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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJoe the Plumber wants to work for you, whether you're union/anti-union or gay/straight.
He's on MSNBC right now, running against Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio.
He says he wants to "get people excited" about Herman Cain's 999 plan, how we really need to reform the current tax code with the "fair tax" ("National Sales Tax" or a "flat tax."
Er...USA?
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Joe the Plumber wants to work for you, whether you're union/anti-union or gay/straight. (Original Post)
Amerigo Vespucci
Mar 2012
OP
He just wants to attach himself to the first black man he could think of. Just
Guy Whitey Corngood
Mar 2012
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The Wielding Truth
(11,415 posts)1. Sorry, Joe. I need a liscensed plumber.
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)2. The male Sarah Palin - one day he'll get his own reality show
featuring him crawling under sinks and garbage disposals.
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)3. He just wants to attach himself to the first black man he could think of. Just
like the typical teabagger.
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)4. he is 100 times smarter than palin, which puts him in the bottom 1%
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)5. Not-Joe the non-plumber
will be relegated back to obscurity soon enough.
orwell
(7,775 posts)6. You mean...
...Joe Wurzelbacher?
julian09
(1,435 posts)7. I'm sure he doesn't understand 999 plan "no one does" reform tax code everyone agrees on that one
simple generic talking point, be specific. National sales tax then add state sales tax on goods and services will add up fast.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)8. He's aspiring to winning 9% of the vote against Kaptur
So he's setting a realistic goal, I think.