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Sister Toldjah —
As transcribed by Jim Geraghty (emphasis added by me):
ABC’s Diane Sawyer: “Well I just want to ask you now about the issue that was raised because it’s been a little confusing to me as I tried to sort it out here. To get straight here, you’re not taking home $250,000 now, am I right?”
Joe Wurzelbacher: “No. No. Not even close.”
Sawyer: “And you were you asking — about the prospect, the hope that someday you would make $250,000, and you were saying you ...
The Message of Joe the Plumber
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... interesting that the LEFT is already setting out to smear Joe?
Ben Smith adjusts an earlier report that indicated that Ohio plumber Joe Wurzelbacher isn’t registered to vote - turns out Joe is his middle name and he’s in there as “Worzelbacher,” not “Wurzelbacher.”
The “Joe the Plumber” message on taxes on small business is articulated by Joe in this ABC Good Morning America interview: ...
MIDDAY ROUNDUP
News —
... , who thinks the small business owner would be “hosed” by Obama’s tax plan. The Campaign Spot’s Jim Geraghty argues the Toledo-area plumber is making the case on taxes and small businesses better than McCain. Meanwhile, some have moved on from the presidential campaign to either focus on congressional races or dissect where the McCain went awry. The race is on cruise control for Obama, so Republicans should focus their efforts on mitigating losses in the House and Senate, Right Wing Nut House’s ...
Did Diane Sawyer really just say she's fine with paying more taxes?
Jim Treacher's Blog That Is on the Internet —
Did Diane Sawyer really just say she's fine with paying more taxes? Sounds like it to me: "Well if people making $250,000 should not be taxed additionally by the way, it's 3% from 36% to 39% under Senator Obama's plan. If those people should not be taxed additionally, even though they're in the top 5% of America, what about people who make $1 million? Or $5 million?" ...
