powerlineblog.com - 10/17/2008
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So Barack Obama came to Joe Wurzelbacher's town looking for votes, and Joe asked him a question about tax policy. As sometimes happens when Obama is not scripted or hyper-prepped, Obama revealed his real thinking on the matter. That thinking, as usual, was decidedly leftist. Delighted that ...
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10/17: Not Your Average Joe
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... . Others predicted that there would be a "backlash" if voters perceived the media as attacking Wurzelbacher in order to help Obama. It's worth noting that all of these complaints echoed the ones voiced by conservative bloggers in the initial weeks after McCain named Sarah Palin as his running mate. JOE THE PLUMBER: Joe May Be A Plumber, But He Sure Ain't Undecided Liberal bloggers don't believe that Wurzelbacher is really an undecided voter, since he is a ...
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