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
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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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No. Just give little David one to the nose for joining the Marxist.
Sapwolf on October 16, 2008 at 1:12 PM
MORE JOE the PLUMBER:
reaction to the debate. this is 100% gold. !00%
http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/
unseen on October 16, 2008 at 1:14 PM
We’ll know more about Joe the Plumber by November 4th than we will about Obama.
Sad.
Enoxo on October 16, 2008 at 1:14 PM
My future self just appeared, and the only thing he said was:
“Joe the Plumber cost Obama the election”
pseudonominus on October 16, 2008 at 1:14 PM
Oh yeah? Well, I heard that his IQ is lower than Joe Biden’s.
Y-not on October 16, 2008 at 1:14 PM
Please stop writing and start thinking.
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 1:14 PM
That’s just what I was thinking and I have NEVER watched an episode, but only see the commercials for the show.
Sapwolf on October 16, 2008 at 1:15 PM
+10
Y-not on October 16, 2008 at 1:15 PM
The thing I find the MOST amusing in this?
This guy is the ONLY one who has asked Barry a real question, and got him to answer.
Now, its tanking Barry’s campaign.
Joe the Plumber, just doing the sh1tty job the MSM refused to do…
Romeo13 on October 16, 2008 at 1:15 PM
Obamatrons, pfeh. Those sickly bunch of Yoga posing vegans wouldn’t be much of a match for a guy who works with his hands and does a little heavy lifting.
Laura in Maryland on October 16, 2008 at 1:16 PM
Oh no he di’int!
Laura in Maryland on October 16, 2008 at 1:17 PM
I think I’ll be writing in Joe the Plumber on my ballot this November 4th.
Scorched_Earth on October 16, 2008 at 1:19 PM
No. The GOP won’t be able to win without libertarians and Ron Paul Constitutionalists/Paleoconservatives supporting it.
MedSchoolCatholic on October 16, 2008 at 1:21 PM
So if McCain doesn’t win can we overthrow Obama and choose Joe the Plumber as our new leader?
Browncoatone on October 16, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Well, Playstation Inflammation, we shall see. I think McCain is going to lose in a historic landslide, Joe Sixpack still doesn’t care enough to run for office, only bitch about politicians, and Sarah Palin is going back to Alaska to finish her term and gain some much needed experience before coming back to run in 2016. The Republican Party needs to regroup and refocus before it becomes successful again.
trailboss on October 16, 2008 at 1:25 PM
Obama has only been campaigning for three years, please give the media time to investigate his connections.
Plumber Joe’s political affiliation is more important to the future of America then minor things like this:
Obama raised $1 million for foreign thug’s election
Democrat joined Libya’s Gadhafi among top contributors to Odinga
econavenger on October 16, 2008 at 1:27 PM
You are a sick man.
LMAO!!
I cannot tell if you’re being sarcastic or not.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 16, 2008 at 1:27 PM
BWAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAH!!!!
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 16, 2008 at 1:28 PM
Joe is right now enjoying all the attention and kicking himself for not trademarking Joe the Plumber for his new company.
Illinidiva on October 16, 2008 at 1:28 PM
Worth reading for a chuckle, and also to see how the minds of liberals work.
“This guy Joe may regret his 15 minutes of fame. Most of us have skeletons in the closet. Does he really want his revealed?”
capitalist piglet on October 16, 2008 at 1:29 PM
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7479265&mesg_id=7479265
Liberals are in an all out smear campaign against Joe the Plumber.
Enoxo on October 16, 2008 at 1:33 PM
Reading this thread, it’s become ever more apparent that the anonimity of the Internet is the greatest testosterone enhancer yet devised. Some of the trolls bear perfect witness to that.
irongrampa on October 16, 2008 at 1:34 PM
One of the alphabet babes just reported on Joe the Plumber adding he does not have a plumbers license , but doesn’t need one since he works for someone else!
They are going to “Bork” or “Palin” Joe and it is going to bite them in the ass big time!
