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John McCain's in the midst of his campaign's deaththrows. May his campaign rest in peace on November 4th. Though I doubt he'll be that grateful.

Go out and vote!

We don't need to be ruled by these Good ol' Boy, public fund-stealing, accountability-dodging, lipstick-wearing pigs any longer.

Go out and vote!!!

God Bless America!

The McCain campaign and ad strategy is as erratic as he is!!

This doesn't even make sense.

I think McCain has Alzheimers. Check out the YouTube video (shown on Daily Show) of McCain in 2000 saying why his proposal to have increased taxes on the rich and lower taxes on the poor was not socialism.

That old confused man doesn't know what way is up. Pathetic.

I have to laugh every time I see one of these commercials!

McCain/Palin has no coherent plan of their own on just about any issue, so they have nothing to say other than tell us the other guy is lying and has a completely different plan he will unveil after November 4th.

This made-up second plan will, of course, not only raise everybody's taxes to unbearable levels but also turns the country into the USSA and, by the way, is apparently opposed by none other than God Himself.

It's pure comedic genius, "My Friends". You betcha.

One more reason I'm thankful for my DVR!

Give it up, McCain. Your plumber scam didn't work then and it's not working now. And your constant telling of lies isn't helping either. Instead of criticizing Obama, why don't to try something REALLY maverick? Tell us what YOUR plan is. Now that would be radical!

250,000 Joe or myself making that kind of money. John what is wrong with helping americans. If someone makes over 250,000 a year they will be taxed, simple. Why is this hard. Read the B-tiudes – it's in the bible.

For those of you who are making remarks, socialism and communism are two different things. Look it up before repeating meaningless fear-mongering rhetoric. It is possible to have a socialist element of a capitalist society without the entire country going down the toilet.

Furthermore, Obama is neither.

McCain's policies are the same policies the republicans have proposed since the Reagan years, to include the ones used by the Bush administration.

...and you would know both of these things if you bothered to read rather than just believing and then repeating everything you hear.

Just like the rest of McCain's campaign, "Joe" (actual name Sam) the plumber is a lie. He makes 45K/yr and would actually benefit from Obama's tax plan. This so called independent also donated to McCain's campaign. Of course, Joe, like many others, may still vote GOP because he's been brainwashed by multimillionaires like Rush Limbaugh that he'll one day make $250k/yr or more too, despite the fact that his chance of that is less than 5%. I am amazed at the ignorance (or racism?) of so many GOP voters who keep voting against their own interests. Even McCain (in 2000) said that Bush's tax cuts for the rich were "irresponsible" and voted AGAINST the very tax cuts he now proposes and that Obama is trying to reverse. What changed?

It just amazes me how blind and ignorant a lot of people are regarding our Economy and Taxes. Can McCain/Palin get just one fact straight? The answer is NO!! The sad thing is I can’t understand how many people believe their LIES.

The Bush administration will go down in history as the HIGHEST SPENDERS per capita in the history of the Unite States, FACT presented last Thursday.

This notion that Senator Obama’s Tax Plan is going to give money to the poor a TOTAL LIE. If you don’t pay into Federal Income taxes you don’t get anything back. Besides it’s not even getting anything back its how much taxes you will pay on your TAXIBLE INCOME. For all of you who don’t understand the Tax Laws, that’s after deductions not Gross Income. Therefore, this whole B.S. Palin is spouting is nothing more rederick and LIES AGAIN.

Obama’s plan would reduce the tax on 95% of TAX PAYING AMERICANS by some $1,000 to $3,000 more than McCain’s Plan, FACT. It would increase the tax on persons with taxable income of $250,000 to $1 million by only $500 to $2,000 more than McCain’s plan. And for those with taxable income more than $1 million, well they would be taxed $500,000+ more than McCain’s plan. Wow, since the McCain have 7 houses and 13 cars and taxable earnings more than $4 million, no wonder they are bashing Obama’s Plan. And Obama’s plan is not raising taxes at all it is simply let the failed Bush tax cut expire in 2009 to bring them back to Pre-Bush tax rates. By the way that is when America was prospering, or have most of you forgotten. The trickle down ecomonics of the Bush Administration just HAS NOT WORKED.

The real facts are folks Senator Obama’s Plan will have less of a tax burden on most Americans than McCain’s

PLAIN AND SIMPLE

Obama made and broke, the exact same tax cut promise when he was elected to the state senate. Not that liberals really care about being misled or anything..

The ad is factual when it comes to hard working middle-income workers. And it is also true that history does show that raising taxes on anyone during any economic downturn as bad as our is now would be devastating for our future. Let's not let history repeat itself by letting Obama raise anyone's taxes!!

I am so sick of people worrying about someone raising taxes on rich people. I dont know if any of these people watch television...All these shows with people throwing lavish weddings that cost millions of dollars, throwing birthday parties for 16 year olds that cost more than some people's homes and buying them "practice" cars that cost $50,000 or more!!! Some people in this country can't even afford to buy their kids a gift or a birthday cake.

If all the "Joe the Plumbers" don't get it by now.......I worked for 40 years and top earnings got to be around $50,000 .... I don't have that great of an education because I had to work to support myself and my son – used the welfare only once to get food stamps – to stretch my then .75 cents an hour waitress earnings.....I get it!

McCain (not so surprisingly) obviously knows very little about Marketing "Joe the plumber" both the phrase and the person, are so over!!!

Joe Internet Readers, Jo TV watchers, Joe Debate watchers like myself see him for the blithering idiot that he is and that goes for his running mate too.

McCain, Go home, and take the Wicked Witch of Wasilla with you !!!!

After McCain loses the election, the next goal should be to get him kicked out of the Senate.

