New McCain ad: “Joe the Plumber”
posted at 4:39 pm on October 16, 2008 by Allahpundit
In which Maverick calls the snap, rears back, and tosses his new political football downfield. The left’s very excited indeed to discover that Wurzelbacher’s not a licensed plumber and that he goes by his middle name(!!1!), so you should definitely take those things into account the next time you hear him ask a question about taxes. Hey — he asked for it by creating a bad photo op for The One.
Exit quotation: “Joe’s the man.”
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Joe the Plumber caused the stock market to go from -400 to +400 today.
Thanks Joe the Plumber!
carbon_footprint on October 16, 2008 at 4:41 PM
I like it.
Hopefully just the first in a series though.
Abby Adams on October 16, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Niiiccee!
JAM on October 16, 2008 at 4:41 PM
Malkin says its a web only ad. This looks like a TV spot to me. 30 seconds long.
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 4:42 PM
They’ve had so many ads “zinged” over permissions, it seems, did McCain’s campaign get permission from Joe to use him in this ad? Do they need it?
Y-not on October 16, 2008 at 4:42 PM
He didn’t overdo it either. Specified “Americans” not just Joe.
lodge on October 16, 2008 at 4:42 PM
Joe the Plumber can help us flush the turd Obama.
NoDonkey on October 16, 2008 at 4:42 PM
It’s amazing that Joe is a better spokesman for conservative values and issue positions in this election campaign than McCain is
Palin is an even better spokesman, but now that they couldn’t destroy her the media are ignoring her, and the McCain camp is not exactly over-using her
Janos Hunyadi on October 16, 2008 at 4:43 PM
All Joe all the time!
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 4:44 PM
He may be the equivalent of the dude with the ponytail from bush-clinton in ’92.
What goes around…
joepub on October 16, 2008 at 4:44 PM
This is not helping the wife of Senator Government’s kids.
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 4:45 PM
B. Obeyme’s campaign is like a wooden Jenga tower. Everything looks fine, and everything is fine until things aren’t fine, at which time it all comes down spectacularly.
McCain is gettin’ his groove. Keep pulling blocks out of the little wooden tower. Soon it will collapse.
innominatus on October 16, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Obama was thinking, “say it ain’t so Joe!”
V15J on October 16, 2008 at 4:46 PM
WAY TO GO JOE!
An average American is helping people realize that Obamessiah is a false prophet. He, as well as Palin, may very well get McCain into the White House!
McCain/Palin 08
Secretary of Treasury Joe the Plumber! He has a better understanding of the economy than all the “scholars” and knuckleheads in DC.
jencab on October 16, 2008 at 4:46 PM
I wish he’d go on Hannity and colmes and smack Colmes
bet Olberman makes him Worst Person in the World tonight
jp on October 16, 2008 at 4:47 PM
This is a great ad. Even if BO wins, this is going help undermine support for his tax hikes and other
5 year planseconomic programs.thirteen28 on October 16, 2008 at 4:47 PM
This ad is so racist
tomas on October 16, 2008 at 4:47 PM
I think they missed the point, it is not just the taxes, it is the fact that they are going to “spread your money” around.
Better would have been…”they want to take your hard earned money and give it to someone else, shouldn’t that be your choice?”
right2bright on October 16, 2008 at 4:47 PM
Slam dunk.
Then we need some positive ads stating that McCain will do everything in his power to make the Bush tax cuts permanent – otherwise EVERYONE who pays taxes will see a rise in their taxes, state how much per year and per MONTH for say someone who earns 30k/year, and ask them what would you rather do with that money every month? Or do you want Obama, Reid and Pelosi to decide for you? End it with John’s McCain’s voiceover: “Chose on November 4th America, and choose wisely.”
JustTruth101 on October 16, 2008 at 4:48 PM
I’m glad I invested in plunger manufacturing this year…..
leetpriest on October 16, 2008 at 4:48 PM
To be honest, I have things in my past that prevent me from doing more every election, nothing any worse than the average American, but still not something I would want out there. I have bought website addresses to do political sites, but decided it is not worth the scrutiny that will come with attacking the chosen one.
WoosterOh on October 16, 2008 at 4:48 PM
Amidst all the vicious personal attacks on Joe the Plumber, do you think anyone in the media will ever get around to pointing out that the issue is not Joe or his question it’s Obama’s answer?
Gilda on October 16, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Is Joe the real-world version of the movie “Independent”?
This should be his excuse to meet Kevin Costner.
