Wed Mar 7, 2012, 01:35 PM

jannyk (4,776 posts)

Joe the Plumber wins in Ohio

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Source: LATimes

Joe the Plumber has won again. You remember Joe. The Ohio man hurtled toward fame with that fateful 2008 encounter when, bald head shining and T-shirt slightly rumpled, he questioned Obama on small business taxes. Like Mitt Romney, “Joe” -- Samuel Wurzelbacher -- didn’t set off any landslides Tuesday.

He won the GOP nomination in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District by a suck-in-your-gut slim margin: 51% to 48% for his opponent, auctioneer and real estate agent Steve Kraus.

But now Wurzelbacher has a much larger obstacle in his path: Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur.

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They're all batshit crazy!

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42 replies	Author	Time	Post
Joe the Plumber wins in Ohio (Original post)	jannyk	Mar 2012	OP
Given JTP's four years of publicity from the '08 campaign, his "victory" is hardly impressive.	bulloney	Mar 2012	#1
....	Justice wanted	Mar 2012	#2
Could we please call him joe the not-a-plumber from now on.	OregonBlue	Mar 2012	#3
What will his name be on the ballot Samuel Wurlzbacher or Joe the Plumber?	rurallib	Mar 2012	#5
Sam	Plucketeer	Mar 2012	#26
Phoney Joe would do ...	zbdent	Mar 2012	#7
You mean after 4 years he still hasn't	icnorth	Mar 2012	#23
Good. The more stupid boors they run, the better. nt	onehandle	Mar 2012	#4
No	Gruntled Old Man	Mar 2012	#6
Good. Another Democratic victory in November.	Comrade Grumpy	Mar 2012	#8
Only in America	LittleGirl	Mar 2012	#9
Only in Ohio, could a 'not really even a plumber' become an icon for the Republicans	olddad56	Mar 2012	#18
he probably has his eye on the presidency	Voice for Peace	Mar 2012	#27
He'll be one of the nation's	RoccoR5955	Mar 2012	#10
The male Christine O'Donnell. Mark my words.	HughBeaumont	Mar 2012	#11
I so thought this was satire. nt.	polly7	Mar 2012	#12
Teh stupid is running rampant through the GOP!	tpsbmam	Mar 2012	#13
I personally can't	onethatcares	Mar 2012	#14
Proves there's a lot of ignorant screwballs in Ohio.	Auntie Bush	Mar 2012	#15
Another former celebrity trying to put his 15 minutes on life support	Jack Rabbit	Mar 2012	#16
In the interest of accuracy	Doc Holliday	Mar 2012	#17
How about these:	Mendocino	Mar 2012	#36
Did he win with a full house or a flush?	Remmah2	Mar 2012	#19
Let's have a campaign slogon contest. I like ' Vote for me if you are dumber than fake plumber. '	olddad56	Mar 2012	#20
Sam The Plumber	The Wizard	Mar 2012	#21
Anybody know where the money came from for his run?	NICO9000	Mar 2012	#22
The republican party has been a comedy party this year.	cosmicone	Mar 2012	#24
Just another datum ...	GeorgeGist	Mar 2012	#25
Yes, I heard he beat out...	MrMickeysMom	Mar 2012	#28
A woman with the SAME credentials!	AlbertCat	Mar 2012	#29
yeah, baby!	MrMickeysMom	Mar 2012	#30
Doesn't surprise me that Republicans	mercymechap	Mar 2012	#31
American Religious Party	sarcasmo	Mar 2012	#32
Now they have a crack at it.	begin_within	Mar 2012	#33
Has he even spent enough time in airport restrooms to qualify as a republican candidate?	olddad56	Mar 2012	#34
He won't win	Mkap	Mar 2012	#35
I have lived in the Toledo area	Mendocino	Mar 2012	#42
So can we call him ...	bayareaboy	Mar 2012	#37
The horror! The horror!	pam4water	Mar 2012	#38
We should call him Joe the toilet.	Neoma	Mar 2012	#39
or Toilet Joe!	Walk away	Mar 2012	#41
Sam the Sham	Zambero	Mar 2012	#40

Response to jannyk (Original post)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 01:44 PM

bulloney (3,147 posts)

1. Given JTP's four years of publicity from the '08 campaign, his "victory" is hardly impressive.

Outside of immediate friends and family, has anyone heard of Steve Kraus?

JTP lives in Toledo and had the Toledo market and national media keeping his name in front of people for four years. Kraus is from a sparsely-populated section of the 9th District. And all JTP could manage was a 3-point win?

Joe the Plumber wins in Ohio

1. Given JTP's four years of publicity from the '08 campaign, his "victory" is hardly impressive.

2. ....

3. Could we please call him joe the not-a-plumber from now on.

5. What will his name be on the ballot Samuel Wurlzbacher or Joe the Plumber?

26. Sam

7. Phoney Joe would do ...

23. You mean after 4 years he still hasn't

4. Good. The more stupid boors they run, the better. nt

6. No

8. Good. Another Democratic victory in November.

9. Only in America

18. Only in Ohio, could a 'not really even a plumber' become an icon for the Republicans

27. he probably has his eye on the presidency

10. He'll be one of the nation's

11. The male Christine O'Donnell. Mark my words.

12. I so thought this was satire. nt.

13. Teh stupid is running rampant through the GOP!

14. I personally can't

15. Proves there's a lot of ignorant screwballs in Ohio.

16. Another former celebrity trying to put his 15 minutes on life support

17. In the interest of accuracy

36. How about these:

19. Did he win with a full house or a flush?

20. Let's have a campaign slogon contest. I like ' Vote for me if you are dumber than fake plumber. '

21. Sam The Plumber

22. Anybody know where the money came from for his run?

24. The republican party has been a comedy party this year.

25. Just another datum ...

28. Yes, I heard he beat out...

29. A woman with the SAME credentials!

30. yeah, baby!

31. Doesn't surprise me that Republicans

32. American Religious Party

33. Now they have a crack at it.

34. Has he even spent enough time in airport restrooms to qualify as a republican candidate?

35. He won't win

42. I have lived in the Toledo area

37. So can we call him ...

38. The horror! The horror!

39. We should call him Joe the toilet.

41. or Toilet Joe!

40. Sam the Sham