Finally: Joe the Plumber meets Tito the Builder
posted at 11:20 am on November 10, 2008 by Allahpundit
The logical end result of a campaign driven by personalities. I’m giving you two clips, actually — the second is Huck’s gracious “yes, he’s my president, too” statement — just to show you how they’ve adapted Jerry Springer’s format for the show. The staggered intro of the JTP/TTB segment is the political equivalent of Springer’s “okay, bring ‘er out!” device, typically reserved for when a jealous girlfriend finally gets to meet the girl her man’s been cheating with. The second clip is Huck’s version of Jerry’s Final Thought. What he needs to do now is start booking lefties on the show and let nature take its course. Exit question: In an FNC all-star brawl between Kristol, Barnes, Bob Beckel, and KP, who’ll be the first one to throw a chair?
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OMG
make it stop
okonkolo on November 10, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Beckel throws the chair… at Kristol, after which he admits to being the father of KP’sd baby. Fred Barnes then comes out in a dress.
I just threw up in my mouth a little…
creatocon on November 10, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Whose bright idea was it to give CHuckles his own show?
MadisonConservative on November 10, 2008 at 11:25 AM
I think Beckel could do some damage.
Number 2 on November 10, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Honest to God,
I don’t know what I’d do without this Blog.
Really, thank you Ed and Allah and all participants.
I’m looking forward to 4 entertaining years with ya’ll.
gracie on November 10, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Better a T.V. show than having him for President. He’s becoming a cartoon of himself!
BTW, I like the name CHuckles and will be co-opting it for my own purposes.
Illinidiva on November 10, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Beckel for sure, and I say that with the sound certainty that only another recovering alky can possess.
PS: is it true Beckel once paid a hooker with a personal check? Because if so, wow. How do I get a job as a big time political ‘insider’??
fivefeetoffury on November 10, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Dittoness :D
In other news…:
JOE!!
TITO!!
Huck… meh.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on November 10, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Kristol hides under the table gets barnes to shield him. Kp flashes Bob and Bob has a heartattack.
unseen on November 10, 2008 at 11:36 AM
umm he has been, the Richard Dreyfus interview was dreadful. He let him just run and run his mouth about how Enlightened he was.
jp on November 10, 2008 at 11:36 AM
I give this show two more weeks. And Huckabee two more months.
sherry on November 10, 2008 at 11:39 AM
When watching this show I find myself wondering if its a parody. The format is so lame.
bluejacket on November 10, 2008 at 11:39 AM
I’d say Beckel, but he’s too much of a bloated sack to get out of it first.
flipflop on November 10, 2008 at 11:40 AM
I don’t know about anyone else but every time I hear Huck speak I hear banjo music and my cheeks tighten.
Hammerhead on November 10, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Well, he has already had Richard Dreyfuss, Bill Maher, and Oliver Stone.
CP on November 10, 2008 at 11:40 AM
When Huck interviewed Maher, Maher admitted that Martin Luther King was delusional…Huck couldn’t get him to repeat it. But I would love to have Bill Maher, and some radical MLK follower go at it…I have a feeling Maher would back away pretty quick from his “King was delusional” statement.
right2bright on November 10, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Wow, you are generous…
right2bright on November 10, 2008 at 11:42 AM
please go away. joe the plumber is fucking annoying. make it stop.
venicesurfer on November 10, 2008 at 11:43 AM
Definitely Beckel would throw the first chair. Barnes would brawl. Kristol would whine incessantly. KP would bravely run away.
HawaiiLwyr on November 10, 2008 at 11:44 AM
You know? If Barry O had a view on the Constitution that our founding fathers had, then, maybe he could be my President. Miracles happen all the time, but come on now!
Easydoesit on November 10, 2008 at 11:44 AM
Beckel. He’s a fat b!tch. Fat b!tches usually get all upset about d’ey man and then it’s onnnnn.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on November 10, 2008 at 11:47 AM
It was Jerry Springer who paid for services with a personal check – while he was an elected official in Cincinnati.
creatocon on November 10, 2008 at 11:51 AM
Joe and Tito are the only reason I watched this Schmukabee clip.
