(CNN) - Samuel Wurzelbacher, also known as "Joe the Plumber," kicked off his congressional campaign Tuesday night, hoping to win over an Ohio House seat for the GOP.
"Our current system is all about control. It needs to be fixed," Wurzelbacher said. "They keep on putting duct tape on it. I'm not the kind of plumber that uses duct tape."
Wurzelbacher gained GOP rock-star status in 2008 after challenging then-presidential candidate and Sen. Barack Obama on his small-business tax plan.
His confrontation quickly became a popular anecdote in the presidential election, frequently used as a campaign message by the Republican Sen. John McCain and running-mate Sarah Palin.
The plumber-turned-celebrity has since capitalized on his fame by writing a book and making multiple media and campaign appearances.
While he turned down a chance to run for office in 2010, he's now challenging Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving Democratic woman in the House, to represent Ohio's 9th congressional district.
Making his announcement at Tony Packo's, a Hungarian restaurant in Toledo, the candidate said he's confident of a win, as said he knows how to "keep it simple."
"I don't have to remember what I said five years ago because I believe it. That's what it comes down to," he said. "They're not going to catch me in a lie. I'm not concerned about that at all. You've got to keep it simple and that's what it comes down to running for Congress."
– CNN's Gabriella Schwarz contributed to this report.
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Where's his birth certificate? If it doesn't say that "Joe" is his real first name then it MUST be a fake, and he's actually from Kenya and therefore can't run for office, right? And since when is "Wurzelbacher" pronounced "Plumber"?
Hasn't he realized his fifteen minutes are up?
From the man whose "story" we were fed in 2008, comes the statement 'They are not going to catch me in a lie'. So was the tale of buying the plumbing business, the name Joe, etc. not a lie? Come on Republicans there must be at least one other better choice than "Joe the Plumber" in the state of Ohio.
Does the GOP/Tea Party care whether or not their candidates have the experience, education, or knowledge to be in Congress?
For the American electorate-, yes, things must be kept simple. The real world, however, involves a little more nuance.
He's already lying. He's not a plumber. Has he paid his taxes yet? I say run for office and i welcome more uneducated tax dodging republicans to do the same. A whole field of joe the republican tax dodgers running for office under the republican name...As one american celebrity would say...."it's a good thing" Looks like a sweep for the Democrats in 2012 and i like the sounds of that. OBAMA 2012.
Now I know this country has gone crazy if this tax dodging, no business owning, lying to the world, and no show when called upon by his buddy Dopey McCain is running for office!
Proving just how completely stupid anyone voting for him is.
GOD SAVE AMERICA , HE IS NOT EVEN A PLUMBER WE NEED TO KICK REPUBLITURDS BACK INTO THEIR HOLES, RIGHT WING NUTS ARE MORE DANGEROUS THAN AL QAIDA
Oh great, now my dog thinks he has a shot.
Plumber Joe now realizes that the US Congress and Senate is the place to make real money. Each member of Congress and the Senate has received millions of dollars in campaign donations from Corporate America. Forget the $175,000 salary, with health benefits and a pension for life – get Corporate America to buy your vote – that is where the real money will come from, just ask the other Members of Congress. Good Luck Joe! Break the Bank!
Oh thank goodness; we needed some good comedy relief in this election. I wonder what his opponent will challenge him on:
His qualifications as a plumber? I don't think he was ever licensed.
His broad vision of government and policy? The mind reels.
Maybe she'll hit him on his tenuous grip on reality.
Somebody give him a microphone and turn him loose! It should be great for laughs.
Another loony in Congress, oh great.
another republican
Yeah, except the lie about being a plumber, buying that business he asked Obama about.. oh, and of course his name isn't even Joe.
He's not really a plumber, and never has been! "They're not going to catch me in a lie".
He's Bald – not Balding!! It always bugs me when guys shave their heads, like it was a choice and not just eventual!!
Dushe!
