Enraged Leftwing Blogosphere Hurls Attacks Against Joe the Plumber


Joe the Plumber (Joe Wurzelbacher) seems to have committed a Thought Crime in the eyes of the leftwing Blogosphere by daring to question the Lightworker. As a result, and because his name was brought up several times by John McCain at the debate last night, Joe the Plumber has been the subject of a lot of rage at both the Democratic Underground and the Daily Kos. The title of the DU thread alone tells you just how angry the left is: "Hey, Joe 'The Dumbass' Plumber. Listen up!" And the Daily Kos thread is flat out incorrect: "'Joe the Plumber'" Not a Registered Voter." Sorry, Kossacks, but Joe the Plumber is registered to vote. He just prefers to use his middle name but you were too eager to smear him to consider that fact when poring through the Ohio voting records. Here is a sampling of leftwing anger directed at Joe the Plumber starting with the Democratic Underground:

So, Joe the Plumber. If you are too damned stupid to understand how Obama benefits you much more than McCain, then throw the American dream away and vote for McCain.

Sorry, I know this is stereotyping but he looks jackbootish to me... 

Have we found out yet that McCain paid this goof to ask Obama about his taxes? If so, I missed it so far. If not, I would not be surprised if we hear about that shortly. 

Joe the Plumber was a republican plant. OBVIOUS. Cameras ready. Gotcha moment. Then use in debate. Toss "joe" (wow, another Joe, how curious) on the day after morning shows. Nearly perfect ....... but too obvious. Joe listens to way too much talk radio. Too many rw talking points. 

Not to be outdone by the Democratic Underground in the Insane Rage department, the Daily Kos hurls accusations against Joe, including the incorrect charge that he's not registered to vote:

"Joe the Plumber" Not a Registered Voter 

Now, I realize that this has not been varified, but if this is true, and the MSM picks up on it, I honestly think that this may have damaging affects. McCain kept bringing him up, adding a new rule to drinking games. He is a household name now and then we find out he can't even vote.

If this is he, he is a registered voter...found a Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher in Holland, Ohio (near Toledo) on Lexis. He registered in 2002 as party affiliation "none declared." 

Oops! Well, so much for that charge but that doesn't stop the Kossacks from hurling yet more invective Joe's way:

The IRS, the FBI, and the FTC should be checking into this guy. 

This guy Joe may regret his 15 minutes of fame. Most of us have skeletons in the closet. Does he really want his revealed? 

You can read even more leftwing rage over Joe the Plumber for challenging the liberal assumptions of Barack Obama at the DUmmie FUnnies

—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.


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That didn't take long.

 How did I know that was going to happen?

“Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula?  I mean, they’re charging a lot of money for this stuff.”

B.H. Obama

Darn it!!!

how dare this Joe guy...this...this average everyday working American who pays his taxes and is probably some fruity law abiding citizen have a legitimate concern about the future of his country and the welfare of his family!!

I'm gong to Tepee his house who's with me!!!!!!

"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."

Remember, only the Obamists are allowed

to get up in someone's face.  Only Obama and those who are his worshippers can be activists.

Get ready for the new world order, if Obama wins.

Obama's New world order...

will only succeed if we let it, and I don't know about you guys but I'm not rolling over and playing dead for no one.

"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."

Yahoo on Joe: Not Licensed

http://news.yahoo.co...

Yahoo's and the AP's move to discredit Joe.

Ladies and Gentleman,

That is your party of the Working Man and what they really think of you.  The only good you are to them is to vote for them; otherwise, shut up and unclog their toilets (because, to them, you are an idiot.)

 

The idea that, by voting

The idea that, by voting republican, people like Joe are voting against their own best interests is so arrogant, so insulting, its outrageous. They really do think they know whats best for the rest of us idiots, dont they?

Liberals need to practice what they preach!

They've been yelling for months about how we shouldn't wonder or question Obama's associations.  Joe the plumber has never even met McCain and they are going after him.  So if someone McCain never met deservese all this publicity in regard to McCain, why can't we talk about the associations Obama has that he is friends with and support him?  Liberals are such hypocrits and they will see Obama's lead slip away here in the next few weeks.

Skeletons in Joe's closet? Pipe wrenches and solder maybe

Joe the Plumber, meet Joe the Bodyguard.