Thanks for the warning on the second clip. I used to watch Jerry and don’t need another version.
“In an FNC all-star brawl between Kristol, Barnes, Bob Beckel, and KP, who’ll be the first one to throw a chair?” None of them have the strength or stones to do that even if they hadn’t signed a contract that prevents them from punching each other out.
Christine on November 10, 2008 at 11:52 AM
I want Huck to bring out Rev. Wright from backstage next time Hannity is on the program.
CanadianGuy on November 10, 2008 at 11:55 AM
Send that stupid hillbilly preacher back to Arkansas where he belongs.
Percy_Peabody on November 10, 2008 at 11:57 AM
The first video was cool. The second one made me sick. Huck is not a Republican, nor a Conservative. Jerry Springer is a Fruit cake.
sheebe on November 10, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Joe the Plumber was good the first 5 or so times he was mentioned. After that debate it just made the McCain campaign look silly. Like “Wheres the beef?”.
Speedwagon82 on November 10, 2008 at 11:58 AM
He won’t do it. Huck doesn’t have insurance against the explosion that would result.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on November 10, 2008 at 12:00 PM
You’re right. Because he went from sad to pathetic at lightning speed, I lost my perspective. Should have said minutes.
sherry on November 10, 2008 at 12:01 PM
I say keep Huckabee on FOXNEWS if it will keep him away from runing for offic again. I would rather see him quietly go away, but since that isn’t going to happen this seems to be the best option.
Tim Pancoast on November 10, 2008 at 12:04 PM
I think Hucky has found his groove.
The band needs to remember the lyrics.
Kini on November 10, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Sorry, can’t stand that Huckabee farce. it’s boring, self serving, and smarmy. All I see and hear is a fence sitting populist.
MNDavenotPC on November 10, 2008 at 12:09 PM
That show is retarded. Hey look, another week and a new JTP post! YES! Except I see a few more posts going my way. Not many, but a few.
Bob Beckel gets my vote for chair-thrower. But he’d do it smiling.
robblefarian on November 10, 2008 at 12:09 PM
wow it’s like sticking needles in my eyes
Dave Rywall on November 10, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Once Brit leaves Fox I really don’t think I’ll be able to Fox News Channel anymore. It’s completely dumb down tabloid television.
Lance Murdock on November 10, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Some guy disagrees with a politician at his doorstep and the guy is suddenly some sort of American hero? This is BS. The guy was bitching about taxes he didn’t even pay. Cry me a river.
lexhamfox on November 10, 2008 at 12:13 PM
Huck’s “gracious statement” was just too much to handle. I’m surprised his band didn’t break into song with “We are the world” and the audience participating along.
MestizoMaverick on November 10, 2008 at 12:15 PM
You didn’t see the lefty screed that Richard Dreyfuss spouted on Hickabigot’s show last week?
The guy is a Christian democrat and the more he opens his mouth, the less I like him.
csdeven on November 10, 2008 at 12:19 PM
We seem to forget that there are many more Joe the Plumbers and Tito the Builders (and don’t forget Sami the Soccer moms) out there that will make up the resurgence of the Republican party. OK, they may not have the eloquence and charisma as the “One,” but, I will take a real person over a smooth talking elitist, any day. I will also say that we need to unify and quit throwing our team members under the bus like some of our conservative pundits did to Sarah Palin, which helped defeat John McCain during the election.
DL13 on November 10, 2008 at 12:25 PM
OMG!!!
ChuckupHuck, Joe the Plumber, and Tito the Builder?!?!?
OMG!!!
It’s like a match made in Oprah heaven!!!
dglenn on November 10, 2008 at 12:39 PM
You seem to know a great deal about the Springer format, AP.
Big fan?
BacaDog on November 10, 2008 at 12:40 PM
You guys are some really classy people…in your own minds.
jparks1972 on November 10, 2008 at 12:42 PM
ok, i’m glad to see jtp & ttb, but this show is going to top the list of “reasons to boycott fox along with the rest of the networks” awfully darn fast …
Buckaroo on November 10, 2008 at 12:46 PM
+1. At LEAST 1.
wccawa on November 10, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Correct answer: None.
