Posted on 10/15/2008 11:37:28 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo
Links Here in Japanese to Japanese commentary about last night's debate and elevates the issue of *JOE THE PLUMBER* as indicative of middle class concerned Americans.
Translates him as [働く配管工のジョー] "Hataraku Haikanko no Joe-san" (literally, "Joe, the Working Plumber"), and states he is an interesting developing campaign story in the USA delineating the differences between McCain and Obama on basic TAX ISSUES.
Going global, folks. From my own research just now, even some of the dummies over at DU's heads are exploding in anger over this sudden, new, real live NARRATIVE to the American political landscape, Joe The Plumber (who conveniently is opposed to Obama). They are now trying to dig up things on this real "Average Joe", Joe W., some calling him a racist (I know, I know, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1), or that he is not registered to vote, the whole usual panicking liberal nine yards. LOL.
The Left doesn’t know how to respond to normal, straight men.
Todd Palin and Joe the Plumber are two prime examples.
Wealth Spread - It’s delicious!
XR7, that is the funniest graphic I have seen in awhile. Kudos!
I think this is quoting McCain ( マケイン ) telling Obama ( オバマ ) that he's not running against Bush, etc.
Joe Isuzu would be proud.
I just emailed Drudge about this phenom so that it might start getting some viral traction in the U.S. Maybe that way the MSM (or at least the Mac campaign) will give it some play. Email Drudge!
Hey...that’s the American way!
They certainly are!
Love Joe.. an American we can all identify with. Kind of reminds me of that Jimmy Stewart character in an old movie.....hmmmmmm.
You know there’s got to be an evil politician in the background just waiting for the opportunity to sink him.
Prayers for Joe and all the Joes out there and their families.
Joe the Plumber for Reality Czar...
McCain should not drop Ayers etc but incorporate all his socialist friends with joe the plumber as they all believe in redistributing the wealth..........
0bama’s moment in the space simulator...
OMG, you are right. The DUhmmies are going totally JIHAD over "Joe the Plumber" and his refusal to sacrifice his hard earnings for "our dear leader's" socialist crusade.
Here's one nutjob's summary at DUh:
"He's already been found to not even be registered to vote (very patriotic of him) as well as potentially having close family ties to Charles Keating and a big Republican donor in his family. Also looks like he is not just Joe the Plumber but instead owns multiple companies in Ohio. And on the other hand tells Couric that he makes much less than $250k so would actually be paying less in taxes under Obama but he is still "scared" because what if Obama tries to raise taxes on his lower income some day. He just gets caught in his own lies, an obvious symbol of a weak mind.
The media as usual is going to be behind the curve on this. The Joe moron has already done interviews with right-wing groups and essentially spewed verbatim the typical Limbaugh/Hannity talking points. He is a fraud, pure and simple. The media is going to play him up as the darling regular Joe who got thrust into the national spotlight but that is anything but the case, he put himself there on purpose. It was clear from his Couric interview as well as his right-wing interviews that he is in the tank for McCain and an unbelievable racist (comparing Obama to Sammy Davis Jr.)."
Could even stick one to the hood of my truck. Viral indeed!
Thanks, this is beyond funny.
"You can call me Sarah, you can call me Joe.
We know what this is for! Don't ya know."
This sort of thing can take off if we don’t let the democrats define it, we make it what WE want it to mean
and don’t give a damn if they don’t like it.
Time to clear the mess in Washington.
Clear the jam in Washington! LOL!
correct
Thanks! Well then, by all means, let us tell Mr. DRUDGE, of more instances, to show it is going globally viral regarding "Joe the Plumber"), that now the Sekkai Nippon daily in Japan is picking it up.
特に、マケイン氏が攻撃材料として積極的に用いたのが、今週オハイオ州で選挙運動を行ったオバマ氏と同州の配管工ジョー・ウルツェルバッカーさんが交わした会話だ。小さな会社の買収を検討しているウルツェルバッカーさんがオバマ氏の税制改革について増税の懸念を示したところ、オバマ氏は低所得者への「富の分配」が必要との考えを示した。マケイン氏は討論会でこの発言を問題視し、「言い換えれば、ジョーの金を取り上げて、オバマ氏に渡し、それを分配するということだ。オバマ氏の政策の背後にある前提は階級闘争だ」と痛烈な批判を展開した。
ROUGH TRANSLATION: "Particularly of note in the debate was McCain picking up some attack materials and using them in a strong fashion against Obama, relating to Obama's conversation with a plumber in Ohio named Joe Wurzelbacher. The Ohio plumber asked Mr. Obama about his plans for tax policy and expressed concerns that his own taxes as a businessperson would be raised (under Obama). But in his reply, Obama told the plumber that "wealth has to be spread". McCain then used this ammunition in the debate, hitting Obama with 'OK, in other words, Sen. Obama is saying to Joe, I am going to take your money, and I will use it, and I will then redistribute your wealth', and in doing so is engaging in class warfare in the United States." McCain hit Obama strongly in the debate on this incident."--Reporter Toshiyuki Hayakawa, Washington
/end Freepranslation from J-to-E
Hot diggity dawg!
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