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Joe The Plumber
To provide some clarity to Steve , he's a white guy who's about to have his pocket picked by a black guy. It doesn't have to be true.
State employee says she was ordered to check out Joe the Plumber
columbusdispatch.com — Niekamp didn't know she just had checked on "Joe the Plumber," who was elevated the night before... to presidential politics prominence as Republican John McCain's example in a debate of an average American. (more) State employee says she was ordered to check out Joe the ...
Joe the Plumber pursued for record deal
politico.com — Pipe dream? Joe the Plumber could come out with a country album as early as Inauguration.... (more) Joe the Plumber pursued for record deal
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Political Animal — ... would go up under an Obama administration, all of this would be very powerful. It's about attaching a real-life person to a policy point the campaign wants to emphasize. In this case, McCain desperately wants regular folks to think Obama will raise their taxes, reality notwithstanding. But since McCain's "catalyst" would get a tax cut in an Obama administration -- probably a bigger break than under McCain -- the whole thing falls apart fairly quickly. So, what's the point? Last week, Atrios argued , persuasively, that McCain is exploiting this guy because "Joe The Plumber" is ...

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