Isn't the problem that we already have too many simpletons in Congress? Why do we need another?
hi, i'm homeless. but if you elect me president i can live at the white house and kick all the other bums out. i don't know anything about politics or running a government, heck, i don't even know how to read. but none of these other bums know what they're doing either. since the republicans like voting for movie stars, wrestlers and plumbers, i figured that would be my best bet. i running for president and i'm a republican, vote for me...and can i get a dollar (promise i won't buy booze).
oh boy... this friggin guy is back to annoy the world. Save it Joe, If Ohio voters have an ounce of common sense you don't stand a chance. But that's a big "if".
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If he's lucky, he'll rank higher than that in the Congressional race.....but I bet he withdraws before that.....
Joe the plumber would rather snub his nose at america and bring home about 32 thousand dollars per year vs. paying taxes and bringing home about 180 thousand a year . Oh ya , he's never heard of a tax man either . Real swift this fellow is .
Sarah Palin is very well educated compared to this Moron, need to put duct tape on his mouth so we don’t have to listen to him.
Marcy Kaptur is a very smart fair woman is who NOT a career politician. The people of Toledo would be stupid to vote this dufus in in her place. Then again I lived in Toledo for 20 years and that town is full of stupid people.
Really! I mean, "REALLY!"
He's not any less qualified than the other Republican candidates. The Koch brothers prefer a bunch of uneducated losers to serve under them. The GOP sets the bar really, really low so they can manipulate politicians to take right-wing pledges, ignore critical issues and focus on hot-button social issues. It's their bread and butter.
And once again, the whole world is laughing.
Samuel can do it. Vote for him.
I think it is a great idea for mechanics, bricklayers etc. The so called educated idiot lawyers have sure screwed the country up. If we had logical thinking people in Washington the US might turn around. They would be hard pressed to do any worse. Lets give them a chance.
Why is it that all you repubs say,Things are out of control!" when it was you GWB who set this nation into a tailspin. Yes, you're d..n right there out of control and the GOP got them that way.... belly up to the bar and admit it that eight years of failed policies and out of control spending and shipping jobs overseas by the container ship full was all your doing.
Didn't he miss paying taxes back inn 2008? What has he done to really justify the trust that the people would give him if elected? I don't think this guy is really going to represent the entire district should he be elected. It is a sad fact.
Just when we thought the Republican clown car was empty, one more Bozo popped out of the trunk.
Except he is not a plumber, no license, no training, no skill. Just another "make-believe" candidate
HA! That is silly.
This country is doomed.
Ha, ha, ha!
This guy? His only claim to fame is that he lied his way into a presidential candidate's debate. He was quickly exposed as neither a plumber, a business-owner, nor even a guy named Joe.
Go ahead, Ohio. Vote him in. Who needs authenticity anyway?
This guy wasn't a plumber either. He just lie about It. but than again that all Republican does any way.
sorry. your 15 minutes are up. time to go back to plumbing...
He seems to have duct taped Joe the Plumber over his real name. Pfft, what a phony.
Damn, how do I sign up to run for Congress? Sounds like a good idea to me if the Plummer is qualfied.
You aren't even a licensed plumber.
He. Is. NOT. a. Plumber.
He worked without certification.
Does ANYBODY take this guy seriously? Ohio, you deserve better!
Well the GOP truely are a circus now.
His name is not Joe, and he's not a plumber.
Samuel Wurzel-dufus is a loud-mouth ignorant moron that CNN is trying to exploit for mouse clicks.
Nothing more (have you no shame CNN).
The GOP is a joke. Joe the Plumber, try Joe the Liar.
Guess what 'Joe' you didn't represent "us" then and you don't now......you were a lie then.. you are a lie now. No regular "Joe" wants to pay for YOU to have a mansion, credit cards, free cars, free gas, a golden pension or a lifetime golden health insurance for you family while the rest of us "Joes" struggle to keep our homes and buy Christmas gifts for our kdis this year..thanks ... but NO THANKS!!!
He wasn't a licensed plumber, he owed back taxes, and someone else paid them for him once he became a Fox News darling. Yeah, that's honesty and personal responsibility, huh?
