Bizzaro World: Joe the Plumber Edition

In Superman's universe, there is Bizzaro world. As we all (should) know from either the original source text or Seinfeld, Bizzaro world is the world where everything essentially is opposite. Good is evil, you know, that kind of stuff. It's the shadow world to what we know.

Well tonight I experienced Bizzaro world in my own living room watching this clip from Fox News.



For me, this interview is Bizzaro in many ways:-
- A Fox anchor asked probing questions, with multiple follow-ups, of a McCain camp "representative"
- Joe the Plumber is now a McCain camp "representative"
- The McCain camp, we learn in the interview, has sent Joe to campaign events and allowed him to be interviewed on Fox about foreign policy
- Joe the Plumber now speaks for the McCain camp on foreign policy
- Foreign policy was one of the areas McCain thought himself solid, unlike economics.
- Joe the Plumber also represents McCain on economics, specifically his view of Obama's tax plan. He called it, incorrectly, Socialism.
- Fox anchor, Shep Smith, defends Obama's record on Israel multiple times, even taking time at the end once Joe is off the phone to tell the viewing audience what Obama's position is. In the closing moments, he said this was "scary."

It runs just a bit over 5 minutes. Hang on to the end. It is extraordinary. And Bizzaro.

Thank you, Shep. You demonstrated refreshing integrity in this long election season.

H/T to Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish