Joe the racist plumber

[LuckyTheDog]

At the end of this interview, he admits that Obama won't raise his taxes and then he says Obama tap dances like Sammy Davis Jr.:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4525220n

[Captain Hilts]

1. It's really how stunning some stupid people can be. nt

[DangerDave921]

2. How is that racist?

Tap-dancing, in the world of politics, means you are dancing around an issue. In other words, not giving a straight answer. It's not racist to say someone is tap-dancing around an issue. And to compare him to Davis -- well, is there another tap dancer out there to compare him to? Gregory Hines is black too so he's out.

[Alameda]

3. How about Frank Sinatra?

[DangerDave921]

20. Did he tap dance?

I didn't know that.

[rebel with a cause]

25. Fred Astair, Donald O'Conner, Tommy Tune,

Those are just three famous white dancers I can come up with just off the cuff. They all tapped along with other dances.

[Alameda]

32. He certainly did, check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asI_U4CL1lg

[DangerDave921]

33. I said Frank Sinatra

eom

[Alameda]

34. That you did, my error....although he did tap dance too....

here look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPDNXKd0cMc

[LuckyTheDog]

4. Do you suppose

that McCain would have been compared to Sammy Davis Jr.? Come on now.

[NYCGirl]

5. That would be impossible. Davis had talent. NT

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

6. Yes

[Ikonoklast]

8. Dog-whistle.

He specifically mentions Sammy Davis Jr.

No need to do that if he was using the metaphor of 'tap-dancing around the issue'. He made sure we knew he was being demeaning.

And so do you, now.

Go on and defend guys like this. You have been doing it since you got here. Can't wait for the pizza delivery.

[gatorboy]

12. No kidding.

Though I suspect after the Obama win, we'll be seeing alot less anyway. :)

[DangerDave921]

19. It's called thinking

I know you hear a comparison to a black person and automatically think RACISM. Just because you mention a black person does not make you a racist. If I said Obama pounded McCain last night like Ali, would that be racist?

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. Um because Sammy wasn't a politician?

Just a wild guess. LOL

[Thorandmjolnir]

15. Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly.

http://www.offjazz.com/tap-stars.htm

[VenusRising]

18. Gene Kelly was amazing!

He was so light on his feet.

[Left Is Write]

17. Gene Kelly.

And of course it's racist. It's got that underlying message that that's what black folks do - they're here to "entertain."

[jmondine]

21. Sammy Davis Jr. was mainly known for his singing and being part of the Rat Pack

Fred Astaire would have been an obvious first choice.

It's true that "tap dancing" around an issue is a common phrase used in politics. But it's also true that there is a strong negative stereotype associated with African-Americans subserviently performing for white people.

I don't know if this was deliberate, or just proof that this guy is talking out his ass. Either way, it's not going to sit well with a lot of voters.

[Retrograde]

24. Bill "Bojangles" Robinson?

I have to go way back to find any famous tap dancers. I suppose there's Shirley Temple, or Ray Bolger (the Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz). Davis is one of the few relatively modern ones I can think of, even though he was more famous as a singer.

[rebel with a cause]

26. Dancing with Shirley Temple in several movies was

Buddy Ebsen, but he was more of a shuffler I guess. Donald O'Conner was pretty famous and tapped among other dances, as did other dancers. Tommy Tune is still around on Broadway and he tapped also along with other styles of dance. Alfonso Ribeiro was the "Tap Dance Kid" on Broadway, he later played Will Smith's cousin on "Fresh Prince". He is Dominican, although most people think of him as African American.

Those along with Fred Astair and Gene Kelley are the only tappers I can think of right now.

[uponit7771]

30. Shining is what old school blacks called it

[DangerDave921]

31. Called what?

I thought shining meant ESP or shining shoes.

[Historic NY]

7. "Joe the Moran".

[Hugabear]

9. The guy does look like a skinhead type

Not everyone who shaves their head is a racist...but if it LOOKS like a duck, ACTS like a duck, and SOUNDS like a duck...

[LibraLiz1973]

10. Joe is a fucking moron.

I wouldn't want to be him in a few days... as more and more comes out, he is going to look dumber and dumber.

[ShortnFiery]

11. Joe the Plumber (Samuel is his first name) let his license expire in 2002.

:wow:

[progressivebydesign]

13. driving license or biz license? How does he drive to jobs without a license?

And I hear he isn't registered to vote. Typical media making an instant celeb out of some bonehead (like joe and Palin.)

[TornadoTN]

16. So how is he still in business? n/t

[ShortnFiery]

23. He owns a construction company. eom

[TornadoTN]

28. So you can get by without having a license to do work just by owning a company?

That's bizarre. In Tennessee, I know that my company has to have permits and licenses for everything - and so do the employees that do the work, for every state and location we do work in.

[ShortnFiery]

22. No plumbers license - admitted. Registered and voted in the republican primary.

His name is misspelled in the voter database, but here it is straight out of the Secretary of State's database for Lucas County:

OH0013041328,48,092248416,WORZELBACHER,SAMUEL,JOSEPH,,1973,08/08/2006,R,355 SHREWSBURY ST , ,HOLLAND,OH,43528,,,, , ,,,,,,,,,,,09,06,,,,SYLVANIA,SPRINGFIELD 5,48-P-ATE,02,46,02,SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP,,,,,,,,X,,,,X,X,,,,,X,,,X,,R

[TornadoTN]

27. He registered and voted in the GOP primary this year, yet he's still called "undecided independent"?

The cover needs to be blown off of this soon, since McCain is running around wrapping himself under the blanket of "Joe the Plumber".

[Blaq Dem]

29. Joe the wife beater!

As rumor has it.