Joe the Plumber backs McCain
(CNN) - The McCain campaign is getting some help from Joe the Plumber in the key battleground state of Ohio.
Campaigning with a McCain surrogate, former Congressman Rob Portman, Joe Wurzelbacher took aim at Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama, saying he wanted to redistribute the wealth. He told reporters, “We’re not a socialist country. That bothers me. It scares me. That’s the reason why I came out here. I’m really scared for our country,” he said.
“John McCain is spreading an important message for all of us. For small businesses. That’s really important,” said Wurzelbacher.
He told reporters “I’m not going to sit here and tell you which way to vote” - but he may be working to influence voters. A campaign aide says it’s possible Wurzelbacher will campaign in states outside Ohio, including Pennsylvania. Wurzelbacher himself has not confirmed the possibility.
While McCain has never met Joe the Plumber, the two have spoken. McCain has scheduled a two-day bus tour in Ohio starting Thursday. Asked whether the two will hit the trail together, campaign spokesman Paul Lindsay said Wurzelbacher approached the campaign earlier this week offering to help, and that they are is “open to whatever Joe is comfortable doing.”
Wurzelbacher shot to instant fame when John McCain brought him up during the last presidential debate. At an Obama campaign appearance, he Ohio native had challenged the Illinois senator on his tax plan, saying he wanted to buy a small business for $250,000 and was worried about taxes he might face.
Wurzelbacher later revealed he was talking about a possibility - that he makes far less than $250,000, and would not currently be taxed under Obama’s plan. He also came under intense scrutiny that included questions about whether he was even registered to be a plumber.
“There is a lot of, a lot of different taxes. Capital gains. Different things. It’s hard to follow all of that to be honest with you,” Wurzelbacher said Tuesday. “But if you look at the basic facts, [Obama] wants to spend a million or a trillion dollars in new spending. Where is he going to get it?”
Ohio’s inspector general is looking into reports that Wurzelbacher’s information was accessed on state databases. Cuyahoga Support Enforcement Agency Director Jim Viviani tells CNN he is trying to determine whether one of his employees accessed Wurzelbacher’s information on October 17, the day after the last presidential debate. Wurzelbacher doesn’t live in the county and Viviani says there would be no reason to access his records.
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How can any even half-way intelligent person vote for this ticket?
Seriously.
WTH is wrong with 40% of America?
I’m humiliated by this…just imagine what we look like to the rest of the world!
AND? SO? WHO CARES? (But McPalin)
Democrats 08!
OMG IN NOT JOE THE PLUMBER.... tHIS MAN IS NOT A ECONOMIC ADVISER, A BUSINESS EXECUTIVE, A BUSINESS OWNER, WHY OH WHY DOES ANYONE CARE WHAT THE HECK THIS MAN THINKS !!!!
MCCAIN NEED TO SIT DONE WITH ECONOMIC ADVISERS, BUSINESS CEO'S FINANCIAL POWERHOUSES NOT JOE THE PLUMBER
NOW WE SEE THAT THE CAMPAIGN IS ALSO LISTENING TO HI, ON HIS FOREIGN POLICY
FIRST SARAH PALIN NOW JOE ...
MCCAIN WOULD NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO THESE BRILLANT SCHOLARS IF HE WAS SECURE IN HIS OWN ABILITY TO HANDLE THE ECONOMY
As if we didn't know that. I knew Joe the Plumber backed McCain when he asked Barack that stupid question. Why was the question stupid? Because Joe the plumber had to fabricate the question to make it sound as if he would actually benefit from making over 250 thousand dollars. He lied because he's not a plumber, has not paid his back taxes which would be hard for him to buy a 270 thousand dollar business. And, the media found out the business Joe wants to buy isn't worth the money.
But Joe had to say what he said to make it sound it sound as if making over 250 thousand dollars was relevant to him. It is not, he doesn't make that much money, but like most Rethugs the upper crust had managed to make them think they do make that much. They want to believe that they are at the top of the trickle down theory instead of the bottom. John McCain is a phony and so is Joe the Would-Be-Plumber.
Joe Wurzelbacher, tax evader, unlicensed plumber, would-be libertarian, does not speak for me.
ENOUGH ABOUT JOE THE FREAKING PLUMBER!!!! I'VE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH JOE THE PUPPET!!
DESPERATION IS WHAT I CALL THE MCINSANE CAMP. HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?
This guy is an idiot, just like the rest of them. These people vote against their own best interest, like the Republicans give a hoot about them! What a joke. Has this country not learned anything in the last 8 years? These were the same promises made by the Republicans before. Where are we know? Their all richer, and we're all poorer.
WAKE UP AMERICA, BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
OBAMA/BIDEN 08
someone tell me why this guy is gettin attention at all.
if i ever heard/saw someone who truly was not living a true american life; i.e., not paying taxes, illegally performing work as a plumber (mccain hired him to fix his 8 or 9 homes...so mccain is supporting anti-american activites...), no license, the list goes on.
why is the media giving him attention?
do they not have anything of more value to report on?
not enough drama in this election?
need to create more?
i'm sick of mccain/palin/joe the plumber.
heck, even joe liberman is backiong away from mccain.
that ought to tell you something....
McCain called Bushes tax cuts on the wealthy "irresponsible". Now he backs them wholeheartedly. Obama wants to roll back these tax cuts to the level during the Clinton era. According to the 2008 McCain, the Clinton era tax brackets were "socialism", yet by logic the responsible option. So in effect, using his own logic and descriptive words, McCain favored "socialism".
For the record, tax rates by income, by definition, do not constitute socialism. A more just form of capitalism doesn't equate to socialism. And obviously, a more just form of capitalism, is what America desperately needs.
Obama08
I back Obama.
Can my story be the next headline on CNN News?
Joe and John reminds me of the movie "Dumb and Dumber"... This is just outrageous. I am so sick of GOP this time. Too many political stunts and all the negativeness... Can't take it anymore...
It doesn't matter what Joe thinks, or what the rest of you sheep think. This election has been bought and paid for by hard working Middle Eastern dollars, and by Allah, Obama will be president.
You have the collective IQ of a tsetse fly.
And you thought your vote counted? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! It's all a media ploy for ratings! RIGHT CNN??!!
(Of course my vote won't count. All that matters is MONEY. Obama has gotten lots of it...just ask his Syrian born backers, his Iranian born advisors, his Pakastani born former college roommates. Oh, and where'd the money to go to Harvard come from? Or the world trip? Or Columbia? College loans? then how did he buy that property in Chicago that cost over a million?) Follow the money, it doesn't add up!
How stupid ARE you people? (pretty derned stupid, apparantly)
Best part...he steals Hillary's ideas. Guess she's not that stupid after all, eh?
LOL, GO McCAIN!!!
Fact check: Would Obama hike taxes on small businesses that employ 16 million?
The Verdict: False. McCain uses an overly broad interpretation of the NFIB survey's figures — applying Obama's tax plan to those figures in a way that is highly unlikely to match reality.
Fact check: McCain tax cuts give $200 billion to corporations, $4 billion to oil companies?
The Verdict: True. Obama's statement accurately reflects two studies of McCain's tax proposals.
Is McCain such a coward that he can’t talk face-to-face with Obama about the real issues?
He has to send a fake plumber to do his talking.
Pitiful.
I hope Joe the Plumber tries to run for elected office. I hope Sarah Palin tries to run in 2012 on top of the ticket. I hope Ted Stevens stays in it til the end.
Let these fools keep defining the Republican Party.
hahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahaha......ummmmmmm......hahahahahahahahahahahaaaaahahaaaaaahaaaaaa!!!!!
There’s a surprise!! Another opportunistic, lying, Republican who knows absolutely nothing about economics or our tax laws. Joe the Plumber and all the rest of the idiots the RNC ads are touting are simple minded idiots who will do anything for their party and nothing for America.
News Flash:
Fact check: McCain tax cuts give $200 billion to corporations, $4 billion to oil companies?
“Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, speaking in Canton, Ohio, on October 27, referred to Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's tax plans and said, "It's not change when he wants to give $200 billion to the biggest corporations or $4 billion to the oil companies."
The Verdict: True. Obama's statement accurately reflects two studies of McCain's tax proposals.
Big surprise....not! But tell me, this is news why??? Good ole Joe is looking to lengthen the 15 min. of fame because the news started to die down and he couldn't let that spot light deminish now could he? What a joke, and McCain just loves saying how Joe didn't ask for the attention, well he's not exactly pushing it away now is he?
Yep, he symbolizes the type of folks supporting that ticket. He's just like them.......a liar and he doesn't pay his taxes and now GOP wants him to run. Sad, sad for the republicans.......what's happened to your partY??
No Kidding. This guy wasn't an undecided voter.
So what's the news here, " McCain's punchline backs McCain."
The sad thing is that Joe, Sam or whatever his name is, either doesn't understand that on his one issue, taxes, he's voting against his own interests, or, understands and is voting for McCain for some other reason. I don't know what his reason is but his stated reason and conclusion don't add up(even if he did make 250K).
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Socialism –
a system of society or group living in which there is no private property
b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
Anyone calling Obama's tax plan socialist or socialistic, either doesn't know what they are talking about or is being purposefully deceitful.
Here is a little tip about Socialism:
IF A COUNTRY DICTATES HOW BIG YOUR COMPANY CAN BE, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES YOU CAN HAVE AND HOW MUCH IS THE MAXIMUM OF MONEY YOU CAN MAKE – that is Socialism
PUT RULES, LIKE, YOU CAN'T LIKE ABOUT YOUR COMPANY'S FINANCES, YOU CANT HAVE A P.O. BOX IN GUAM SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY TAXES, THE FOOD YOU PRODUCE IS INSPECTED AND WONT KILL YOU IF YOU EAT IT, AND IF THE COUNTRY SAYS YOU CAN BE AS BIG AS YOU CAN AND MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS YOU CAN (within the rules and without having 5000 people lose their 401K's) – is called GOOD POLICY, not Socialism
Republicans have had 50 years of scaring you from the Evil Communist empire, and a whole generation of people (baby boomers) bought it. Now look where we are.
REGYLLATIONS DO NOT EQUAL SOCIALISM (always remember that when some Republican yaps about the evils of becoming Socialist)
joe the pathological liar
Hey! I'm Joe the Carpenter and I say purple is better than green (even though I actually look better in green). Doesn't that position me perfectly as a political hack and 2012 congressional candidate? You bet it does. In this inside-out bizarro world, people rise from destitute obscurity in a rope line to national prominence in one 30-second news cycle.
I'm sure the GOP are paying him big $$$ to go out and spread their lies of "socialism." Joe said himself that the company he wanted to "buy" makes less than $250,000 a year. His argument is meaningless.
But you have to give him credit where credit is due. Joe the Plumber is probably his best weapon to date. Sarah Palin failed to do that so, he got a citizen to do it for free. WOW! If McCain wins, I will feel sorry for Americans. Because they would have given the whitehouse to Bush's brother. I mean McCain is using LIES and FEAR (of socialism which is something that both sides of the Gov't can be accused of) to bully and recruit people to help him campaign on FALSE HOODS. Sounds like Pres Bush did that with the Iraq war a while back. Hmmm... Beware Americans.