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Real plumbers rip Joe the Plumber for shilling against the Employee Free Choice Act.
thinkprogress.org - 3/27/2009
Real plumbers rip Joe the Plumber for shilling against the Employee Free Choice Act.
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Greg Sargent reports that Joe the Plumber by the anti-labor Americans for Prosperity to do “a series of events throughout Pennsylvania rallying opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act .” Here’s why Americans for Prosperity spokesperson Mary Ellen Burke said Joe was chosen: ...
theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 4/1/2009
Joe The Plumber Admits He Knows “Little” About EFCA, Gets Jeered By Workers
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Oof. Looks like Joe the Plumber's campaigning against the Employee Free Choice Act in Pennsylvania didn't go... so well. (more) Joe The Plumber Admits He Knows “Little” About EFCA, ...

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Joe the "plumber" shills against Employee Free Choice, but admits he doesn't understand it (video)
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youtube.com - 4/1/2009
Joe the "plumber" shills against Employee Free Choice, but admits he doesn't ...
— youtube.com — March 31, 2009, Harrisburg, PA. Just before this video starts, out of microphone range, Joe admits that... he has not read the Employee Free Choice Act legisla... (more) Joe the "plumber" shills against Employee Free ...

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theplumline.whorunsgov.com - 3/26/2009
Joe The Plumber Enlisted To Campaign Against Employee Free Choice Act
— theplumline.whorunsgov.com — Joe the Plumber is back on the campaign trail! He's scheduled to do a series of events... throughout Pennsylvania rallying opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act, the organizer of the events confirms. (more) Joe The Plumber Enlisted To Campaign Against Employee ...

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Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — ... GOP releases hilarious joke "budget." Cue the wingnut fight. Cue the analysis. Getting bad in North Dakota. Plus, a levee failure. Funny, they don't like being called godless heathens. Real plumbers vs. "Joe." Tough love for progressives. Stay classy, Glenn. Share

Joe the Dumber
Shakesville — Since the public (more notably, Republicans) still feel that Joe the Not-Plumber actually has something to offer, groups like Americans for Prosperity tap on this schmuck to tell people at rallies why they should be against the EFCA. They feel he's a "role model" who could provide a "working perspective" on the issue. ...

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