McCain: "Joe the Bomber,uh Joe the Plumber" will turn the election

[Ichingcarpenter]

He's losing it



McCain slips, almost credits ‘Joe the Bomber’ for rise in polls.


uring an interview with a local Norfolk, VA ABC affiliate last week, John McCain was asked why he was not beating Barack Obama in the state, considering Virginia has voted for a Republican president in every election since 1964. McCain replied that he is doing better in more recent polling and nearly cited “Joe the Bomber” as the reason. He quickly corrected himself, saying “h — Joe the Plumber”:

Q: ith Virginia a reliably red state dating all the way back to 1964, how come you’re not doing better in the polls in Virginia?

MCCAIN: We’re doing much better actually, there’s a poll out today that shows we’re within about three so we’re moving up and moving up fast. And look, Joe the Bomb — uh — Joe the Plumber turned the whole thing around.


Watch it
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/11/03/mccain-joe-bomber/

[Lucky 13]

1. "My Fellow Prisoners", "Joe the Bomber"... is he mentally still in Nam??

[GoesTo11]

5. Too much Ayers on the brain?

[maxsolomon]

9. yes. yes he is.

"fight with me"? the man has untreated PTSD.

[liberalmuse]

2. Interesting.

{tinfoil hat on} If Cheney/Bush/McCain were concocting some sort of election day terror surprise, I'd say he just blew it. Bwahahaha! {/tinfoil hat off}

[truthisfreedom]

3. Joe the "Bama."

[Ilsa]

6. That's what I was thinking, too.

Obama is on McDone's mind ALL of the time. And it will only get worse after tomorrow!!!

[trof]

4. Oh jeez. It never stops.

Reason #235 I don't want this guy's finger on the button.

[Kaleko]

7. His subconscious is bubbling up like swamp gas,

contradicting his assertions that he's still on solid ground.

Blub, blub, blub... sinking fast.

[TwilightGardener]

8. I still do not get this JTP gimmick. It's not working, no one likes Sam the Fraud.

Such a strange stunt to campaign on.

[Shae]

10. "Joe the bomb -- Joe the plumber turned the whole thing around. . .

Joe the Plumber is/was a political gimmick . . .
Does he think that elections are won and lost through gimmicks?
--not by superior policy ideas, superior vision or superior leadership qualities?

Well, yeah, as also evidenced by the gimmickery of his VP selection.

[ginnyinWI]

14. that's what I was thinking

So he's been "clever" enough to get a few points using the "joe the plumber" meme. So what! Doesn't make you fit for the oval office!

This guy really needs a clue.

[sunnystarr]

11. When McCain heard "O" his mind finished with BAMA

So he says JOE and was gonna say BAMNA but caught himself and stopped at BAM ...

He has Barack on the brain :)

[ej510]

13. Damn Joe the Plumber is a terrorist.

[bdamomma]

12. oh this man is not well at all.

do we really need Lindsay Graham and Lieberman telling this man what to do. NO.

[Downtown Hound]

15. His Joe the whatever fetish is really starting to look pathetic

At first it was kind of annoying, then it quickly became silly, and now it's just downright sad. Do yourself and America a big favor John, just stop it now. It's embarrassing for all of us.

[bluedawg12]

16. Like his, "Fellow prisoners?" Say, does mclame have a man crush

on J the loser?