http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/Joe+Wurzelbacher/John+McCain/Joe+the+plumber/default.aspxTags: Joe Wurzelbacher, John McCain, Joe the plumberenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/10/16/joe-and-the-feeding-frenzy.aspxThu, 16 Oct 2008 21:05:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:3860Rachael Larimore0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/3860.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3860Rosa, I'm glad we can agree on something ! I, too, feel sorry for Joe. The way the media has responded to him today has been appalling. For a time, the lead story on NYTimes.com was "Joe the Plumber is under scrutiny, " even highlighting ominously that...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/10/16/joe-and-the-feeding-frenzy.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3860" width="1" height="1">John McCainelection '08Joe the plumberJoe Wurzelbacherhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/10/15/say-it-ain-t-so-joe.aspxThu, 16 Oct 2008 02:17:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:3849Emily Bazelon0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/3849.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3849According to the Washington Post , McCain got it wrong tonight when he said that, under Obama's health-care plan, Joe the plumber would pay a fine if he didn't provide his employees health insurance, because the Obama plan has an exemption for small businesses....(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/10/15/say-it-ain-t-so-joe.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3849" width="1" height="1">Barack ObamaJohn McCaindebates'08 electionJoe the plumberJoe Wurzelbacher