Ron Paul’s Social Security Hypocrisy, Jon Stewart Catches Another Fox News Distortion and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jun 21, 2012 A look at the day's political happenings, including a top Obama administration official facing a contempt vote, a new birther conspiracy and "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart takes on Fox News (yet again). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: Joe Plumbs the Middle East

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2009 So Joe the Plumber is off to report on the Gaza conflict for Pajamas Media. Is this one of the signs of the apocalypse? Jon Stewart breaks it down in this "Daily Show" clip after his in-depth analysis of a recent presidential huddle at the White House. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe the Plumber to Report on Gaza — Seriously

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2009 The Paris Hilton of conservative politics is back and more preposterous than ever. Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher is headed to the Middle East to report on the war in Gaza for Pajamas Media. But isn't that dangerous? Not to worry, says Joe: "Being a Christian I'm pretty well protected by God, I believe." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe the Plumber Refuses to Go Away

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2008 Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher is determined to prolong his flash-in-the-pan political stardom. The media ham's Web site, featuring "Joe the Blogger" and "Joe the Forum," promotes his "Forthcoming Book on American Values." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Shepard Smith on Ralph Nader, Joe the Plumber

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2008 It was a Fox News love-in when anchor Shepard Smith visited "The O'Reilly Factor" to talk about his recent televised face-offs with Ralph Nader and Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Joe the Plumber’ in 2010?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2008 Life took an unexpected turn for Joe Wurzelbacher, or "Joe the Plumber," when he became a kind of human talking point for John McCain and Barack Obama during their last debate, and now Wurzelbacher has apparently taken a shine to politics. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Communication Scholars Speak Out About Negative Campaigning

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2008 A group of top American communication professors have crafted and signed a statement calling on the McCain campaign, primarily, to stop its negative campaigning. "The purposeful dissemination of messages that a communicator knows to be false and inflammatory is unethical. It is that simple," the statement says. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Joe the Strummer

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Joe, the Plumber Who Wasn’t

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 Things really aren't going well for John McCain, but then he has only himself to blame. Take Joe the Plumber, whom McCain mentioned more than 20 times in Wednesday's debate. For the record, Joe's name is Sam, and he's not a plumber. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )