The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 10/16/08

The least horrific 'plumber's butt' photo I could find...

-Headline of the day-
"Joe not a licensed plumber, McCain's enthusiasm not diminished."

Turns out "Joe the Plumber" from last night's debate is really "Joe the Not-A-Plumber." Joe Wurzelbacher has no license, so one assumes he does no plumbing. This hasn't stopped John McCain from using the guy as a totem.

"I'm probably going to call him this morning," McCain said. "I thought he would probably be up late. I heard that his -- that his phone lines were pretty well flooded. But I think we're going to be spending some time together.” Maybe McCain can convince the remaining uncommitted that Wurzelbacher's his real VP.

Of course, Joe would come with his own problems -- most notably being a tax-critic who doesn't pay his taxes. He has a better than thousand-dollar tax lien against him.

Yeah, John. Why don't you get together with him and make a big deal about it? Obama would send you a thank you note. (Politico)


-Good ol' fashioned racist humor-
G-o-o-o-o-o-l-l-l-l-e-e-e-e, but this is a hoot!



That's an "Obama buck," from the California-based Chaffey Community Republican Women, Federated. And, yes, that's fried chicken, ribs, and a slice of watermelon. And, yes, it's labeled "United States Food Stamps."

The president of the group, Diane Fedele, denies the obviously racist image is racist, preferring instead to pretend she's a brain donor. "I didn't see it the way that it's being taken," she says. "I never connected. It was just food to me."

As always, Republicans leave you to come to one of two conclusions; they're either lying or stupid. And, as always, I say they're both. (Think Progress)


-That explains a lot-
Turns out that John McCain let Weekly Standard editor, New York Times columnist, and perpetually boneheaded doorknob Bill Kristol talk him into choosing Governor Moose-O-Lini as his running mate. To give you an idea of just what a talent Kristol has for screwing up royally, he was a founding member of the Project for a New American Century -- the neocon group that thought invading Iraq was just the best freakin' idea anyone ever had.

Speaking to Salon's Glenn Greenwald, journalist Scott Horton said that the McCain camp has buyer's remorse. "It’s a total disaster, as one [McCain insider] describes to me," Horton said. "And there is a sort of blame game going on there."

"I would say the anger and irritation between a number of the senior people in the McCain camp and Bill Kristol is become really acute," he said. "They view this man as the guy who gave them this albatross, Sarah Palin. I think there’s a lot of real anger about it."

Seriously, why on Earth does anyone still listen to Bill Kristol? The guy's an obvious moron. I doubt he can manage a belt buckle without a diagram. Still, if Republicans still want to turn to him for election advice, by all means, go ahead -- I think it's working out great!

Just stay away from him on the foreign policy stuff, OK? (Think Progress)