The elitist snobs will not be denied their socialism!
dhunter on October 16, 2008 at 1:35 PM
Yah, sad. But really, news needs to get out to shine light on all O’man’s intimidation of Joe.
Sapwolf on October 16, 2008 at 1:36 PM
I’m not being sarcastic. Look, we’re probably going to lose this election because McCain is not a true conservative. Many of libertarians and Ron Paul Constitutionalists are voting for Obama. Those people are the so-called “Obamacans”. McCain is just a tool for the Norman Podhoretz neocons in this country; he doesn’t care about conservatism. If it weren’t for Sarah Palin, I wouldn’t even consider voting for McCain.
After this election, Palin better distance herself from McCain as quickly as possible if she wants to run in 2012.
MedSchoolCatholic on October 16, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Obama will never, ever meet with random people in the street again.
And that says everything, doesn’t it?
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 1:38 PM
Why would you think that? Obama has gotten away with worse than a follower doing violence for his benefit.
Count to 10 on October 16, 2008 at 1:44 PM
You are really on to something here.
Obama is so light and hollow that all it took to rattle his campaign was this Joe guy simply standing up to him.
Axelrod is nervous still about this election, you can detect it. McCain has started his bounceback already on Rasmussen and people are starting now to get more info. on the Marxism of Obama.
The Left MUST destroy Joe because he is creating cracks in the juggernaut of Obamamania.
I’m gonna pray him today in hopes he can bravely face the attacks.
Obama is a thug like Odinga and these attacks are proving it.
Sapwolf on October 16, 2008 at 1:45 PM
Still on the pessimism gravy train I see. :)
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 16, 2008 at 1:47 PM
[Hmmm. What was the point of snooping around to that degree in this average citizen's life? Was that really called for?
I know the records are public, but really. Does anybody who wants to ask serious questions of our presidential candidates now have to worry that every single aspect of their lives will be uncovered and exposed to the public as a result? Nobody really needed to know this.
Posted By: I Knew A Phony | October 16, 2008]
(posted in comments section of Johnathan Martin’s Blog)
____________________________________________________________
Excellent point and to answer that question…..YES, when you speak out while Dems are in power, you WILL be harrassed and humiliated by those pukes! Clinton used to LOVE having his critics audited by the IRS.
I really feel for Joe the Plumber when Obama is elected. He won’t be able to open up a lemonade stand.
Goodeye_Closed on October 16, 2008 at 1:47 PM
I have the long version of the Joe the Plumber Vs. Obama video here.
rightonamerica on October 16, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Me thinks,in the spirit of the ‘Trailer Park Boys’,
Joe the plumber has started a Sh#t Storm,
and sh#t,
runs downhill,a hem!Haha.
canopfor on October 16, 2008 at 1:48 PM
Random people in the street aren’t his constituency. :)
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 16, 2008 at 1:50 PM
I hope McCain wins, but, to be realistic, he probably won’t, and it’s because many of the small government conservatives have left the GOP.
By the way… If I were in a swing state, I’d vote for McCain, but since California (the state in which I reside) is going blue anyway, I’m voting for Bob Barr. And I hope others in non-battleground blue states do the same just to send the GOP a message: no more Bush-type “compassionate conservatives” anymore!
MedSchoolCatholic on October 16, 2008 at 1:55 PM
Do us a favor: if you are in Med School, please drop out. You are too stupid for that level of training.
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 1:57 PM
Care make a wager, genius?
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Care to wager? Or are you just blowing smoke up your own ass?
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 2:02 PM
Hey gang, I live just outside Holland, OH. I just happen to have met Joe. He’s just like he portrays himself, and is a heckuva good guy.
It’s sad to see him being besmirched by the pinheads. But I guarantee you that none of them would do that to his face. He would pop their little pin heads like a zit.
Bigurn on October 16, 2008 at 2:05 PM
Wow, they’ve gone nuclear. This is quite sad and sickening. Having said that, does anyone have any horrible dirt on Jonathan Martin? I’d make it worth your while.
