boston.com - 10/18/2008
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In his weekly radio address today, John McCain uses the ubiquitous Joe the plumber to all but accuse Democratic rival Barack Obama of being a socialist. McCain reminds listeners of the story of Joe Wurzelbacher, the Ohio man who complained...
cbsnews.com - 10/17/2008
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cbsnews.com —
The Republican National Committee is sending around this
Associated Press photo of overall-clad McCain supporters standing outside...
an Obama rally, clutching plungers and a sign proclaiming "I Am Joe The Plumber": The only problem? At least two of the ...
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"I Am Joe The Plumber?" Well, Not Exactly - Horserace
huffingtonpost.com - 10/18/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Barack Obama's campaign is trotting out its own
"Joe the Plumber" to counteract efforts by John McCain...
to make inroads on the white working class vote. A reader in Colorado sends over word that the state Democratic Party and the Obama camp are ...
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Obama Launches Own Joe-The-Plumber Robocall
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Joe the plumber right about Obama's socialist tax plan
USS Neverdock —
Which is why the left and left wing media are out to destroy Joe. They can't destroy Obama's comments because they're video recorded and it's what Obama truly believes. ...
I Am Joe
Jules Crittenden —
... They already sucked, but when they went after Joe, they sucked the Big One. Joe persecution update follows: Boston Globe , because it’s more fun to hear it from Eastern elites: John McCain uses the ubiquitous Joe the plumber to all but accuse Democratic rival Barack Obama of being a socialist. No, I think he actually, not all but, did. McCain presses his attack: “At least in Europe, the Socialist leaders who so admire my opponent are upfront about their objectives. They use real numbers and honest language. And we should demand equal candor from Senator Obama. Raising taxes ...
John McCain Makes A Fool Of Himself, Again--Obama the Socialist Edition
Open Left - Front Page —
... unmasked wasn't hidden, wasn't socialist, and wasn't even new. It consisted, quite simply, in some folks getting tax credits beyond the taxes that they owe. And, as this chart from Visualizing Economics makes clear, many low-income taxpayers already pay negative income taxes, largely thanks to the Earned Income Tax Credit, first signed into law by that old Marxist, Gerald Ford, and later expanded by Comrade Reagan.
Here's how the Boston Globe described McCain's use of [Not] Joe the [Not] Plumber to attack Obama ...
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washingtontimes.com 10/28/2008 — By: golfballs03 Undercut the message? Obama claims that he will give me a tax cut, but I am still against his plan on the principles of "spreading the wealth"! And the truth is, I'm not sure if it is of any benefit to me anyway. He would send me a ...
Joe the Plumber was of little use to John McCain
latimes.com 10/16/2008 — McCain evokes the blue-collar worker as a potential victim of Obama's tax plan. Obama remains cool, even in the face of what seems like intentional baiting by McCain, who at times mutters and grunts.
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Joe the Plumber Calls Obama's Tax Plan Socialist, Sawyer Defends It
newsbusters.org 10/17/2008 — Joe the Plumber (aka Joe Wurzelbacher), the Ohio man that has suddenly become the face of the presidential campaign, told ABC's Diane Sawyer Thursday that Barack Obama's tax plan to spread the wealth is "a very socialist view, and it's ...
McCain: Obama's Tax Policies Are Socialist
huffingtonpost.com 10/28/2008 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of favoring a socialistic economic approach by supporting tax cuts and tax credits McCain says would merely shuffle wealth rather ...
McCain talks to Joe the Plumber
swamppolitics.com 10/17/2008 — by Jill Zuckman
Melbourne, Fla. - Sen. John McCain, who has been getting great mileage out of Joe the plumber since he brought him up in Wednesday's debate, has finally made contact. McCain spoke with Joe Wurzelbacher, the man who grilled Obama ...
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