AeroSpear on October 16, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Expect at least one late night show tonight to do a gag involving a Joe look-alike, bending over, low-slung pants and a ass crack. Which will be at least the fate of any private citizen caught on TV saying the emperor-to-be’s tax plan has no clothes can prepare to suffer.
jon1979 on October 16, 2008 at 4:49 PM
Great ad, so they probably won’t run it.
forest on October 16, 2008 at 4:49 PM
This is going to lead, inevitably, to a cool facts about Joe the Plumber thread. I have forseen it.
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 16, 2008 at 4:51 PM
Joe gave McCain the plumbing he needed to lay some devastating pipe.
Black Adam on October 16, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Hey, Joe, tell the Obi One crowd to kiss your plumber’s crack. They are going to be going nuts (nutser) over this one.
MikeA on October 16, 2008 at 4:53 PM
What’s wrong with you?
wise_man on October 16, 2008 at 4:54 PM
Good stuff.
These reporters seeking to
“vet”tear down this guy are way out of line.CP on October 16, 2008 at 4:56 PM
Dang …. of course Ace beat me to the cool facts thread.
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 16, 2008 at 4:56 PM
The ending would have been better if the narrator said, “Just as we suspected, he’s a socialist.”
davymark8 on October 16, 2008 at 4:56 PM
I’m lovin’ it
pseudonominus on October 16, 2008 at 4:56 PM
Early cases of JDS in the comments.
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 4:58 PM
This is funniest thing to come out from the libs yet. Joes is is a distant relative of….Charles Keating.
So apparently, McCain’s old crook buddy, from 20 years ago, sent out one of his distant relatives to antagonize The One.
Complete7 on October 16, 2008 at 4:58 PM
I think the left better go easy on Joe the Plumber, personal assaults on a guy like this can backfire.
My Dad’s first name was Marlin. No one ever called him by that name. They called him Joe. That was his middle name.
Terrye on October 16, 2008 at 4:58 PM
Employees aren’t required to be licensed, the contractors they work for are – Is what I’ve been told by the liberal construction worker who brings his unlicensed liberal underlings to do work on my house.
Topsecretk9 on October 16, 2008 at 4:58 PM
I agree. He is a Neo-Nazi Skinhead.
How do they know? Simple, he is white, bald and he made Obama look stupid.
What more evidence do you need?
RobertInAustin on October 16, 2008 at 4:58 PM
LOL!!!
D2Boston on October 16, 2008 at 4:58 PM
Apparently Joe didn’t get the message from Michelle Obama that he’s going to have to give up some of his pie so others can have some. And Lord knows, the Obamas love their pie.
BAKE YOUR OWN DAMN PIE!!!!!!!!!!
Badger91 on October 16, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Obama is the color of some turds, which makes this comment a smear of turds.
Right_of_Attila on October 16, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Joe did an interview with Mike McConnel today.
DaveS on October 16, 2008 at 4:59 PM
No, because the whole point of writing articles about Joe’s lack of a County plumbing license or his tax liens, etc., is to distract the public from the fact that Obama’s answer demonstrates that Obama is a Socialist who wants to take money away from people who work and earn it, and re-distribute it to people (including millions of illegal aliens) who don’t.
AZCoyote on October 16, 2008 at 4:59 PM
Complete7:
Yeah, and Obama is a distant relative of Dick Cheney.
Terrye on October 16, 2008 at 5:00 PM
I named my son with the intention of calling him by his middle name, just wanted him to have his fathers name as his namesake, or whatever.
This has to be a joe though, libtards can’t honesty believe this is a bad thing.
Heck, can’t even SAY Obama’s middle name.
Topsecretk9 on October 16, 2008 at 5:01 PM
Freudian?
Topsecretk9 on October 16, 2008 at 5:02 PM
Right_of_Atilla:
I don’t think that last comment about Obama’s color was a very smart thing so say.
Terrye on October 16, 2008 at 5:02 PM
Its not so amazing. conservative values are based on common sense. Most regular Americans believe in common sense solutions to most any issue and they talk about them all the time. Politicians are usually in a DC bubble and forget how to talk about regular common sense things. That’s why Palin can do this so naturally, she’s not been ‘in the bubble.’
JonPrichard on October 16, 2008 at 5:03 PM
Topsecret:
Ain’t that the truth. Maybe Joe should have called himself Hussein. See how they like that.
Terrye on October 16, 2008 at 5:03 PM
SENATOR GOVERNMENT…MEET JOE THE PLUMBER.
gracie on October 16, 2008 at 5:03 PM
More please.
More.
Let’s see various versions of this all day, every day, for the next two and a half weeks.
FiveWays on October 16, 2008 at 5:04 PM
JTPDS
Joe the Plumber Derangement Syndrome.
Topsecretk9 on October 16, 2008 at 5:04 PM
Considering that this country was driven to revolution in no small part by taxation, Obama’s vision is unAmerican.