Sultry Beauty on October 16, 2008 at 2:05 PM
Yeah, that worled really well with Perot… we got Clinton-Clinton-Bush-Bush… real die-hard conservatives…
CC – BHO: “my Muslim faith”
CapedConservative on October 16, 2008 at 2:06 PM
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Third Parties = Throwing your vote away
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 16, 2008 at 2:08 PM
I’m not suggesting that the GOP needs to nominate Ron Paul in order to win. It just needs to nominate another Reagan.
MedSchoolCatholic on October 16, 2008 at 2:09 PM
I can tell I’m ready for this election to be over. As great a meme as Joe the Plumber is, I’m sick and tired of Joe the Plumber…after only a day and a half!!!
eeyore on October 16, 2008 at 2:09 PM
I love this man. I got the Feevah. 1 “I am Sarah Palin” Tshirt for me. 1 “I am Joe the Plumber” T shirt for my husband.
rightallthetime on October 16, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Those sickly bunch of Yoga posing vegans wouldn’t be much of a match for a guy who works with his hands and does a little heavy lifting.
Not to mention a guy who happens to have a pipe wrench readily at hand.
I R A Darth Aggie on October 16, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Joe the Plummer is my new hero! I love this guy. I love everything he said. What a great man!!
Basically Obama The Socialist wants to take Joe the Plummer of America’s money/profits that Joe America would’ve used to perhaps create more jobs or give out raises or bonuses to employees or create new products and services that would create even more jobs, raises, bonuses, etc….
Obama The Socialist wants to take that hunk of money and break it up into teeny weeny, itsy bitsy little bits so that more people can be in line for handouts.
John “I’m not Bush” McCain and Sarah Palin and Joe the Plummer are the hope and future of American exceptionalism.
sheryl on October 16, 2008 at 2:14 PM
Well, then, we need to hammer that point in until the last vote is cast. Seriously, if these losers spent an ounce of the time on Obama that they are spending on Joe, gosh, we would be trying to beat the Clinton machine today.
Mommypundit on October 16, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Tempting, very tempting. Alas, I have no dirt on Martin. I would love to have seen the pro quo.
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 2:22 PM
In the meantime you would accept a socialist whose administration would spell disaster for the future of this nation. Because that is what a vote for Bob Barr would do.
Thank goodness McCain will win – in spite of you.
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 2:25 PM
Someone get this guy some merchandise!
“Joe the Plumber”
“Monkey Wrench in the Socialist Machine Since 2008″
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 16, 2008 at 2:30 PM
I’m terrified of Obama, who will probably govern with a fascist streak. But my vote won’t really count in California anyway, so I should just vote for the guy whom I agree with most.
MedSchoolCatholic on October 16, 2008 at 2:30 PM
Man up and do the right thing. Might as well be part of the winning effort. You will be able to take credit for being part of the rise of Neo-Reaganism – in spite of John McCain, who will not serve a second term.
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 2:32 PM
A white guy named Joe? That’s racist.
LibTired on October 16, 2008 at 2:39 PM
I’ll think about it. If it looks like McCain has a good shot at winning on the night before election day, I’ll probably vote for him. In the meantime, I’m hoping Palin is prepping herself for 2012. She better contact the relevant think tanks and shed some of her neoconservative advisers who don’t give a rat’s ass about real conservativism.
MedSchoolCatholic on October 16, 2008 at 2:44 PM
msnbc is trying to claim Joe isn’t a Plumber because he doesn’t own the place therefor doesn’t have a License, the owner does
jp on October 16, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Hey, lots of people have complications with their taxes. It doesn’t always mean they’re committing fraud. Most of the time it’s just bad record-keeping. Or taking too many dedictions (which is the red flag of choice for the T-Men). Now, if Joe were running for office (which he isn’t), this would actually matter, if only because he’d be entertaining the illusion that he could put one over on the public.
Like someone who really IS running for office that we all know.
manwithblackhat on October 16, 2008 at 2:48 PM
So is a doctor not a physician because he doesn’t own the hospital?
Or is the president a poser because he doesn’t own the White House?
