called Sen. Barack Obama out on his socialist dream of massive redistribution of wealth.
So, what have the opposition researchers (and the media) ...
Going after Joe the Plumber & America
theanchoressonline.com 10/17/2008 — To my way of thinking, Joe the Plumber - singing the psalm of the common man , and representing the views of the middle class and what we once used to call “the Silent Majority” - has completely terrified the left, the Obama camp and the ...
Joe Not A Plumber
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 10/16/2008 — Why am I not surprised ? No license and a lien for unpaid taxes. Like Sarah Palin, a great concept. But the McCain campaign needs to be able to vet its hood ornaments.
Joe the Plumber
stoptheaclu.com 10/18/2008 — For those looking for Joe the plumber...here you go.
Spread the wealth!
Socialism:
Socialists mainly share the belief that capitalism unfairly concentrates power and wealth into a small section of society who control capital, and creates an ...
The Press and Joe the Plumber
corner.nationalreview.com 10/19/2008 — Yesterday on the Corner, I posted this:
I don't know anything about Joe Wurzelbacher, but I just have one bit of advice. If you have anything in your past that you're not proud of -- a messy divorce, a DUI, an unpaid bill, an indiscreet comment, ...
The Plumber?
firedoglake.com 10/16/2008 — I'm curious about plumbers. Specifically Joe the Plumber. Joe the Plumber is according to several news reports Joe Wurzelbacher . Who is Joe Wurzelbacher?
According to Ben Smith , and Ben Smith , this guy:
Two readers with access to the Ohio ...
The Plumber
whiskeyfire.typepad.com 10/16/2008 — Joe the Plumber, come ta fix the McCain stink?
Joe the Plumber, Ben Smith , Ben Smith : Two readers with access to the Ohio voter file say that Joe
Wurzelbacher's inluence on this cycle will be limited in one way: He
doesn't appear to be ...
'Joe' The 'Plumber'
eschatonblog.com 1/12/2009 — Conservatives persist with him because they wrongly believe he pisses liberals off. As with many such things, Joe the Plumber never pissed off liberals. What did piss off liberals was a mainstream news media who allowed some random dude who would ...
Making your vote count —
First Read 10/17/2008
The RNC and the McCain campaign have gotten what they want: a headline that says the FBI is investigating ACORN for voter-registration fraud. An FBI investigation means the RNC and McCain camp can now use the phrase "FBI investigation" in their TV ...
Biden: The entire country is pro-America —
First Read 10/17/2008
From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli MESILLA, NM -- Biden today accused his Republican counterpart for engaging in the same kind of divisive politics seen in the Bus h Administration, saying he has yet to find a part of the country that is not ...
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