Joe Takes Over the McCain Movement

[struggle4progress]

-Eve Fairbanks
18.10.2008

WOODBRIDGE, VA - ... The signs at today’s .. McCain rally in Virginia worshipped the idea of Joe ...

After the convention, it was all about the “Pitbull With Lipstick” buttons, but today, “I Am Joe the Plumber” stickers had largely taken their place ...

McCain is .. allowing Joe to be turned into a character in the culture wars: “As Joe has now reminded us all, America didn't become the greatest nation on earth by giving our money to the government to ‘spread the wealth around,’” he sneered at the rally; in response, a detachment of supporters near the press riser turned towards the gathered representatives of the elitist liberal media and shouted anti-communist slogans like “Communists go home!” ...

The continuing popularity of secondary figures within the McCain campaign reflects how little excitement its central figure inspires. Can you imagine how depressing it would be if people showed up to Obama rallies carrying 2-to-1 Biden signs and shouting about, oh, say, Sierra the Barista? I mean, seriously, Republicans are less interested in their war-hero nominee than in an anonymous plumber?

http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/the_stump/archive/2008/10/18/mccain-supplanted-by-joe.aspx

[msongs]

today McCant was blasting Obama for "making Joes life miserable' when its McCant doing it lol nt

[Miss Chybil]

1. Nail. Head. nt

[eleny]

2. They're still hunting for an identity - par for the course for the campaign

[Stellabella]

3. Wrong, McCain't.

We DID become the "greatest nation on earth by giving our money to the government to 'spread the wealth around'." The times of greatest growth in this country, largest income growth, and the best times for most of the people have been when government brought in more money through higher taxes. And built the country - roads, schools, infrastructure.

It's when the rich don't pay their fair share of taxes, like in the last eight years, that the country stumbles and everything gets worse.