Keating 5 to Cheating Jive - Joe's a plant

I love it - Joe Plumber looked too good to be true. Okay, I didn't know it, but I had my doubts after hearing the full video after the debate last night (above) of his meeting with Obama in Toledo, Ohio. Turns out, it wasn't such a chance encounter after all. (Listen to the whole video again, and listen for the GOP talking points - they sure as hell aren't hard to pick out.)

From Martin Eisenstadt (no fan of Obama's, either):

Turns out that Joe Wurzelbacher [Joe the Plumber] from the Toledo event is a close relative of Robert Wurzelbacher of Milford, Ohio. Who's Robert Wurzelbacher? Only Charles Keating's son-in-law and the former senior vice president of American Continental, the parent company of the infamous Lincoln Savings and Loan. The now retired elder Wurzelbacher is also a major contributor to Republican causes, giving well over $10,000 in the last few years.

Whoops! You would think that the McCain camp would be smarter than to use someone so close to a scandal that they prefer to not talk about anyway - the S&L Bailout, along with the Keating Five. But apparently, we aren't dealing with people who are all that bright, at least politically.

In case you're looking for more proof, here's a nice little nugget - why did an interview with Plumber Joe appear on Family Security Matters yesterday, a right-wing blog? Read the interview and judge for yourself - again, more talking points and a litany of recycled McCain bon mots. Like I said, these aren't very bright people. Maybe if McSame were more familiar with the Internet and the Google, they would know this stuff ain't too hard to find.

As C&L noted earlier today, Joe Plumber sure made a good story for a day. Well, make that half a day.