'Joe the Plumber' strikes back at media

[baldguy]

Source: Associated Press via Yahoo

"Joe the Plumber" is lashing out at the media for analyzing his personal life since he suddenly became a focal point of the presidential race last week.

Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber from Holland, Ohio, told Mike Huckabee on his Fox News talk show Saturday that he is upset by the attention and has been unable to work with reporters crowded on his front lawn.

"The media's worried about whether I've paid my taxes, they're worried about any number of silly things that have nothing to do with America," Wurzelbacher told the former Republican presidential hopeful on his show, "Huckabee."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081019/ap_on_re_us/joe_the... ;_ylt=As9r1lVXFSvdNrF4m6FMRQOs0NUE

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It's not "Joe's" fault that his lies are being exposed, oh no. It's the LIBRUL MEDIA that's being UNFAIR to him!

[CJCRANE]

1. He can thank his buddy McCain for mentioning him 20 times

at the debate.

[leftchick]

39. 24 I think

[PittPoliSci]

66. he said just "joe" about 12 times, and an additional 12 as joe "the plumber"

i kept a running tally, i may have missed some though. i was drinking pretty heavily.

[leftchick]

69. you and me both!

[polichick]

2. wah, wah, wah - yep, he's a Republican.

[stlsaxman]

72. Waaaahmbulance!

[ogneopasno]

3. Hey, Joe? Paying taxes has EVERYTHING to do with America.

So STFU already, because you clearly haven't a clue at all, and even Obama can't help you with that.

[LiberalFighter]

20. And obeying the laws as well.

[gateley]

4. That's what he gets for wanting to get in Obama's face. nt

[MindMatter]

52. More than that, he was a plant

This whole thing was set up by McCain's campaign as a stunt.

Maybe they should have vetted their stooge a little better.

Deja vu

[Solly Mack]

5. He opened his life to the public fully understanding what he was doing

He's getting more attention than he ever has before and he likes it. His kvetching is just another part of the act.

Be a plant to get attention and hit some talking points
Whine about being exposed and get more attention...and get in the talking points
Remain in the news to complain and spread more talking points
Feed the base...

[zeemike]

9. What is next for Joe a book deal?

That is how they pay off there people.
I can see how it would be presented...Joe's life as a pseudo plummer should sell like hot cakes.

[Solly Mack]

11. I woudn't be surprised.

Course, they could just use him until they use him up. Still, he made that choice.

[Ozma]

24. He'll become a side-kick to Huckabee on the Fox Huckabee show.. n/t

[NeoTheo]

68. See the Joe the Plumber interview

on Red State Update Http://www.redstateupdate.com

[George II]

65. Probably not - none of his admirers can read.

[WCGreen]

73. Sam's Club and Wall Marts would have huge displays....

[colonel odis]

6. it's always always always always always always

someone else's fault to these people.

personal responsibility just isn't in their vocabulary.

[Proletariatprincess]

19. I agree...it is always someone elses fault .....

but "taking personal responsibility" is the mantra of the right when what they really mean is I GOT MINE TO HELL WITH YOU!

[Ozma]

26. Yup and it's that "LIBRUL MEDIA" that tears away their facade!

Exposes them as the character disordered narcissistic people they are!

[HereSince1628]

7. Fame lasts 15 minutes, infamy is forever.

Poor Samjoe, don't they teach kids in Ohio that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones?

[Cattledog]

8. Suspended drivers license and unpaid traffic tickets too.

Real upstanding guy.

[road2000]

10. The whole crux is omitted from this story.

"I'm just a plumber."

No, he's not. The AP increasingly does not know how to report, or else it's deliberately omitting crucial points. I think it's a little of both.

[sarge43]

12. Ah Joe sweetie, you never heard the cliche

lie down with dogs, get up with fleas?

[Montauk6]

13. Wait...

Huckabee has a talk show???

[Ozma]

27. Yes, on Fixed Noise channel... every Saturday!

[Algorem]

14. has he stopped beating his wife with his stolen plumbing tools?

he still hasn't explained why his "plumber's van" turned out to be a meth lab when it blew up in the Wal Mart parking lot.

[Ozma]

28. I hadn't heard or read of this, but nothing would surprise me..is this TRUE?

[Algorem]

33. I cannot make up facts.Facts are facts.

[ekwhite]

38. Link please, otherwise it is pure BS. N/T

[Algorem]

42. once there was such a thing as "trust". when "links" weren't required for everything.

we should strive to get back to that time,a time you could trust that the mailman wasn't doing your wife while you were at work,for instance.i was thinking about this as i filled out my application at the post office the other day.

[Brazenly Liberal]

59. .

[ekwhite]

70. I see.

I should believe your extraordinary claim that I have not seen in the MSM or the blogosphere, because we should trust each other. Sorry, extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.

[LiberalHeart]

62. It is BS. Someone in another county had a domestic violence charge. And...

...in Joe's divorce record there's mention of some of the court costs going to battered women. But here's the thing: everyone who gets divorced in Lucas County has part of their court costs go to battered women. There are no domestic violence charges against Joe the Plumber.

[aquart]

57. Then source them.

[Demit]

40. OMG, how could it NOT be!?!!1!!!

LOL! You need to work on your internal irony meter.

[machI]

15. Joe just wants to trash Democrats without reprisal

The phrase "Dish it out but can't take it" comes to mind

[rocktivity]

16. It's not silly that you deliberately LIED, Joe--all the media did was tell the truth

In other words, if you'd told Obama that you WORKED for a plumbing company that you HOPED to buy someday, I'd agree with you. But then again, if you HAD told Obama the truth, this wouldn't BE a story, would it?


rocknation

[xchrom]

17. ok -- how is it that taxes -- and not not paying them --

are silly things that have nothing to do with america?

[Buzz Clik]

18. Let's see ... Joe went out of his way to confront Obama...

... and then McCain embraced him as a cult hero. Joe was thrilled with the media attention until they started vetting his claims.

Now he's pissed off.

Oh, the price of fame (even 15 minutes of fame)

[George II]

21. Waaaah, waaaaaahhhh.

Pay your taxes and stop lying and the press will leave you alone, SAM!

[FreakinDJ]

22. What a DumbShit

[TheCowsCameHome]

23. Hey Joe - the GOP used you like a $5 hooker, and now you're pissed?

Joe, you have no freakin' clue.

Get a life, man.

[bulloney]

29. BINGO!! The GOP has used you, Joe. Cry me a river of tears.

Crash is scheduled to speak in Toledo today, and the news gerbils are teasing viewers by saying a "celebrity" will join McCain at the rally.

Wanna bet it's Joe the Plumber? He'd have to fly back from New York from Huckabee's show, but I'd be shocked if he doesn't and appear alongside McCain at the rally.

All he's doing is perpetuating the Republican charade, using this man as their poster child against liberal policies, when it's been proven that Joe would pay lower taxes under Obama's plan.

He can go on and display his phony outrage over the media attention he's getting, but it's McCain who mentioned him at least 20 times during last week's debate, practically beggin the media to display him to the public.

[bronxiteforever]

25. Did someone tell Joe that by not paying his taxes he hurt the troops?

[Maine-ah]

30. paying your taxes has nothing to do with America?

[POAS]

31. Paying taxes is unAmerican, ask Palin!

Nothing patriotic about taxes.

And Social Security is terrible and shouldn't be forced on poor Joe

[wordpix]

32. not paying taxes has "nothing to do with America?" How will you continue to fund PNAC's wars, Joe?

How will you fix roads and bridges, pay teachers, firemen, police and soldiers?

[bloomington-lib]

34. He's lying

If you don't like being in the spotlight, you go into your house and stop talking to the media. You don't put yourself on a national news program to complain about how you're on tv.

[whistle]

35. Joe Wurzelbacher the Plumber like all republican wannabees

....is a complete fraud and phony. He is not a licensed plumber, he owes thousands of dollars in back taxes, he is a wife beater and a felon who has served time and can't vote and he never had any intention of buying this plumbing business which allegedly would net him a $250,000 annual income.

Yet, the media is making him into some kind of a republican folk hero. It is doubtful that the guy is not even a Christian as he once belonged to the Yogic Flying Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s Transnational Natural Law Party. But now he claims he has had a "Born Again Jesus Experience" is like "...how the freedom our fighting men and women have provided the iraqi people has given the Iraqis the joy which is like the joy received when one becomes a born again Christian".

So that has been Joe W's "Grateful Spiritual Journey" as revealed in his press interview and why he advocates for the John McCain/Sarah Palin Ticket. Yowza, yowza, yowza!

[axollot]

36. Say it isn't so Joe!

that was an easy shot....

[Bill McBlueState]

37. He understands the irony, I hope,

of volunteering to show up on a TV talk show to complain about media attention.

[progressoid]

55. I doubt it.

He seems to be the type that is irony impaired.

[hedgehog]

41. Joe is blaming the wrong people. It was the blogosphere that tracked

down all the public info on Joe. the media just confirmed and spread the stories!

[progressoid]

56. Yep - We do all the work and they get the big bucks. n/t

[MorningGlow]

43. According to his aunt, "Joey" is just not bright

She called in to Ed Schultz on Friday. (I haven't heard anything refuting the validity of the caller's identity, so I'll take it at face value.) Apparently she's a Dem and dismayed about "Joey" and his politics. She said he means well, but isn't too bright. She said she was surprised that he said he didn't believe in Social Security, as his dad has had several operations and can't work anymore, and has been fighting to GET Social Security for some time. Ed asked her if he knows a lot about politics, and she said, "Well, he thinks he does. He listens to Rush and Hannity a lot and just repeats what they say." Quelle surprise, no?

