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Joe the Plumber vs. Joe the Investor.(presidential elections, capital gains taxes)(Brief article)

Article from: U.S. News & World Report Article date: November 03, 2008 Author: Pethokoukis, James

Byline: James Pethokoukis

Joe the Plumber surely helped Team McCain focus its message on taxes and the economy. But what if there had been a Joe the Investor worried about the possibility of higher capital gains taxes, new 401(k) taxes and new business taxes? Remember, President Bush beat John Kerry by 12 percentage points, according to Zogby. John McCain has, maybe, a narrow lead over Barack Obama. Maybe. A recently appearance by McCain on CNBC saw precious little talk of how Obamanomics might negatively affect investors. McCain recently suggested a temporary halving of the ...

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Candidates Trade Barbs for Laughs

Posted Oct 17, 08 7:45 AM CDT in Politics 

Candidates Trade Barbs for Laughs
Source: AP Photo/Andrew Theodorakis, POOL

(Newser) – Just one night after their chilly final debate, Barack Obama and John McCain spent another evening in close proximity, with much different results. They poked fun at themselves, and each other, at New York’s Al Smith Dinner, an annual political roast that raises money for charity, reports the New York Times. The candidates sat at the same table, “without preconditions,” Obama noted. Each delivered a comic monologue that both tweaked and praised his opponent. Some samples:

  • McCain announced the dismissal of all his advisers. “All of their positions will now be held by a man named Joe the Plumber,” he said.
  • Obama discussed the dinner’s namesake: “It is often said that I share the politics of Alfred E. Smith and the ears of Alfred E. Newman.” He noted that he'd never met  the New York governor, who died in 1944, but “from everything Sen. McCain has told me, he was a great man.”

Source: New York Times

More about:  Barack Obama • Election 2008 • John McCain • Joe the Plumber

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