I wish the Republican party would communicate in terms other than worn out cliches and sound bites. "Joe the Plumber" "Joe Sixpack" "Wall Street vs Main Street". LISTEN...NONE of these catch phrases or generalizations mean ANYTHING to me. What matters to me are ISSUES and SOLUTIONS. Please stop insulting us with this approach. And for those who are crying foul on the media researching "Joe the Plumber" and publishing his back taxes and lack of a license, I say that the country would have NEVER HEARD OF HIM if it wasn't for McCain bringing him up, during the debate, like he was some icon of All-American integrity. The McCain campaign has made a commodity out of him, not Obama. Senator McCain, "Joe the Plumber" will not be able to fix the problems with your campaign. You should have fired the unscrupulous, nasty "swift-boat" strategists who have taken over your campaign. You are a much better man than your party hacks are making you seem with all these awful ideas like robocalls and labeling people "un-American". John McCain should represent himself and fire your campaign staff who are responsible for this garbage.

John McCain talks about "Joe the Plumber" as a distraction – another of the famous Republican Party red herrings heralding back to Richard Nixon's "Silent Majority".

The truth is the John McCain is really for Mario Gabelli who made $50,000,000 in 2006 and paid $0.00 in taxes – and others of his ilk.

Hey John, how do you think Mario will make use of another tax break for the rich?

JOE THE STUPID PLUMMER DOESNT EVEN HAVE A DOWN PAYMENT ON A HOTDOG!!!! HE DOESNT EVEN HAVE A LICENSE! OWES BACKTAXES HOW IS HE EVEN GONNA GET A LOAN! SORRY JOE! BAD RISK YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!

TO Steve October 22nd, 2008 1:24 pm ET
Obama idiots are really dumb. He says "change" and he is the savor of the free world, at least until we are all socialists......... THREE IDIOTS....STEVE- PALIN and OLD HOG JAW McCain

Why does McCain feel the constant need to LIE to draw attention to himself?

Why does McCain feel the constant need to LIE to draw attention to himself?

This ad is a joke, right? Like, it is a parody. That is so funny. For a second there- oh wait...

Obama doesn't feel your pain – he has not walked a day in your shoes. He's a lawyer. End of discussion.

I am truly ashamed to be a republican right now. I look forward to the birth of the GOP new Conservative Party over the next decade that follows what the Republican party used to stand for instead of this zenophobic, dogmatic, big spending and anti-intellectual current republican party.
Country First truly means Obama/Biden08'

Like a rat in a corner. All McLiar has left are lies, lies, lies and of course...key policy shifts. Just wait until he really starts to get dirty and watch the slime flow.

Only One Choice...Obama/Biden '08

All those people are "Joe the Plumber"?

We've got a lot of people in this country that aren't playing their taxes.

Good Lord! McCain's campaign is spinning faster than a tilt-a-whirl. If I were Joe the Plumber, I wouldn't be happy about this strategy.

Chris from NC

To John & Sarah!!!
Perhaps you should have you're spouses say that "For the first time ever, they are PROUD to be AMERICANS!" Seems Obama's polls are climbing despite his wife's unpatriotic comment.

anonynous. time to take your hood off and shouw us who you really are.

I hope after the election they file a civil suit against McCain for slander and liable.

CNN: stop giving Palin/McCain free advertising. Unless Palin sits down and answers real questions about her abortion views, her use of Alaska's money to fly her kids, the ethics violation......the list goes on, please do not have more stories about this clown, or about McCain and his ads.

I cannot understand how anyone can still be undecided. The choice is clear: keep this Palin character and this senile McCain as far away from Washington as possible!

I am Rhonda the self employed real estate agent who makes less than $250,000 a year and boy do I need a tax break!

Joe the Plumber revealed on Fox News that his family ( I believe his mother) once were welfare recipients. So, it was ok when Joe grew up on the tax payer's dollars but now that he is older and obviously making less than $250,00 he wants to "pretend" to be about principle. Funny and sad...

Does Joe know how many people are on medicare; probably to include his mother? It is a government program of health insurance.

Joe is being USED by the McCain camp and is too stupid to admit it since he has dug himself so deep into bullcrap!

Joe the plumber, please stop being ignorant for McCain's benefit. When this election is over and if McCain wins, which I highly doubt, you will just be another poor American who helped him by being naive!

OBAMA/BIDEN

As I see it I don't make 250,000 a year and most certainly don't have it laying around in a bank somewhere so I see Senator Obama as the one who is on my side. I think if most voters looked at it in those terms, especially if they are living from paycheck to paycheck or almost time to get the next paycheck.

CNN: stop giving Palin/McCain free advertising. Unless Palin sits down and answers real questions about her abortion views, her use of Alaska's money to fly her kids, the ethics violation......the list goes on, please do not have more stories about this clown.

I cannot understand how anyone can still be undecided. The choice is clear: keep this Palin character and this senile McCain as far away from Washington as possible!

As I see it I don't make 250,000 a year and most certainly don't have it laying around in a bank somewhere so I see Senator Obama as the one who is on my side. I think if most voters looked at it in those terms, especially if they are living from paycheck to paycheck or almost time to get the next paycheck.

Noah,
It's raining my "friend"!
Better get in your boat, or fallout shelter and wait it out.
lol... you're funny.... a funny, angry little man.

Some people will never want to see a black person do good at anything no matter how hard they have worked at it. I see this a lot among black people they do not patronize black business, they openly tell other black people that they will fail so that person who has a dream may not try to fulfill their dreams. Now we have this article that says that a black person is far too ambitious, because he or she strives for more then just getting by! I thought that America was about fighting to achieve your own dreams or am I wrong!

Liar liar pants on fire.

