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Sunday, November 2, 2008

Jumping ugly with Joe the Plumber

Joe the Plumber: "There's too many questions with Barack Obama and his loyalty to our country, and I question that greatly.... His ideology is completely different than what democracy stands for."

Pretty nasty stuff. Is the McCain campaign going to say anything?

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22 Comments:

At November 2, 2008 at 10:34:00 PM EST, Blogger mike_b1 said...

Typical GOP do anything to win tactics.

What kind of reaction will we see when Broward County casts 10,000 votes for Pat Buchanan again?

 
At November 2, 2008 at 11:04:00 PM EST, Blogger O'Rion said...

At some point JTP will be angry with the McCain camp.
As in, the quid hasn't been substantial enough for his pro quo.

 
At November 2, 2008 at 11:12:00 PM EST, Blogger Stella said...

Joe (NotMyName) the Plumber (NoLicense) probably receiving a few bucks. He is, in fact, wholly irrelevant.

 
At November 2, 2008 at 11:26:00 PM EST, Blogger Pink Granite said...

Nope. The McCain-Palin campaign plans to ride JTP's fictional plunger right across the finish line. With any luck at all it will be to a resounding second place finish.
- Lee

 
At November 2, 2008 at 11:41:00 PM EST, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you know anyone who has changed their vote based on the words of the plumber's helper?

I didn't think so.
zzzzzzz

 
At November 2, 2008 at 11:43:00 PM EST, Blogger Nial Liszt said...

Obama supporting, San Francisco talk show host calls for death of Plumber Joe. Is the Obama campaign going to say anything?

 
At November 2, 2008 at 11:55:00 PM EST, Blogger Rich said...

After the Obamanauts basically did everything but stick a camera up his ass, I don't blame him one bit for returning fire.

Do you Obamatons do anything but whine whenever someone says something non-positive about The Messiah?

 
At November 3, 2008 at 12:34:00 AM EST, Blogger O'Rion said...

"Stick a camera up his ass"

JTB has yet to consent to a view of his medical records. He's taking his cue from Sarah, not McCain.

 
At November 3, 2008 at 12:36:00 AM EST, Blogger Mike F said...

I'm confused, which ones are the robots that can turn into cars?

 
At November 3, 2008 at 12:42:00 AM EST, Blogger Michael Pahre said...

This is what happens when you: take an unknown person; bring them into your campaign to be the new face; don't vet their background ahead-of-time; don't insist that they stick to campaign positions on the issues; and let them talk to the media without a chaperone.

 
At November 3, 2008 at 4:55:00 AM EST, Blogger O'Reilly said...

Last gasp.

It's over. It's all over. Henderson stole ball. It's all over.

 
At November 3, 2008 at 7:16:00 AM EST, Blogger Dan Kennedy said...

Larz: You are correct, sir. On the other hand, do you ever remember a presidential campaign using someone who sounds like a white supremacist as an official surrogate?

 
At November 3, 2008 at 9:19:00 AM EST, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why should the McCain campaign "do" anything about what Joe said.
In the first place McCain didn't say it. (Joe is still a private citizen, even if the government workers, probably Democratic, in Ohio did use government computers to investigate him.)
In the second place, it's true.
Have we come to the point where if the truth hurts, it can't be said?

 
At November 3, 2008 at 9:57:00 AM EST, Blogger mike_b1 said...

notahemi: Obviously, because every time someone who read Obama's book, or passed by one in a store, speaks out against Old Man McCain, the McCain campaign calls for Obama to repudiate the remarks.

 
At November 3, 2008 at 11:17:00 AM EST, Blogger Tunder said...

The shallowness of McCain's campaign couldn't have been better exemplified than touting Joe the Plumber as an "American hero" (actually said by McCain on the stump).

I won't go as far as saying Joe's a "white supremicist."

Ridiculous reach by McCain? Predictably not resonating with voters who will decide this election? Looked back upon as a great example of how awfully McCain's campaign was run?

Yes to all 3!

 
At November 3, 2008 at 2:09:00 PM EST, Anonymous Anonymous said...

rich & notahemi,

"Joe the Victim" is now considering becoming "Joe the Congressman."

Time to dry those crocodile tears.

 
At November 3, 2008 at 2:10:00 PM EST, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here's the link:

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/25/joe-plumber-considers-run-congress/

 
At November 3, 2008 at 3:03:00 PM EST, Blogger Don, American Idle said...

How about, "Right on, Joe?"

 
At November 3, 2008 at 3:08:00 PM EST, Blogger mike_b1 said...

Better pay your taxes first, plumber boy.

 
At November 3, 2008 at 5:34:00 PM EST, Anonymous Anonymous said...

As long as "Don, American" is interloping, why don't we discuss the meaning of this tidbit from his blog:

I understand "The Jeffersons" syndrome, a symptom of which may cause black people to vote for Obama "to get a piece of the pie," but I am dumbfounded that anyone else would vote for him.

For context his handle refers to his refusal to check the race box on forms and his dislike of terms such as "African-American."

I personally feel dirty for ever having responded to him.

 
At November 3, 2008 at 5:56:00 PM EST, Blogger Richard said...

C'mon Dan,

How can you claim you are not a supporter. You are completely in the tank.

 
At November 5, 2008 at 8:08:00 AM EST, Blogger mike_b1 said...

McCain was a wise man to hitch his ride to Joe the Plumber's star.

 

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