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Barack Obama reminds me a bit of John Gotti. Obama is no murderer, of course, but here is the analogy: John Gotti (before his incarceration) was a well-dressed, genial, smooth-talking guy. Not a visible threat in sight. But if you crossed him, his thugs were very quickly at your door. Likewise with Barack Obama. He is always at pains to seem high-minded, but his tactics are anything but. If you cross him, his goons, too, are sure to retaliate, albeit in less deadly fashion than Gotti's. The case of Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher is an object lesson in how Obama...

Toledo police clerk charged in Joe The Plumber snooping case; Update: Snooper was doing a favor for a reporter; Joe may sue By Michelle Malkin • October 28, 2008 04:49 PM Scroll for updates… Just in: The Toledo Police Department confirms that one of its records clerks has been charged with performing an unlawful search of Joe The Plumber’s records. That makes two Ohio government employees identified in the snooping case. (Obama donor Helen Jones-Kelly, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, approved a separate search. More are being investigated.) WNWO reports: Toledo Police have confirmed that...

Joe Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. "Joe the Plumber," on Tuesday twice agreed with a claim from an audience member at a John McCain rally that "a vote for Barack Obama is a vote for the death to Israel." Wurzelbacher was hitting the campaign trail on behalf of McCain for the first time, joining former Rep. Rob Portman on a GOP bus tour through Ohio. At a stop in Columbus, he fielded the question on Israel from a self-identified Jewish senior citizen. The questioner said he was "concerned" with Barack Obama's associations and "It's my belief that a vote for Obama is a...

The last time "plumbers" were as prominent in national politics as accidental celebrity Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, they were a team of political operatives caught breaking into Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel. This time, however, it may be the real plumber whose privacy is being invaded: Ohio's inspector general is investigating why Wurzelbacher's records in several government databases were accessed shortly after he became the official everyman of the 2008 presidential race. ... read more

Finally it comes out. One of the people that OK'd looking into Joe Wurzelbacher's official records was none other than a strong Obama supporter that "just happens" to work for the state of Ohio in a high position of authority. But of course she claims that it was merely a routine check with no political motivations. Uh huh. Inspector general investigating access to Joe the Plumber's personal information Ohio's inspector general is investigating why a state agency director approved checking the state child-support computer system for information on "Joe the Plumber." Helen Jones-Kelly, director of the Ohio Department of Job...

Her Excuse? "Oh, We Always Do That" Confirmed: Max Donor to Obama

ABC News' Bret Hovell reports: Joe Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber,” will campaign tomorrow in Ohio for Senator John McCain. Wurzelbacher, the Toledo-area native, will go on a bus tour with former Rep. Rob Portman, a close McCain supporter, and a number of small business people. It will be the first time Wurzelbacher has been out to campaign for the McCain ticket since he approached Barack Obama some weeks back to ask about Obama’s tax policy, and became a part of McCain’s stump speech. McCain, and his running mate Sarah Palin, have made “Joe the Plumber” a central part of...

Joe Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber,” will be making his first appearance on the campaign trail Tuesday on behalf of the McCain campaign. Wurzelbacher will join former Rep. Rob Portman and several small business owners for a bus tour across Ohio tomorrow starting at a flag shop in Columbus with additional planned stops in Dayton, Middletown, Milford and Cincinnati.

"State and local officials are investigating if state and law-enforcement computer systems were illegally accessed when they were tapped for personal information about "Joe the Plumber." Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher became part of the national political lexicon Oct. 15 when Republican presidential candidate John McCain mentioned him frequently during his final debate with Democrat Barack Obama. The 34-year-old from the Toledo suburb of Holland is held out by McCain as an example of an American who would be harmed by Obama's tax proposals.

Government computers used to find information on Joe the Plumber Investigators trying to determine whether access was illegal Friday, October 24, 2008 8:57 PM By Randy Ludlow The Columbus Dispatch "State and local officials are investigating if state and law-enforcement computer systems were illegally accessed when they were tapped for personal information about "Joe the Plumber." Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher became part of the national political lexicon Oct. 15 when Republican presidential candidate John McCain mentioned him frequently during his final debate with Democrat Barack Obama. The 34-year-old from the Toledo suburb of Holland is held out by McCain as an...

“When I was face to face with him, my honest first impression was that I expected something more. I had heard so much about ‘his presence’ in the media that I was surprised to find that he seemed very average,” Mr. Wurzelbacher wrote in a live online chat on The Washington Times Web site. “My gut feeling as he answered my questions? I was scared for America,” he wrote in response to a reader who asked “When you were face to face with Obama, what were you thinking and how did it feel?”

Joe Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. "Joe the Plumber," said Friday he may consider running for Congress in 2010, challenging longtime Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D) in the Toledo-area district. "I'll tell you what, we'd definitely be in one heck of a fight," Wurzelbacher said during an appearance on the Laura Ingraham show Friday, "but, you know, I'd be up for it."

The video is right here. It is beautiful. If you only have one minute and 34 seconds to save the world (today), this is the must see video of the political season. Barbara Stanwyck's passionate speech for the power of the people united into a good cause flows seamlessly into the "I AM JOE" phenomenon sweeping America.

ARTICLE EXCERPT: The world is flush with cash. It's frozen because of fear, but the cash is there. Productivity gains are burgeoning. So, will this global boom resume next year, slowly at first and then with increasing momentum? It should. Whether that happens, however, depends on the next, highly dangerous phase: the political aftermath. Will we and other countries pursue policies that hinder growth and retard or abort a full-blown recovery, e.g., regulations that stifle innovation and taxes that harm the creation and deployment of capital? Washington politicians are asking: If the federal government can bail out banks, why not...

The video is HERE. Click on "more info" on the video page.

The video is right here. October 20, Colorado. Joe the Plumber stood up to Barack Obama face to face in person (see video on this channel). He asked B.O. about how Obama would tax him. Obama said that he wanted to "spread the wealth" meaning that he, Obama, wants to tax hardworking Americans even more and give their money to those who won't work in a new welfare state. Guess who your money will go to if Barack gets control?

Video HERE. Please only watch it if you don't mind seeing Chris Matthews COMPLETELY DESTROYED by Republican Representative Michelle Bachmann.

Video HERE.The new iJoeThePlumber channel on YouTube is HERE. Worth two minutes to read the page.

VIDEO HERE. Obama advocate Terry Tate staged this to illustrate his interest in committing violence against Sarah Palin. What a twisted freak. Vote against Obama!!!

Video here. The original face to face between Joe and B.O. followed by the Neal Cavuto interview with Joe. After watching this, please check out the "Meet John Doe" video on the same YouTube channel. It was made about the exact same phenomenon, presciently 67 years earlier.