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RIP, Shep!
INSTAPUTZ —
Shepard Smith has always been a favorite of mine, so I'm truly sad that at this very moment he's probably losing his job. In memory of the inquisitive Mr. Smith, a look back at the best moment of his too-short career:
Joe The Kahanist
Sadly, No! —
... associations and ‘It’s my belief that a vote for Obama is a vote for the death to Israel.’
Wurzelbacher responded: ‘I do know that.’
The questioner then complained about Obama’s tax policies and reiterated his Israel comment.
‘Well, you know what, I’ll actually go ahead and agree with you on that one,’ Wurzelbacher said. ‘You know … no, I agree with ya.’
Even the Foxbots can’t defend Joe’s shiny-pated stupidity. ...
Meet McCain's New Foreign Policy Adviser: 'Joe the Plumber'
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
via Think Progress
On the very first official day of work for the McCain campaign, Joe played the Israel card. Man, this guy learns fast.
It’s come to this. John McCain and Sarah Palin are so desperate to win votes
that their team is endorsing the views of some guy who said his name was Joe
when it wasn’t. At the same time he also said that he was a plumber, which he
isn’t, at least not technically, because he has no plumber’s license. So, if ’Joe
the ...
McCain: Business first. Workers last.
BlondeSense —
... "As long as we take care of small businesses . Small businesses right now — I see them every day — they say, You increase the minimum wage, I lay off workers. Is that what we want to do right now? Of course not." Enjoy this one: Joe The Plumber is on the campaign trail for McCain . He stopped in Ohio and twice agreed with a questioner that a vote for Obama is a vote for the death to Israel. He was on Fox News voicing his "opinion" and even got Shepard Smith pissed off. Furthermore, the McCain campaign stands behind Joe the Plumber's assertions. Scary. SMITH: Joe, do you know ...
MORNING READ
News —
... . Despite Wurzelbacher's "nonsensical claim," the McCain campaign is standing behind him, notes Think Progress's Ali Frick . FROM THE BLOGS: ...
10/29: Fighting To The Finish
Blogometer —
... . Lefty bloggers are also praising FOX News anchor Shepard Smith for aggressively questioning Wurzelbacher following his claim about Obama and Israel: On the right side of the blogosphere, ...
Joe the War Correspondent
Political Animal —
... The Ohio man who became a household name during the presidential campaign says he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher (WUR'-zuhl-bah-kur) says he'll spend 10 days covering the fighting. Wurzelbacher isn't a journalist, has no background in reporting, and has no background in foreign policy. His most substantive thought on the Middle East was his stated belief on the campaign trail that Barack Obama would mean " death to Israel ," lunacy that even Fox News was uncomfortable with. And yet, PJTV.com, a project ...
Joe The War Correspondent
Daily Kos —
... This, of course, after Not-Joe, expert that he is on Middle Eastern affairs, publicly maintained that the election of Obama would lead to the "death of Israel". Oddly enough, Israel appears to live, given that Sammy is heading there to war-correspond and whatnot. ...
