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"Traitor"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
That's McCain spokesman, Joe The Plumber's, final message about Obama. Oh, and against democracy as well. Broadcast by Fox.
Joe The Ubiquitous Presence Calls Obama A Traitor
Oliver Willis —
... The McCain campaign repeats the success they had vetting Sarah Palin with Joe The Plumber. If there is a metaphor for McCain ‘08, thats it. ...
Sunday reading: Late polls
Ben Smith's Blog —
... trouble for an Omaha GOP congressman.
He does a black radio spot for a Louisiana Dem.
Frank Rich recalls the University of Hawaii angle in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner."
The Times takes a stab at answering a central question: Will traditional black non-voters vote?
If Obama were white, and McCain black, in a New York adman's conception...they'd both look a bit odd.
The Jay Carson movie is reviewed.
Josh Marshall calls Joe a skinhead, after he questions Obama's loyalty to America. ...
McCain surrogate Joe the Plumber questions Obama’s loyalty to the U.S.
Think Progress —
Recently, Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher has been hitting the campaign trail for and with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Last week, he was sharply rebuked by Fox News’s Shep Smith for agreeing that a vote for Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is a vote for the “death to Israel.” Today, Fox’s Neil Cavuto was taken aback when Joe questioned Obama’s loyalty to the United States:
JOE: McCain has fought and bled for our country, and loves our country. There’s too many questions with Barack Obama and ...
Joe the Plumber Questions Obama's Loyalty to the U.S.
Political Punch —
... aka "Joe the Plumber," who has campaigned throughout Ohio with and on behalf of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. "There's too many questions with Barack Obama and his loyalty to our country. And I question that greatly." Fox News' Neil Cavuto tried to clarify: "You're not doubting that he's a good American. Or you are?" "His ideology is completely different from what democracy stands for," said Wurzelbacher. Does Sen. McCain approve of this? I have asked and will get back to you. Hat tip Josh . -- jpt November 2, 2008 in Obama, Barack | ...
John McCain's Role Model
Shakesville —
Joe the Plumber questions Barack Obama's loyalty to America. Some role model, Senator. Was Michele Bachmann not available? HT to TPM. (Cross-posted.)
Classy: Far Left Blogger Calls Wurzelbacher 'Joe the Skinhead'
JammieWearingFool —
Classy: Far Left Blogger Calls Wurzelbacher 'Joe the Skinhead' Obviously Joe the Plumber has hit a raw nerve, exposing Barack the Marxist for the fraud he is. Now the angry, far left loons are desperately lashing out, equating Joe Wurzelbacher with neo-Nazis. Keep it classy , guys. Labels: ...
Joe the Skinhead
N/A —
Might want to grow some hair, Plumber. Your xenophobia and paranoia are showing.
Who’s the extremist? “[Obama's] ideology is completely different from what democracy stands for,” said Wurzelbacher.“ So what’s that make the people who will vote for him and already have done so? Traitors?
Political stories I'd blog if I felt more like it.
Althouse —
1. Obama wants to bankrupt to bankrupt the coal industry (and the SF Chronicle sat on the audiotape). 2. Josh Marshall slurs Joe the Plumber as "Joe the Skinhead." 3. Jonah Goldberg pretend-looks back on the Obama presidency -- his "precipitous fall from would-be messiah, to near pariah." 4. "We’ve got to have a civilian national security force..." 5. Sarah Palin receives a (Canadian) prank call. 6. Old radical rag referred to community organizing and had a circular logo. 7. Fred Thompson speaks for ...
Did Joe The Plumber "Service" AN SNL Cast Member?
Riehl World View —
... Coming to The Batchelor next year via Affleck's agent?? Maybe John Marshall is just jealous for getting hosed, or not. ...
An object lesson in vetting
Political Animal —
... 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 noted that, as far as the Republican ticket is concerned, Wurzelbacher has "become a part of McCain's campaign, like any other surrogate." That's true, but it also goes further -- just a few days ago, McCain described Wurzelbacher as " ...
Palin's Rising Star?
Talking Points Memo —
... To use a different analogy I think Palin (and perhaps Joe the Plumber too) appeal to the brainstem of conservatism, where the most primitive and persistent impulses are registered, even as the areas of higher reasoning and cognition (frontal lobes and all that) are flat-lining or tracking into oblivion. ...
'08 Parting Shots: A Regular Jo(k)e
BAGnewsNotes —
... I was interested to see Josh Marshall call Joe the Plummer a skinhead. Sadly, most of the media missed or ignored the fact he was spewing racist garbage and looking to entrap Obama ...
I wonder what Ronald Reagan
d r i f t g l a s s —
Would call a welfare mooching... Minority... Operating under an assumed name... Who cheats on his taxes... Doesn't have a license or training for his "business"... Spouts hateful, ignorant nonsense about the President Elect of this great country... And has glommed onto a gig as the entourage filler-outer of some rich guy... If he were a "strapping young buck" of African American descent And not the White Right's ...
Joe the Plumber Hits the Capitol to Meet With GOPers
TPM Election Central —
... Joe told reporters that he had met with Republican aides, ostensibly to offer his astute political messaging advice, but that no lawmakers were present for his visit. ...
