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Joe the Plumber

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On August 28, 2023
Ah yes, this fucking guy Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who briefly became “Joe the Plumber,” the metaphorical American middle-class Everyman, by injecting himself into the 2008 presidential campaign in an impromptu nationally-televised face-off with Barack Obama over taxing small businesses, died on Sunday at his home...

Election Night in Juneau

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On November 6, 2008

I have one final commentary up at MnIndy, whose editors have been kind enough to keep me busy for the past two months. I spent the evening bar-hopping and chatting.

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Moving Forward…

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On November 5, 2008
Fox News:On the downside, very disappointed in Prop 8 in California. We knew that Franken would be close, but I thought Merkley in Oregon would be a lock. And Alaska... I guess that saving Stevens is the wage of the Palin pick. Hangover is milder...

Dear PUMAs…

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On November 5, 2008

Thank you. Thank you for giving us Sarah Palin. If it hadn't been for your barely literate tirades about how you wouldn't vote for Barack Obama until he came to.

Bellwether Battleships

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On November 3, 2008
The Iowa class battleships (Wisconsin, New Jersey, Iowa, and Missouri) have a chance to go as a bloc this year. This has happened more often than you'd expect; all four went for Clinton in 1992 and 1996, for Reagan in 1980 and 1984, for Nixon...

Dude, that’s Harsh

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On October 31, 2008

Ouch:Asked by the host whether Palin could step in during a time of crisis, [Lawrence] Eagleburger reverted to sarcasm before leveling the harsh blow."It is a very good question," he.

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