The McCain Thread

[Excel]

omg that old joke was hysterical

 

[Etienne]

Jab at Bill there...

 

[Excel]

No, it was a jab at Bush

LOL...this is good.

Superman jokes...

LOL at the Hussien joke

 

[Etienne]

Jab at Fox News...again.

 

[Excel]

Now Barack getting all sentimental.

 

[Etienne]

Damn I love Hillary but she looks drunk off her ass, or she's just enjoying herself.

 

[danoyse]

The primetime SNL is ripping McCain to shreds right now.

 

[Matt]

Does anyone else find it troublesome that McCain and Bush have both paraphrased Herbert Hoover's famous, "The fundamentals of business are strong," (you know, which he said right before the market crashed bringing on the depression) in the same month?

 

[Matt]

The primetime SNL is ripping McCain to shreds right now.

I think it is horribly lame. SNL thursdays are sucking it up. They're not really funny. McCain lady went on waaay too long and was also played by an incredibly annoying actress.

 

[Goddessreicho]

Damn I love Hillary but she looks drunk off her ass, or she's just enjoying herself.

Heehee. She looked totally shloshed. Good for her.

 

[Etienne]

Heehee. She looked totally shloshed. Good for her.

 

[Gilpesh]

Does anyone else find it troublesome that McCain and Bush have both paraphrased Herbert Hoover's famous, "The fundamentals of business are strong," (you know, which he said right before the market crashed bringing on the depression) in the same month?

Which is hilarious with McCain trying to make Obama into Hoover...

 

[Etienne]

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[Superman4ever]

Say it ain't so Joe!

Joe Da Plumber's related-by law to none other than...*drumroll*...Charles Keating!

You'd think that McNugget might want to stay clear from that?

The "Joe the Plumber" Story Hits an Amazing New Low

Just when you didn't think things could get worse for John McCain -- they go in the toilet.

Literally.

So, you remember Joe the Plumber, who John McCain kept relentlessly bringing up. And up. The apparently undecided plumber who had complained to Barack Obama that he couldn't buy his own plumbing company because he'd have to pay 3% more in taxes. The plumber who John McCain lauded as an Everyman while oddly proclaiming "Congratulations! You're rich!" in the midst of a disastrous recession. The fellow who said that Barack Obama "tap dances better than Sammy Davis Jr."

That guy.

Well, it turns out he's the one gliding around the dance floor so much, you should expect to see him soon on "Dancing with the Stars."

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.

(By the way, lost in all the attention paid to John McCain not getting the same career-ending censure by the Senate, as did the other four defendants - the reason for that is because he'd been in the House of Representatives at the time of his transgression. The Senate decided that they didn't have jurisdiction over him to give the same penalty. So, his career was saved.)

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.

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.

Never mind that Joe the Plumber says he wasn't convinced by Sen. Obama's argument. Given his background, why should he be?

Never mind that Joe the Plumber is concerned about a tax increase if his business makes over $250,000. After all, since any business has an estimated value of five times its annual profit - that means Joe's hoped-for business is valued at $1.25 million. So, either he has that in the bank or can get a loan for its value. (Assuming he can get a loan today, of course...). Though, now you see why John McCain gave Joe the Plumber a shout out, "Congratulations! You're rich!"

But then, maybe John McCain gave Joe the Plumber a shout-out because he wanted to give a boost to a friend's relative. Nice touch.

So, apparently these are the people who John McCain seems to keep palling around with.

Mind you, I thought it odd when John McCain first brought up Joe Wurzelbacher's but then never referred to his last name again. I thought perhaps he'd forgotten it. Or it was too hard to pronounce. Apparently though there was a better reason for him to quit saying the name "Wurzelbacher" 24 times. If only Sen. McCain (R-AZ) had remembered the pesky Tivo, where you can rewind.

Now, in fairness, John McCain might not have known than Joe Wurzelbacher was from that same Wurzelbacher family. He might have thought it was just some regular Wurzelbacher. And who knows, maybe they're not even related?

But never mind all of that. This is an election, and what matters is the votes. And in the end, if John McCain wants the vote of Joe the Plumber, then he'll likely get it. That was his point all night, after all. Of course, he might not getting the votes of many other plumbers.

The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters has endorsed Barack Obama.

"Obama will help us keep existing jobs and work to develop new, higher paying jobs here in America, reform our health care system, fix our ailing schools and make sure that the pensions of our retirees are safe," the UAPP said.

By the way, as long as we're on the matter of John McCain forgetting the name of Joe Wurzelbacher and who he's related to. There's one other name he forgot at the debate.

Barack Obama.

At the end of the evening, Mr. Obama began his final statement by thanking Sen. McCain and "Bob for moderating." When it was John McCain's time, he too thanked Bob Schieffer by name, then turned to Sen. Obama, looked at him, hesitated briefly, and then sayd, "And you."

At least he didn't say "Joe Wurzelbacher."

For the 25th time.

 

[Marx]

I leave, then come back to find that Excel is on a probationary ban??? What have I missed?

 

[Gilpesh]

It's that Humping McCain!

He's taking out posters left and right!

 

[Marx]

It's that Humping McCain!

He's taking out posters left and right!

I thought Hitman originally posted that? Not Excel? Now I am confused.

 

[Bathead]

It seems that NcCain and friends keep bringing up these people like Ayers and Joe the plumber without bothering to do any comprehensive research? So far every time they do that, It comes back to bite him in the A$$. This is the same incompetence that Bush showed when preparing for the Iraq war. Seems like McCain is a lot more like Bush than he would care to believe. We don't need this kind of bumbling anymore.

 

[Gilpesh]

I thought Hitman originally posted that? Not Excel? Now I am confused.

I don't know either.... I just wanted to blame McCain.

 

[Gilpesh]

Anyone watching Letterman?

McCain is lying again and playing the victim again...

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Yeah, I saw that Letterman interview. He stopped getting applause from the audience towards the end.

 

[Gilpesh]

Reagan... ugh.

I wish Dave were pushing him more...

 

[Gilpesh]

And McCain lies more... and more.

He almost tried to say he didn't know Palin had said, "He pals around with terrorists".

Then tried to say that Obama hadn't cleared it up... newsflash... OBAMA JUST DID IN THE SAME ROOM AS YOU, SITTING FACE TO FACE WITH YOU.

Really? Reeeeeeeeeally? This is what some people want as president?

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Oh God, Letterman bit*h slap

 

[CaptainClown]

And McCain lies more... and more.

He almost tried to say he didn't know Palin had said, "He pals around with terrorists".

Then tried to say that Obama hadn't cleared it up... newsflash... OBAMA JUST DID IN THE SAME ROOM AS YOU, SITTING FACE TO FACE WITH YOU.

Really? Reeeeeeeeeally? This is what some people want as president?

It reminds me of Lazur when he keeps wanting Obama to "Tell us who he really is." They won't be happy until they get the answer that they are looking for.