"Jackbootish"? Stop quivering, little baby squirrel. I didn't notice any Aryan Nation tattoos on his forehead or neck, did you? When I call a plumber (and one actually shows up) I prefer them to look like Joe here, and not a Geek Squad nerd.

An IRS, FBI and FTC investigation? You'll have to wait for the Ascension for the IRS and FBI stuff, but I also didn't notice any broadcasting antennas sticking out of Joe's clothing, so the FTC threat is probably a dead end.

I'm calling your Moms. 

Joe has them worried

It hasn't been a good month for McCain, but the MSM know that Joe the Plumber is a small nightmare for Obama.

He is "guns and religion"

He is the plain talking American who wants his own business.

He is that independent vote that both candidates need to win this election.

If the MSM try to smear him as they did to Sarah Palin it may undo any of the effect their Palin bashing has created.

Palin is basically "Joe the Plumber" in a skirt.

It is very difficult now for the MSM to go elitist and say "Joe the Plumber" doesn't matter, when they have been riding the wave of economic panic by playing the "Middle Class" card.

Joe is as Middle Class as it gets.

I have already seen articles in the New York Times that try to play down the importance of small businesses for the American economy. "98% of small businesses make less than 250,000 per year."

Well yes that may be true if you include everyone who has a little side business on the internet, or failed one person businesses...

What they are afriad to talk about however are the businesses that pull in 1 to 10 million in gross sales.

Compared to Warren Buffet and George Soros, the guys Obama really pals around with, these business owners are also middle class, but Obama will treat them as "rich".

That group, the one above Joe the Plumber but below George Soros, stands to lose the most money.

Those are the business owners who will have to lay off more employees to stay in business in order to pay for "spreading the wealth around."

Obama seeks to destroy this economic tier because it is traditionally the most conservative. This is class warfare at its ugliest and in fact a purposeful effort on the part of Obama and the pals he admits to breaking bread with to widen the gap between rich and poor.

Yes, Joe is a big problem for the left, and we can expect to see them do whatever they have to do to destroy both Joe the man and what Joe represents.

You're right Mex

A business grossing 500,000 might profit less than one grossing 100,000. The left-wing extremists and MSM want to present gross income as all profit.

Palin/Joe 2012

 Tell it like it is Joe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdLPWfTczM4

“Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula?  I mean, they’re charging a lot of money for this stuff.”

B.H. Obama

Miz...It's Palin/Jindal 2012!!!

Why??? Because I just ordered 10,000 T-Shirts with Palin/Jindal 2012 on it...no refunds!!!

We need Joe as Sec. of Commerce, or Director of the Small Business Association (?)!!!

Let those Commie Libs attack Joe the Plumber!!! 

It will backfire in a way that shocked the Democrats EXACTLY the way middle America "clings to God and Guns" statement did!!!

READ IT...KNOW IT...LIVE IT!!

Ster.

 

Did you notice how none of

Did you notice how none of their arguments actually refute what Joe is saying, lol? Even if Joe was a plant, it was Obama who said he had to punish some to spread the wealth, not Joe. It was Obama who basically said that WELFARE is the key to economic prosperity, not Joe.

Speaking of Joe, I heard several clips of him on Rush today, and this guy has articulated the Conservative point of view better and more clearly than anyone I have heard in a long time. He should be making speeches at campaign stops.

 

Obama's Economic plan: more taxes, more spending, more regulation. Prosperity here we come.

I noticed it.  It's what

I noticed it.  It's what they always do. 

ckc,

you took the words right out of my brain and posted them. How'd you do that? ;-}

Did you notice how none of their arguments actually refute what Joe is saying, lol?

EXACTLY what I was thinking. 

Once again we see how the MSM/left disparages someone instead of disproving their ideas. Attack the messanger, not the message is the sure-fired method of the Media. I, for one, am sick and tired of this bullsh!t. 

The Cult of Personality effect is downright scary in this country.

If Joe did some speeches, he'd have plenty of money to buy that business. :-)

GO JOE!!!!   

 

 

If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love youBut if you really make them think, they'll hate you.

Don Marquis 1878-1937

"you took the words right

"you took the words right out of my brain and posted them. How'd you do that? ;-}" 

Oh,
ho, ho it's magic, you know

Never
believe it's not so

It's
magic, you know

Never
believe it's not so.

Obama's Economic plan: more taxes, more spending, more regulation. Prosperity here we come.

