Plungers greet Obama at Virginia Rally

[5711-Marine]

Posted: 12:44 PM ET

From CNN Political Director Sam Feist



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From left to right: Will Croswell, of the Washington D.C. area; Andrew Butash, of Scranton, Pennsylvania; Byron Hodkinson, from Melbourne, Austrailia; and Charlie Smith, also from the Washington D.C. area, greeted Sen. Obama in Virginia Friday. (Photo Credit: Sasha Johnson/CNN)

ROANOKE, Virginia (CNN) — The new symbol of the McCain campaign: the plunger.

As Democratic nominee Barack Obama pulled into the Roanoke Civic Center on Friday, he was greeted by the usual McCain campaign supporters that show at Obama rallies. But this time, those waving McCain-Palin signs were joined by dozens of people waving standard-issue plungers. Some wore white t-shirts emblazoned with "I AM JOE THE PLUMBER" on the front. The protesters all said they were volunteers and not paid by the McCain campaign.

The plungers serve as a reference to the 2008 campaign's latest cult personality, Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher of Holland Ohio. (Joe is actually his middle name. First name: Samuel).

While the plungers emerged in Roanoke, McCain's vice presidential running mate Sarah Palin told a fundraiser in neighboring North Carolina Thursday night that she's already tired of "Joe the Plumber."

"Don't make me say Joe the Plumber, please, in any speeches," Palin said.

Filed under: Barack Obama • Joe the plumber • John McCain • Virginia

[SteveXD]

These two where at a McCain Rally that I went to in Downingtown yesterday.

[Robert Kayland]

A plunger as symbolic of the McCain campaign is just too a propos.

Much as I hate to admit it, the Republicans are going into the crapper in November... the Democrats could have run just about anybody this year and he/she would win... as a matter of fact, the Dems ARE running just anybody... and he's going to win. (sigh)

/hope I'm wrong...

[adymond]

Freakin priceless. I love the jab at Palin at the end though. She's "tired" of Joe the Plumber and the fundraisers dictate what she says. Of course because she is just a dumb baby machine.

I would not mind making that baby machine purr.

[Morel42]

Video unrelated to thread topic. Removed. ~EM

Wow..

[Pector55]

Originally Posted by Morel42

Wow..

I see how that relates to the topic. ...er ummmm.. maybe not, nope, no I dont.

[bogey1]

Originally Posted by Pector55

I see how that relates to the topic. ...er ummmm.. maybe not, nope, no I dont.

it may not be related to this thread, but if it wasnt for people like that,we would be speaking Japanese or German.

[Emptymag]

Morel,

Thanks for alerting the forum that stupid people are still willing to speak to anyone with a microphone.

I'm not deleting the video clip, but don't post things that have nothing to do with the thread topic.

Thanks.
EM

[Morel42]

Originally Posted by Emptymag

Morel,

Thanks for alerting the forum that stupid people are still willing to speak to anyone with a microphone.

I'm not deleting the video clip, but don't post things that have nothing to do with the thread topic.

Thanks.
EM

I actually don't know how it got into this thread... it was supported to be a new one..

[Emptymag]

Originally Posted by Morel42

I actually don't know how it got into this thread... it was supported to be a new one..

OK, then I will remove it now, as it is in the wrong place.