If he had been, I dare say Obama would be polling in the in the low 40′s.

Obama is going to get 40% not matter what. He could grow a long beard, wear a turban, dine on children, and scream Death to America and still get 40% as long as he promised all the goodies from the government.

I think I am relatively well informed. From what I recall (and please, link to a fact that shows this is false), the Joe firestorm really started after the debate. Prior to that, Joe wasn’t really known and was going to fade away. McCain is the one that put him on the map. There was no real Joe ’stuff’ going on between him asking the question and McCain using him in the debate.

mycowardice on October 20, 2008 at 10:27 AM

Perhaps CNN and MSNBC did not cover Joe the Plumber prior to the debate, but FOX did, do I suppose it gets down to what the meaning of “well-informed” is.

Those of us who watch Fox knew all about Joe the Plumber before the debate, as did those of us who read Michelle Malkin.

Shorten that and put it on a bumper sticker, and it would make it to my bumperstickerless truck.

Saltysam on October 20, 2008 at 8:44 AM

Socialized Medicine: Prostate Exams from the DMV

or
Socialized Medicine:
Prostate Exams from the DMV

If John McCain manages to win this election, he should thank Joe Wurzelbacher for doing what McCain’s campaign couldn’t do: straighten out his economic message:”Joe has now reminded us all that we didn’t become the greatest nation on Earth by givin…

mycowardice on October 20, 2008 at 10:27 AM

Can you provide links to substantiate your first and second paragraphs?

Video: McCain gets it right in Toledo
If John McCain manages to win this election, he should thank Joe
Wurzelbacher for doing what McCain’s campaign couldn’t do: straighten
out his economic message. In Toledo, McCain finally gave the……

jgapinoy on October 20, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Then you would love the anti-Obama videos at …

Here’s a good one from that site:
Obama reveals what “change” means
7 minute video. How about the first 10 seconds:
Obama: I’ve got a core set of values that I think have to be advanced, uh, that my individual salvation depends on our collective salvation.

Talk about a “Vision of the Anointed”. Holy crap. Personal values are one thing. “Advancing them” … then he’s talking about ME. He’s going to advance his personal values on me. Save it, Obama. I don’t need it, and I don’t want it. If that means no personal salvation for you, then let me say, go to hell.

Awesome post!

If only McCain would read it and use it in EVERY speach he and Sarah give from now till election day, they might have a chance to win. Sadly, I don’t think that’s going to happen.

Thanks for the post!

Government has a role in protecting opportunity, but not in dictating results.

Equal protection under the law and equal opportunity, but not equal results–these are the things we should expect of government.

Obama is interested in the equal results game. I say no to Obama in this respect and in all other respects.

“I’d vote for Barack STEVE Obama”

I think the real questions are, why was he attacked and is it right? I don’t think it’s right at all. People should be able to ask questions from candidate and not getting trashed in the process. But the why question is the problematic one. McCain used Joe’s face to personalize the story. When Joe became the issue, when Joe’s story helped visualize the issue, it was only fair to explore the visual and see if it is accurate or not. Remember when the SCHIP debate was going on and how the right wondered if that kid really needed schip, etc? It’s the same problem.

Now I think there has to be a balancing act there. Politicians should be careful not to push innocent bystanders in the middle of the ring. The media should report personal (even if public) information only if it is useful. The blogosphere should not simply dig out info for the sake of destroying the person.

Now that gas is back under $3 a gallon,

Just until after the election. BO’s buddies in the middle east & Venezuela are doing him a favor.

Personally, I prefer

“THE EMPEROR WEARS NO CLOTHES”

Lockstein13 on October 20, 2008 at 9:25 AM

Then you would love the anti-Obama videos at
http://nakedemperornews.com/

Yep. He might be 70+ but the gentleman has kept Barry looking over his shoulder.

Run, John, run!

Limerick

It’s like the storey of the race between the Tortoise and the Hair.
and if I recall correctly the Hair lost because being slow and steady wins the race.

Conservative: I love you and will help you help yourself.
Liberal: I love my vision of the world and will change the world to fit that vision. You will love it, because it’s fair and right.

I’m reminded of the title of Thomas Sowell’s book “The Vision of the Anointed — Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy”. What liberals never consider — what if their vision for the country is wrong? Or, what if people would rather pursue their own vision in place of someone else’s grand vision? Have we gotten to the point if the govt takes from person A and gives to person B then that policy has person B’s vote? What happened to morality?

We learned more about Senator Obama’s plans from Joe’s question than we’ve learned in months of speeches by Senator Obama. Joe has now reminded us all that we didn’t become the greatest nation on Earth by giving our money to the government to “spread the wealth around”. In this country, we believe in spreading opportunity for those who need jobs and those who create them.

This is the McCain we’ve been waiting for.

Fascist.

Abetted by a useful idiot media.

Still waiting for the “Is Obama trying to buy the election?” headline from the MSM.