With all the talk of Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher, John McCain's "Joe the Plumber," the October 17th Chicago Tribune had an article on "Our Favorite Plumbers" by James Oliphant and Jim Tankersley. I thought they did a great job on it.
H--Home
A--Archenemies
G--Goal
B--Breakthrough
BF--Biggest Fans
Ally
GSW--Grows in Stature When
Here they are:
JOE THE PLUMBER
H- Holland, Ohio
A-- Taxes
G-- Buy pumbing business
B-- Third 2008 presidential debate
BF-- Woking-class voters
Ally-- Sen. John McCain
GSW-- He questions Se. Barack Obama
DWAYNE F. SCHNEIDER
H- Indianapolis
A--locked doors/high-waisted pants
G-- Romance Ann Romano
B-- 1970s empowerment sitcom
BF--lecherous, mustachioed supers
Allies--tool belt/Julie and Barbara
GSW-- Helps family deal with weekly crisis
G. GORDON LIDDY
H-- Washington, DC
A--Night watchmen
G--Re-elect Richard Nixon
B--Indictment for conspiracy, wiretapping
BF--Conservative radio listeners
Ally--CREEP ?? not sure what this means
GSW--Places hand on open flame-- not sure about this either
Three More to Come... --Cooter
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