Rhetorical questions. A lack of any coherent logic in MSNBC supporting Obama has never been a problem in the past.
darclon on October 16, 2008 at 2:52 PM
And what does caring about conservatism mean to you? Actively doing ones part in electing a Marxist America-hating thug?
Look silly, there was/is only one Ronald Reagan. That kind of person just doesn’t happen to be around waiting in the wings to be nominated every election cycle. If so, he really wouldn’t be all that special, would he?
Reagan was a once in a lifetime gem. Deal with it. And help your country like a true conservative should care about first and foremost.
anuts on October 16, 2008 at 2:54 PM
So, to express a common-sense opinion a citizen like Joe has to be fully vetted by the press or whatever they call it. Whoops, you’ve made errors, poor choices, whoopsies in your life so we (nose in the air) cannot learn from you and must destroy you. Can you imagine, if David from the Old Testament tried to voice his opinions today, what the headlines would be…”Religious Fanatic has Adultery and Conspiracy-to-Murder in his Past” “Jesus Resigns from House of David…Denies He Knew The Namesake’s Radical Past.”
deedledee on October 16, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Time to bring up Billy Dale. Never forget him.
He worked in the White House for three decades, under numerous presidents, and was always praised for his work…the problem is he was the “travel agent” for the president, and Clinton’s good buddy’s were travel agents. So they fired Billy Dale and put there good friends
Dale was charged with embezzlement, tax evasion, etc. typical Clinton garbage. Jury deliberated for less then 2 hours and came with an innocent verdict, with many jurors afterward questioning of how this could have even come to trial.
Dale was put through hell, just so a liberal friend could be taken care of.
Nothing new…
right2bright on October 16, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Once she’s off McCain’s leash, I don’t think this will be a problem at all.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 16, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Heh. Reality checks are a bitch, aren’t they?
manwithblackhat on October 16, 2008 at 3:03 PM
My vote is not for McCain but against Obama! Come on those not voting for mccain. The supreme court justice issue should make you check your junk and pull the lever for mccain.
spacekicker on October 16, 2008 at 3:11 PM
“SENATOR GOVERNMENT…..MEET JOE THE PLUMBER.”
gracie on October 16, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Just another one of those people in the fly-over country who have what the east and west coast miss — common sense. Yea! Joe the Plumber for President!!! Can you see it? Palin-Wurzelbacher 2012.
doncow on October 16, 2008 at 3:23 PM
MR, sorry to say it would require your medical records as well. =)
Sultry Beauty on October 16, 2008 at 3:26 PM
Yeah. Here’s the headline on the MSN front page:
Hey, Joe
Overwhelmed plumber says stick to issues
BUT THEY CHANGED IT. It DID say, just minutes ago, “Overwhelmed ‘plumber’ [note the scare quotes] doesn’t have a license”, or some such thing. I copied and pasted it on two other threads, so I have it word-for-word.
I HATE these people.
capitalist piglet on October 16, 2008 at 3:28 PM
If they changed it, my guess is you’re not the only person who hated ‘em for it. And apparently some of the other haters felt the need to share their frustration. :)
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 16, 2008 at 3:29 PM
Grue, I think word passed from the Obama camp (or DU – but who can tell the difference?) that Joe actually is a plumber and doesn’t need a license. Of course, they’ve set their meme already, and simply changing it is their version of a retraction and apology, it seems.
capitalist piglet on October 16, 2008 at 3:35 PM
Cool Joe the Plumber facts
mcg on October 16, 2008 at 3:49 PM
Transcendental Meditation isn’t Christianity, so the left can’t really blindly attack it.
Grafted on October 16, 2008 at 3:54 PM
No problem there. Trouble is, if your pic does any justice, you can do much better and likely already have. But I do feel flattered that you responded.
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Hey Obama!
If “spreading the wealth” is such a bloody great thing, why haven’t YOU done spread YOUR wealth around?
