VP candidate Palin introduces 'Ed the Dairyman'

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

ROSWELL, N.M. – Joe the Plumber, meet Ed the Dairyman.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke to a crowd of about 10,000 supporters Sunday in a Roswell airplane hangar, not only making a reference to Joe the Plumber, but alluding several times to "Ed the Dairyman" after seeing someone in the crowd holding a sign identifying himself that way.

She warned voters about Democratic plans to raise taxes "on America's hard-working families and our small businesses and a lot of folks just like Joe the Plumber and Ed the Dairyman out there."

Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber from Holland, Ohio, became a media sensation last week when Republican presidential candidate John McCain referred to "Joe the Plumber" several times during a debate with Democrat Barack Obama.

Palin challenged the tax plan advocated by Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, which she warned would expand government and "destroy jobs" by redistributing wealth.

"Barack Obama calls it spreading the wealth. Joe Biden calls higher taxes patriotic," Palin said. "But Joe the Plumber and Ed the Dairyman, I believe they think it sounds more like socialism.

"Friends, now is no time to experiment with socialism," she told the cheering crowd.

Palin, appearing near a big American flag and a large sign that read "Victory in New Mexico," hammered on energy policy, saying New Mexico shares a lot with Alaska when it comes to energy.

She called for drilling in the United States to reduce dependence on foreign oil and said all energy possibilities should be considered, including solar, wind, clean coal and offshore oil and gas drilling.

"Our opponents keep saying, 'No, no, no,' to sound and responsible energy solutions," she said. "Drilling in New Mexico and elsewhere can be an economic engine to provide jobs."

She drew cheers from the crowd when she said, "We'll drill here, we'll drill now."

McCain, she said, would cut business taxes, double child tax deductions for families and cut capital gains taxes.

Palin said McCain wants her to take the lead on helping families with special needs children. She was carrying her son Trig, who has Down syndrome, when she landed in Roswell to cheers from the crowd.

In an interview Sunday with New York's WWOR-TV, Palin called for more funding for the National Institutes of Health. "We haven't prioritized so enough funds go there to strengthen that, so we can start finding these cures," she said.

Asked what the hardest part of campaigning was, Palin said: "Toughest has been the shots taken against the kids, against the family. ... You know, you got the mama grizzly bear in you sometimes. You want to rear up on hind legs and say, wait a minute. ... It has nothing to do with taking the country in a new direction."

Palin began her remarks in New Mexico with a reference to her appearance on "Saturday Night Live" hours earlier, saying there was no place she would rather be than live from Roswell on Sunday afternoon.

Her visit to Roswell came two days after Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared at a rally at the Mesilla plaza near Las Cruces, also in southern New Mexico.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081020/ap_on_el_pr/palin

So this is the new strategery of choice - to pick out the Joe the Plumbers in the audience and slam Obama's tax plan on the basis of a false premise - that the average person will be worse off with his proposals. Pretty thin soup really.

This sort of thing really calls for one of those guerila satirists to get involved. Someone needs to speak up for the downtrodden USPS worker - Postman Pat!

Who is looking out for Fireman Sam?

Edited October 20, 2008 by Paul Daniels

[rebeccajo 14]

How about BeautyQueen Barbie?

Who's gonna buy baby a new pair of shoes?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

How about BeautyQueen Barbie?

Who's gonna buy baby a new pair of shoes?

Mama Grizzly bear will rear up on her hind legs and tear Washington a new one - you-betcha, darn tootin'!

Well Palin was in the right place - a shame the aliens didn't come to take her away

[Mononoke28 135]

Joe the Plumber can kiss my @$$.

Diana

[SteveLaura 0]

Palin, appearing near a big American flag and a large sign that read "Victory in New Mexico"...

... which was quickly taken down when she realised she was in New Hampshire.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Palin, appearing near a big American flag and a large sign that read "Victory in New Mexico"...

... which was quickly taken down when she realised she was in New Hampshire.

For some reason that made me think of Leslie Nielsen's character from The Naked Gun.

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

Joe the Plumber can kiss my @$$.