[JBear]

44. You know, I am beginning to really believe that 20% of Americans are corrupt.

It amazes me every time I hear this statistic, but it is really bearing out when we pick out these random people and they all have these things in their closet that "have nothing to do with America" like paying your taxes.

Now we know why there is always a 20% approval for Bush. These people believe that this is how they are getting away with their stuff.

Paying your taxes - ON TIME - is patriotic!

[Ian David]

45. Joe The Crybaby n/t

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

46. Joe the Dumber

Taxes are silly? It's just a cover. Joe is a Socialist redistributing the wealth on his own.

[BearSquirrel2]

47. Hey Joe, if you can't pay your property taxes ...

Joe,

If you cannot pay your property taxes, how do you suppose you're going to buy a plumbing business netting 250k per year? And if you're so entrepreneurial why can't you just start your own business. What all the sudden you expect that you should be some CEO sweeping in and running things right.

Joe, quit your job and start your own business while you still know everything!!!

BearSquirrel

[chelsea0011]

48. What's funny is the media has been nice to him. With all the information out

there as to what a complete fraud he is the media has been holding back attacking all his personal problems. There has not been one media report that his been done to take him on personally on all his falsehoods. Not one.

When the Situation Room opens with Wolfie saying " His name has become synonymous with the election campaign. But is Joe the Plumber all he claims to be? We have the story coming up on the Situation Room".

[dpbrown]

49. His name is SAM!

It's not even Joe. Pathetic loser.

[Javaman]

50. sorry joe, but when you are a willing participant in a gamed system for the repukes

don't cry like a whining little baby when the bulls-eye falls on you.

more of that repuke courage on display I see. "don't look at me and my tool water carrying sayings, listen to the liars instead!"

[nichomachus]

51. Who shoved Joe into the spotlight

1. Joe. He wanted to make the evening news with a few cheap shots at Obama with right-wing talking points.

2. McCain. Because I don't watch TV news, I never would have known who Joe was if McCain hadn't dragged him into the discussion.

Sorry, Joe, you're yelling at the wrong people -- but that's so typical of right-wing assholes. They can't take responsibility for their own actions.

[mitchum]

53. The posturing "big man who called out Obama" is just a whiny little titty baby

[bobd0]

54. "Joe the Plumber" needs to crawl back under that rock he came out from under

He's a fraud and McCain is a fraud for bringing him into this. Whatever criticism and derision either of them get now, they deserve.

[WallStreetNobody]

58. Joe says when you can't ask a question of your leaders its scary but

that isn't what made Joe look like an idiot, what made him look like an idiot is that he LIED about everything and still barely had the guts to admit he was a fraud. He could have come out and said "Yes I asked Senator Obama a completely hypothetical question, however in real life I would pay less taxes under Obama than under McCain. So on that issue Obama wins. But I don't agree with him on other issues. I was stupid to ask a hypothetical question and pretend it was really about me and should have instead argued about any other issue we disagree on like the Iraq War or the need for Social Security".

[sattahipdeep]

60. Don't be a girlie man....Wurzelbacher

The incriminating photo is distributed all over town?

A photo Erik Prince over his bed?

[depakid]

61. It's NEVER people like Joe's fault

They yammer on and on about "personal resonsibility" and "socialism" -yet when it come to their own behavior (like paying for traffic tickets and failing to opurchase auto insurance) do they ever take responsibility?

Nope- they do just what this jerk did- go to Ohio and get another drivers license, hoping the new state doesn't discover his unresolved transgressons from the past.

[fascisthunter]

63. keep talking..... please give this man a mic and just let him run off his mouth

[donna123]

64. if he had paid his taxes, then the media couldn't fault him, could they?

he's so full of crap
40K only? please, you know that's only the income he reported so he's probably not paying taxes on a bunch more

idiots like these, I wish they could be taxed MORE (not less like they will be under Obama's plan) since they want so much to pay their 'fair' share

[NeoTheo]

67. Paying your taxes is not important?

"The media's worried about whether I paid my taxes, they're worried about any number of silly things that have nothing to do with America."

Well I suppose for some classes of people today weather or not one pays their taxes is really not a big thing, however for most of us it is kind of what keeps the country running.

Looks like the pubs have found another criminal to shill for them.

[David__77]

71. He parades on the media, so he's a public figure.

What a crybaby.

[UTUSN]

74. Somebody, call the WAAAAAHmmm-bulance!1 And I MEAN it!1 n/t

[Hugabear]

75. Bwahahaha - Should have kept your fucking mouth shut, you fucking asshole!

This is what you get for sticking your face into somewhere it didn't belong, you knuckle-dragging moron. If you're going to make yourself the new posterboy for the right-wing propaganda machine, you DAMNED WELL better make sure that you have your shit in gear. What, you didn't think we would find out that you were a deadbeat taxpayer, that you didn't even have a license to practice your trade?

[Skittles]

76. LOL

yes and may I add, these things don't have much to do with America, Plumber Joe, but they certainly have everything to do with what you SAID AT THE FUCKING DEBATE.