Lets see, Joe the Plumber was on his front lawn tossing a ball with his kid when Obama walked up. Joe had the nerve to ask a question that caused Obama to let slip with his true goal. As a result, the private man had his life thrown into the national spotlight by democrat operatives, some of whom eventually had to quit their jobs because of their unethical behavior. I’d say this private citizen was definitely targeted by Obama and his campaign.
As for Rush, he is a well know person, but he holds no elected office, seeks no elective office and happens to do his job well enough that he has rating that no one on Air America could ever hope to have. But though he is well known, he is still a private citizen.
It seems to me that Obama and his crew are looking very, very juvenile right now. The campaign is over, it is time to govern, but Obama continues in campaign mode. Let divert attention from the problems at hand the and Obama’s failure to address them properly by attacking a radio show host. Very sophisticated. If he spent as much time vetting his appointments he might have a cabinet in place sometime before 2010. And btw, he’s doing a great job of making the world love us: lets throw our allies, the Poles, the Checzhs and the Israelis under the bus. Kiss Russian ass, and get the finger in return. I’ve noticed how much the mullahs in Iran have unclenched that fist. This man is incompetent and it shows