McCain slips, almost credits ‘Joe the Bomber’ for rise in polls.
McCain slips, almost credits ‘Joe the Bomber’ for rise in polls.
During an interview with a local Norfolk, VA ABC affiliate last week, John McCain was asked why he was not beating Barack Obama in the state, considering Virginia has voted for a Republican president in every election since 1964. McCain replied that he is doing better in more recent polling and nearly cited “Joe the Bomber” as the reason. He quickly corrected himself, saying “[U]h — Joe the Plumber”:
Q: [W]ith Virginia a reliably red state dating all the way back to 1964, how come you’re not doing better in the polls in Virginia?
MCCAIN: We’re doing much better actually, there’s a poll out today that shows we’re within about three so we’re moving up and moving up fast. And look, Joe the Bomb — uh — Joe the Plumber turned the whole thing around.
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November 3rd, 2008 at 11:04 amMcCain slips, almost credits ‘Joe the Bomber’ for rise in polls.»
– - Nonsense, it was McCain’s fellow prisoners.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 amTee and hee… thas a good’un…
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 am‘Twas the night before elections
And all through the town
Tempers were flaring
Emotions all up and down!
I, in my bathrobe
With a cat in my lap
Had cut off the TV
Tired of political crap.
When all of a sudden
There arose such a noise
I peered out of my window
Saw McCain and his boys
They had come for my wallet
They wanted my pay
To give to the CEO’s
Who had not worked a day!
He snatched up my money
And quick as a wink
Jumped back on his bandwagon
As I gagged from the stink
He then rallied his henchmen
Who were pulling his cart
I could tell they were out
To tear my country apart!
” On Fannie, on Freddie,
On Cheney and Palin!
On Exxon and Enron”
He screamed at his failin’.
They took off for his cause
And as he flew out of sight
I heard him laugh at the Nation
Who wouldn’t stand up and fight!
So I leave you to think
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:07 amOn this one final note-
IF YOU DONT WANT MORE BUSH
GET OUT AND VOTE!!!!
I guess you have to be optimistic. Nevermind that they’re still trailing there.
I’m still scared to death that something is going to happen and Obama won’t win.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:09 am“And look, Joe the Bomb — uh…”
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 amSo, would that be why Joe fiddles around cutting and threading pieces of pipe?
Oh, so THAT’s the October Surprise!
A few days late, but what are ya gonna do?
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 amWell, Joe’s probably about as much a bomber as he is a plumber…
A few threads back, I marveled at the McCain using someone who’s an obvious moron as their spokesperson, and wondered if the moron demographic was large enough to turn the tide for them.
Apparently, it’s large enough to change the polls a few points. I guess a LOT of children are being left behind. They cannot see that Obama’s restoring the upper tax bracket to what it was during the Clinton administration is not socialism. They cannot see that Joe the Plumber’s chances of buying a multi-million dollar business (the kind of business you need if you want to make profits of a quarter mil or greater) are virtually none. They cannot see that Joe the Plumber’s understanding of foreign policy, the economy, and other issues runs on a par with his grasp of basic math.
Yup — McCain has the idiot vote pretty much sewn up, thanks to this guy.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:18 am“prisoners”, “bombs”, “friends” what’s the difference???
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:18 amHmmmm…. any validity to this slip? Ol’ Joe (Sam) certainly has the makings of a tool — the kind who would do anything (emphasize anything) for his party. What do we rally know about this ‘plumber’ who, after getting to ask a question of Obama, is suddenly on the campaign trail (paid?…) and doing constant interviews and attending rallies. I cannot conceive that ol’ Joe is doing all this on his own dime. Yes, this is the bizzarro-world of political campaigning, but this is also the GOP. Makes one wonder…
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:21 amIf joe the plumbers helper does swing the vote then the idiocracy is in the majority…..just sayin.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:24 amThe poll McCain is grasping at — the one that shows him to be “within about three” is the Mason-Dixon poll, which traditionally skews toward McCain far more than the others.
The latest Reuters/Zogby still has Obama leading by six points in VA, the most recent CNN/Time poll has Obama leading by nine, and Fox News/Rasmussen has Obama up by four.
But he appears to be optimistic. In a kind of Ed Wood way.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:25 amRise in polls?
Does he not undersand that whether he loses by 14 points or 4 points, he still loses?
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:25 amew… man… what’s that say about YOU, the candidate, when a fake plumber “turned the whole thing around”?
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:25 amThis is really getting ridiculous. A guy who is not named Joe, and is not a plumber, yet is known as Joe the Plumber. He’s being paraded around now as some sort of representative American.
On the occasions he’s opened his mouth to the press, has shown a stunning lack of knowledge. And now he’s got himself his own agent.
And this is the Republican’s “trump card”?
Could all of this possibly become any more embarrassing?
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 ammisshusseinmolly Says: Yup — McCain has the idiot vote pretty much sewn up, thanks to this guy.
We are seeing the direct result of the dumbing down of an entire generation through television, mass media, and a consumption driven society.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:26 amMeet Joe the Plumber, who isn’t reallly, just like television.
As evidenced by Lindsay Graham’s joke last week about McCain having hit the motherload. (paraphrased) “John got lucky by marrying a good looking rich woman who owns a beer company.”
Ahh, the American dream. Brought to you by Budweiser.
Don’t touch that dial!
misshusseinmolly Says:
A few threads back, I marveled at the McCain using someone who’s an obvious moron as their spokesperson, and wondered if the moron demographic was large enough to turn the tide for them.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:18 am
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You’d be surprised. As John Oliver explained a few weeks back on The Daily Show, we should never underestimate the importance of The Stupid Vote.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:28 amkaty Says:
ew… man… what’s that say about YOU, the candidate, when a fake plumber “turned the whole thing around”?
Yep. However, in the republican mind that is really not relevant: the ONLY thing important to the republican mindset is “our side winning”. Party first, and nothing else matters.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:30 ammisshusseinmolly Says: Yup — McCain has the idiot vote pretty much sewn up, thanks to this guy.
More than ever these people demonstrate why Education reform is so critical.
We desperately must teach children not what to think, but how to think…
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:31 ami forget who said it, but i heard or read a good line about joe the fake plumber being angry about having to pay taxes, but not minding paying his “publicist” 10-25%…
idjits are almost scary…
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:32 amBlueProteus Says: Could all of this possibly become any more embarrassing?
Only if you consider him running for Congress more embarrassing… He’s mentioned it a couple times in the last week.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:34 ami can see mclame now, riding a nuke out the back of a b2 like ole slim pickins in dr. strangelove.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:35 amIf somebody promises SamJoe, Charley Weaver’s old seat on Hollywood Squares will he just go there and sit the hell down and shut up? He has grown more tiresome than Erkel
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:35 amI’m sure Joe the Bomb — Joe the Plumber has helped secure that voting block, but let’s face it; Obama was never going to get much traction with the idiot vote to begin with.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:36 amwhy does he keep hanging onto
“joe the plumber”?
he’s not a plumber
and his name isn’t joe.
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November 3rd, 2008 at 11:38 amKaty, I believe that was Olbermann who said that. I believe the number he used was 15%.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:39 amI, for one, will be glad when Joe goes away.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:40 amAnd look, Joe the Bomb — uh — Joe the Plumber turned the whole thing around.
and, so now we know who will get the blame when he loses…
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:43 amIF he loses…
damn, i hate “counting chickens before they hatch”…
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:43 am“Joe the Plumber” turned the whole thing around?
Is John McCain a certifiable lunatic? THAT’S what he’s now hinging his campaign on?
And yes, the transposition of words was creepy.
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:44 amI’M VOTING VIRGINIA BLUE TO-MO+R_ROW!
Say buh bye, unskilled laborer and flaky old bastard!
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:47 ammisshusseinmolly Says:
Yup — McCain has the idiot vote pretty much sewn up, thanks to this guy.
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And it’s a surprisingly large constituency, innit?
I’d say just about 23% of the population…
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 amOut of 24 pundits polled, only one said that McCain would win. This included several Conservatives:
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 am
Ummm . . . to what polls is he referring?
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:58 amYeah, McWars, but aren’t you just canceling out Gigi’s vote?
(Sorry; couldn’t resist…)
November 3rd, 2008 at 11:58 amObama’s Secret Service detail should be on high alert. It sounds as though McCain is looking for a final smear against Obama to reach the WH.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:01 pm“Ummm . . . to what polls is he referring?”
The ones holding up his sunshade.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:01 pmjoe cantwell Says:
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why does he keep hanging onto
“joe the plumber”?
he’s not a plumber
and his name isn’t joe.
This is how they monitor their base. The GOP needs to keep track on the level of ignorance and/or cognitive dissonance of their core low information voters. To do this, they endlessly repeat soemthing which is widely known to be false. As long as the gullible knuckleheads in campaign rallys continue to cheer upon hearing the selected factoid, they can be confident that their army of mindless drones are still under their control.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm‘My fellow prisoners,
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:11 pmWhen I was a younger man my job was to drop bombs on unsuspecting natives trying to defend their homeland.
I was good at my job, killing untold numbers of men.
And women.
And children.
And babies.
Vote for me. I’m ready for War on day one.
Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran
I think that whichever candidate wins this election, global poverty needs to be one of the top issues on the agenda that he has. According to The Borgen Project:
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:14 pm$30 billion: Annual shortfall to end world hunger.
$540 billion: Annual U.S. Defense Budget.
yea, v-ron… good intentions now…
bet that wasn’t high on your list when you voted for boosh…
just a hunch…
have a great day!
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:23 pmI thought Lieberman was Joe the Bomber. And Joe the Plumber is Sam the Unskilled Laborer who doesn’t labor just complains about the taxes he’s not going to pay.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:42 pmJohn the bombed, Joe the bomber, and Sarah the bombastic invite you to tomorrows funereal celebration of the Republican party’s wake.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:42 pmThe McCon/Pullin’ camp doubled down on ignorance with Joe the Bomb. Another sadly shallow narrative. First Sarah Palin, now Joe Wurzelbacher.
We may have a new Three Stooges…
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:45 pmRed Eagle to Alpha Dog! Red Eagle to Alpha Dog! The Grey Gerbil has let the cat out of the bag. Toilet Seat is compromised. Abort mission! ABORT MISSION!
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm.
Senator Johnny McSpeak strikes again!!!
Notice how Obama doesn’t use Joe “the” Biden as his gimmick?
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November 3rd, 2008 at 1:14 pmThey’ve got Joe the Fake Plumber and Joe the Fake Democrat.
We’ve got Joe the Next Vice President.
Their two half wits don’t equal our witty and real Joe.
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:17 pmBomb! Bomb! Bomb! – Bomb! Bomb! My Campaign!
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:38 pmWhoopsie!
November 3rd, 2008 at 1:41 pmMaybe he needs to wear a bomber jacket…
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:41 pmor a flack suit with a cod piece…
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:41 pmMcStupid was thinkin’ of ‘Jo the Bomber’ a Jeff Gannon fave porn actor..dis Buds fo u.
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:58 pmactually its Joe the Wifebeater….I may have jumped the gun on accusing him of beating multiple wives but I stand by my assertion he’s at least a wifebeater..
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:51 pm