huffingtonpost.com - 10/16/2008
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Just when you didn't think things could get worse for John McCain - they go in the toilet.
Literally.
So, you remember Joe the Plumber, who John McCain kept relentlessly bringing up. And up. The apparently undecided plumber who had complained to Barack Obama that he couldn't buy his own ...
crooksandliars.com - 10/16/2008
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crooksandliars.com —
I guess it's no wonder John McCain was
so happy to use "Joe the Plumber" as a...
debate prop last night -- he's a partisan Republican who also happens to be a member of McCain's old friends, the Keating family. From Martin Eisenstadt: Turns out that Joe ...
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Joe the Plumber? More like Joe the Keating Family Operative
cbsnews.com - 10/16/2008
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cbsnews.com —
(CBS/ AP) The campaign between John McCain and
Barack Obama now centers on "Joe The Plumber." Early...
in Wednesday night's final debate between the two candidates, McCain brought up Joe Wurzelbacher, an Ohio plumber who approached Obama at a campaign ...
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Campaigns Battle Over "Joe The Plumber", McCain, Obama ...
nypost.com - 10/16/2008
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nypost.com —
Posted: 4:42 am October 16, 2008 The short
term impact of the third debate will be to...
help Barack Obama . But the long term implications may give John McCain a needed boost. Obama looked good, but McCain opened the tax-and-spend issue in a way that ...
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MAC'S SHOT AT A LATE-GAME WIN - New York Post
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The Vetting Of Joe The Plumber
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
About as thorough as the vetting of Sarah Palin: You see, Joe Wurzelbacher is apparently related to Robert Wurzelbacher.
Who is the son-in-law of (are you ready...?) Charles Keating! The McCain campaign is absurd. I spent so much emotional energy in so many discussions,
arguments and conversations trying to persuade friends, family and
co-workers that their days of privilege would soon be over. It was almost
impossible for them to grasp, whether liberal or not. Even for me it was
hard to grasp exactly what that ...
Fact-Checking the Angry Progressive Mob
The Sundries Shack —
For those bloggers on the left who have decided to root through his life and wave every bloody chunk of his life over their heads like deranged savages, here are a couple facts.
Fact One: Plumber Joe did not seek out Barack Obama. He was outside playing football with his son in his own yard when Barack Obama decided to do a little house-to-house canvassing. Barack went to him. He did not go to Barack.
Fact Two: Plumber Joe did not force Barack Obama to say that he wanted to ...
alicublog —
THE PASSION OF JOE THE PLUMBER. McCain promotes Joe the Plumber to national punchline. So reporters look him up -- that's part of the job, you know -- and report their amusing ...
IS JOE THE PLUMBER FAIR GAME?
Right Wing Nut House —
... last 6 weeks. They probably welcome the change in scenery although I imagine the stench in which they are now wallowing in Holland, Ohio smells pretty much the same. From the looks of what they’ve been able to dig up, they sure seem to know their way around a sh*t hole. For those in the upper echelons of the garbage sniffing media, it is important to get the smear out – even if you are unsure whether the crap you are dealing out is actually, like, you know, true and stuff. Example: Huffpo: You see, Joe Wurzelbacher is apparently related to Robert Wurzelbacher. Who is the ...
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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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balloon-juice.com 10/21/2008 — For John McCain :
As voters have gotten to know Senator Barack Obama, they have warmed up to him, with more than half, 53 percent, now saying they have a favorable impression of him and 33 percent saying they have an unfavorable view. But as ...
"Let John McCain be John McCain," his brother pleads
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Final Debate, Final Analysis
commentsfromleftfield.com 10/16/2008 — Last night Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama shared a stage for what is most likely the last time during this presidential election season. It was the last best chance for McCain to force a game changer to save his flagging campaign, ...
Joe the Plumber to Campaign for John McCain
blogs.abcnews.com 10/28/2008 — ABC News' Bret Hovell reports: Joe Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber,” will campaign tomorrow in Ohio for Senator John McCain. Wurzelbacher, the Toledo-area native, will go on a bus tour with former Rep. Rob Portman, a close McCain supporter, and...
McToast
americablog.com 10/16/2008 — FL – St. Petersburg Times (Editorial) "McCain's last offensive:" On the same day a new poll showed that voters' confidence in the federal government has reached an all-time low, Obama spoke with a reassuring confidence…But when the questioning turned ...
Stephanopoulos: Is There Anything McCain Can Do?
blogs.abcnews.com 10/15/2008 — ABC News' George Stephanopoulos reports: Going into tonight's third and final presidential debate Barack Obama leads John McCain 53 to 39 percent in support nationally, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. Among independent voters -- ...
McCain On Meet The Press: "I Believe I'm Going To Win"
tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2008: 10/26/2008 — Republican John McCain on Sunday dismissed the sour poll numbers that show him trailing in his White House race against Democrat Barack Obama and said his campaign is "doing fine."
Interviewed on NBC's "Meet the Press," the Arizona senator said he has pulled closer to Obama.
Watch:
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Who Do You Believe?
talkingpointsmemo.com 10/25/2008 — The McCain camp is denying that it was a campaign spokesperson who told local TV reporters in Pittsburgh that the "B" supposedly scrawled on the face of a young McCain campaign worker was a reference to "Barack" Obama, angrily carved into her face ...
Fact Check: Has Biden proposed dividing Iraq? —
CNN Political Ticker 10/16/2008
Did Biden really call for Iraq to be divided into three countries?
The Statement
Sen. John McCain, speaking at the October 15 presidential debate in Hempstead, New York, said Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, "had this ...
Polls going in wrong direction for McCain —
CNN Political Ticker 10/16/2008
New state polls show McCain continues to slide in key battleground states. (Getty Images)
(CNN) — John McCain continues to lose ground in three battleground states, new CNN polls of polls out Thursday suggest.
According to the new surveys, ...
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