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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (433975)	11/9/2008 1:35:05 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1573927

Ten, Joe elevated himself to target, no one else. He could have told McCain to GFY, like Jessica Lynch told the army. But, he WANTED the celebrity. Being examined and judged is part of the package.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (433975)	11/9/2008 2:52:00 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573927

I'm watching a press club meeting on C-SPAN right now. NYTimes, AP, Dan Rather are all there. I wish I could go there and ask them if they're proud of the hit job they did on Joe the Plumber. Why are you not mad at McCain for promoting joe and bringing him to everyone's attention? And why don't you find his current position re. taxes even a little bit hypocritical since he was so willing to take advantage of welfare? And why do your party's icons have such questionable ethics?

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (433975)	11/9/2008 10:54:04 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1573927

Our long national nightmare is over: Joe the Plumber just paid off his tax lien. Now does he get to ask questions about them? Oh, and the government functionary who abused her power in order to investigate him has been put on paid leave.* Congratulations, taxpayers of Ohio. Your inquisitors can be assured of a soft landing. On your dime. Posted by Jim Treacher jimtreacher.com *But not for abusing her powers in investigating Joe: Note that she is not being put on leave due to her criminal dirt-digging on Joe the Plumber. Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and former head of that department in Montgomery County, has been placed on paid administrative leave by Gov. Ted Strickland. Strickland said on Friday, Nov. 7, that he took the action "due to the possibility, as yet unconfirmed, that a state computer or state e-mail account was used to assist in political fund raising." "I have asked Inspector General Tom Charles to include this matter in his current, ongoing investigation," Strickland said in a press release. Strickland said he has asked Jan Allen, his cabinet secretary, to serve as acting director of the agency. Charles already was investigating reports that a department computer was used to gather personal information about "Joe the Plumber" — Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher of suburban Toledo — after Wurzelbacher emerged as a key figure in the presidential race in Ohio. Anyone suspect they're planning to ask for her resignation over this other offense so they can then close the books on the truly serious investigation, claiming it's moot? ace.mu.nu I don't know about the last point - both sets of charges seem serious to me.