It's come to this. No offense "Mr Plumber", but come on. This can't be real, but I guess the years have passed and Joe has more...no way. Not even going there.
My oh my, his entry into politics sure ups the intellectual bar. I must say though that he fits right in there with the other heavy weights in Republican politics.
Who will be 'Joe the Plumber's' potential running mate down the line? Jack the custodian, Henry the electrician, or Amy the cashier? It is a frightening outlook considering how many delusional people think they are worth taking a look at when none of them would have the slightest shot of passing basic literacy tests.
Why not? If Ron Paul can run for president ...
Why are they calling this guy a plumber. He isnt a plumber. He works for a plumbing company, well worked for one. I worked for a law firm, that didnt make me a lawyer.
He has lived off the dime of people who use him to inspire other ignorant, underachieving people, because he looks like a 'regular guy', He is a regular guy, and we dont need any regular guys, we need people with ideas on how to make things better, not just people looking for the next handout. Enjoy your campaign money Sam the loser, you arent going to win.
Thanks John McCain for unleashing these half wits who try to pass themselves as leaders, but are corporate and media free loaders that prey on the ignorant. Senile old bat.
Sam the Scam.
I thought the Republican White House Plumbers were all convicted.
This is not the type of simpleton that we need running our country. Has this guy held any elected offices in his life? Where did Joe the unlicensed plumber go to school?
This guy fits in fine with Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann, and the rest of the mental lightweights on the right.
Man, that is good to hear, because three years ago Joe said, "I'm getting ready to buy a company that makes 250 to 280 thousand dollars a year." Of course, he didn't because he wasn't a plumber. Then, after either quitting or getting fired, he claimed he was going to sign a record deal with a major label and get some corporate sponsorship. Of course that didn't happen because he can't sing or play or any of that sort of musical stuff. In other words, old Joe is a fraud, a liar, self-deluded, and politically ignorant, which makes him a perfect Republican candidate.
"Our current system is all about control. It needs to be fixed." says Joe the unlicensed plumber. I can't wait to find out some of Joe's plans to fix our country. There is always room for one more wingnut in the Republican clown car.
Next thing he will be running for president saying you have to keep it simple. Wow, what a country!!! And in the Republican party they believe anything. They are anti-intellectual, they love ignorance, they wouldn't mind less inquisitive characters from running our country into a ditch. Then they will blame the poor, middle class and everyone else but the characters they provide. Sad , really sad but it's a beautiful country to give opportunity to anyone. REALLY.
Right off the bat, let's fix the record–this guy isn't even a licensed plumber. If this guy gets even 100 votes then those good folks of northwest Ohio need to get serious counseling.
Joe the Plumber? Really? Who's next ? The Balloon Boy's Father for President?
A vote for Joe the Plumber is a vote for the "End of the World"!
GO JOE ! We can take our country back,Don't give up!
What a joke. just a TP lapdog.
Cant he do something else , like Dancing with the Stars or American Idol show ?
God help us all.
First Sarah Palin, now Joe the Plumber.....thanks John McCain!
The Republican Party is a cult.
This isn't news. What would be news would be if someone that actually had a clue, and represented anything other than the status quo, and wasn't a Koch brothers shill, actually ran as a Republican. This fool doesn't realize he's a good half-hour into his 15 minutes. The sad part is, he could actually be elected, with no other qualifications, than just being a fool.
And we wonder how this country is so screwed up!
Don't you mean Joe the Liar? This story has been over for years. Move along, people, there's nothing to see here.
Hey... He's as qualified as any other Republicon. Which at best is not very.
What a joke. One more unqualified nitwit in the election race.
Where do these very „simple “people get the idea they could do something for you? (Wrong question – the idea is a different one!)He already was not capable to understand what the President said to him way back – and it is unlikely that he understands anything now. Of cause, this is a convenient and clever way to get the “healthcare” and the “work” that the GOP/TP is denying the rest of the people for himself. And when he is then as often in DC as the rest of the tea-party-members, it is a swell job for him – but for you?
"You're not going to catch me in a lie," he claims. This coming from the guy who claimed to be of "non-partisan" interest at the time of the 2008 Election Cycle. Yeah ... right. I wonder what other tricks the supposedly formerly uninterested "regular Joe" has up his sleeve. Time will tell.
Good luck, Joe. We're all looking forward to your campaign, buddy......we could use the laughs.
So he claims he's not part of the wealthy elite, he's a "simple man". What he won't cop to is that his campaign will be funded by the right-wing wealthy elite. You can't win anything without a lot of money behind you.
Lord help us all.
I'm sure that, being a simpleton, he'll keep it simple.
"I'm not the kind of plumber that uses duct tape.."
Well Joe, America doesn't need a plumber in Congress. We don't want pipe dreams.
This is good news for Democrats. Joe the fake plumber would help Democrats in 2012, just like Christine O'Donnell the former witch helped Democrats in 2010.
Sam, your 15 minutes of fame were over long ago. Now you're just annoying. Also, America needs EFFECTIVE and SMART leadership, not plumbers that have demonstrated their ignorance repeatedly.
"I'm not the kind of plumber that uses duct tape." You are not a plumber at all ya schmuck...
oh well, let him try out his luck and see how far he makes it......i guess once you get all the camera pointed towards you its hard when they are gone....reminds me of balloon boy saga.
"I'm not the kind of plumber that uses duct tape." Yeah, you've got that right, in that you're not a plumber at all.
"They're not going to catch me in a lie", he proclaims. Really Samuel (not really Joe) the non-plumber (not a licensed plumber)? His whole meager existence is based upon a lie. I guess that's why he's in the "not intended to be factual" party.
He was never a real plumber just an opportunist. More of John McCain's roadkill that all of us have to suffer.
The Sarah Palin effect: You receive a glancing blow from the spotlight and suddenly you actually start believing you are destined for greatness. NEXT!
Samuel would fix in very well as a politician, considering he lied about owning a business where he was only a worker. Yes, the GOP is waiting for you.
The guy became famous because he LIED! He is NOT a licensec plumber, he never had the $ to buy his boss's biz and he NEVER paid the taxes he complained about. Only the GOP would make a hero out of such a Loser Liar!! Just like Palin he is capitalizing on his his false persona to get those dollars from idiiotic GOPers who fall for anything.
So does Joe believe he is a plumber? Because back in 2007-08, he stated he was, but alas, there was no license. Of course, he backpedeled and stated he was no longer employed at his plumbing firm. But again, no plumbing license.
And what of his tax lien for back Ohio state taxes. Did Joe take care of that?
you've got to be kidding me.
Hey, look, the a55wipe whose name isn't Joe and who isn't a plumber wants to be a congresscritter.
He is the perfect GOP candidate: He misrepresented his professional qualifications 3 years ago when he wasn't fully licensed to do his own job. The GOP is largely devoid of ideas–they have fallen to a propoganda based party that seeks to win elections but would need someone to write their bills for them due to ignorance–much like they do in Michigan's legislature.
The GOP/TP don't set the bar too high for members of Congress, so I have no doubt Wurzelbacher could probably be elected. In the last election the GOP/TP elected a reported "dead beat dad" from Illinois (Joe Walsh).
I'm all for "average" working people running for Congress, however I do believe they should at least have an IQ greater than room temperature to qualify, and be current in their child support payments.
I feel sure Wurzelbacher will receive "quality" political advice from the ex-Governor of Alaska. It's very likely Palin's first advice to Wurzelbacher would be to decline an interview with Katie Couric since she might ask some intelligent questions.
Someone is looking for an extension of his 15 minutes. If this joker gets elected, along with the rest of the crazy crop of teapartiers, I gues we can look forward to another ineffective congress.
Republicans only care bout the fame and money how can you vote for them
Say it ain't so, Joe!
That's the problem "Sam" – our country's problems (and the world's for that matter) are not simple; there are no simple, catch-phrase ways of fixing things. What ideas could you possibly have to bring to the table?
Didn't they already catch Joe the Plumber in any number of lies back in 2008, or am I just remembering?
This slug really helped McCain/Palin,didn't he? Wingnuts never learn.
a male sarah palin....lots of cute sayings no real solutions....
So this is the guy who was working without a plumber's license, who made up a story about he was going to buy to business, and had a lien against him for unpaid taxes. As long as he doesn't like Obama, being a liar, a fraud, and a tax-dodger doesn't matter to Republicans.
And the circus that the old man from AZ started continues three years later.
For a plant, and a bad one at that, he has really milked his 15 minutes of fame. Too bad they can't put duct tape on a few of them starting with him!
Then again, it IS Ohio who we found out last week are really not up to their laws are they? All those animals killed. Where was Samuel?
First, McCain gave rise to the undeserving Sarah Palin. As she's fading away, we've now got Joe the Plumber.
Anyone who thinks "simple" is always the answer when it comes to ensuring the rights of 300 million Americans clearly has no in-depth knowledge or grasp of the complexities of the human race. Life is not a series of "yes" or "no" answers. This is how partisan hacks are born.
Nothing wrong with having a personal plumber on stand by.
Ha Ha Ha ONLY IN AMERICA
Wasn't his 15 min. up years ago. Some people don't want to go un-notice.
Joe go stick your head in the jon.
Gag me with a spoon....
Here we go. Another candidate with no qualifications but 15 seconds of fame. Didn't we have enough with Sarah Palin?
Joe the plumber will be showing a lot of crack from kissing a lot of back sides as he brown noses along the way to making a complete and utter fool of himself. Pass the popcorn!
Just what we need, another nut runnng for office. Oh well I guess he has the lying down pat, should fit right in.
You get what you vote for.
but, but, but....he is NOT really a plumber. In the words of the "birthers", show me his license.
They're not going to catch me in a lie, he said. Except for the one he made when he said he was a plumber and was considering buying a plumbing business.
Another celebrity running on the GOP ticket. No brains required – just popularity.
"I'm not the kind of plumber that uses duct tape."
- I'm not a plumber - Fixed it for ya Joe.
And this is what the Republicans have to offer. Quite predictable. All emotion, no intellect (no, I did not say intelligence).
Go Joe. Leave the duct tape at home along with the teflon tape. You'll need stronger tools than that to fix the broken political system.
Simple huh? Is humanity simple? Is running a country simple? I don't know why people who get a little notoriety think all of a sudden they know how to fix our government. What we don't need is another simpleton in congress.
Everybody has a right to run. Besides that he will fit right in with most other Republican/Tparty candidates – check out his past and you find a habit of making things up while making it simple minded.
Joe! Why no president? You're as qualified as most of the GOP candidates.
"They're not going to catch me in a lie"
Didn't he lie about actually being a licensed plumber
Sir- I know plumbers- plumbers are friends of mine. You sir, are no plumber.
Oh, good lord. Hasn't he already pushed his 15 minutes?
Other than platitudes, does he actually have a platform? Don't worry it's a rhetorical question.
Really? Are there any serious Republican left in the party?
Great, the GOBP deathcult works even harder to lower the collective IQ of our politicians.
Does this clown even know the basics of civics and how our county really runs? I see "Joe" having his a $$ handed to him.
"I don't have to remember what I said five years ago because I believe it. That's what it comes down to," he said. "They're not going to catch me in a lie. I'm not concerned about that at all. You've got to keep it simple and that's what it comes down to running for Congress."
He's already been caught in a lie! He said he had his own plumbing business and Obama's policies were going to hurt him. He didn't have a plumbing business and he wasn't even a registered plumber. Why aren't those facts in this story. Come on CNN, you can do better!
Didn't he lie about having a plumbing liscense? Grear start "Joe".
Well if you want to keep it simple then he´s the simpleton to do it ! Another Idiot who makes under a million a year
ready to follow the republican creed " Lets bring down America with "Division and Greed " !
Boy, the Koch brothers are backing anything that moves in their quest to get as strong a foothold as possible in our "democracy".
Who else would back this unqualified, non-tax paying, stretcher of the truth for Congress?
He can't be no worse then the other a-clowns in Congress.
What was proved was that he was a liar and not even a plumber-he was a giant FAKE.
Holy Crap. This is news. When Joe is queried as to what he does for a living, he can proudly say he's a retired politician, but I will give you an estimate on that leaking sewer pipe.
LoL, just more republican loonies coming out of the wood work!
Joe,
If that's even your real name, I would have taken your "I am for the people" seriously if I didn't read the part about you cashing in on your luck. You are just like the rest of them, you started wit fame and fortune and now you seek power.
This guy shouldn't be elected. He's a fake. Wurzelbacher wasn't actually licensed to be a plumber, owed back taxes, and was behind on child support. Yeah, great leader!
Here we go... again!
Keeping it simple is one thing – keeping to HONEST is another. Corruption and cronyism has taken it's toll on this country and the American people. Being greedy and currupt is not part of the "American Dream". I am an Independent voter, and I would prefer to start endorsing and voting for people that will consider taking the chance to run as INDEPENDENTS, and will run inexpensive campaigns, and without all this personal attacks and rhetoric.
Our highest house of legislature is already infested with mendacious, puffery-filled horse traders and gypsies, why not one more?
I saw this buffoon while he was a "war correspondent." What a joke.
Hey Joe, did you ever get your plumber's license so you could call yourself "Joe the Plumber" with no sense of dishonesty?
Oh, and did you ever clear $250,000, as you seemed to claim when you met Obama? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Joe, stick with blathering to politicians. It seems as though that's all you are really good at.
This is insane.
Joe the Plumber who does'nt pay his taxes and has no real business, will now fight to save taxes for the rich. I must give him credit bcoz thats an easy way to get the attention of Faux news and GOP. He will make some $$ while the going is good.
Still looking for a job huh?
Samuel Wurzelbacher is not truly a plumber. He was, at one time, a plumber's helper. He has not gone through an apprenticeship. He was basically a plumber's "go for." He no longer works in the plumbing field. When he approached Obama as Obama was campaigning in a Toledo neighborhood in 2008, he presented Obama with a question based on the lie that he was a master plumber contemplating buying a plumbing business. He is a fraud and an opportunist.
. "They're not going to catch me in a lie.
------------------------
Really?
Is that your final answer, or would you like to go to the videotape?
In American, anyone can run for Congress. Whether anyhone SHOULD run for Congress is a different question. This is another GOPer who thinks that beliefs and strongly held opinions are the qualifications for a successful career in Congress. Being in the House isn't a reality show; it's a hard job that people need you to be qualifed for and good at. It's not about having tough-sounding slogans; it's about being good at solving complex problems as part of a coperative team. Let's see your credentials for that, Sam Not-A-Plumber.
I thought you had to be a rabble rousing, street agitating thug with a resume thinner than an onion skin to run for Congress?
First John McCain creates the Sarah Palin monster and now the Joe the Plumber monster. Both capitalized on their fame by writing a book and making media appearances. The next thing you know the Janitor who cleans Johns office will be running for VP!
John McCain has unleashed two plagues upon our country. Hopefully no more.
You should know about putting duct tape on your resume fake plummer!
"You've got to keep it simple and that's what it comes down to running for Congress."
Its very easy for the present Congess – whatever President Obama suggests just oppose it – simple,
Another person John McCain picked to make famous who appears to have zero substance and might just be looking for publicity and the money that inevitably follows.
I wonder if he's going to register his candidacy, unlike how he didn't have a license to be a plumber.
"They're not going to catch me in a lie."
You mean like lying about your name
Lying about being a plumber
Lying about buying the business you work for.
The basis of is fame is a lie he’s wasn’t a small business owner he never been a plumber never made $200,000.00 a year so now he qualified to run for office. Just more proof America has lost its marbles
Thanks Ronald Reagan
every vote he gets is a vote for stupidity
Now we are going to see his toilet politics.
Have you paid your taxes yet, hillbilly?
Keping it simple will not be hard for "Joe, the Plumber", I am not sure he can understand much complexity in his thought process. Quick with a comment/slogan slow with an idea/solution.
Sad thing is, he's probably the most qualified of any GOP candidate, nationwide.
He's not a plumber, and his name isn't Joe.
great, yes lets dumb everything down: Joe the plumber...A simple mind for simple people. Thank god we have someone to give us simple answers to complex problems....
I remember this guy. He is starting out lying, he would make a real politician. Remember, this guy is not a real plumber, he is a LIAR. If he won a seat, it would be a toilet seat and he wouldnt know what to do with it. It would take him four years to figure out where the bathroom is . Remember how stupid he really is.
The libs will eat him alive.
Sammy "the tax dodger" launches bid for Congress <-– fixed it for you CNN.
Be sure to let us know when he gets his rear handed to him.
"You've got to keep it simple and that's what it comes down to running for Congress."
Keeping it "simple", Joe? Can totally understand. 2010 was Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. No arguing with that, was there? Turned out to be a real bust for America, didn't it? 2012 will be more of a "when we got nothing to offer, we offer nothing", including a Republican presidential nominee - unless you consider who the hopefuls are running for. This time around, they aren't too shy about protecting the wealthy. Each and every domestic plan they've unleashed so far raises taxes on the millions of folks, we in the middle class, who GOPers promised to protect by NOT raising taxes ... all the while duping their constituents by signing Nordquist's contract against raising taxes, which in effect is only protecting the wealthy anyway.
So, yeah, Joe. You go. Follow McDonnell, Angle, Palin, Joe Miller, Bachmann, and all the other GOPer fools into historical obscurity. It's ALL you got going for yourself.
Viva the Plumber. Rah-rah.
If this guy ever read a book let alone write one it would be a wonder...... I doubt that he ever read the constitution..it is guys like this plumber that has made congress into the joke that it is slowly becoming..they know nothing about how the congress runs nor do many of them have the intelligence that is required to sit in a congressional seat..just like the person behind this plumber that wrote his book, there will be people behind him in the congress pulling his strings..never a single thought of his own...only those of others...zthis is the best that the repulicans offer....puppets.
Proof, once again, that any moron can run for elective office. You have to love this country.
Of course he'll keep it simple. He's a simpleton.
He's not the kind of plumber that uses duct tape! He's the kind of plumber that operates without a license and cheats on his taxes. As if that weren't enough, he supported the most openly stupid candidate for public office this nation has ever seen. Enough said.
What is up with these unqualified crazies running office? Whether coming from the Left, Right, Indie, or whatever we don't have time for this crap. We need SMART REASONABLE people with real ideas that will work.
your 15 minutes of fame up already. gheeze, please do not become another somebody, A name I do not want to mention.
No, Joe, you never used duct tape: you also never use the truth, or hard work, or anything else in your life for that matter. However, it does make you very qualified to be a GOP member of Congress, where you will do absolutely nothing and get paid 175K for the opportunity.
Is this all Ohio has Joe the Plumber? I would hope that they don't give him a second thought. We need serious people in congress. We have had enough of Bohenner. Come on Ohio you cand do better.
He's not even a plumber.
Wow. Who wrote this? His campaign manager? let's see... he is NOT named "Joe" and he is NOT a plumber (he is a contractor). He is just another right wing moron who has lied his way into the national spotlight. And "news" organizations like CNN just let him prattle on and lie with NO fact checking.
Hi, I'm Joe the Plumber. I'm not really a plumber and I'm not really buying a business.
But I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express.
It's Joe the Doofus. I approved this message.
Great, just what we need. Another undereducated Republican roaming the halls of Congress. Nothing about government is simple. The Founding Fathers – whom the GOP love so much – knew this to be a fact. Virtually all the founding fathers were college educated and many had a law license. Joe the Plumber did not attend college, and doesn't even have his plumber's license. Personally, I want my elected representatives to be smarter than me. Simple is great for locker combinations. It is not so great for our Congressmen.
Leadership is not 4 every body. Joe the plumber should take dis home. What matters most in the congress is to stand up for what is good for american people and their coming generation and not standing againts legacy for the sake of parties.
