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Al the Shoesalesman Gets a Tax Cut (video)
youtube.com - 10/21/2008
Al the Shoesalesman Gets a Tax Cut (video)
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Find out your tax cut under Barack's plan at http://taxcut.barackobama.com whether you're single or married with children.
blogs.abcnews.com - 10/16/2008
Joe the Plumber Eligible for Obama Tax Cut?
— blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News' Chris Bury is outside Toledo, near the home of Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka "Joe the... Plumber," and reports that Wurzelbacher -- such a key part of Sen. John McCain's critique of Sen. Barack Obama's economic proposals -- acknowledged... (more) Joe the Plumber Eligible for Obama Tax Cut?

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cnsnews.com - 10/15/2008
Obama’s Tax Cut is Actually a Spending Increase, Says Non-Partisan Group
— cnsnews.com — (CNSNews.com) Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama s plan to cut taxes on 95 percent of taxpayers would... effectively increase government spending by an average of $64.8 billion a year and effectively raise income tax rates for many Americans, ... (more) Obama’s Tax Cut is Actually a Spending Increase, Says ...

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Oliver Willis:  Al Bundys Of The World, Unite

Ben Smith's Blog:  'Al the Shoesalesman'

Althouse:  "Al the Shoesalesman Gets a Tax Cut."

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Al Bundys Of The World, Unite
Oliver Willis —

'Al the Shoesalesman'
Ben Smith's Blog —   Obama's campaign has never been shy of riffing on a rival's ideas, and introduces "Al the shoesalesman" in a web video prior to Joe's expected appearance in paid advertising tomorrow.

"Al the Shoesalesman Gets a Tax Cut."
Althouse — Nicely done ad and website with easy to use calculator -- not that I believed the number I was given. ADDED: This post is red meat lobster for my other readers. ...

What's Your Obama Tax Credit?
TalkLeft — Forget Joe the Plumber, here's Al the Shoe Salesman. Watch him calculate his tax cut under Obama and then go calculate your own.

Al Bundy hearts Obama
Preemptive Karma — What Do Steve Duin, Phil Kiesling and Kevin Mannix Have in Common? | Main | Veep Debate thread October 23, 2008 Al Bundy hearts Obama Married with children was one of my most favorite shows when it was on. It fed that same potty humor-loving little boy inside that most grown men have, or so I'm told. Al sure has aged, though. He sounds the same and the facial expressions are the same. But he's definitely older. Posted by Kevin at October 23, 2008 06:19 PM

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