Video: Conservatives have a fee-vah and the only prescription is more Joe the Plumber
posted at 12:00 pm on October 16, 2008 by Allahpundit
Four minutes from the impromptu presser outside his home this morning. It’s like “Meet John Doe” but without the newspaper columnist pulling the strings! If there was any doubt about his political affiliation before, listen to him on social security and Iraq and watch those doubts melt away. Can a cameo at a ‘Cuda rally be far off?
The highlight: One of the reporters trying to kookify him by pressing him on some sort of old association with the Natural Law Party. He’s middle class and conservative; there simply must be some extremism in there somewhere.
Update: Let the ritual humiliation by airing his dirty laundry begin.
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It just needs more ‘Joe’ cowbell! hah:)
canopfor on October 16, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Let me be the first! Palin/Joe the Plumber 2012!
ronsfi on October 16, 2008 at 12:02 PM
Watch out Joe, Obama’s team will investigate you like they did Sarah Palin. They’ll do more than PLUGS did this morning…
pherrman on October 16, 2008 at 12:03 PM
I love it. One guy..ONE FREAKING GUY asks The Messiah a tough question and the left wants to destroy him. McCain and Palin have every question-asker in the country stacked against them.
jimmy the notable on October 16, 2008 at 12:03 PM
T-shirt slogans:
“I’m with Joe the Plumber.”
“McCain-Palin-Joe the Plumber”
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Didn’t we just go through the same think with Obama and the New Party?
mycowardice on October 16, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Ahh he threw a pot-shot at Matt Damon!
jimmy the notable on October 16, 2008 at 12:05 PM
By a now, a team of thirty investigators is combing through dumpsters throughout Ohio for dirt on this guy. Obama? Not so much…
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 12:05 PM
another set of parents called the government. DO NOT WANT
we are the greatest country, stop apologizing for it. damn straight.
Uh. Why isn’t this guy running for President?
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Oh man that was a BRUTAL stare down on the NLP. BWHAHAHA
lodge on October 16, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Can a cameo,at a ‘Cuda rally be far off’?
It would be a great idea,to get ‘Joe’ at
a few rallys and let him speak!!
No scripts,zip,zero.Just let the guy speak!
canopfor on October 16, 2008 at 12:06 PM
No, because reporters never brought it up. Not to mention the fact that its completely true.
jimmy the notable on October 16, 2008 at 12:06 PM
I felt bad for the guy even talking to that black widow, Diane Sawyer. She and Obama both shop at the same mask store. I shudder to think of what either really looks like underneath.
JiangxiDad on October 16, 2008 at 12:06 PM
He better be careful. He’s liable to end up dead in a ditch somewhere. Liberals and Obamathugs are not going to let this go on much longer.
Gregor on October 16, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Joe the Plumber is not the man I knew.
Obama
trigon on October 16, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Yeah, time for character assasination.
Spirit of 1776 on October 16, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Okay, we now have more official documents pertaining to anonymous Joe Plumber than we do Jesus Hussein Christ.
This will backfire. This will backfire huge. Mac just won.
Bishop on October 16, 2008 at 12:07 PM
He owes less back taxes than Rangel and Al Franken.
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 12:07 PM
I feel sorry for the guy, because the Anal Exam by the self-appointed Media Proctologists has begun
Remember the “ASSMAN” Seinfeld episode> Joe might as well apply for those plates
But mostly, I’m proud of him, BECAUSE IF ANYONE SYMBOLIZES WHAT AMERICA IS, HE DOES
If the RNC and McCain can make good use of this guy–and he can avoid the media procto-scoping–he might substantively affect this election
stranger things have happened in politics……….
Janos Hunyadi on October 16, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Idiotictaglinemania!
Spanglemaker on October 16, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Palin/Wurzelbacher 2012!
BKennedy on October 16, 2008 at 12:07 PM
McCain would manage to turn this gold mine into a manure farm. LOL
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 12:08 PM
O/T, Rush is speaking of the debate as I type,
he’s calling the debate a Winner!
canopfor on October 16, 2008 at 12:08 PM
By the way, maybe this can be said of all bald, white guys, but has anyone noted that he looks a little like Michael C?, the guy who plays Vic Mackey on The Shield?
