Topic: Jesse Thorsen

Ron Paul Has Found His Joe the Plumber: Jesse the Soldier

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This campaign's version of Joe the Plumber appears to be an Army corporal and Ron Paul supporter named Jesse Thorsen, who has already found controversy as he's under investigation by the Army for violating protocol by campaigning in uniform. 

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