Hey, your life savings are gone, says John McCain, but “we’ll rebuild them.” And watch out for that Obama guy (“He’s quite a talker”); he wants to tax what’s left of those savings.
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All the traveling, all the speeches, all the money, all the consultants, all the strategy meetings. And in the end it all comes down to Joe the Plumber.
Barack Obama says he’s gonna hand out free money to a whole lotta folks. Just go to the “Obama-Biden Tax Calculator” and find out how much free money, er, tax credit you’ll receive.
In this clip from the Obama campaign “Al the Shoe Salesman” discovers he’ll bank $1000 bucks and — Hot Damn! — he’s voting for Obama!
Barack Obama’s “Spread the Wealth” comment is the target of this 30-second spot from the McCain campaign. “I’m Joe the Plumber” declare a diverse group of citizens who don’t much like the idea of “working harder just to pay more taxes.”
Here’s what class warrior Barney Frank has in store for you if Obama wins the White House.
Sound Bite: “There are a lot of very rich people out there whom we can tax at a point down the road and recover some of this money.”
John McCain cited Joe the Plumber numerous times in last night’s debate and today he features Joe in a new 30-minute spot. Tick-tick-tick-tick. . . . Your 15 minutes are up, Joe. The leaky pipes need fixing.
Why it’s Joe the Plumber, of course.
Here’s the original conversation in an Ohio suburb between Barack Obama and Joe Wurzelbacher. Joe talks about his plan to buy a plumbing company and asks Obama why he wants to raise taxes on hardworking, successful folks like him. Obama explains his theory of trickle-up economics and tells Joe we need to “spread the wealth around.”
Here’s Joe with Neil Cavuto. Joe doesn’t think much of Obama’s “Robin Hood” economics and calls him a “socialist.”
Joe tells Katie Couric that Obama tap danced “almost as good as Sammy Davis, Jr.” around his question.
“Congressional liberals” Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank are gonna take your money and reward “their friends.” Just like Barack Obama.
Sound Bite: “Taxes for you. Pork for them.”
The battle over who will raise taxes continues. In this latest ad volley, Obama says McCain will impose a “new tax on health benefits . . . the largest middle-class tax increase in history.” (And in case you’ve forgotten: McCain=Bush)
Sound Bite: “You won’t find one word about it on his Web site but the McCain tax could cost your family thousands. Can you afford it?”
Barack Obama says he will cut taxes. He’s not telling the truth says this 30-second spot from John McCain.
Better Off
Sarah Palin stars in this 30-second spot that says Obama will “add a massive tax burden to the American economy.”
Week
McCain says it’s been a wacky week full of partisan wrangling. He says he’s the leader who can pull us together and grow our economy. Thank goodness he un-suspended his campaign.
Fraudulent
This Spanish language ad says McCain is a true friend of Latinos. Obama and Biden are gringos who speak out of both sides of their mouths.
In a recent days, the Senator from Scranton has opined on a number of occasions that it’s “patriotic” for so-called “wealthy” folks to pay higher taxes. Not surprisingly, the McCain campaign gives him the business in this new ad.
Sound Bite: “Lots more taxes . . . lots more patriots.”
Here’s Biden on the true meaning of patriotism:
In a speech today in St. Louis, Barack Obama says his tax plan would “cut taxes for 95% of workers,“ while John McCain’s proposals would provide “tax breaks and loopholes” for big corporations and wealthy Americans. He also pledges to bring “Democrats and Republicans together” to provide “affordable, quality healthcare for all.”
This “web ad” from John McCain says Mitt Romney “seems to change positions like the wind.”
“Mittsurfing”
Mitt Romney jumps on a John Kerry-type moment from Senator McCain.
“Waltz”
Rudy Giuliani explains — once again — why his campaign strategy of ignoring the early primaries and concentrating on Florida will work.
Here’s Rudy talking about cutting taxes to stimulate the economy at The Villages in Florida:
