Interesting quote from Joe the Plumber today, seems he's not happy McCain dragged him into this?

[RollWithIt]

Seems the guy might end up not able to work because McCain decided to turn him into his campaign symbol and didn't even talk to Joe about it beforehand. Hmmm, so he wasn't properly vetted and dragged into the national spotlight. At least McCain talked to Palin for a couple minutes before selecting her. The only person JTP talked to was OBAMA!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27221645/

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TOLEDO, Ohio - “Joe the plumber,” the new face of middle-class America after Sen. John McCain made him famous in Wednesday night’s presidential debate, isn’t technically a plumber, and he probably wouldn’t be adversely affected by Sen. Barack Obama’s tax plan. But the issues he raises are important and worth examining for their impact on small businesses.

Joe the plumber — Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, 34, of suburban Toledo, Ohio — is the first to say that he’s not the story and that no one should listen to him when it comes to tax policy.

“I just hope I’m not making too much of a fool of myself and can get some type of message out there as far as, you know, really watch actions and learn for yourself,” Wurzelbacher said Thursday outside his home. “Don’t take other people’s opinions.”


Legally speaking, Wurzelbacher isn’t a plumber, because he isn’t licensed by Toledo, Lucas County or the state of Ohio. A representative of the Toledo Building Inspection Division said a plumber must be registered with the state and only then can apply for a city plumbing contractor’s license.

Wurzelbacher said he worked under the license held by his boss, Al Newell of Newell Plumbing and Heating Co. of Toledo. Newell is a licensed plumbing contractor in Toledo, records show. But anyone working under Newell should have a journeyman’s plumbing license or an apprenticeship license, officials said.



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Building Inspection officials said Newell was responsible for making sure that anyone working under him was licensed. The Toledo Plumbing Board of Control may consider sanctions against Wurzelbacher or Newell, officials told NBC affiliate WNWO of Toledo.

“There’s a lot I’ve got to learn” about the plumbing business, Wurzelbacher said Thursday.

[nichomachus]

1. Yeah -- he'd turn it into a $250K a year business - sure - whatever

The guy is dumber than a bag of hammers

[kirby]

2. “There’s a lot I’ve got to learn” about the plumbing business...

This from the guy who was so quick to argue he was ready to buy his own business but his American Dream was squashed by Obama.

I notice he didn't mention why he was a tax cheat and has a tax lien against him.

[OneGrassRoot]

3. Limbaugh is going to help him out, too....

For the first time in my life I'm trying to listen to him as I drive to and fro -- but I can only take it for five minutes at a time.

Today, Limbaugh did one of his "seamless" ads I've always heard about, water heaters or something, and said he's going to get Plumber Joe to endorse them, too.

Oy.

[mitchum]

4. BWAWAHAHAHAHA

that is fantastic

[book_worm]

5. Well, maybe Joe shouldn't have done all of those interviews either.

[RollWithIt]

6. I think in the end, we should have just a small amount of sympathy for people like Joe

I'm not sure why. I hate that he lied to Obama. I hate that the guy did give interviews after. What bothers me about this is that McCain is willing to drag anyone down with him. He doesn't research background. He doesn't check to make sure the guy is ok with his name being used on a national scale. Suddenly McCain brings him up like a dozen times in a nationally televised debate that is being watched by over 50 million people.

I can imagine Joe, in all his ignorance, sitting on his couch watching the debate and thinking, "WTF, I try to help this guy and he drags me out there like I'm running for VP."

Reread his quotes. Ya, he's not "on our side" but I think there is a deeper meaning to what McCain did to him.

[stillcool]

7. I wish once, just once,...

the Republicans could put out one supporter who either spoke the truth, or knew what they were talking about.

Wurzelbacher also acknowledged that he had no specific plans for buying Newell’s business, saying he and Newell had simply talked about the idea from time to time. He might have difficulty making the purchase: Court records from his divorce show that Wurzelbacher made $40,000 in 2006.