I would bet Joe the Plumber doesn't know what a socialist is. Maybe we should all be like Joe the Plumber and not pay our taxes and just wait on a handout from some gullible fools that think they are doing the right thing. So let get this right... Joe the Plumber pay no taxes, Palin uses state money for her kid to take field trips.....sounds like communism to me........

if my sweat could only get me to 100,000 i will be so happy. 200,000 fantastic. 249,999 beautyful... 250,001 and i will be so pissed..... ??please get a brain america...

if my sweat could only get me to 100,000 i will be so happy. 200,000 fantastic. 249,999 beautyful... 250,001 and i will be so pissed..... ??please get a brain america...

It must be tough on McCain. He has to continue this campaign, fully knowing that he does not stand a chance.

Every day the smiles and just wishes it were 5 Nov so he can go back to the Senate.

As for Palin? Well perhaps she will be allowed to keep her new clothing as a consolation prize.

Thanks for playing, here is a copy of our take home game.

According to Sarah Palin anyone who was taught by Bill Ayers is a terrorist just like Obama!
How many of the kids that went to college are now terrorist, for just going to college and earning a degree. If McCain and Palin get in office will they all be investigated for just going to school!

"Sweat equity" – Repuglican for:
"Work cheap for me sucker, and who know's, maybe one day you can realize the pipe dream of making $250K plus a year. Until then keep diggin' that ditch Joe"

Annonymous,
Nigeria is a COUNTRY, not a CITY. You see, you have suburbs around an URBAN area.... that's the same as a CITY.
lol, yep, you Republicans are a laugh a minute!

hee-hee....McCain is senile....

George Bush has very close ties with the Ben-Ladins, and they have funded an oil business that George Bush failed at! The Bushes have vacationed with the Bin-Ladins too; no one calls George Bush a Terrorist! Bush allowed the Bin-Ladins to leave the country when all other planes were grounded across the U.S. after 9-11!
Now who is the real Terrorist!

Attn: MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT! Now who's doing the name calling? Sara Palin has more experience than obama does. I think the only reason you are putting her down, is because she is a WOMEN! Get a grip dude.......

So, Prime Minister-elect Obama wants to "spread the wealth around a little bit"? There's a winning formula!!! See on the ash heap of history the USSR...they were all about spreading the wealth.

My question to B.O. on just taxing the rich: How many jobs to poor to middle income people create??? Oh, that right...ZERO. Love them or hate them, jobs are created by those with some measure of "wealth".

Boy, are they going to be surprised at the size of their refund next year!

I wish McCain would let go of Joe the plumber who is not a plumber! The man could not pay his own taxes and he only makes 45k per year! So he was only a plant by the McCain campaign to change the issues! This guy has on money for a business so he is a complete lair!

John McCain is starting to sound like an irrational, senile, eratic, delusional old man, oh whoops, that's what he is.

Go and vote

Is she a plant from Arizona, that has donated to the McSame campaign (as Joe is), while illegally performing duties without proper certification (as Joe is), while being late on her taxes to the tune of her house having a lein against it (as Joe does) under the CURRENT Bush/McSame tax strategies? OK this is a great idea for a commercial!!!!

trillions of dollars in debt, two expensive wars, an economic meltdown, rising unemployment and all McCain can give us is...Joe the Plumber.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

Please. Please. No more Joe the Plumber. Put your one- trick pony back in the barn.Even he is not supporting this ridiculous strategy. Look at the polls instead.

I'm not Joe the Plumber, thank God! I know which end is up, I live in the real America and I'm voting for That One!

the trillion dollars is already gone, see "W's" neverending wars

Joe is making less than $250,000 why is he worried?

You mean Joe the plumber that doesnt think he needs a license,
doesn't need to pay taxes, the one that would benefit under Obama's tax plan? Joe the plumber is a typical republican that think the ends justify the means, and the rules apply to everyone else.

Well I just have to say no one is falling for these lies this time! McCain, how about you say the truth, that your tax plan will not give these people the same relief that Obama will. Really, how dumb do you think we are?! Or maybe, you are the one that is that dumb – either way we do not need someone like you in the white house. Let's get the guy that didn't finish 5th from the bottom to lead for once!!

mcdrill go to hell with your dumb ads

Noah...get back on the ark and walk with some dinosaurs

The U.S. Constitution guarantees your right to live a life of willful ignorance. Fortunately, it also provides for your right to free speech. That's what makes the un-informed among us so easy to identify. The Republican Party has been very good, for a very long time, at exploiting the ignorant among the electorate for political gain.

“Muslim!” “Terrorist!” “Socialist!” Each claim is every bit as accurate and truthful as it would be to say that Senator Obama is a porcupine.

Don't avoid or shun the truth. Don't be a tool. Don't be a fool. And, whatever you do, don't get all of your news from so-called "Advocacy Journalists". They make for halfway decent entertainment from time to time; but they don't (by definition) present complete, accurate, and un-biased stories.

My HOPE for this year is that the Democrats finally have a nominee who can unite Americans faster than Republicans can divide them. If that’s not a big part of the CHANGE WE NEED, I don’t know what is.

What a nerve to just lie like that after all the fact checks have proved McBush accusations are blatantly false. Samuel (Joe) the plumber is a tax dodger who lied as a political gimmick. He said he was going to buy the company he works for and make two hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year. In truth the company he wants to buy does not make anywhere near that much. Hey Samuel er...Joe. Did you know that your hero Sarah the high fashion Moose Barbie has spent one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in campaign funds for clothes at Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Markus? She is a one woman economic stimulous package.

Well why not? The Palin Princess has a 150 thousand dollar new wardrobe, why not fly over and view the work of her commoners.

