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Media Obsessed with Discrediting 'Joe the Plumber'
businessandmedia.org ^ | October 16, 2008 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 10/16/2008 3:40:44 PM PDT by Rufus2007

Call this a concerted effort by the media to assassinate the character of an ordinary guy for calling out a liberal politician for wanting to raise taxes.

Journalists covering Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, Ill., haven’t asked tough questions about his tax proposals – specifically who will see their taxes increase, decrease or stay the same.

So “Joe the Plumber” did it for them. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, known as “Joe the Plumber,” was mentioned many times during the Oct. 15 presidential debate because he confronted Obama on taxes while the candidate was canvassing neighborhoods in Toledo, Ohio on Oct. 12. But instead of scrutinizing Obama’s tax plan, the media set their sights on Wurzelbacher.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; dncattackmachine; dncmediamachine; enemedia; joetheplumber; leftwingconspiracy; liberalhate; liberalmedia; mccain; mediabias; moneylist; msm; obama; obamabrownshirts; obamedia; unlicensed
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Can't wait until they come out with anti-Joe the Plumber bumper stickers.
1 posted on 10/16/2008 3:40:44 PM PDT by Rufus2007
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To: Rufus2007

Straight out of Rules for Radicals:

“RULE 12: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions. (This is cruel, but very effective. Direct, personalized criticism and ridicule works.)”


2 posted on 10/16/2008 3:43:50 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan (A Jew voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders.)
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To: Rufus2007

It wasn’t Joe’s comments that made the news, it was Obama’s frightening answer.


3 posted on 10/16/2008 3:44:42 PM PDT by Williams (It's The Policies, Stupid.)
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To: MeanWestTexan

BTTT


4 posted on 10/16/2008 3:44:55 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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To: MeanWestTexan

Too late the cat is outta the bag AND the mediaPUKES let Joe the Plumber have a news conference all by himself!! Checkmate!!


5 posted on 10/16/2008 3:45:34 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: Rufus2007

Joe the plumber exposed where Osama will be choking the American people when it comes to taxes.

The whole example of how this will impede the idea of expanding his companay has made people think and understand.

This couldn’t come at a better time.


6 posted on 10/16/2008 3:46:06 PM PDT by CommieCutter (I'm voting for Sarah.......and that other guy.)
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To: MeanWestTexan

Joe reminds of that bald guy from the shield. I think he’ll hold up just fine.


7 posted on 10/16/2008 3:46:35 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (McCain/Palin 2008 : Palin the Paladin 2012)
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UGH! NBC with Brian Williams just did a story on Joe the Plumber; showed up at his; pointed out he wasn’t licensed, blah, blah. When are they going to show up on Bill Ayers doorstep? Yeah, right.


8 posted on 10/16/2008 3:46:55 PM PDT by Lacey
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To: Rufus2007

Ignore Obamas crappy tax plan and attack the average Joe. Thats a real winner.


9 posted on 10/16/2008 3:47:20 PM PDT by linn37 (Phlebotomists need love too.)
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To: Williams

Bingo ... The answer needs the focus not Joe, he just provoked the answer.


10 posted on 10/16/2008 3:48:22 PM PDT by Tarpon (Barrack Obama will ban all the guns he has the votes for ...)
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To: Rufus2007
The Toledo Blade, Wurzelbacher’s local newspaper asked if he was even legally eligible to vote.

Umm.. this is Ohio. There is currently no such thing as an ineligible voter!

11 posted on 10/16/2008 3:48:46 PM PDT by OCC
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To: Rufus2007
Sorry for this language but this is priceless!!!! plumber Pictures, Images and Photos
12 posted on 10/16/2008 3:49:21 PM PDT by CommieCutter (I'm voting for Sarah.......and that other guy.)
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To: Rufus2007
They already have, but the smart money's going with this one.


13 posted on 10/16/2008 3:49:52 PM PDT by rhema ("Break the conventions; keep the commandments." -- G. K. Chesterton)
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To: Rufus2007

Maybe if they spent this much time investigating Obama, Hillary would in his place.


14 posted on 10/16/2008 3:49:53 PM PDT by newnhdad (Naval Aviator or "community organizer", you make the call.)
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To: Rufus2007

Or one that says:

Down with Big Plumbing!


15 posted on 10/16/2008 3:50:54 PM PDT by squarebarb
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To: MeanWestTexan

God idea. We should be doing it.

What Alinksy forgot to add is, ‘Be sure you have all of academia, all of the media and every Democrat-controlled big city hellhole on your side’.


16 posted on 10/16/2008 3:52:24 PM PDT by squarebarb
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To: Rufus2007

They’ve looked into his education, his training, his license status, his union non-affiliation, his tax records and his voting habits...all in one day. Who says the media can’t do their job? Now if they would only turn such scrupulous attention toward That One.


17 posted on 10/16/2008 3:52:35 PM PDT by shezza (WWRD?)
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To: squarebarb

Urk. I meant good idea. Sorry, God, this is Squarebarb messing up again.


18 posted on 10/16/2008 3:53:17 PM PDT by squarebarb
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To: Rufus2007

If I were in the McCain campaign (and fortunately / unfortunately I am not) — I would wait for this to snowball.

Then, send my surrogates out to every news show for an interview where I use the talking point:

“You folks are quick to jump into the life of an Average Joe who questions Barack Obama, but you willfully ignore all of Obama’s radical friends! What’s your agenda?”

You did this to Sarah Palin’s family, which crossed the line.But now you have BUTCHERED the line by going after a private citizen whose only crime was to ask a tough question of Obama.

Now that we have gone through this man’s divorce records, when will you go through Obama’s radical friends?


19 posted on 10/16/2008 3:53:34 PM PDT by rom (Keep Senator Government from Spreading YOUR Wealth! McCain/Palin '08!)
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To: Lacey
I just saw that on the news. This shows you the power obama has. Here is an average guy asking a politician to tell the truth. Then obama’s media attack dogs go for Joe's throat. They even checked his passed tax bills looking for dirt. This is the America we will have under obama. I for one do not what to live in fear or my children fear the knock at the door.
20 posted on 10/16/2008 3:53:44 PM PDT by odin2008 (EVIL TRUMPHS WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING)
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