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October 16, 2008 By Fausta

And the winner of the debate is… Joe the Plumber!

Joe the Plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher, asks Obama a succint and clear question, and is not favorably impressed by the answer:

Here’s Joe’s name brought up at the debate the first time:
When McCain explains why Joe’s against Obama’s economic plans, notice Obama’s condescending tone to both McCain and Joe: “[Joe]’s been watching some ads of senator McCain’s,” as if Joe doesn’t have enough brains in his mind to judge what’s right for him and his business:

Obama can condescend all he wants, but Joe is still not impressed: “Obama speaks well but talk is talk.”

Joe gets condescension from Ben Smith at Politico, too:

Katie gets the first interview with Joe Wurzelbacher and, like everyone else in America, he talks like a pundit.

Joe probably has a great deal more knowledge and experience in real-life business and economics than most pundits… possibly more than Ben himself.

Joe weighs in: “A sense of family has to be brought back to America as opposed to a sense of entitlement.”

The economy is the central issue right now. No amount of tax increases and income redistribution shell games is going to change that.

And people like Joe realize it. That’s why Joe won last night’s debate.

Rob says, Thank Goodness for Joe the Plumber.

Read The Heritage Foundation’s The Obama and McCain Tax Plans: How Do They Compare?

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  1. All Mi T says

    October 16, 2008 at 10:46 am

    The way things are going with the economy, debate aside, I would not be surprised if the next stop will be martial law.

  2. Anthony (Los Angeles) says

    October 16, 2008 at 11:27 am

    Hmmm…if there were a fourth debate, instead of McCain, we should send Joe. 🙂

  3. BaxterJ says

    October 16, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    I think this will serve to highlight the pros of each candidates tax policy a little more clearly and let the voters decide which they agree with: http://www.entertonement.com/tags/clips/4726?sort_by=date

  4. rrichardson says

    October 16, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    What’s the point of voting for either Obama or McCain? There’s hardly any difference between them, and they both voted for the $750 billion bailout (which will probably cost more than a trillion).

    Time to vote for a true conservative, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for president, Bob Barr. Barr opposes the bailout, and he has the support of Rep. Ron Paul and others who oppose the bailout.

    Bobb Barr’s website is: http://www.bobbarr2008.com/

  5. Mike-Garden State Patriot Blog says

    October 16, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    Let’s just hope Joe helps McCain turn this thing around. As each day goes by the prospect of an Obam Presidency, with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelousy by his side, gets scarier and scarier.

    We need more people like Joe in political office, that’s for sure.

  6. Anthony (Los Angeles) says

    October 16, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    “he has the support of Rep. Ron Paul”

    That’s not a selling point.

  7. Pat Patterson says

    October 16, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    No, it’s all a misunderstanding as Bob Barr sought a more butch endorsement but hadd to settle for Rep. Paul when he really wanted the endorsement of the other Pauls.

    http://www.mariostrong.com/hollywoodbiceps/THEBARBARIAN.jpg

  8. filmex says

    October 17, 2008 at 1:00 am

    Now we find out Joe aka Sam is actually a tax cheat who has a current tax lien against him. No wonder he has an interest in taxes. He may actually decide to pay some one day.

    Plus we find out he is in no position whatsoever to buy his boss’ business, which apparently isn’t even worth $250,000. That was just the magical figure needed to reach Obama’s taxation threshold, so Viola!

    So McSame hangs his hat on a tax dodging unlicensed plumber who apparently was vetted as well as Sarah Palin. Oh yeah, let’s turn over the reigns to THIS genius. *L*

  9. Pat Patterson says

    October 17, 2008 at 10:08 am

    The IRS and the state governments send out tens of thousands of tax liens every year. Just two years ago Sen. Biden’s son had a lien placed on him over a tax dispute is he therefore a tax chear as well? Plus the fact remains that on a simple question, regardless of the source, Sen. Obama basically said it is only fair to take money from one group to give it to another group because it is fair. It was a gotcha question that Obama answered instinctually and revealed that instead of taxes being a necessary evil agreed to by the citizens it is simply a matter of the smarter and more caring among us to divide it because it is a matter of fairness. That must be one of those hidden amendments that only the enlightened see in the Constitution.

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