Her highness should start packing for Alaska. The party is over and now she can visit her baby, and send her kids back to school.

do we keep seeing Palin Mccain and Palin here Palin there, no mcbush??

is CNN focused, obssesed with Palin???
mm
wonder wonder

that is all the news we read her if those are called news

"Palin bought pink lipstick worth $780 at neiman"

mm those news are so news worthy that the best political team is now following the trail of receipts to go buy themselves a pink lisptick

i am sorry but CNN thinks we can not read or think, and they are trying to manipulate the outcome of this election by taking sides indirectly "wink wink, and winck" )...
all the articles are either on JOE the plumber, and when he last ate lunch
and or
Jane Palin when she last flew over a corn field...

none has investigated her accounts,
her tax debtes
her husband's radical connections
Mcbush's health records
Cindy's drug use and most recent abuse
Mccain's latests surgeries in Switzerland the Alps my friends,

yes, my friends

CNN is now officially Cindy and McBushPalinCheney news..

THERE SURE ARE ALOT ON OF NON PLUMBERS WHO OWE TAXES OUT THERE???

HOW ABOUT MORE COVERAGE ON THE BLACK MCCAIN'S............. ALOT MORE INTERESTING..............

He's not JOE-he's samuel.

He's not a plumber--no training or apprenticeship.

He's not buying a company-he doesn't earn enough.

As is that isn't enough-–HE IS A TAX EVADER.

That he is a HERO to mccain supporters pretty much says it all. LOSERS and LIARS.

-----ps-Joe....pay your taxes or SHUT UP.

You all say that Gov Palin is unquailfied to be on the ticket. She is more qualified than Obama is.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait to go CNN. In your first ever interview with Sarah Cheney Palin, you go all out and ask the tough questions Sean Hannity already asked. Good for you! It's about time someone made Sarah repeat her same talking points, unchallenged by a phony journalist such as Drew Griffin. Imagine the horror of an interview with Larry King? Can you imagine the kinds of things he'd ask her?? Like, with facts in hand, "why are you lying about the Troopergate conclusion, Obama's tax plan, your husbands sessecionist ties, and your experience to be one heartbeat away from the Presidency?"

I guess everyone in the video makes more than $250K a year. So, why can't they pay their share? Should the poor be made to pay for new schools, fixing the bridges, port security, food inspections, etc. etc. etc.

The socialism thing is a red herring. It is nothing but Republican desperation. Socialism is the big Wall St. bailout, it is subsidies to billion dollar oil companies and factory farms. This is reality, not the spin the McCain campaign uses.

"Joe the Plumber" is not real. "Joe" is a figment of Joe's imagination. The real Joe admitted that he would be better off under Obama's plan. Why won't McCain mention that?? Will he mention Joe hasn't been paying his taxes?

Oh, please. Both candidates have flat out lied in their ads. I've yet to see an ad that is not misleading, cherry-picked, or a complete fabrication from any candidate in any race.

Obama is not going to raise my taxes, but he is going to raise taxes on someone else, and that person is probably paying 2-3 times more than I am now anyway. I do not see that as fair, so it does not matter to me if I'm getting a break or not. Clearly, this thinking puts me in the minority.

One of my concerns is that people who support him never seem to disagree with him on anything. That worries me, especially after the last eight years. I want our President to be scrutinized on every last iota of position, policy, and character. It seems that people seem so swept up in the "I'm going to get money" and "we're going to end the war in Iraq" (yeah right, as soon as we pull our troops from Germany, Japan, Korea, Bosnia, etc) that Obama is not being questioned as thoroughly as he should be. Such as his position that women should be included in the draft, and his desire to move gun control to the state level (which would conflict with the 2nd amendment).

If elected, if Obama does not make good on his promises, are his supporters going to be as ferocious with him as they are with McCain? A Democrat-controlled Congress is certainly not going to stand up to him.

*I* am not Joe the plumber. I have a license and all the certifications needed to do my job. I pay my taxes. I listen to all arguments and make my decisions based on what's best. Not just for me, but for my fellow citizens.

This 'I am Joe the Plumber" BS has become another catalyst for change for the rest of us REAL people.

B MARTIN
I AGREE WITH YOU
i am so sick of seeing palin i could puke
i am about threw with cnn. they are so obsessed with palin and you know joe biden is only showed if he makes a gaff. how sick is that.
mcsain and palin has lost, so cnn need to know they need to stop trying to shoulve them at us, yes they can find other news for their rating

cnn i dare you to post this/ i get posted 1 time in a hundred

Lets be clear about something – just because a business has gross sales of 250k does not mean that it 's owner made 250k – in order for a business to have net earnings of 250k it would in a likely hood have to gross over 1 million. If I should be so lucky as to have a business that had net gross of 250k or more I would not be complaining about paying a little more than the other 95% of people in this country. This Joe the Plumber nonsense is just plain wrong – there is noway that a local plumber from anywhere USA is earning net of 250k – if there is let him pay more in taxes.

The media needs this election to be close, or else people will stop tuning in. That's why you hear about this instead of Obama's 10 point lead in the polls

MCCAIN/PALIN – 08

I'm not going to work my butt off just to have Obama take my money and give it to the slugs and morons that don't want to work for a living.

Joe the Plumber is McCain's only claim to fame.. McCain is lame and Gidget is as well. They both need to headed to Alaska faraway Island and remain their for eternity. I'm sick of McCain/Palin dirty tricks and I'm glad Obama is fighting back with his own robo call to reflect change.

Geesh! This man has taken every name calling McCain and Palin has said for weeks now, it's time to kick McCain and Carabou-Barbie back to were they belong. Hell, if someone keeps kicking you, you should diffently kick back and kick them as hard as you can, so they can't get back up.

Go Obama! I love it!

after all, what's a barbie without some new clothes and some new hair? of course, the GOP is all about your sweat and their equity, cashed out at hedge fund carry over tax rates that are one half of what the real Joe pays. Believe the power of more tax cuts for McCain and friends–Cindy posted $4.2 million last year–instead of the power of tax cuts for 95 percent of earners at your peril. After yours is foreclosed, or you are bankrupt from medical expenses, maybe John will let drive one of his thirteen cars or live in one of his seven houses. Right.

THIS JUST SHOWS YOU HOW FAR OUT OF TOUCH OBAMA IS. THIS IS JUST ONE ITEM FOLKS ASK OBAMA WHERE HE STANDS ON YOUR GUNS AND ABOUT THE COST OF AMMO.

THIS GUY IS BIG TROUBLE IF HE GETS ELECTED

What has happened to the media and people of this country when the only dissent allowed is that which is PC and promotes socialism and socialist causes? People in Hollywood are blacklisted, politicians and their supporters and ridiculed and lampooned based on their conservative views. I am not a mindless drone of the far right, but even though I support the social causes of the left, I’m considered a conservative because I find our government and all who feed on the labor of others to be repugnant and corrupt. I feel this will only get worse when we suffer through 2 years of one party rule should Barack Obush win the election

Noah-

Rasmussen: Obama 51-45 (and virtually NO change in the last month)
Gallup: Obama 52-44

I see you are fond of RNC sound bites and Bill O'Reilly spin but if you consider the TRUTH, you would see your accusations have no base whatsoever. It's just more right wing foaming at the mouth. The socialism argument is just Republican desperation.

Tax money is what pays for bridges, roads, schools, port security, food inspection, etc. Bush thought it was a great idea for the rich to pay for less and let's take a look at where our country is today.
Obama is just setting things right. He is the only one who can clean up the mess.

Spread the wealth...

No, that's ok... i don't want any of that "wealth" spread around.

lets keep it like it is now, where the bush tax cuts for the wealthy put it.

"Joe the plumber" is an unlicensed phony who admitted in an interview that he wanted to "trap" Obama. I doubt that these people know "Joe" owes taxes, belonged to the Natural Law Party, or admitted to Katie Couric that he had no plans to buy any business, as he stated to Obama.

Check out your tax cut under the Obama Plan
Google. Taxcut.BarackObama.Com

For those who object to anyone saying anything about the McCain campaign paying $150,000 for Palin's clothing to fit the profile they made..... I remember all the objection and the fun made at the expense of John Edwards over a $400 haircut...
This is not a sexist complaint... it was done to the Edwards family, what people are objecting to is that she was put out as an everyday hockey mom... just like everyone else...
Well the last time I looked a decent house cost that much.

I see that another story here has the Annointed One (aka Oprah's boy toy) saying that the economy and national security are connected. Well great, more proof now of 2 things he'd screw up if the idiots take over the asylum and he wins. When his own running mate is saying America will be attacked, that doesn't give much confidence (or hope).

Barry, you're a failure of a community organizer, an ineffective senator, and if (God forbid) you get in as President, on par with Jimmy Carter as worst president ever. Why don't you do everyone a favor and you an Joe-Joe go back to girding each other's loins or whatever you two do for fun.

Question: If the attack on America would come as a result of Barry's friend Bill Ayers giving the attackers the security codes, is it still considered an attack?

Yup. The hard workers will paying for the stay at home indigent mom's who have dope selling boyfriends. In the meantime, they drive cadillacs and wear designer clothes while Joe the plumber wears dirty jeans and drives a beater. Gotta love socialism.

The great Obama has about the same approval rating as George Bush did in his second election.

McCain/ Palin are the ones who are all about taxing your health care benefits. They also favor tax breaks for the big oil companies, large corporations, and rich, wealthy millionaires.
Joe the Plumber is a McCain plant, probably paid by the RNC (like Palin's and the 'first dudes' attire). He is not a real plumber and does not earn anywhere near $250K. Rumor also has it he hasn't been paying his income taxes.

i am one of those small town, white, vet 1963-65, Christian, republicans who think we should observe history and note: Germany was the most religious country in the world prior to WWII. they had a bad economy, were the highest educated in the world, and look what this religious group of fantics did. I AM ASHAMED OF DODSON AND OTHER RIGHT WING FANATICS WHO SAY WE VOTE AND DO EXACTLY WHAT THIS RELIGIOUS GROUP WANTS OR WE ARE NOT GOING TO HEAVEN. this is why our leaders like Adams who believed in god, wanted it separate and those churchs preaching this should have to right to preach what they want–but economics–no tax deductions. this would stop the hate i see from "love thy neighbor" people. Wonder why Billy Graham does not belong to this group and sticks to winning people to the Lord.

The 'Joe the Plumber' idea IS NOT WORKING in a very big way.

Noah

i have no idea what AP poll you saw, but the race is not tied. You sound almost as dumb as that loud mouth palin woman. You poor thing you are living in that fantasy world with the other mccain supporters, LOL.

Boy I am so tired of hearing this guys name, Joe the plummber mcsane needs to find another angle this one ain't working.

Obama/Biden

Is the RNC trying to say that the 95% of Americans who make under $250K are not working hard enough? Oh, I get it. The large majority of Americans are just plain lazy. If only we would work harder (like as hard as Cindy McCain has worked to "earn" her million dollar annual salary), then we would all be earning over $250K per year.

Uggg do these people have the hardest heads or what! Please pay attention and read every word written!
Tax breaks for 95% of us, A roll back of the old tax breaks for the rich people who can afford food! Sheesh this is getting a bit old!
Sorry, I just can't feel badly for the rich people who are now going to be asked to pay their fair share!

