“Joe the Plumber” Smears Originated from Ohio State Officials
By Matthew Weaver on October 25, 2008 at 11:07 PM in Barack Obama, Current Affairs, John McCain, Ohio
[If you heard Truthteller's radio show tonight, you know about this hideous assault on Joe The Plumber. Why this isn't a national scandal, and the lead story on ALL media outlets, is beyond me. Also: I'm popping up here to add that, since we're changing servers again, this post may disappear and reemerge, but your comments may go "poof" at some point. Please don't be alarmed. It's part of the migration to the new server and the boost we need for all of our traffic. Hopefully (fingers crossed), we'll be past this come Monday or Tuesday at the latest. Now, for Matthew's excellent report. - SusanUnPC]
Within 48 hours of Joe the Plumber merely asking Senator Barack Obama a question in his Ohio neighborhood, Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher’s government-held records were accessed by three different agencies: The Office of Ohio Attorney General, the Cuyahoga County Child Support Enforcement Agency, and the Toledo Police Department.
McCain spokesman Paul Lindsay points out that “It’s outrageous to see how quickly Barack Obama’s allies would abuse government power in an attempt to smear a private citizen who dared to ask a legitimate question.”
Obama’s campaign is quoted as saying the charge is simply a sign of desperation by the McCain campaign.
State officials deny the attorney general’s office itself was involved but do acknowledge that an investigation into the three potentially “criminal” invasions of privacy was underway. No suspects were yet identified.
Source: Randy Ludlow, “Government computers used to find information on Joe the Plumber”, The Columbus Dispatch, October 24, 2008.
Picture: Jim Young, Reuters
Cross-posted on my blog, TheIndependentView.com.
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