No matter how angry any of those four women get, the worst they’d do is pull hairs not throw chairs.
ScottMcC on November 10, 2008 at 1:02 PM
Jay Leno should ask McCain if Joe the Plumber is still his hero.
YYZ on November 10, 2008 at 1:05 PM
Wow, the idiot trifecta.
Vernon Hardapple on November 10, 2008 at 1:08 PM
The first clip honestly reminded me of an SNL skit rather than serious discourse, which I’m not sure is what Huck intended.
asc85 on November 10, 2008 at 1:21 PM
Ah I’ll take him over the followers of O’mamma screeching “gimme me money” when their fat arses do not even pay taxes, further more how far behind was he? Is he net in paid taxes through his entire life paid in more than he recieved if so then your point is pretty moot.
PiggieSez on November 10, 2008 at 1:36 PM
I didn’t see Pelosi, Reid, or Obama up there. Did I miss something?
BKennedy on November 10, 2008 at 1:44 PM
When I was stuck in the hospital on bedrest, I enjoyed watching Jerry Springer. Yes, I’m a sick and twisted person, but I’m okay with that. It was good fun.
I don’t know who would throw the first chair, but I think KP would go down swinging and Kristol would cry. It’d be good fun too.
Anna on November 10, 2008 at 1:49 PM
The home viewer.
Jim Treacher on November 10, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Almost. You and Drywall are here, but I don’t see crr6.
Jim Treacher on November 10, 2008 at 2:02 PM
priceless
DaveC on November 10, 2008 at 2:58 PM
I ain’t any big fan of Huckabee, but I’ll say this.
I could drop my wallet while leaving that crowd and I’d get it back with interest.
They seem like good people compared to any other talk show I’ve seen.
Sapwolf on November 10, 2008 at 3:38 PM
Giive me a break.
apacalyps on November 10, 2008 at 3:44 PM
No wonder the common people have lost so much faith in conservatism during this election year. Here Huck invites some American citizens (not unlike many of you reading hot air) on his Television Program, y’know, get them involved, and that way we the public can hold our elected officials accountable. I mean, that’s really what needs to be done. There is a sense in Washington that we owe our politicians, when it’s the other way around — they’re are there to represent us. And uh, he’s mocked. The sad thing about this is mocking Mike Huckabee doesn’t hurt him as much as it hurts every day conservative Americans who want Washington to change. No wonder I see many pundits in a new light.
apacalyps on November 10, 2008 at 3:52 PM
If I could hit a leftie with a chair and not go to jail, I would go on his show.
Buford on November 10, 2008 at 4:02 PM
I will say this though. Huck better be careful that he doesn’t denounce legitimate criticism of Obama and call it hate speech. If he’s gonna talk about hate speech he needs to aslo ask why Obama stayed in a church that proclaimed hate and biases against white people. Yes, I will give respect to Barack Obama, and I will, and am, sincerely praying for him, but that doesn’t mean I still don’t believe his becoming President of the United States of America was a complete disaster. Please, don’t go there Mike.
apacalyps on November 10, 2008 at 4:04 PM
I can´t help it, I like Huckabee. He is basically decent. I don´t agree with him on many things, but the scorn coming from certain conservatives is misplaced. As a politician, you can do worse. You are doing worse right now.
Joe and Tito? Rock.
el gordo on November 10, 2008 at 6:58 PM
Beckel. The guy’s a troll.
In the spirit of hopey changeyness, I will refrain from commenting on Huck, his show, or the stuff under his fingernails.
Y-not on November 10, 2008 at 8:25 PM
That was so pukeworthy I had to change the channel after a few minutes. What a self-righteous jackass. Come to think of it, that describes most Democrats, doesn’t it?
Buy Danish on November 10, 2008 at 9:41 PM
He has lefties on all the time. Just the other night he had Oliver Stone on. I had to change the channel.
Glynn on November 11, 2008 at 12:16 AM
His book is called, “Do the right thing”, but he did the wrong thing when he played interference for McCain against the real Conservatives who were running.
Hypocrisy at
itshis best.Tim Burton on November 11, 2008 at 10:26 PM