Most people earning more than $250,000 make a significant part of their income from investments / dividends. Obama wants to let those who actually *work* for their income keep more of their hard earned money, yet he is a "socialist" and "spreading the wealth". Investment dividends "spread the wealth" by giving money to investors based on the hard work of the poor schmuck that is getting taxed to death under Bush. But I guess "Joe the Plumber" can't see past the fat paycheck he is getting from the republicans...

When Palin takes cash from oil company profits for a handout to alaskans, how is that not "redistribution of wealth"?

And when McCain takes my tax dollars and gives it to my neighbor who's not paying his mortgage, and the bank that made that bad loan, how is that not redistribution of wealth?

JUST MORE LIES FROM THE KING OF LIARS.

WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE OF THIS.

As Senator Obama stated the McCain camp is out of ideas so therefore they have to make up stuff but a word of warning to Obama-Biden supporters continue to get out the message and the vote. VOTE FOR CHANGE!!!

LOOK WHAT THE MEDIA AND MEDIATORS HAVE DONE JOE WURZELBACHER. ALL THIS MAN DID WAS ASK A QUESTION OF ONE OF THE CANDIDATES.

IT SHOW YOU THE PUBLIC HOW SLANTED THESE NEWSPEOPLE AND MEDIATORS ARE IN THIS ELECTION. THEIR BOSS WON'T EVEN LECTURE THEM ON GOOD NEWS REPORTING OR THE ETHICS OF COVERING A POLITICAL RUN FOR OFFICE.

I HOPE OBAMAS ANSWER WAS ENOUGH TO SINK HIS RUN FOR OFFICE. I ALSO HOPE THAT THE FCC STARTS TO PENALIZE STATIONS AND NEWS REPORTERS FOR TRYING TO PICK THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE USA.

SHAME ON YOU CNN FOR LETTING SOMETHING GET THIS BAD , DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE REPORTERS AND MEDIATORS PLEASE

What a joke. Just more sloganeering over real content.

And how much do you want to bet that EVERY person in this ad will be better off under Obama?

Thankfully, people have figured out that Obama is going to cut taxes for 95% of us.

Let me get this straight McCain and Palin keepen using Joe the Plummer on one hand but complaining one the other hand because the media is looking into his claimes what is wrong with this man? I know he is old but shouldn't he rember what he is complaining about on one hand and using on the other hand? and if forget something that basic what will he do in power? anybody already forgot how many times in last couple years he blamed his mistake on his age? Basic things he got wrong like which party in iraq we suporting, like which part of the world spain belongs. If he can remeber the basic thing how will he handle the the impoten details? and Palin doesn't even know the basic job descrition she is aplying for? god help us all

I really don't understand the McCain supporters, I mean they would all lead a person to believe that every one of them made over 250K and all had some sort of business!!
I mean seriously folks McCain tax plan is the current Bush plan and I don't know about Y'all but, it hasn't helped me. LOL
I really don't get it. I mean his plan is for the RICH folks!!!
I will take Obama plan any day if he is going to give me a tax cut!!! LOL

Whatever.....More lies by the liers for the ones who like to be lied to.

Every day McCain stoops lower and lower...can't wait for Obama to thump him on Nov 4.

sleazy John McShame is running out of time and out of material.

We ARE NOT "Joe the Plummer."

We need tax cut NOW, and have hope that someday I can open a business and send my kids to college.

The rich guy who makes more than 250,000 a year does not have that problem. Everyone needs to pay their FAIR share in this economy.

Is he for real!! nov 4th can't come sooner. His smearing and lies!!
between Mcain and Plainlin is sickening.
I keep thinking that Ashton Kucher will pop up and yell HAHAH AMERICA YOUVE BEEN PUNCKED, and then we wke up Nov 5th with OBAMA/BIDEN RUNNING THINGS SWEEET!!
A girl can dream.

I'm sorry, but NO polls out there have a statistical tie. What the heck is this Noah guy talking about?!? Obama went up another point to 9 points. 9 points translates into about 27,000,000 more votes than McCain.

Bush's HUGE mandate in 2004 before he became the 4 years-running-lame-duck that he is was 1 point... or 3 million votes more than Kerry.

JOE THE PLUMMER WAS A FRAUD!!!! LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PLANT FROM THE MCCAIN CAMP!!! SO THE MEDIA CAN RIP HIM OR HER TO SHREADS!!! ROFL @ THE GOP IDIOTS!!! EVERYTHING IS BACK FIRING ON THEM!!! GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

Can we Please stop hearing about Joe the Plumber? He's just some guy the McCain campaign used to scare Hilljacks into voting for him. How about some real answers ?

Yes I am. I'm an ignorant Republican!

These downright lies are unbelievable, I really can't they are legal, I mean I know lieing isn't illegal but in a presidentail campaign, to be elected on false information and by spreading lies about the apponent, that should not be legal but sadly that is American if people are dumb enough to fall for it.

Hi! I'm Joe the Plumber. And I am voting McCain just in case I win the lottery. If I win the lottery, I am not going to want to pay higher taxes. Oh-or if I come up with the next AS SEEN ON TV product to sell. I will have my Squngy Sponge (TM) manufactured in China, and make trillions of trillions of dollars. I only make $35K right now. And I don't have health insurance. But, just in case, I want to make sure my wealth will stay with me!

If you want to support the 'Help a Billionaire Plan', vote for McCain. Again, he will make sure your TAXES go directly to the top 1%.

I am happy she is Joe the plumber , because JOE IS NOT A PLUMBER, JOE IS A FRAUD THAT DOES NOT PAY TAXES.VOTE EARLY,VOTE OBAMA.
Connie from Indiana

Palin mentioned that God will do the right thing. Indeed he will, accordign to the Bible:

Proverbs 16v4 The Lord works out everything for his own ends – even the wicked for a day of disaster.

