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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....

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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.

And here is the thing that started it all:

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John McCain Does The Monster Mash

HerBadMother — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:57:00 GMT

You didn't know this, but last night's Presidential Debate was actually followed by a dance-off. And guess what? JOHN MCCAIN WON!

This will not turn Republlican fortunes around, of course, nor will it convince John McCain's children to stop rolling their eyes at him, but still, it's pretty awesome, and I think that John McCain should be proud.

(Obama was doing The Robot. He's not very good at it, though, so you can't really tell.)

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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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John McCain Bingo!

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:05:00 GMT

As a parent, I'm always looking for ways to get my tween daughters interested in the political process, especially events like tonight's Presidential debate. So imagine my delight when I discovered John McCain Bingo! Now, instead of duct-taping my kids to the couch and bribing them with quarters, I can play a fun game with them that will teach them important buzzwords like, 'maverick' and 'accountability.'

Here's how to play!

Before tonight's debate, visit John McCain Bingo and print one copy of this game card for each player, refreshing the page before each print, or have the players print their own bingo cards. These instructions will not be printed. You can also select card only and multiple card versions of this page when playing on line, or with a PDA.

Check off each block when you hear these words during the speech or debate. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout OBAMA!

Combine this with your favorite debate drinking game, and it'll be loads of fun for the entire family!

Jessica Alba Gets Muzzled For a Cause (Video)

sweatpantsmom — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:05:00 GMT

Here's Jessica Alba making like Hannibal Lechter in her second ad for the Declare Yourself campaign. The campaign is urging young people to get off their skateboards, put down their BudLights, pull themselves away from their Playstations and VOTE.

There's also a video where Alba, along with Hayden Panettiere, hawks The Muzzler mask in a Home Shopping Network spoof. “Our final item up for grabs today is The Muzzler 2008! if you have no plans to vote in the November presidential election, then this is the product for you. It will leave you literally speechless! If silence is your thing, shop no further.."

Nice to see celebrities getting involved in the election beyond just issuing a sound bite. Looks like Alba is getting daughter Honor Marie involved early - her and husband Cash Warren took their four-month-old daughter to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado last month.

(Haven't registered to vote? Click here to Declare Yourself!)

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Ch-Changes: The Politics of David Bowie

Whit Honea — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:31:00 GMT

I found this video at United States of Motherhood. It's awesome. I happen to think using "change" as a buzzword is a healthy thing. Change is, afterall, what we need. Still, enough with the talking about it already.

Watch the whole thing (especially Bowie fans):

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