features.csmonitor.com - 10/29/2008
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14. al | 10.29.08 Obama has been tricking so many people yes he will cut taxes but how do you think he will make that up. He will raise other taxes even higher social sercuritry, health insurence even when he said he won’t, home insurence, and other things. Palin has something we should stop ...
politico.com - 10/29/2008
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 10/30/2008
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From NBC/NJ's Adam Aigner-Treworgy DEFIANCE, Ohio -- "Where
is Joe? Is Joe here with us today?" That's...
the question John McCain asked roughly 6,000 people at Defiance Junior High School here this morning, But the correct answer was no -- Joe ...
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Joe? Where did you go?
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Is Anything For Real?
Balloon Juice —
For chrissakes, now “Joe the Plumber” is on the campaign trail stumping for McCain:
“I’m honestly scared for America,” Wurzelbacher said.
He later said Obama would end the democracy that the U.S. military had defended during wars.
“I love America. I hope it remains a democracy, not a socialist society. ... If you look at spreading the wealth, that’s honestly right out of Karl Marx’s mouth,” Wurzelbacher said.
“No one can debate that. That’s ...
Drains Unclogged, Peace Treaties Negotiated: Joe Does It All
TalkLeft —
... Maybe the Republican Party should run Joe the Plumber as its next presidential candidate. Not only is he touted as an authority on tax policy, he's started offering his wisdom as a foreign policy expert. ...
We’ve Officially Hit the Desperation Phase
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
... and
Via the Politico: Joe the Plumber pursued for record deal
In regards to the latter, I am mostly bemused: if the man wants to milk his fifteen minutes of fame for all it is worth, including a country music album, more power to him. All I can say is: only in America.
The former, however, is plain bizarre, as Joe made his claims whilst on the trail with the McCain campaign.
The CSM’s the vote blog elaborates (Joe the Plumber is now Joe the foreign policy advisor?:
How did Joe the Plumber begin ...
No wonder many people get their news from Comedy Central now
The Moderate Voice —
What mad universe do we live in when satire becomes prescience?
McCain's 'role model'
Political Animal —
... , Wurzelbacher endorsed the insane idea that a vote for Obama would be "a vote for the death of Israel." On Wednesday , Wurzelbacher played political scientist, saying the notion of progressive taxation is "honestly right out of Karl Marx's mouth. No one can debate that. That's not my opinion. That's fact." And on Thursday, McCain believes Wurzelbacher is an "American hero" and his personal "role model." As ...
An object lesson in vetting
Political Animal —
... the idiotic idea that a vote for Obama would be "a vote for the death of Israel," and four days after Wurzelbacher said the notion of progressive taxation is "honestly right out of Karl Marx's mouth. No one can debate that. That's not my opinion. That's fact." Josh Marshall ...
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Socialists mainly share the belief that capitalism unfairly concentrates power and wealth into a small section of society who control capital, and creates an ...
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McCain, Palin seek to dent Obama's armor —
Reuters: Politics 10/29/2008
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee John McCain said on Tuesday he sensed momentum behind him despite a daunting electoral picture in which Democrat Barack Obama holds a steady lead a week before Election Day.
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Palin targeted in new Obama ad —
CNN Political Ticker 10/29/2008
The Obama campaign's new ad uses McCain's past statements.
(CNN) – A new Barack Obama campaign ad targeting John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate is making buzz not so much for what it says, but for what it ...
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