*He determines the # of the stars and calls them each by name..Psalms*

attn red red wine! Didn't obama VOTE for the BAILOUT TOO? Check the facts......VOTE INDEPENDENT (FORMER DEMOCRAT)

As a Canadian who just went through our federal election, the campaigning that existed between our political parties seem like a church social alongside the lies, ennunedos, character smears, racism, you name it coming from McCain, Paulin, et al. It is so sad to realize that the Republican Party are so short of positive issues to speak about that they have to weary the populace with "Joe sixpack and Joe the plumber."

The only people who believe this tripe are the ignorant Americans, those are the Americans McCain is reaching out to. The only people who would buy his message are the four men who had a lower grade then he had at the Naval Academy, I believe he's speaking to 5 individuals. Wow.....that's an expensive message. Still want to vote for a "D" academic as President.

Noah, stop being an idiot....for the benefit of those of us with more than 1 brain cell left.

What a surprise! The ex- Beauty Queen UNQUALIFIED REPUBLICAN white female Affirmative Action VP Pick is spending more on make up and wardrobe PER MONTH than she earned PER YEAR as Alaska's Gov. while she sat on her duff "calling her job in from home". This is the REASON this country is FALLING APART because of the BUSH/MCCAIN/PALIN REPUBLICAN PARTY OF SELF SERVING SELFISH and RACIST mindset.

hmm....lets see the count here...travel on AK taxpayers dime for family to fly $21K, trip to NYC for Sarah & Bristol (who is supposed to have mono at this time) $9K for airfare and hotel @ $720/ night (uff da!), trip to Philly w/ 2 kids $2,741.26, $13,200 for make up, $150 K in clothes....hmm..is there a pattern here???

Her makeup is hideous. She is hideous. Her blush is way too heavy and very dated looking. It's 80's and stripy and too brown. McCain and Palin crack me up. They get these reality show makeup artists to do their makeup. The sickest reality show we have now is the McCain/Palin campaign. Filled with major lies, moosehunting, shopping sprees, rumors, snowmobiling, unwed teens,abuse of power etc.

I have a big issue with CNN – I turn on the "news" and I get Sarah Palin AGAIN. I go on their website and I see Palin, and McCain AGAIN with Obama/Biden in small print. Joe the Plumber's real name is SAM, he isn't a plumber, he will never make a half a million dollars in his lifetime (unless CNN gives him a job or continues with the celebrity status), the guy lies through his teeth and he doesn' t pay his taxes. McCain -The man is a shell of his former honorable self and his running mate is just downright dumb, she'll lie and say anything to get into the White House, and she rips of her own state of Alaska for personal gain. For people that vote for them, the rest of the world will laugh, the jobs will continue to go overseas, we will get taxed, the budget will continue to sky rocket, and I can AGAIN say – I told you so. All sensible Republicans will vote Obama while the Joe Six Packs and Joe the Plumbers will continue to watch reality tv and the football games and wonder why they can't get any help from the government when they lose their jobs. Heavens to betsy, use your brains people. This isn't a one time contest – this is four years of your economy.

Boy the lies from McCain camp does not surprise me <== that is a scary statement.

Obama and Biden 2008!

if they are worried about the "joe plumbers" of the wolrd why are they spending $150000 on sarah palins cloths??? moneys great to have if your rich or spending these "poor" peoples donations.

obama has about as much experience as my dog. Do us all a favor and step down obama. VOTE INDEPENDENT (FORMER DEMOCRAT)

The sad (and ignorant) part of this whole "Joe the plumber" angle, is that all these people claiming to be "Joe the plumber" would actually benefit more from Obama's tax plan. It's a shame how so many people are willing to vote against their economic interests. Oh well, at least this year it won't be enough people to get McPalin elected!

BTW – I'm NOT Joe the plumber! And I'm not McCain's "friend" either.

Misleading....
Typical....
UnAmerican Campaign that McCain/Palin are running.
Everytime Palin opens her mouth another degrading lie falls out.
Everytime McCain is on tv, he blinks uncontrolably.
Everyday I grow more weary of them.

Please American vote Obama/Biden

Gee Noah...what poll are you reading? And the reason McCain is so far behing (9-10 oijnts, Noah) is because he finds a lie to tell, then even after everyone knows its a lie, he keeps saying it.....so then everyone knows that he's not just a liar, he's as dumb as his VP choice

This is a little man who does not have any thing else to say, but keep on attacking Obama,Trust me "My Friends" He is a dirty politican...
I always check fact check, but they don't "you betcha" They got cotton in their ears or they don't want to admit that they are wrong and Obama is right... "There you go Joe!" YES WE CAN, JOBS.. BABY... JOBS

Go and vote...

Obama/Biden08/12

I voted Bush twice;If he were running again I would vote him.But i cant get myself to vote for Old McCain and Empty headed palin.I just know that Sen Obama will make a better president with Bush and mcain combined.I dont trust Mccain judgement and he dosent have bush brain.he is too out of touch and sick

My vote goes to Sen OBAMA/BIDEN

Noah you can go by Polls if you want to Dream on Kid these polls only ask about 1000 people. Even though I am voting for OBAMA I'm not putting my trust in polls whether they are at a small margin or Double digits. Call him what you want but by Nov. 4 you might be calling him MR. President God Bless. Pray for California

McCain has really lost it. Maybe Joe the plummer should be your running mate. Your judgement is wrong and has no message that the American people living in the 21st century can identify with.

If you would be John McCain, not the Maverick, Joe the Plummer, Joe six pack, and all the other terms you call yourself you might have a John McCain message on the real issue that face Americans Now. Your doing more campaigning for Obama than for yourself.

Not in touch, Not sound Judgement = Not President!!!!!!

