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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Samuel Wurzelbacher

Samuel Wurzelbacher stories: 4 news summaries

 10 Accidental 
 Celebrities 

None of them sought the spotlight—at first

Nov 11, 09 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Some people set out to be famous; other people are made famous accidentally—and then they either run with it (see Levi Johnston) or don’t (see the guy that Dick Cheney shot). Newsweek runs down the top 10 accidental celebrities:
  • Harry Whittington: He probably made Dick Cheney angry,
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Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • Jessica Lynch • Jeremiah Wright • Lynndie England • Levi Johnston • Samuel Wurzelbacher

(Newser) - Meghan McCain talks to Out.com about her campaign for gay marriage and her role as pseudo-spokeswoman for a new generation of Republicans, and one line is sure to catch a lot of attention: "Joe the Plumber—you can quote me—is a dumbass," she says of the... More »

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gay rights • Meghan McCain • Joe the Plumber • Republicans • Samuel Wurzelbacher

 Gay Activist 
 Swipes Back at 
 Joe the Plumber 

Activist prez: Who cares?

May 7, 09 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Joe the Plumber's latest social commentary is a non-issue, according to a leading gay rights activist. “It would matter if Joe the Plumber mattered,” the Human Rights Campaign president said of Samuel Wurzelbacher’s recent labeling of gay people as “queer” as in “strange and unusual,... More »

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gay rights • homosexuality • Joe the Plumber • Samuel Wurzelbacher

(Newser) - Being honored at a Washington event last night skewering the liberal media made Samuel Wurzelbacher—better known as Joe the Plumber, of Campaign ’08 fame—“horny,” the Washington Post reports. “God, all this love and everything in the room—I’m horny,” the Republican everyman... More »

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Chris Matthews • Bill Maher • liberal media • Joe the Plumber • conservative media • Samuel Wurzelbacher • Media Research Center

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