Diana

And about the OP:

Are you kidding me?? What the hell is a mama grizzly bear? This is turning into Sesame Street, Joe the Plumber, Ed the Dairyman.

Live from Roswell on Saturday afternoon not really...

Yeah, Biden was about 30 min away from yours truly but too bad he came during working hours if Obama comes this way, which he should, I would even take some time off to see him speak.

[pedroh 21]

ROSWELL, N.M. – Joe the Plumber, meet Ed the Dairyman.

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke to a crowd of about 10,000 supporters Sunday in a Roswell airplane hangar, not only making a reference to Joe the Plumber, but alluding several times to "Ed the Dairyman" after seeing someone in the crowd holding a sign identifying himself that way.

She warned voters about Democratic plans to raise taxes "on America's hard-working families and our small businesses and a lot of folks just like Joe the Plumber and Ed the Dairyman out there."

Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber from Holland, Ohio, became a media sensation last week when Republican presidential candidate John McCain referred to "Joe the Plumber" several times during a debate with Democrat Barack Obama.

Palin challenged the tax plan advocated by Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, which she warned would expand government and "destroy jobs" by redistributing wealth.

"Barack Obama calls it spreading the wealth. Joe Biden calls higher taxes patriotic," Palin said. "But Joe the Plumber and Ed the Dairyman, I believe they think it sounds more like socialism.

"Friends, now is no time to experiment with socialism," she told the cheering crowd.

Palin, appearing near a big American flag and a large sign that read "Victory in New Mexico," hammered on energy policy, saying New Mexico shares a lot with Alaska when it comes to energy.

She called for drilling in the United States to reduce dependence on foreign oil and said all energy possibilities should be considered, including solar, wind, clean coal and offshore oil and gas drilling.

"Our opponents keep saying, 'No, no, no,' to sound and responsible energy solutions," she said. "Drilling in New Mexico and elsewhere can be an economic engine to provide jobs."

She drew cheers from the crowd when she said, "We'll drill here, we'll drill now."

McCain, she said, would cut business taxes, double child tax deductions for families and cut capital gains taxes.

Palin said McCain wants her to take the lead on helping families with special needs children. She was carrying her son Trig, who has Down syndrome, when she landed in Roswell to cheers from the crowd.

In an interview Sunday with New York's WWOR-TV, Palin called for more funding for the National Institutes of Health. "We haven't prioritized so enough funds go there to strengthen that, so we can start finding these cures," she said.

Asked what the hardest part of campaigning was, Palin said: "Toughest has been the shots taken against the kids, against the family. ... You know, you got the mama grizzly bear in you sometimes. You want to rear up on hind legs and say, wait a minute. ... It has nothing to do with taking the country in a new direction."

Palin began her remarks in New Mexico with a reference to her appearance on "Saturday Night Live" hours earlier, saying there was no place she would rather be than live from Roswell on Sunday afternoon.

Her visit to Roswell came two days after Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden appeared at a rally at the Mesilla plaza near Las Cruces, also in southern New Mexico.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081020/ap_on_el_pr/palin

So this is the new strategery of choice - to pick out the Joe the Plumbers in the audience and slam Obama's tax plan on the basis of a false premise - that the average person will be worse off with his proposals. Pretty thin soup really.

This sort of thing really calls for one of those guerila satirists to get involved. Someone needs to speak up for the downtrodden USPS worker - Postman Pat!

Who is looking out for Fireman Sam?

postman pat can't vote silly.. he's not American

[EstebanTrabajos 7]

THE Hillary is coming to town on Sat!

[SteveLaura 0]

Fireman Sam has links to Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru.

[pedroh 21]

separatist!

[Peikko 1,575]

I want to know how the McCain tax plan will benefit Homer the cartoon character ave Joe dad. What's he do these days anyway? The last time I watched he wasn't a nuclear power worker anymore...I'm confused

[SteveLaura 0]

Will Dan the cowboy be better off under McCain's tax plans? Cow pies don't grow on trees, you know.

[mud 0]

what about eric the midget?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Will Dan the cowboy be better off under McCain's tax plans? Cow pies don't grow on trees, you know.

I wonder what Texas Pete thinks of all this.