I guess the Boston Tea party guys were unpatriotic.
mylegsareswollen on October 16, 2008 at 5:06 PM
On the related post in the next section over, I said regarding the attacks by the left on this man that we should “Never interrupt the enemy when he is making a mistake”, and I do think that the left is making a huge mistake by attacking Joe because, unlike Sarah Palin, he was not a public figure until he came into the limelight and does not seek public office and is like so many other Americans; but I also regret seeing this man being subjected to the vicious attacks on his life and character that he is facing.
The Obama/Democratic Party/left wing attack on this man is a harbinger of things to come should they take power and is something that Americans had better pay attention to. I honestly feel that our possible continued existence as a free society is at stake here. When we Americans go to the polls on November 4, we had better choose wisely, because we’re not going to get a mulligan here.
Matt Helm on October 16, 2008 at 5:07 PM
I mentioned this on a headline thread, but fyi if you didn’t know –
Joe the Plumber will be on Huckabee’s FNC show this weekend.
CP on October 16, 2008 at 5:07 PM
Palin/Plumber 2012!!!!!
marklmail on October 16, 2008 at 5:07 PM
HAHA Yes! Sen (Big) Government
This is one guy Obama’s goons better not be messing with, he doesn’t look like the type that can be intimidated by arrogant politician and bogus media.
This guy rocks
Robyn S on October 16, 2008 at 5:08 PM
You can start hearing it can’t you………..?
I have the radio on at work, and the snarky comments about “Joe the Plumber” are starting to leak out in the so-called “news” breaks. Just like the attack on Sarah Palin, just like the drum beat against the Iraqi war, this is starting as…… “Did you know he had a lien against him?”, “no plumbing license..”, etc.
Wall to wall coverage to try to discredit the man, without a word to his message.
I must have been asleep when the main stream media performed the same anal exam on Barry’s buddie William Ayers.. who actually set bombs and people were killed……….
Seven Percent Solution on October 16, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Thank God they used this- it better be a TV ad. Of course try getting a station to run it.
Mostly on topic-
The Dem’s are going postal over this guy- he’s just a regular person with a family and they are going to try and destoy them. This is what an Obama THUG presidency will do to us all- the left is beyond rational and we have to shut them down or we’ll be back in Nazi Germany before you know it!
anniekc on October 16, 2008 at 5:13 PM
That’s not Joe the plumber. It’s Vic Mackey from “The Shield”.
Sefton on October 16, 2008 at 5:14 PM
SHOCK! Gallup – Obama 49, McCain 47!!!!! DRUDGE
marklmail on October 16, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Exactly. And go to NRO. Lopez has posted at least three “Meet So and So” entries. They’re very good.
So, what does Obama counter with?
Whining college students at Ivy League school complaining about tuition? Go to a state school. Besides, we already heard enough about college loans from Michelle Obama.
Middle class voters admitting that they don’t pay income taxes and yet still want welfare in the form of a refund?
In all likelihood, it’ll be the waitress from Biden’s favorite restaurant that closed years ago complaining about health plans. McCain needs to get a punchy ad about his health plan out: the tax mechanics, the portability feature, the deregulation feature (so that it’s like auto insurance), and the availability to self-employeds.
Whatever the case, Joe is the “get out of my way so I can do it myself” guy that Americans have to be to succeed.
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Me too. Trial balloon? Or maybe they’re too broke to buy any tv ads right now?
Buy Danish on October 16, 2008 at 5:14 PM
An Obama is Shane.
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 5:15 PM
Geez, the media dug into his background within 24 hours, found out he owes taxes and he’s not licensed (even though you don’t need a license in Ohio.)
When can we expect the media to do the same with Obama?
digitalintrigue on October 16, 2008 at 5:20 PM
I thought the RNC and MCCain were doing a 160 million dollar buy for the last 2 weeks. Out of money? God I hope not.
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 5:21 PM
This is funniest thing to come out from the libs yet. Joes is is a distant relative of….Charles Keating.
So apparently, McCain’s old crook buddy, from 20 years ago, sent out one of his distant relatives to antagonize The One.
Complete7 on October 16, 2008 at 4:58 PM
If I’m getting this right the plumber’s brother in law is Charles Keating’s son in law? So the plumber’s wife’s sister is married to Keating’s son? That can’t be right. The guy has the same last name as the plumber, right? Owww, my head hurts.
Sefton on October 16, 2008 at 5:21 PM
It’s even more amazing—and depressing—that the Republicans cannot seem to nominate an articulate Presidential candidate.
MrLynn on October 16, 2008 at 5:22 PM
I really pray this sticks. I plan to open my own business within the next five years, so I’ve been refining my idea, learning all I can, trying to get my ducks in a row…
I was just debating with an Obamatron about 3 weeks ago about this same issue, and I asked him what my incentive would be to start a business under BO. No answer.
