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We're All 'Joe the Plumber' Now!
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Barack Obama, John McCain, Breaking News, Humor, Viral VideoJoe the Plumber stood up John the Candidate today in Ohio. I guess he was busy being shown around Nashville by his new best friend, Hank Williams, Jr. You see, Joe, as was reported this week, has parlayed his 15-minutes of fame into a country music recording contract, negotiated by his brand new agent. The first single, "President Obama Wants to Destroy Israel" should be released by inauguration day. Well, never mind. Who needs you, anyway, ...
Where's Joe?
Ben Smith's Blog —
Joe the Plumber, who has done a healthy TV round and has an agent, appears not to have made it to McCain's rally today.
Et Tu, Joe?
Eschaton —
Joe abandons McCain.
It just gets better and better
Martini Revolution —
Conservative and neoconservative alike are stepping up to explain the demise of McCain’s candidacy - it’s the candidate himself.
George Will belives McCain is careless and shows poor judgment:
Call Him John the Careless
From the invasion of Iraq to the selection of Sarah Palin, carelessness has characterized recent episodes of faux conservatism. Tuesday’s probable repudiation of the Republican Party will punish characteristics displayed in the campaign’s closing days.
Some polls show that Palin has become an even heavier weight in John McCain’s saddle ...
McCain Stood Up By New BFF.
WTF Is It Now?!? —
any guesses as to where joe might have been? cutting his new country record deal? jerking off to his own youtube clips? "plumbing" to new depths of wingnut paranoia? only he knows... for the record, there's only room for one joe in my life... joe the strummer. good to be back at maru's place. JasonC
Joe the Plumber missed at McCain rally
The Swamp —
by Frank "the Blogger" James
Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher wasn't where the McCain campaign thought he was going to be today, that is, at a Ohio rally this morning.
Sen. John McCain called out for Wurzelbacher and when he couldn't find him after a few pregnant seconds, a momentarily deflated McCain recovered very deftly, saying: "Well, you're all Joe the Plumber..." Nice.
McCain Camp Busses In School Kids To Fill Crowd
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
The most cringe-worthy political moment of the day, so far, came when Sen. John McCain called out for his new buddy Joe the Plumber to stand up at a rally in Ohio, only to be greeted with confused silence. Joe the Plumber wasn't there.
But that rally featured another embarrassing moment, one that illustrates a far more troubling dynamic for the Republican ticket. The McCain campaign actually had to bus in school kids from the surrounding area in order to fill the event. As reported by MSNBC:
A local school district official ...
McCain Camp Busses In School Kids To Fill Crowd
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
The most cringe-worthy political moment of the day, so far, came when Sen. John McCain called out for his new buddy Joe the Plumber to stand up at a rally in Ohio, only to be greeted with confused silence. Joe the Plumber wasn't there.
But that rally featured another embarrassing moment, one that illustrates a far more troubling dynamic for the Republican ticket. The McCain campaign actually had to bus in school kids from the surrounding area in order to fill the event. As reported by MSNBC:
A local school district official ...
No Show Joe: A Haiku
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
"Joe is
with us today," Joe. Where are ya? Where is Joe? Is Joe here with us?
Joe the Plumber is a no-show
Top of the Ticket —
Although it might seem like Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher is everywhere these days, he wasn't at John MCain's rally this morning in the small town of Defiance, Ohio.
Except that nobody told the Republican presidential nominee that.
And so, in the midst of his speech, McCain called out to Wurzelbacher, as he often does on the campaign trail.
“Joe’s with us today," McCain told an audience of about 6,000 people. "Joe where are you? Where is Joe? Is Joe with us today?” he asked.
When Joe failed to appear, an awkward silence settled over the crowd. ...
Where Is Joe the Plumber?
N/A —
“Joe’s with us today. Joe where are ya? Where is Joe? Is Joe here with us today? Joe, I thought you were here today.“ Joe the Plumber was No Show Joe.
John McCain wants to know where his new best buddy Joe is. Where is Joe the Plumber?
Guess. Guess really hard. ‘“Well, you’re all Joe the Plumber…“
Joe the Maoist
The Reaction —
by Capt. Fogg I picked up the clip below at A Silent Cacophony, one of my regular reads. Looking for Joe the Plumber in the crowd, John the Candidate tells the audience to stand up because they're all Joe the Plumber. I'm sure the man with umpteen houses and cars and a private jet wishes it were so. I'm sure the Man who has never had a private sector job, much less a blue collar trade, would like us to think of him as a man of the people, a Maoist hero. The idea of the wise peasant, the log cabin born leader ...
Nobody Wants To End The War More Than Joe Lieberman
Eschaton —
Nobody Wants To End The War More Than Joe Lieberman It is true that Joe Lieberman has made some terrible choices. If not for his deeply dishonest 2006 Senate campaign I might even give him a bit of credit and say he stuck to his principles. He gambled on the straight talk express, and is probably going to lose.
Battleground States
Eschaton —
Nobody Wants To End The War More Than Joe Lieberman It is true that Joe Lieberman has made some terrible choices. If not for his deeply dishonest 2006 Senate campaign I might even give him a bit of credit and say he stuck to his principles. He gambled on the straight talk express, and is probably going to lose.
Predictable As Sunrise
Eschaton —
Predictable As Sunrise Indeed.
Evening Thread
Eschaton —
Evening Thread Out for awhile. No blog for you until I return.
Open Thread
Eschaton —
Open Thread I had to leave my costume party early. My "Admiral Stockdale" outfit just doesn't go over that well anymore. UPDATE: Nice phone bank workers the McCain campaign is hiring, wow!
More Thread
Eschaton —
More Thread It's nice that John McCain is getting that historical punchline thing out of the way early. How Maveriffic!
Poll Porn
Eschaton —
Poll Porn CNN sez Hagan up 53-44 over Dole. ...McCain losing ground in Gallup.