Why is you feel the need to spread MY wealth around and NOT YOURS?
drjohn on October 16, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Wow, the DU is really ripping Joe a new one, man this guy is really for real or ‘GOD bless his sole’ as he will need it with those nuts. The one’s I read use four letter words a lot, why? Oh, education, never mind.
foxone on October 16, 2008 at 4:09 PM
NY Times with its hit piece already posted.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/joe-in-the-spotlight/?hp
YellowDawg on October 16, 2008 at 4:15 PM
MOVE OVER SARAH! Joe is the man who’s going to revitalize the Republican party and lead the nation in a new direction. It’s about time we had someone in DC who could speak to the American people like Joe.
bayam on October 16, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Wurzelbacher with me? Wurzelbacher with you!
Coronagold on October 16, 2008 at 4:21 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmZ3o0Di7Go
McCain has released a Joe the Plumber ad.
Mark1971 on October 16, 2008 at 4:21 PM
Great ad.
lodge on October 16, 2008 at 4:30 PM
I guess I have been in a vacuum all day. I wasnt’ aware of the extent of the Joe dust up until I heard Obama bashing Joe on the TV a little bit ago. I was in shock that Obama would be belittling “Joe the Plumber” in front of audiences with TV camera present. It did have a certain 7 year old tone to it.
bopbottle on October 16, 2008 at 4:31 PM
Yep. Finally hitting obama on the tax issue!
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 4:33 PM
also here
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/10/16/new-mccain-ad-joe-the-plumber/
And they’re quoting papers that call Obama’s tax cut “welfare.” I love it.
BuckeyeSam on October 16, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Not surprisingly the left has moved from merely airing his dirty laundry to an even nastier tactic:
http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/77hpg/vote_up_if_you_think_joe_the_plumber_was_a/
Dark-Star on October 16, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Why is this a web ad? It should be on TV!
lorien1973 on October 16, 2008 at 4:38 PM
OHhhh… that is so yesterday… now those are now called THREE letter words… just ask Biden…
Romeo13 on October 16, 2008 at 4:39 PM
RACISM! RACISM! RACISM!
Laura in Maryland on October 16, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Never interrupt the enemy when he’s making a mistake–and the left is making a doozy of one here by assailing this man. They could, to an extent, going after Sarah Palin and her family by claiming that she is a politician and running for office, but this man isn’t. He’s a small businessman like so many of the rest of us working to support his family. Even more so than Palin, he will resonate with the great majority of Americans.
By attempting to bring this man down, by trying to silence him for daring to speak out, the left, the Democratic Party and the Obama campaign is giving the entire nation a chilling taste of what life in this country will be like under in an Obama/Democratic Party controlled government.
Soon it will be up to the American people–will the citizens of this country say “NO” to tyranny or will they walk meekly into the slaughterhouse and cease being citizen and willingly take on the role of subject?
Matt Helm on October 16, 2008 at 4:44 PM
I love it. Go Big Mac! Here’s a little picture to look at, in case anyone’s in the market for a highly questionable product…
Gilda on October 16, 2008 at 4:45 PM
I agree, Laura. Call a spade a spade! That kind of verbiage leaves me positively spooked. Now if you will pardon me, I’m going grab my coon skin hat and watch Davy Crockett reruns.
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 4:50 PM
Sigh.
capitalist piglet on October 16, 2008 at 4:52 PM
I’ll see you at re-education camp.
Laura in Maryland on October 16, 2008 at 4:57 PM
How is it that a guy like Joe can articulate in a couple minutes what “pros” like McCain can’t express in months? Could a lifetime in Congress cause the end of thought?
Skipper50 on October 16, 2008 at 5:01 PM
This man does not even have a license.
In fact, there’s proof that he has never been licensed by the FCC to question Democrat policies in the media. This kind of abuse of the public airwaves is unacceptable during the Age of Obama and it must be dealt with harshly now before others also dare to speak without a license.
econavenger on October 16, 2008 at 5:04 PM
Surprisingly enough there’s Joe the Plumber merchandise at CafePress.com that shows support for Obama. At least one idiot on the left thinks the Joe the Plumber thing works in Obama’s favor.
backwoods conservative on October 16, 2008 at 5:06 PM
Only if we can share a bunk.
ManlyRash on October 16, 2008 at 5:08 PM
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