balloon-juice.com - 10/17/2008
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For the record, I really do not care about Joe the Plumber’s background. All he did was ask a candidate for President a question, something I wish everyone got the chance to do at least once in their life. More power to him, and Obama seemed to enjoy the conversation, to boot. If I have ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 10/16/2008
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corner.nationalreview.com —
John McCain was on tonight-sharp, confident, and powerful.
I think he won this debate, although only on...
points. True, McCain needed something more than a narrow win, but I still think he did himself some good. On the other hand, even when Obama is on ...
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What Joe Doesn't Know
hotair.com - 10/15/2008
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hotair.com —
Tonight we have the final presidential debate for
the 2008 cycle, and if you’re in the Twin...
Cities area, we have some party ready for you! AM1280 The Patriot will host a debate party at Trocadero’s in Minneapolis tonight. The Northern Alliance ...
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INSTAPUTZ —
... was asked this morning at an impromptu press conference outside his house whether he’s related to Keating, and the reporter said Wurzelbacher answered that he didn’t know anything about that. I’ve asked the reporter to follow up and ask specifically if Wurzelbacher is related to Robert Wurzelbacher. Still waiting to hear back. Little Lulu is clearly not ready to be a big girl reporter. Seymour Hersh's job is safe -- for the moment. [via Cole, Slayer of Red State]
10/17: Not Your Average Joe
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... the Presidency. If you can't win the socially conservative white vote, you supposedly can't win national elections. Not-Joe the Not-Plumber is just the latest instance of this type of story, which grants an absurd amount of power to socially conservative whites in our national political discourse." JOE THE PLUMBER IV: Stop The Witch Hunt, Media Conserative bloggers are accusing the media of trying to destroy Wurzelbacher in order to help Obama: On the left side of the blogosphere, Balloon Juice 's John Cole also criticizes the media's conduct: "For the record, I really do ...
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Reuters: Politics 10/17/2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama warned his supporters to guard against overconfidence on Thursday as he and underdog Republican rival John McCain opened a 19-day sprint to Election Day.