I even had an Obama
tronvoter (changed it since she’s family) tell me that I wouldn’t start out making that much, so it’s not my issue. WTF?!Dubn8tr on October 16, 2008 at 5:22 PM
Ummm…I don’t think Shane is going to be around much longer.
Sefton on October 16, 2008 at 5:23 PM
When can we expect the media to do the same with Obama?
digitalintrigue on October 16, 2008 at 5:20 PM
December, 2105.
Bishop on October 16, 2008 at 5:23 PM
It’s amazing how the left is attacking Joe. People must realize that “leftism” isn’t a political philosophy, it’s a religion and they are true believers. No lie is too big and the slimier the slam the better.
rplat on October 16, 2008 at 5:23 PM
Link plz lol
:)
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 16, 2008 at 5:24 PM
My point exactly…in a metaphorical sense.
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 5:25 PM
Next nutroots irrelevancy:
Not only does Joe “the Plumber” not have a plumbing license, he’s never sung Edelweiss with Julie Andrews.
That one’s spelled “P-l-u-m-m-e-r”
</Emily Litella>
The Monster on October 16, 2008 at 5:27 PM
I mentioned earlier in the week that it was a watershed moment.
O’Bama got a little too cocky and went a ‘bridge too far’ and thought he could say what he was really thinking!
Starlink on October 16, 2008 at 5:29 PM
The MSM is making a bigger deal of who Joe IS NOT associated with than they are who Oslime-a IS associated with.
How precious.
csdeven on October 16, 2008 at 5:34 PM
Joe the Plumber FTW!
Cr4sh Dummy on October 16, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Wow. Another great misleading ad. Will McCain ever stop? Is everyone reading HotAir making more than 250k?
mycowardice on October 16, 2008 at 5:45 PM
I get a message saying that video is no longer available. Big surprise!
Torch on October 16, 2008 at 5:46 PM
The abortion troll returns.
What exactly, praytell, is so misleading, might I ask?
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 16, 2008 at 5:50 PM
Again how much does Axelrod pay per post??
Illinidiva on October 16, 2008 at 5:50 PM
And in addendum to my last post… why MUST we make more than “Obama’s Magic Cutoff Number” before we are allowed to be offended at the encroaching plans of a socialist? HMM?? Are we not allowed to get annoyed on principle??
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 16, 2008 at 5:51 PM
Giving yourself a colonoscopy isn’t real smart Spanky, you can take your head out of your a$$ now.
Old Hippie Vet on October 16, 2008 at 5:57 PM
So, let me get this straight. The same people that are SCREAMING invassion of privacy because they think that intel agencies have nothing better to do than, to wire tap their next pot buy on their pre-paid gas staion phone, want to dig into every nook and cranny of a WORKING stiff that happened to question the One?
oakpack on October 16, 2008 at 5:57 PM
I like the ad.
I’m glad the Joe asked this question too, because it really speaks to the problem with Obama’s tax plan. Obama has been running his tax plan as an ad in my state and he does it with no reference to business, where it will really hurt, at all!
Spirit of 1776 on October 16, 2008 at 6:00 PM
What I really like about Joe the Plumber is that he is a perfect illustration of the failures of Obama’s tax plan: A humble plumber, were he to buy his own plumbing business, could easily end up being counted as earning the 250K beyond which Obamajebus wants to raise peoples’ taxes.
Sekhmet on October 16, 2008 at 6:01 PM
You got to be frickin kidding me.
B.HUSSEIN OBAMA complaining about the use of some ones middle name?
shooter on October 16, 2008 at 6:04 PM
Nah….Plumber…Water…Let’s make him Secretary of the Navy.
tgharris on October 16, 2008 at 6:17 PM
That’s “Mrs. Government” to you.
CK MacLeod on October 16, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Dick Morris was on Hannity radio today and said that McCain can win if:
He focuses on one issue every…single…day: Barack’s taxing and spending.
The fence sitters will care when you’re talking about taking money out of their pockets.
Let’s roll.
ex-Democrat on October 16, 2008 at 6:30 PM
The plumber dude in my neighborhood has a 2 million dollar business. He didn’t even plan on being that successful.
johnnyU on October 16, 2008 at 6:31 PM
The left is going to try and crucify him.
Glynn on October 16, 2008 at 7:11 PM
His adds are getting better.
KBird on October 16, 2008 at 7:20 PM
It doesn’t matter if Joe is friggin’ alien from Mars. It was The One who said he’d going to redistribute wealth.
Yakko77 on October 16, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Man, what’s with the crazy filter going on in that ad? Is this a NIN video or a campaign spot?
David Combs on October 16, 2008 at 8:18 PM
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