Vote – Obama/Biden 08'

Mr.Mccain YOU ARE THE WEAKEST LINK-PALIN YOU TOO......

McCain & Palin: a reasonable definition of political mediocrity is to do the same thing over and over again... and expect a different result.

I agree with Kim, Charlotte, NC: yawn.........

Lame, lame, lame ad from a man who owns at least seven houses, and has a VP running mate who buys (courtesy of RNC) clothes at Neiman-Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue - hardly places that Joe the Plumber's wife shops.

BIDEN OUR TIME
BARACKIN THE VOTE

more of obama past frank marshall davis
read and you will find out the change obama is talking about

One thing about Democrats. They might raise your taxes, but will tell you. Republicans use a credit card to run up the debt, which we end up paying for anyways. Question. How does our new national debt get paid without raising taxes. Neither candidate will be able to do everything they say will because of it. Oh, Check out McCain's mortage solutiion. You will be paying more taxes.

What's hilarious is everybody is 'Joe The Plumber' if they aren't actually plumbers! Heck, the guy wasn't certified or even a part of the local plumber's union in his area. He doesn't own a business, but fantasizes about owning one. No plumber business makes over $250,000 dollars on average so no matter what Joe the fake plumber says, he would benefit from a Democratic tax plan in the White House because he makes less than that right now and would certainly make less should he get his would-be plumbing business off the ground.

Perfect! Get Voters to actually vote AGAINST a tax cut! The GOP is brilliant. How many uniformed voters will fall for this?

The latest AP Poll has this race as a statistical tie! 44 Obama to 43 McCain. Americans are finally realizing Obama is a radical Socialist!

Lets see: McCain was the one who would make famous anyone who requested Pork in bills, right?! I guess he forgot to say he'd sign those bills too! Bailout, Smailout - what is MCcain thinking?

Dont answer that, I'm afraid of the answer.

GO OBAMA/BIDEN 08

My gosh, they are beating this Joe the Plumber thing to death. It amazes me that his campaign just doesn't get it, anymore than McCain and Palin do. But, of course, there will always be voters out there that don't do their research and will vote only of what they hear during the campaign.

The Stimulus Package was created by the Democrat majority congress, as was the Bailout plan. The Republicans fought against both, because the plans have not and will not work. Wake up

As Obama said: "I’ve got nothing but love for Joe the plumber. That’s why I want to give him a tax cut”.

Obama's comments today reflect maturity and clarity on these and other issues, and he states accurately that McCain is just 'making up stuff' because they have nothing else.

Thoughtful voters will see through the McCain reactive jive n' hype, I do and I'm disgusted. The McCains as a couple appear to feel they are entitled to the White House, the Palins exhibit similar behavior. Just disgusting.

The McCain's cannot talk about 'sweat equity', they have been handed all of their wealth, how can you hae sweat equity in 7 houses? The Obamas on the other hand came from modest backgrounds, like most of us, they have true credibility.

MONTANAN FOR OBAMA!

BIG SKY COUNTRY TURNING BLUE!!!!

I have seen two examples today of McCain responding to various issues by telling members of the media "all I can do is laugh..." - as if its not enough to expect the electorate to select a woman who wants to start running the senate to her ideology, now we have a pres candidate who responds to issues by saying all he can do is laugh at it.

I used to be able to see retirement from my front porch - now I can't even see Russia!

GO OBAMA/BIDEN 08!

I saw this commercial this morning on tv here in Minnesota...it is truly laughable!

McCain wants to continue the economic policy of the last 8 years that "spread the wealth" to the rich. Obama want's to take some of the money that the rich received for the last 8 years and return it to where it belongs. Obama's "spread the wealth" is just spreading it back to where it was before Bush took over. The income gap between rich and poor people has widened more in the last 8 years than any time in history. Obama wants to end that and that's a good thing. McCain wants to widen that income gap even more.

Do you hear that sound? It's the sound of more voters abandoning the McCain campaign! Off they go...WHEEEE!

I'm Barbara the Paralegal. Apparently Joe the Plumber isn't sweating the IRS, to whom he owes back taxes. Obama's tax plan is a tax plan. Facts are facts: taxes have always been collected on our incomes and put toward government programs and mechanisms. Recognize unemployment insurance anyone? Social Security? Medicaire and Medicaid? This is not news, people. Further, the government has had its hands in plenty of "independent businesses" in this "capitalist" society throughout history: railroads, telephones, retirement plans and of course, the BILLIONS of dollars the current REPUBLICAN president is pouring into US Banks as well as buying STOCK in said banks. McCain's ad does not mention the bailout, OR the BILLIONS of dollars he will give in tax breaks to those companies who aren't sweating very much.
OBAMA/BIDEN '08 & '12 YES WE CAN!!

Like all McCain campaign ideas, this one also came out of the PLUMBER'S Crack!!!!!

Sean, I'm with you, this should be illegal. Lies, outright, bold faced lies.

Hey McCain,
Nobody but your base thinks Joe the plumber is a economic genius.
Remember what Christ commanded;
Let your abundance supply their want. (2 Cor. 8:14)

I can't wait for FactCheck to look at this one. Just look at some of the blatant lies:

Trillion Dollars

Joe The Plumber exists? (no license, doesn't pay taxes)

Taxation, in ANY form is spreading the wealth. When McCain stops buying bad mortgages, voting for bail outs and suggesting stimulus packages...then the two faced demon will be able to say he's not socialist. But for now, he's more socialist then Europe!

I'll take the socialist that wants to help 95% of america rather then just 5%!

Did the real Joe OK the use of his image and name in this new ad?

How is this not illegal? He WILL NOT RAISE YOUR TAXES! They get away with so much. It's one thing to mis-state the facts. It's completely a different issue to flat-out lie...

Yawn................................