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 12:08 PM
He didn’t pay all of his taxes?
Hey, just like Charlie Rangle and Al Franken!
DelD on October 16, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Amen, Brother Joe!
bridgetown on October 16, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Obama the socialist done in by a hockey mom and a plumber?
That is some sweet, sweet irony.
Fill me up another cup of it, please!
Religious_Zealot on October 16, 2008 at 12:09 PM
Amazing how much interest the media has in investigating someone who opposes Obama. But oppose McCain and you’re just dandy.
amerpundit on October 16, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Just so you guys know, this is completely absurd. If Obama wins, at least we’re having fun with this guy.
jimmy the notable on October 16, 2008 at 12:10 PM
I was thinking stone cold steve austin.
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 12:10 PM
The IRS is probably going over his taxes for years. The msm (aka bho) will look for any possible dirt they can find. Keep talking Joe, you do good work.
L
letget on October 16, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Good looking Bald guy!
God Bless America and our Conservative Middle Class! Which I am one. :)
upinak on October 16, 2008 at 12:11 PM
a manure farm….
lorien1973 on Oct 16,2008 at 12:08PM.
lorien1973: Have ye faith,turn on Rush now,
for the truth!!!!!!!!:)
canopfor on October 16, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Too true.
They’re even investigating a person who doesn’t exist!
(they guy who said “kill him”)
Religious_Zealot on October 16, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Exactly.
Bill Ayers who? Chicago Annenberg Challenge what? Acorn what?
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 12:12 PM
We can’t let Joe the Plumber go. He’s a great blue-collar advocate for smaller government and less taxes.
amerpundit on October 16, 2008 at 12:12 PM
BTW,Joe looks like a former Marine Drill sargeant!
canopfor on October 16, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Weird. It’s like all the things that popped up at Daily Kos (at 10:30 am) are appearing later at Politico (11:25 am). That can’t be right. There’s no way those can be connected.
LastRick on October 16, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Joe/Saran ’12
jstueve on October 16, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Palin-Joe the plumber 2012
GatewayMac on October 16, 2008 at 12:13 PM
BTW, is this video streaming really slowly for anyone else?
jimmy the notable on October 16, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Yes. He IS Vic Mackey.
tehd on October 16, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Update: Let the ritual humiliation by airing his dirty laundry begin.
Goody, goody!!!
barry norris on October 16, 2008 at 12:14 PM
Sexy ;)
upinak on October 16, 2008 at 12:14 PM
O/T,Rush is discussing Joe the plumber right now!
canopfor on October 16, 2008 at 12:14 PM
This infuriates me to no end. If these ba$tards try to destroy this man it will truly be the last straw.
Thugs. They are despicable.
IrishEi on October 16, 2008 at 12:14 PM
No.
barry norris on October 16, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Oh boy, the obamamedia is really going to go after this guy, hope he is as thick skinned as Gov. Palen.
Here is a guy who expresses his concerns over a reckless at best tax plan, and suddenly finds himself a villain to half the country.
What a country!
kam582 on October 16, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Looks like he’s about to be on Fox right now too.
CTDeLude on October 16, 2008 at 12:15 PM
you nailed it: Media Incest: they’re all Doing each other
the only difference between Politico and Kos is…..nuance
Janos Hunyadi on October 16, 2008 at 12:15 PM
Sexy:)
upinak on Oct 16,2008 at 12:13PM.
upinak: You go girl.:):):)
canopfor on October 16, 2008 at 12:15 PM
And wtf are you gonna do about it?
barry norris on October 16, 2008 at 12:16 PM
brilliant move Maverick, brilliant.
jp on October 16, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Here’s a link to a piece of anecdotal evidence about Obama internal polling. Take it for what it’s worth, but it fits with what I’m thinking. The Obama people know the campaign is far from over….
http://www.redstate.com/diaries/david_rasbold/2008/oct/16/conversations-with-an-internal-pollster-for-o/
CC – BHO: “my Muslim faith”
CapedConservative on October 16, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Sorry, I had to Google him. I now see why: I’m no WWF fan. All the same, I have to concede the point. Plus, Steve Austin looks tougher, and Michael C. did, after all, star in The Commish.
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 12:16 PM
So Joe owes $1,182.92 in back taxes.
