Joe the plumber the William Hung of American politics?


	Joe the plumber the William Hung of American politics?

rubenerd

4-6-2009 2:49 AM

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politics, united states, news

rubenerd says:

Brilliant analogy but I don't entirely agree: William Hung was fun and entertaining!

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