Olberman sounds jealous.

 Envy is an ugly thing Olberman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvr28Qp68RM

“Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula?  I mean, they’re charging a lot of money for this stuff.”

B.H. Obama

Dream team ...

Wow, and I thought the smear campaign against the many women in Clinton's past were the worst we had seen. Looks like we will get to see them in action again - this time on a voter who dared to ask Obama a "hard" question. A voter who was in his own damn neighborhood when Obama came around. 

MSNBC is trying to get him.

 Some political party he was allegedly registered with at one time.  But that doesn't stop Joe from preaching the truth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebI0r0olrVM

“Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula?  I mean, they’re charging a lot of money for this stuff.”

B.H. Obama

What? ACORN didn't rush to Register Joe the P.

"'Joe the Plumber'" Not a Registered Voter."

I'm shocked and surprised the non-partisan ACORN didn't try to register Joe to vote, even though it appears they would have been wrong as he is registered.

But they didn't know that. And besides alraedy being registered doesn't normally stop ACORN. Right guys?

Oh -- I get it. He's NOT a Democrat, so I guess that put them off rushing to register him personally.

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

I would be willing to bet

I would be willing to bet that none of those numb skulls over at the lefty blogs would do what Joe does. Plumbing, whether it is new installation or repairs, is dirty work. It is not fun crawling under a house with bugs, spiders and snakes. I have done it before. It is good honest work and pays well in some areas.

JOE THE PLUMBER FOR SECRETARY OF LABOR.

"The devil is a better theologian that any of us and is a devil still" A.W. Tozer

Hot of the presses of the Daily Kos

 The Kos is reporting that Joe is related to a man who might be the son-in-law of Charles Keating of the Keating 5 scandal.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/16/02217/845

“Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula?  I mean, they’re charging a lot of money for this stuff.”

B.H. Obama

This is just the beginning,

This is just the beginning, folks. They are in full search and destroy mode. A few other things they are looking into;

voter registrationhis tax records, his divorce records

And his address and phone number have also been posted on the internet. Every aspect of his life is being looked into and is being made public, and he`s being accused of racism. You do noe challenge The One without repercussions. Now imagine life under an Obama junta.

 

Joe the plumber etc.

This AM in my local newspaper, I found out (again) that I am a racist because I am opposed to Obama. Well I never pretended to be the nicest guy in the USA and I'm not starting now.

The reason Joe did so well in his discussion with Obama is because, as a plumber, he is around sh** a lot. Obama is just another bowl that needs to be unclogged.

Here is the Obamaniac article:

 (God help her!)

"Audrea Finlay/Letter to the Editor: MDJ, conservatives racist for opposing Obama

Published: 10/16/2008

I have never read so much hate in one newspaper!

I respect that the MDJ is supposedly a conservative newspaper, but conservatism and racism are two different things, and you and your Commentary and Opinion contributors' views are definitely not the former.

There are many unsubstantiated statements used to distort the position/policy of Sen. Obama. While I can ignore those falsehoods, I cannot ignore the tone. The tone is clear that you personally hate - for it can only be hate - Obama because of his race. You can write until you are blue in the face and you can never prove otherwise. If in your mind you think you do not hate him because of his race then you should try, if you can, to look again at Obama's credentials and character (even with his associations with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, William Ayers, Saul Alinsky and Tony Rezko) and picture him as a white man, someone in your little circle. Do you think you would hate him so much? I think not!You would cross party lines to vote for him in a second! Should every Catholic who has been abused by a Catholic priest leave the Catholic Church? Should every contributor of Sen. Larry Craig stop supporting him because he solicited sex from a man in a public bathroom? Should you stop supporting Sarah Palin because of her and Todd Palin's abuse of power? OK, so Ayers is a criminal! Do you always drive at the speed limit? Some people, especially minorities become criminals just by exceeding the speed limit too many times, and got caught!

Should you hate McCain and Palin when they accept contributions from organizations such as the NRA? Does that make them killers or gun toting thugs, or terrorists for that matter? Obama would not have even been able to run for a political office if he had an unwed and pregnant teenager with a high school drop-out for the baby daddy! Why the difference in the standards? Race, race, race! In 2008 we do not need men like you in white robes and mask at cross-burning parties to see you for what you are. You expose yourself with the tone in your words.

