Yo Joe!

[andophiroxia]

Joe the Plumber is for McCain! He went on the campaign trail!

So far it's in Ohio only, but that means something!

'Joe the Plumber' Backs Claim That Obama Would Bring 'Death to Israel'

Joe Wurzelbacher, on his first campaign trail appearance for John McCain, says he agrees that a vote for Barack Obama would be "a vote for the death to Israel."


Joe Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. "Joe the Plumber," on Tuesday twice agreed with a claim from an audience member at a John McCain rally that "a vote for Barack Obama is a vote for the death to Israel."
Wurzelbacher was hitting the campaign trail on behalf of McCain for the first time, joining former Rep. Rob Portman on a GOP bus tour through Ohio.
At a stop in Columbus, he fielded the question on Israel from a self-identified Jewish senior citizen.
The questioner said he was "concerned" with Barack Obama's associations and "It's my belief that a vote for Obama is a vote for the death to Israel."
Wurzelbacher responded: "I do know that."
The questioner then complained about Obama's tax policies and reiterated his Israel comment.
"Well, you know what, I'll actually go ahead and agree with you on that one," Wurzelbacher said. "You know ... no, I agree with ya.'"
Wurzelbacher's first trip to the podium as a McCain surrogate was freewheeling. He often apologized to reporters gathered in a flag store for talking from his gut.
"I'm honestly scared for America," Wurzelbacher said.
He later said Obama would end the democracy that the U.S. military had defended during wars.
"I love America. I hope it remains a democracy, not a socialist society. ... If you look at spreading the wealth, that's honestly right out of Karl Marx's mouth," Wurzelbacher said.
"No one can debate that. That's not my opinion. That's fact."
Though "Joe the Plumber" has become a centerpiece of McCain's campaign in the closing days of the presidential race, McCain aides told FOX News the Republican nominee does not share Wurzelbacher's opinion on Obama's view toward Israel.
Obama states on his Web site that he strongly supports the U.S.-Israel relationship, as well as Israel's right to defend itself and foreign assistance to the country.
McCain, though, has suggested Obama's commitment to Israel is not as deep as it should be.
A McCain TV ad out Tuesday ridicules Obama for saying Iran, whose president is openly hostile toward Israel, is a "tiny" country that "doesn't pose a serious threat."
The narrator says: "Terrorism, destroying Israel, those aren't serious threats? Obama -- dangerously unprepared to be president."

Link here.

On other news, apparently she did this as a "favor". Hmmmmmmm.

Report: Clerk Charged with Misconduct for Unlawfully Accessing Information on 'Joe the Plumber' A records clerk in Ohio has reportedly come under fire for illegally accessing information on "Joe the Plumber" through a statewide database.


FOXNews.com
Wednesday, October 29, 2008

A records clerk in Ohio has been charged with gross misconduct after unlawfully using a state database to access information on the man famously known as "Joe the Plumber," the Toledo police department confirmed to FOXNews.com.

Julie McConnell, a long-time records clerk with the department's investigative services bureau, used the database -- called the Law Enforcement Automated Data System or LEADS -- to access information on Joe Wurzelbacher.

Wurzelbacher, a 34-year-old Ohio man looking to buy a plumbing business, rose to political fame after questioning Barack Obama on his "spreading the wealth" remarks during an Oct. 12 rally in Holland, Ohio. He has since become a symbol for John McCain's campaign, which says Obama proposes to raise taxes on small businesses.

McConnell allegedly used the LEADS database to confirm Wurzelbacher's address at the request of a local television reporter, Toledo police Chief Mike Navarre told FOXNews.com.

"You can't use that database unless it was for law enforcement purposes," Navarre said.

"If Wurzelbacher was a witness to a crime or a victim of a crime or a suspect to a crime and we needed to confirm his address, we could go in there to get it," he said.

An internal investigation into McConnell's activity was launched when the Toledo police received a phone call from the Ohio Highway Patrol, questioning why information on Wurzelbacher was accessed, Navarre said.

Similarly, a state agency director in Ohio has also come under under fire for reportedly authorizing a check on a state child-support computer system to determine if Wurzelbacher was up-to-date on any ordered child-support payments.

Navarre described McConnell as a "good employee," who has been with the department for 13 years.

"There was no ill intent here. There was no political purpose here. She was simply trying to do someone a favor," said Navarre, adding that the information McConnell provided was public record.

A disciplinary hearing is being scheduled for McConnell, who has not yet been found guilty.

"The level of discipline has not yet been determined yet," Navarre said.

Link here.

Sure, it is what it is.

[Ozzie]

And they said the KGB was dead ...

[andophiroxia]

Well Komrade Obama wishes there was. You should hear him talk about the US Constitution being bad because it wouldn't authorize the redistribution of wealth.

[MrsMcGee]

"There was no ill intent here. There was no political purpose here. She was simply trying to do someone a favor," said Navarre, adding that the information McConnell provided was public record.

Okay, so, when my neighbor wants a new car, I'll go out and steal one for him and when I get busted, I'll just say I was doing my neighbor a favor.... yeah, that'll fly. ILLEGAL IS ILLEGAL - are we freaking Bill Clinton here??? Depends on your definition of "illegal"?!?!