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Right-Wing Website Sends Joe the Plumber to Israel to Report on Hamas

By | 01.07.09 | 1:05 pm

In the past three months, Joe Wurzelbacher has gone from plumber to pundit to potential Congressman. The logical next step? War correspondent, of course.

The Associated Press reports that the conservative PajamasTV Website is sending Wurzelbacher to Israel to cover the Gaza invasion. He plans to spend More…

McCain Camp Buses in 4,000 Kids for Ohio Rally

By | 10.30.08 | 2:20 pm

As if it wasn’t embarrassing enough for Sen. John McCain when he called for Joe the Plumber to stand up and be recognized at a campaign rally in Defiance, OH., only to find out that Joe wasn’t there, it turns out that almost the entire crowd of More…

Where Have You Gone, Joe the Plumber?

By | 10.30.08 | 11:58 am

Moments ago, while giving his stump speech at a campaign rally in Defiance, Ohio, Sen. John McCain apparently strayed from his prepared remarks, with hilarious results. Here’s what he said:

Joe the Plumber Stretches His 15 Minutes into Half an Hour

By | 10.29.08 | 5:06 pm

Joe the Plumber’s got himself an agent and is reportedly being pursued for a country music recording contract.

I’m not making this up.

Only in America.

Palin Lauds JTP, Bashes LA Times; Crowd Goes Wild

By | 10.29.08 | 2:09 pm

Here is the latest from Ana Marie Cox, our newest correspondent, reporting from the campaign trail with Sen. John McCain in Bowling Green, Ohio.

McCain’s Socialism Attack Not Changing the Game

By | 10.27.08 | 5:06 pm

All the McCain campaign’s talk of Sen. Barack Obama’s desire to “spread the wealth” and promote “redistributive change” raises the question of whether red-baiting is as potent a weapon as it used to be.

To be sure, some conservatives have been so quick to More…

Obama Revisits Joe the Plumber on the Stump

By | 10.16.08 | 1:08 pm

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Joe the Plumber’s 15 minutes are not over.

Speaking to a crowd of 4,100 here, Sen. Barack Obama mocked his rival’s emphasis on Joe the Plumber in the final presidential debate.

Scenes From The Spin Room

By | 10.16.08 | 8:31 am

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — I don’t have much to add to Mike and Ari’s analyses…they pretty much nailed it. Neither candidate was particularly inspiring, but the lack of a decisive win for Sen. John McCain, once again, constitutes a loss.

The most exciting moment for me was watching Triumph the Insult More…