Joe Wurzelbacher is Joe the Plumber
Joe Wurzelbacher has become an overnight celebrity, now known nationally as ‘Joe the Plumber’. He was mentioned numerous times in tonights final presidential debate. Now everybody wants to know who this guy is and why the presidential candidates are vying for his vote.
Joe the Plumber
Poor Joe Wurzelbacher got into a conversation with Barack Obama during Obama’s photo-op of going ‘door to door’ in Ohio to meet the people. Wurzelbacher, of Holland, Ohio, wasn’t buying what Obama was selling. I’m sure it surprised Obama a little that the average American had insightful questions about Obama’s policies. You know, Obama explains them at GREAT length repeatedly with the air of a man who believes that we Middle American’s are incapable of really ‘getting it’.
Meanwhile, Obama explained to Joe the Plumber, that he didn’t want to take away everything Joe had worked for over the years. He just wants to make sure that those ‘behind him’ have as much as he does. You know, spread the wealth around. Joe’s eyes got a little wider as Obama told him that. He probably was expecting a politicians spin, instead of Obama actually telling him that he WILL take his money. I know, Obama couched it in words he didn’t expect Joe to understand. But Joe understood. So did all the other Joes in the country.
“I’m gonna cut taxes a little bit more for the folks who are most in need and for the 5% of the folks who are doing very well – even though they’ve been working hard and I appreciate that – I just want to make sure they’re paying a little bit more in order to pay for those other tax cuts,” Obama told Joe.
“It’s not that I want to punish your success – I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you – that they’ve got a chance at success too.”
You see, Joe the Plumber is Joe Six Pack. He’s the guy that works hard, has talent, takes his lunch to work, loves his wife and kids and is reaching for the American dream. No one, no Joe’s the Plumbers or Joe’s six packs, want that dream taken away.
In that brief encounter with Joe the Plumber, Barack Obama exposed himself as the socialist he is. I don’t think he realized it at the time. But it exposed his Marxist ideology. His intention to take from small businesses and divide it amongst those who don’t have.
As Americans, we all want to make sure that those who can’t take care of themselves are taken care of. We don’t mind doing what needs to be done and pay our taxes and make charitable contributions to help see that is done. But we don’t like wealth redistribution. That’s a sure fired way of destroying the American dream.
Joe Wurzelbacher will be on Huckabee’s show on Saturday. It’ll be interesting to watch. I’m thinking the man deserves an invitation to the inauguration.
Joe the Plumber – Video
October 16th, 2008 at 2:40 am
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October 16th, 2008 at 5:32 am
He must be an idiot, if he votes for McInsane!
October 16th, 2008 at 5:34 am
Actually… this guy is under investigation of the Feds, because of looking stupid!
I bet he is guilty!
October 16th, 2008 at 5:36 am
fuck Jo the PlumPudding…. he’s an idiot!
October 16th, 2008 at 5:38 am
look at this stupid face… and you know he’s gay… or at least something is wrong with him… big time!
I bet, this sicko is voting Republican!
October 16th, 2008 at 6:13 am
Every government tax is wealth redistribution. You’re paying your money to the government, who’s basically distributing it to other people.
What does the right stand for, now that it supports socialising the finance sector, supports $300 billion Wall St rescue plans yet used to be the side of small government?
Must be tough when your entire ideology loses its way.
October 16th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Joe the plumber, under mcain your toast. he supports crushing small business by providing breaks to the big boy chains. Just ask ma and pa kettle how thier hardware store did after home depot, lowes and ace moved into town.
Mccain lives on an income of several million dollars a year generated by his wife’s holdings (which remain undisclosed) he does not have a clue about what a regular person is,watch how his wife avoids toching anyone’s hand at rallys, sure these are regular folks, even Pallin sports $3,000 valintino jackets,sounds regular to me. These are uber rich folks, taxes matter to them. Tou you and me, its the ability to feed our kids and run our business, taxes are not the thing that crushes us, its unfair competition from the mega chains and big business, and they get all the tax breaks and get out of jail free cards.
And Joe, lets not forget the constitution, this little old thing that has been trashed over and over again for thepast 8 years, another 8 years and we might not feel so comfortable writing or saying what we think.
G-d help us and your dream if he gets in.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Joe needs some perspective. He’s looking at a business that makes $250,000 a year in income and he’s worried about paying his fair share? For the sake of arguement let’s say he pays 30%, that’s $75000. It’s alot. It might mean Joe doesn’t get that dram vacation this year, could mean he’s got to settle for standard car or truck and not the tricked out luxury version. With that kind of income, I don’t think he’s kids will be on school lunch programs, and he won’t worry about keeping a roof over his head. If Joe is smart about his money, he’ll be fine. If I end up paying 30%, that’s $9000. Not nearly as much as Joe pays, but that leave very little else for rent and feeding my kid, keeping things together. I’m not so sure we’ll be fine. Get a grip Joe, you’re doing pretty well, there are a lot of us who aren’t.
October 16th, 2008 at 9:55 am
Is anyone asking the question:
Was Joe the Plumber a McPlant?
The timing of the exchange with Obama and the number of times McCain brought it up at the debate appears more than a mere coincidence… How convenient!!
Even had the media fooled…
Wouldn’t it be something if indeed he was planted there by the McCain campaign so McCain could bring it up at the debate 2 days later…
October 16th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Joe the plumber is related to Keating.
http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/10/15/joe-the-plumber-wurzelbacher-related-to-charles-keating-oops/