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The Terror Of Sarah Palin

trix — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:03:00 GMT

Sarah Palin is a terror, a book burning terror.
Tales From The Crypt editor-in-chief Jim Salicrup revived the comic book 16 months ago and just recently put Sarah Palin on the cover. The reason he put her on the cover of the terror filled comic book, isn't to show support for Barack Obama but to speak out against the very thing that made the original publisher close down the operation in 1955.
On the cover Sarah Palin yells out, "Didn't we get rid of you guys in the 50's?" This is supposed to represent the rumor of her wanting to burn books in the Wasila library and the real threat of censorship.

"According to Jim Salicrup, editor-in-chief of Papercutz, the publisher that revived the classic title about 16 months ago. "This was not a partisan thing. People tend to think of everything as black and white these days—you are either for or against one of the parties 100%. But for us this was about the history of EC Comics, the original publisher of ’Tales from the Crypt.’ Anyone who knows that history knows that even of whiff of banning books is going to get us angry."

"Tales From the Crypt is not endorsing any political candidates, nor are we attacking any candidates. What usually seems to be behind banning books is an attempt to repress ideas that may offer alternative political views. This is not only un-American—blatantly violating the very concept of free speech—but it is assuming that people are unable to come to their own informed conclusions."

Be sure to run out and buy a copy.

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Whit Honea — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:00:00 GMT

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Video: "Joe the Plumber" Commercial

Sassy Smith — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:09:00 GMT

Joe the Plumber's 15-minutes of fame, might be turning into a bit of a longer stretch. Joe Wurzelbacher was a regular, uh, 'Joe,' just a few hours ago, and now he's like "Britney Spears having a headache. Everybody wants to know about it." Now he's starring in a John McCain campaign ad....

Video after the jump

From a normal dude, tossing a football with his son, to a guy being approached by Obama, who spent time tossing the football with him while discussing the issues at hand, to an internet curiosity, to a youtube star. Wow. A lot can happen in a short time.

I wonder if Joe was compensated for his starring role? You know, because if he did, then maybe he could get that plumber's licence that he neglected to get. Or pay his taxes that he allegedly has never paid.

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PlumberGate: Joe The Plumber IS Related to Charles Keating, and Also Owes Back Taxes!

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:25:00 GMT

It just keeps getting worse for good ol regular Joe the Plumber. In my earlier post I mentioned some rumors swirling around the internet about the world's most famous drain cleaner (aka Joe Wurzelbacher.) According to The Huffington Post, the rumor concerning Joe being related to Charles Keating is true. So when McCain, in his odd, snarky, annoying way, blurted out to Joe, "You're rich!" I guess he wasn't kidding.

Robert J. Elisberg of The Huffington Post writes:

You see, Joe Wurzelbacher is apparently related to Robert Wurzelbacher. Who is the son-in-law of (are you ready...?) Charles Keating!

Yes, that Charles Keating. The Charles Keating of the Keating 5 Scandal. For which John McCain was reprimanded by the United States Senate, for his involvement in attempting to illegally influence government regulators. The Charles Keating who John McCain has been trying to avoid have mentioned. So, he basically mentioned it 24 times.

Anyway, back to Robert Wurzelbacher, Joe the Plumber's father. You see, Robert Wurzelbacher was an executive of American Continental Corporation, the parent company of Charles Keating's Lincoln Savings. That's the bank which caused citizens to lose their life savings and cost U.S. taxpayers $3.4 billion. As part of that scandal, Robert Wurzelbacher pleaded guilty to three counts of misapplying $14 million and served 40 months in prison.

And now, Lincoln Savings, Robert Wurzelbacher and Joe the Plumber are back with John McCain.

"Congratulations! You're rich!," indeed.

Elisberg adds: "Never mind that Joe the Plumber has state tax liens files against him. As the court representative says, Joe the Plumber might not even be aware of the lien."

So what started off as a story about a father trying hard to provide for his family is turning into something else, and no doubt there will be plenty more information being leaked. (No pun intended.) We'll see if PlumberGate will send McCain's campaign down the toilet. (Pun totally intended!)

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Joe the Plumber: The Videos!

Whit Honea — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:03:00 GMT

Hey Joe, where you going with that 15 minutes of fame?

Yes, it's Joe Plumber, the family man of the hour in all of his video glory.

Here is his post debate interview:

If the above video isn't working blame the leftwing embedding codes of MSNBC and use this link to watch it.

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Joe the Plumber: Republican Plant and Relative of Charles Keating?

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:50:00 GMT

If you watched the third and final presidential debate last night you know that there were many mentions of "Joe the Plumber." Joe is actually Joe Wurzelbacher, an 'everyman' who appeared out of a crowd at an Obama campaign appearance and asked the senator about his economic plan. Joe says his American Dream is being able to provide for his family and send his son to college. But some are saying that Joe isn't who he appears to be.

Here's the buzz from the internet:

Wurzelbacher, who says he was playing football outside with his son when he came upon the crowd gathered around Obama, was planted by the Republican party. This would explain how conservative sites got stories posted about him in advance of the debate and how easily everyone else found him for interviews.

Wurzelbacher is not a registered voter.

Wurzelbacher may not be licensed in his home state of Ohio.

Wurzelbacher may be related to Robert Wurzelbacher of Cincinnati, Ohio, who happens to be Charles Keating's son-in-law. Keating was implicated in the Keating 5 scandal.

Wurzelbacher already owns a few companies, which would contradict his claims of being a plumber looking to buy a small business.

(One thing that is on the record: Wurzelbacher compared Obama to Sammy Davis Jr. in an interview with Katie Couric. Ouch.)

So is any of this true? I'm not sure, but some things are suspicious. For instance, how was it that a newspaper was present when Joe was watching the debates (they took the picture above) if Joe didn't know his name would be mentioned?

I'm sure the National Enquirer is already hot on Wurzelbacher's trail, so expect to hear more on Joe the Plumber soon. In the meantime, I'd like to get Joe's number - my bathroom faucet is leaking.

UPDATE: Turns out that Wurzelbacher IS related to Charles Keating!

UPDATE: MSNBC has confirmed that Wurzelbacher has no plumbing license.

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