Inspired by an Untrue Story
Apparently unable to find any real middle-class, working people willing to support their not-very-friendly-to-the-middle-class policies, they made one up: Joe the Plumber. Joe, whose name is not Joe and who is not a licensed plumber and who is concerned that a business he does not have will be taxed too much if Obama rolls back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans which will only affect “Joe” if his business makes more than a quarter-million dollars after expenses, payroll and re-investment. Got it?
The insanity of the McCain argument culminated in the ad below which inspired today’s strip full of sheep.
It’s hilarious. They are literally trying to transform a bogus stooge into some kind of abstract American icon.
It’s the best illustration of the McCain-Palin campaign ever.
– Steve
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October 25th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I like how over the whole video, they’re trying to sell Joe the Plumber shirts.
October 26th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
I am Joe’s sense of false outrage.
October 26th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Chris,
Damn that’s brilliant!