If the hate in your tone is not because of his race, is it because of his acceptance to one of the most prestigious law schools in the world? Is it because he was selected as the editor of its law review (the most competitive position a law student can hold)? Is it because the mere study involved to obtain a law degree gives him more experience than most past presidents? Is it because he could have accepted positions in prestigious law firms earning millions but chose instead to become a public servant? Is it because he is a loyal man who is married to the same woman, or that he did not cheat on her with a younger millionaire who swept him off his feet? I got it. It's because he is articulate and has a gentle soul (traits needed to keep us out of war)? Is it because with all your digging into his background you can only come up with Wright, Ayers, Alinsky and Rezko? Now I got it. It is because Sen. Barack Obama could actually become the first African-American president, and there may be more fairness and justice for the voiceless?

The irony of the hateful tone is that you same conservatives sit up and pretend to be so righteous. What hypocrisy! You all are in church every Sunday, sometimes Wednesdays, and yet you hate your "neighbor." "Love thy neighbor as thyself." Yeah, right! "Though shall not commit adultery, fornication etc." Yeah, right. The list goes on, but I am sure you get the point. Just remember, the only One who can judge us is God, and woe be unto you, and that's not voodoo.

Audrea Finlay

Acworth "

How could a sane reasonable person debate or even converse with someone in such a mental state??????

misterB -- are you sure you

misterB -- are you sure you didn't write this to make leftist look crazy? It's THAT good.

I especially like the bit were she compares the crimes of Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers to the crimes of conservatives speeding in their car.

If you do write a responding letter, MOCK her mercilessly. Don't get angry, LAUGH at her idiocy. 

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

Poor Joe..

It's going to get really bad for him. Joe looks tough though and I'm hoping his family has good security. I'm hoping as someone mentioned earlier that this will blow up in the Obama Loving Media's face.

http://www.withbias.net

jack, my friend--

jack, my friend, (got that from McCain in the debate),

I am deeply complimented that you suggest I may be such a good writer that I could possibly come up with that line of thought. Oooops--you got me-- I went off my meds!!!!!

Here--I swear I didn't write this--is the type of person she appeals to---(a response in the same newspaper).

"Taneisha Valesquez sayss -
You go Audrea! These racist folks don't know anything and will do anything to keep the black man down. All african americans should vote for Obama because he is black. Doesn't matter what he says or does, we deserve to have a black man as president because he will watch out for the black folks and take money from the rich white guys. That is fair and fair is fair. No more special treatment if you are white, only if you are black. I want Aurdea to run for office. She wouldn't need voodoo to get things done."

The reference to voodoo is about a Cobb County , GA Councilwoman who has been accused of hiring a voodoo sorceress to cause the death of a political rival.

misterB -- oh man... that's

misterB -- oh man... that's GOT to be a spoof.

It's brilliant.

Owwwwww... I just got this stabbing pain in my eye... you're not sticking a needle in a Jack doll are ya buddy? 

Vote 4 change. Vote 4 anything. See Jack & Mr Shy's first campaign ad for the ONLY viable 3rd party candidate.

Jack you are responsilble--

You have triggered my banal, inane comments button.

In this day and age who do voodoo???

 

I joke you not--link to police charge sheet:

http://mdjwebcontent.com/mdj/kesting_incident.pdf

 

PS My response may disappoint you-

I simply put this in:

misterbill sayss -
Take two aspirin and call me in a century MS Finlay.

racists

I've been called racist for opposing Barry by people I thought were friends. To me, their responses give credibility to the comments of Michell Obama to the African Press International. (They say they have audio but have not produced it, so for now it's just a story.) The attitudes though are unfortunately an American reality.

http://africanpress.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/shocking-development-mrs-obama-decides-enough-is-enough-my-husband-was-born-in-hawaii-and-adopted-by-his-step-father-does-that-make-him-unpatriotic-she-asks-on-a-direct-telephone-to-api/

 

Shuster is in ATTACK mode!!

A local reporter staked out in front of Joe's house is saying that Joe may cut down interviews because of all the NEGATIVE publicity?!?!?

Stay tuned...

Olbydink, Crissy and MOOCOW will be getting their orders from Media Matters, DU, and KOS!!!

Oh...Tucker Bounds just handed Shister his lunch on small business tax increases!!!  SLAP!!!

RUSH has a great monologue on Small Businesses and what Exactly they are...under IRS tax codes...I'll search his archives...