It’s a b*itch when you have to work for living and owe taxes. All because some lazy a** liberal doesn’t want to work and the government wants you to support him.
BobK on October 16, 2008 at 12:16 PM
There’s absolutely no doubt. It’s exactly what they’re going to do, and it hasn’t even started yet. His entire family is going to pay the price for this.
Gregor on October 16, 2008 at 12:16 PM
That is WHY you hire Joe (if he is in your area) for your plumbing and anyone else who is affiliated with him via construction.
upinak on October 16, 2008 at 12:16 PM
By the way, maybe this can be said of all bald, white guys, but has anyone noted that he looks a little like Michael C?, the guy who plays Vic Mackey on The Shield?
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 12:08 PM
Hey, leave us Vic Mackey wanna-be’s alone, our follicle impairment is a sign of increased testosterone. (and I keep telling myself that every day).
Bishop on October 16, 2008 at 12:16 PM
We’ll know more about Joe by Nov 4th… he must be beat into submission and willing to take his handouts…
ninjapirate on October 16, 2008 at 12:17 PM
And to think, all he really did was ask Obama a direct question. They’re already going after him.
I wonder how THAT will play in middle America. We’ve seen what they’ll do to women they don’t like, black people they don’t like – now they’ll go after the working white guy, just for expressing concern as a citizen.
It’s amazing that they win any damned thing.
capitalist piglet on October 16, 2008 at 12:17 PM
We’re admitted partisans who are rooting for an Obama loss openly. The media is supposedly an objective outlet that’s keeping them honest and telling the truth. Apples and oranges.
amerpundit on October 16, 2008 at 12:17 PM
The BF looks like Joe, but with hair. And the BF is a Marine… :)
upinak on October 16, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Next Attack on Joe the Plumber: He’s not even a good plumber!
jimmy the notable on October 16, 2008 at 12:17 PM
Mccain should hold and emergency conference and announce Joe the Plumber as his Treasury Secretary!
Then Palin and Wurzelbacher can slug it out during the primaries. Palin-Wurzelbacher 2012, that’s the ticket!
promachus on October 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM
“The economy needs to be rebuilt, not re-organized”
Rush Limbaugh 10/16/08
Angry Dumbo on October 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM
This is why most of us want to be anon.
Could you be anymore patronizing than Diane Sawyer this morning? She sounded like she was talking to a four year-old.
petunia on October 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM
I will shine that up for you! :)
Bald men are sexy…
upinak on October 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Typical liberal.
capitalist piglet on October 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM
If they destroy Joe The Plumber they are destroying me and you and every other regular American. He’s just one guy but THAT is the true meaning of being an American . . . one guy, even a plumber, can make a huge difference in the world.
JonPrichard on October 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM
So Joe owes $1,182.92 in back taxes.
Unsupported by any relevant data, I might add. Is this a records mistake, is it under review, is it a some sort of non-payment because of a zoning dispute?
No supporting documentation whatsoever and I am supposed to fly into a rage over it?
I hate these lefties.
Bishop on October 16, 2008 at 12:19 PM
You know we should use reporters own tactics against them. Dig up as much dirt on them as we can find and then use it to embarrass and discredit them. Destroy their credibility and they loose their power to shape public opinion.
Dreadnought223 on October 16, 2008 at 12:19 PM
I’m not sure if Allahpundit will concur, but you got me there.
mycowardice on October 16, 2008 at 12:19 PM
Thanks for taking my back, cap pig—I was just gonna just ignore the jerk.
IrishEi on October 16, 2008 at 12:20 PM
Bald men are sexy…
upinak on October 16, 2008 at 12:18 PM
Thank you……
*sobs over his lost tresses*
Bishop on October 16, 2008 at 12:20 PM
I just found out that Joe is from Toledo Ohio. Well, holy Toledo is all I can say…I’m para-lyzed wit-da gra-vidy o-da prezi-denchial raze…
Christine on October 16, 2008 at 12:20 PM
I don’t even know the man, and I like him. God Bless Him.
His best line ever, “Stop Apologizing for being an American”
LibertarianConservative on October 16, 2008 at 12:21 PM
The left will smear this guy, it’s just a matter of time. That’s what they live for. Low life troll trash.
