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outsidethebeltway.com - 2/3/2009
Joe the Economist
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In this time of economic crisis, Republican Congressional staffers need information about economics and advice about economic policy. So who better to turn to then an unlicensed plumber who became famous for misunderstanding Obama’s tax policy? Fresh off his stint as a war correspondent ...
politico.com - 2/3/2009
Joe the Plumber advises GOP-ers
— politico.com — Fresh off his stint as a war correspondent, Joe the Plumber is now doing political strategy with... GOP-ers. (more) Joe the Plumber advises GOP-ers

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balloon-juice.com - 2/5/2009
You’ll Never Get This 21 Minutes Of Your Life Back
— balloon-juice.com — Instapundit, Malkin, and Joe the Plumber discuss politics for PJTV . There is so much to love... about this, I don’t know where to start, but certainly Joe the Plumber bemoaning the lack of spending cuts and general program cuts in the ... (more) You’ll Never Get This 21 Minutes Of Your Life Back

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Joe the Economist.
thinkprogress.org - 2/3/2009
Joe the Economist.
— thinkprogress.org — The ubiquitous Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka “ Joe the Plumber ” and “ Joe the War Correspondent... ,” will soon add a new moniker to his profile — “Joe the Economist.” Politico reports that House GOP congressional aides decided to invite ... (more) Joe the Economist.

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PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts:  You have Got to be Kidding me (More Joe the Plumber)

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You have Got to be Kidding me (More Joe the Plumber)
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... this afternoon. Who in the world would be be motivated to attend a meeting specifically because Joe the Plumber was going to speak, and about the stimulus package no less? His pontifications on war should be enough to convince folks to stay away, one would think. This is for the “you can’t make this stuff up” file. As I have noted before, this has got to be the longest fifteen minutes of fame ever. h/t: Alex Knapp@OTB

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