I'LL BE BACK WITH RUSH'S INFO FOR ALL TO SEE!!!

Ster.

The angry Left??

and they say 'we're' angry.

 

Boy, can't please anyone these days. HA!!

I know

I know lots of Joes and Sarahs and I can only hope that they come out to vote on election day! To have Joe with his down to earth comments and opinions is just the thing to hammer the Socialists with!

 Go for it Joe!

 

P. S. You ever think of running for Marcy Kaptur's seat? If you did I would have the opportunity to vote for you.

Matt, Noel: Obama’s Tax Plan and Small Businesses !!

Matt, Noel !!! HEY NB'ers!!!  Here's the link Rush used to DESTROY Obamas tax on Small Business!!!

http://www.patterico.com/2008/10/07/obamas-tax-plan-and-small-businesses/

READ IT...USE IT...PASS IT ON!!!

Ster.

Obama’s Tax Plan and Small Businesses

Filed under: 2008 Election — DRJ @ 10:25 pm

[Guest post by DRJ]

At tonight’s Town Hall Presidential debate, I think Barack Obama said this about his tax policies [EDIT: according to the CNN transcript]:

“Only a few percent of small businesses make more than $250,000 a year. So the vast majority of small businesses would get a tax cut under my plan.”

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) defines a “small business” according to its average annual receipts or the number of its employees. Here are examples from the SBA’s Table of Small Business Size Standards setting forth the maximum average annual receipts by industry that a business can have and still be classified as a small business:

Crop production of all types — $750,000
Animal production except for cattle & chicken/eggs — $750,000
Cattle feedlots — $2.5M
Chicken/egg production — $12.5M
Forestry & logging — $7M
Fishing — $4M
Irrigation, sewage, water supplies — $7M
Housing construction — $33.5M
Heavy and civil engineering construction — $33.5M
Dredging and cleanup — $20M
Concrete, framing, and other housing contractors — $14M
Car dealers — $23-29M
RV, motorcycle, & boat dealers — $7M
Furniture, hardware, clothing & sporting good stores — $7M
Electronic stores — $9M
Supermarkets, gas stations & department stores — $27M
Pharmacies — $7M

There are many more examples at the link. In addition, most of the industries in the Table — such as manufacturers of food, beverages, apparel, print, oil/gas, plastics, plumbing, machinery, computers, electronics, electrical, transportation, and furniture — are considered small businesses based on their total number of employees instead of average annual receipts. In those industries, the cut-off between small and large businesses ranges from 500-1,000 employees per business/industry.

It’s difficult for me to imagine a business that has 50 or more employees (let alone 500-1,000) that has receipts of less than $250,000 per year. And, given the SBA definitions of “small business,” it seems likely that many small businesses in a wide range of industries have receipts of more than $250,000 per year.

If so, it is appalling that Obama would imply that, if he is President, a small percentage of businesses exceed the $250,000 per year cut-off for increased taxation under his tax plan. In fact, the number of businesses subject to additional tax may be large and could well be the 50% number I think John McCain mentioned.

Small businesses are vital to the American economy and Americans’ livelihoods, and it sounds like Obama wants to tax as many as he possibly can.

– DRJ

[UPDATE BY KARL: Welcome Limbaugh Listeners!  Patterico, DRJ and WLS do fine blogging here, so please feel free to visit the home page and generally poke around the place.]

Shame!!

How dare this ordinary citizen question the Great Messiah, the annointed one himself. What right does this peon working-class- nobody have to question the Great Obama?  Off with his head!!!

north... Yep...and that

north...

Yep...and that is exactly what the filthy Obama team/msm are trying to do...

I just saw Obama making fun of him...I hope they keep this up!

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

I saw it too.

The crowd was laughing it up along with him. I'm still looking for the video but I found someone who wrote about it.

http://election.swif...

“Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula?  I mean, they’re charging a lot of money for this stuff.”

B.H. Obama

 Yes, this is the Democrat

 Yes, this is the Democrat party-the party of the working folk. Not one of them has ever come out and said, "you know, Joe is right." Redistribtion of wealth is squarely Marxist." It just shows where the Demowits and all the MSM are today.  It's too difficult to think let's just dig dirt on the guy.

 

“I am the latte-sipping, New York Times-reading, Volvo-driving, no-gun-owning, effete, politically correct, arrogant liberal.” --Barack Obama