Arrogant people like Samuel Wurzelbacher cant lead well. They will only lead to confusion.Americans should mind who they vote 4 bc of the little youger generation.The reckless mistakes of the GOP'S takes many years to over come.
Please give me a break, what makes this guy capable of representing us? just because the short minded & opportunistic aproach of S. Palin/McCain using this incident 5 years ago over and over in their very poor campaingn?, since they didn't have a real plan and ideas on their own, lost the elction, please tell me we in America are smarter than that to give this free rider so called plumber any position of power.
What qualifications does this plumber has to be a congressman. No wonder the House is dysfunctional!
We definitely know you'll be able to keep it simple. You're very simple.
It appears that this loser (is he actually a plumber now, becasue he wasn't back in 2008 – and it didn't matter what tax bracket he was in since he DIDN'T PAY HIS TAXES!) doesn't realize that people who are famous for 15 minutes go on DWTS, they do not run for office.
Did he think he was filling out an application for Jersey Shore? It seems he has more in common with Snookie and her ilk than with an elected official!
You cannot be serious. What happened to the "REAL REPUBLICANS" that we had decades ago? This crop of republicans are somekind of mutation from hell; not goos for the country or it's citizens. They are very mean spirited and conceded, liars, selfish crooks. This just a very "BAD" group of people.
Simple. Remember he said it, not us.
I thought at one time we had higher expectations of our representatives.
Has he demonstrated any understanding of issues we are faced with?
Is this one more thing to do because he cannot get a job as a plumber?
So what are this guy's qualifications? The fact that he was Palin's stooge? This guy's 15 minutes of fame are over.
His confrontation quickly became a popular anecdote in the presidential election, frequently used as a campaign message by the Republican Sen. John McCain and running-mate Sarah Palin.
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John McCain......"let's bring out Joe the Plumber........Joe?.........Joe?" What a "tool" This fake has about as much chance of winning as I have of becoming POTUS. I see he is well schooled in the Simple Sarah philosophy of "me me me" and "I can actually do something and people like me so I'll blather on endlessly"
Just what this country needs, another tea party no nothing with obstinate views that are anchored in in 19th century wisdom.
He is 10 times smarter than Michele Bachmann so he has a chance ? If Bachmann can get into congress anyone can.
Bachmann, Palin & Wernerschnitzle "DUMB, DUMBER N DUMBERER"
If Joe "The Plummer" becomes a Senator...I am running for President in 2016 with no experience....
Bahahahaha. Lets be serious, "Joe." The real reason you plan on keeping it simple is because the complexity of issues facing this nation will befuddle you.
Yeah. You go, Joe. Just another one of our "mainstreet" anti-government, anti-establishment GOPers that we've seen cropping up all across America these past 3 years wanting nothing more than to cash in by becoming a paid government employee.
"I'm not the kind of plumber that uses duct tape." As I recall, you weren't even working as a plumber, liar.
Well he should get elected as he already knows how to lie like a politician
We, as a people, have reached a new level of immaturity when it comes to the electoral process of candidates in higher offices. Seriously, you wonder why things don't get accomplished? Because we view important jobs as jokes and entertain these ridiculous ideas of letting unqualified & uneducated morons apply for them!
Clearly unclogging a toilet is better experience for public office than being a community organizer.
Then, I will bid for POTUS....
This guy has to be kidding!!! He was a jerk when they found him in the crowd and he is still running around? Is there anyone in this country who would cast a vote for this clown?
Joe has done more for the Democratic party then just about any one. Joe...keep up the good wook!
Didn't this guy not pay his taxes, run several failing businesses, and complain about how taxes that didn't apply to him would ruin his business that was already doing pretty poorly?
Joe is a hero. He was the first one to get Obama to admit he's a socialist. Too bad too many independent voters did not notice that and we got stuck with Barry the Community Organizer for a president.
Further proof, republicans are a joke. It must suck to be an actual republican and have to watch your party be turned into a circus. This guy is not even qualified to be a real plumber!