By snoadmin
New supporters and Joes emerge to join the wacky world of politics as the most important election of our lives closes in.
The last presidential debate thrust “Joe the Plumber” into star status and Republicans have laid claim to this average, everyday plumber with hopes of salvation. But who is this Joe, as opposed to Sarah Palin’s mystical “Joe-Six-Pack,” and why are politicians insisting on calling the average American “Joe-something” stereotypical?
Instead of worrying if his taxes will increase with Sen. Barack Obama’s tax plan, though, Joe should have been paying his past taxes and getting a plumber’s license, according to the Washington Post.
Is Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher the average American? The average person doesn’t plan to purchase a business she or he is currently operating without a license and most average people pay taxes.
Average Americans live in small towns, big cities, apartments and houses. An average American is “every” American and not all of us are named Joe. We all have bills, want healthcare and need to eat. We all have to pay taxes — all of us except Joe, it seems.
It seems Obama will win this election because he’s pushing the issues, not Joe. However, history has shown a nominee can lead in the polls and/or win the popular vote but fall short in the end.
It’s obvious the Republican ticket is in attack mode, constantly shouting about Obama’s connection to Bill Ayers and ACORN, instead tackling issues.
Obama answered questions surrounding these connections numerous times. He did not start his campaign in Ayers’ living room and ACORN, not Obama, hired unethical workers to register voters. That doesn’t translate into voter fraud; it’s voter registration fraud. Fake people are not going to materialize and head to the polls.
Republican Gen. Colin Powell told “Meet the Press” he plans to vote for Obama. He said he doesn’t like what he’s hearing from his own party and feels, “[John] McCain is unsure on how to deal with economic problems.”
The former Secretary of State said Republicans’ narrow approach is wrong for the country and he is not happy to hear senior members of his party say things like Obama is a Muslim. He rightfully points out the claim is false and that it shouldn’t matter even if a candidate was Muslim.
Powell is crossing the aisle this year because he sees “intellectual vigor” and better choices in Obama. Powell said he doesn’t like the direction of his own party and he feels McCain has made bad decisions, like his choice for a running mate.
Powell notes the mixed message when McCain says he doesn’t care about an “old washed up terrorist,” yet sends out “robo-calls” admonishing, “You need to know that Barack Obama has worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers….”
When asked on “Fox News Sunday” with Chris Wallace, McCain said the calls would continue because they are absolutely true. So he does care.
During the rest of the interview, McCain hardly let Wallace do his job because the candidate was too busy spitting out furious rhetoric to let a question in. But Wallace was able to ask why Obama is being called a socialist when the bank bailout — which McCain voted for — is also seen as socialist policy.
McCain said that the bank situation is different because the bailout was in response to a crisis. It seems Wall Street is more important to him than Main Street.
McCain is scared and that’s why we are hearing about terrorists and Joes.
Joe the Plumber has become the face of the McCain campaign and the campaign is blaming liberal media for abusing poor Joe by looking into his background. All he did was ask a question. But it’s that very question that is now the focus of the campaign. McCain mentioned Joe more than 20 times in the debate and it is McCain who tossed Joe into the media pool, not Obama or the “liberal media.”
Joe — who ditched the opportunity to appear with McCain in Ohio during the weekend — told Gov. Mike Huckabee on his Fox news show that he hopes he has inspired people to get out and find their own answers. He also said it would be scary if citizens couldn’t ask questions of their leaders.
You mean like Sarah Palin, Joe?