Kevin in Washington State on October 16, 2008 at 12:21 PM
LOL. From the comments:
barry norris, is that you working undercover?
a capella on October 16, 2008 at 12:21 PM
And wtf are you gonna do about it?
barry norris on October 16, 2008 at 12:16 PM
We’re gonna hit ya…and you’re gonna fall. And we’re going to look down and we’re going to LAUGH.
Bishop on October 16, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Joe the Plumber is so refreshing. Not nuanced or PC, he’s basically calling out The One for being the thieves they are. This grand redistribution plan is pure robbery. At least twice last night, BarryO justified his plans on the basis of “they can afford it.” Joe the Plumber’s outrage on GMA was delightful. He was asked if One Million in income would be a better place to draw the line for the increase. His response was that, no, it doesn’t make sense to punish someone for being more successful. Liberals must hate him.
EconomicNeocon on October 16, 2008 at 12:22 PM
With the media zeroed in on Joe, get him asking about Ayers, Wright, and Acorn. And have him blame the lazy-ass media for whitewashing Obama’s record.
What McCain’s been unable to get in through the front, Joe can get in through the back door as he takes a Roto-Rooter to Obama and Biden!
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 12:22 PM
I want a liberal to complain when something happens and they HAVE to call Joe the Plumber, Bill the Electrician, or another Tom, Dick and Harry Construction due to something wrong with thier house.
Maybe these hard working Men and Women, who actually HAVE to get a college education (if in a Union due to Standards) while OJT in their career field, should charge 10% more to fix what these liberals broke. Whether it be a plugged drain, a screw in a electrical cord or maybe the foundation of their house is sinking.
Joe is the typical American we all know. He IS the foundation. I hope the Liberals realize this.
upinak on October 16, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Yeah, but how many tanning beds does he have?
Seixon on October 16, 2008 at 12:23 PM
I can NOT BELIEVE Democrats and the media (but, I repeat myself) are going after Joe the Plumber.
It’s outrageous.
Topsecretk9 on October 16, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Joe the Plumber’s going to take a Roto-Rooter to you and your ticket–the hard way.
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Oh my GOD that was awesome.
“I’m sick of people apologizing for America.”
PLAY IT, PLAY IT, PLAY IT over and over.
This guy is a shot of 200-proof common sense right to the heart.
MORE JOE THE PLUMBER.
benjamin on October 16, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Oh, and Joe The Plumber is related to Keating’s son-in-law as well.
Fourth cousins twenty times removed who have never met, don’t know one another even exist and probably have never been within 100 miles of each other.
Thin gruel, then again when the libs have nothing but a shovel in their toolshed, all they can do is fling dirt around.
Bishop on October 16, 2008 at 12:24 PM
I said this last night and I meant it: if Obama get’s elected, I will stop paying my taxes.
carbon_footprint on October 16, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Because, for instance, I am not funding abortions with my taxes among other things.
carbon_footprint on October 16, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Get Joe on Talk Radio–Now. Nonstop until Election Day.
We’re all Ralp Kramdens now!
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Oh, you’re welcome, though I held back on what I really wanted to say. His comment was very telling, and very typically leftist.
capitalist piglet on October 16, 2008 at 12:26 PM
ROFL!
barry norris on October 16, 2008 at 12:26 PM
I think you’re paying for abortions now.
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/04/planned-parenthoods-obscene-profits/
jimmy the notable on October 16, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Oops.
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 12:27 PM
This isn’t going to turn out well. Joe mentioned God and Jesus, in addition to bringing liberty to Iraqis. That’s a major turn-off for your average American, or at least that’s what our intellectual superiors on the left have said.
amerpundit on October 16, 2008 at 12:27 PM
This makes me sick that they would try to silence a private citizen for speaking out by digging up dirt.
We all have stuff we would not want “out there”
I don’t care what they dig up, I’m standing with Joe.
I hope it backfires times 1000.
tehd on October 16, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber are helping to put an end to the ridiculous ntion that the Dems represent the middle class in this country and that’s why the Left will do whatever is necessary to destroy them. It’s also why the Republican elite are jumping ship. They have no interest being associated with the party of Joe the Plumber whom they too despise.
TheBigOldDog on October 16, 2008 at 12:27 PM
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