Seriously, Senator: STFU

Oct 17, 2008 16:23

John McCain is now blaming Barack Obama and his campaign for putting poor Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher through hell because he dared ask a tough question during a visit ( Read more... )

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farmishtphoenix October 17 2008, 20:27:34 UTC
Maverick-hater.

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dr_p_venkman October 17 2008, 22:21:28 UTC
Yeah, well, it wasn't my favorite James Garner vehicle

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dr_p_venkman October 17 2008, 22:21:41 UTC
Thank.
You.

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greyweirdo October 17 2008, 20:53:49 UTC
I've gotta admit, I feel a little sorry for Joe. He just wanted to ask a dishonest "gotcha" question and have his little 3 seconds of glory. Now it looks like his life is going to be turned upside down and he's likely to be getting a lot of unwanted attention. I really think that every time someone says "not a licensed plumber" his boss must wince in pain from the lost revenue. I also read that the board that runs those things said he can't actually operate under his boss's license so he might not be allowed to work now as a result of the attention.

I know a lot of guys like this, sort of dicks, but not really bad guys. I don't think he deserved all this.

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dr_p_venkman October 17 2008, 22:28:32 UTC
Y'know, I have no feelings one way or another for Joe. He is a private citizen with a public business. He knew the cameras were there, used to opportunity to either ask a sincere question or pimp his business or both ...but if McCain had not invoked him at the last debate, he would have faded away as a local curiosity on the evening news.

You play David to a Goliath, you're gonna gather a crowd - but I don't think Joe was counting on McCain taking his story national.

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miintikwa October 17 2008, 21:16:13 UTC
*applause*

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bodandra October 17 2008, 21:37:23 UTC
Good post; You said "These three men represent hope, optimism and The Future." - you named "Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, William Jefferson Clinton, and Barack HUSSEIN Obama. These three men represent hope, optimism and The Future."
Umm - that's four men.

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dr_p_venkman October 17 2008, 22:06:23 UTC
Oops. Corrected. I added FDR after-the-fact and didn't re-read. :/

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