New Republican Adviser: Joe the Plumber

[Kiln]

Gah, this guy again. Samuel J. "Joe the 'Plumber'" Wurzelbacher, freshly returned from bankrupting Pajamas Media with his "I Don't Know, Maybe Journalists Should Shut Up, Or Something" tour of Israel, is now going to be meeting with the Conservative Working Group, making working for the Conservative Working Group the worst possible job anyone could have this week.
Hilariously, the people who serve on the Conservative Working Group don't seem to want to do much Conservative Working, since Joe's appearance is billed as an incentive to keep everyone from sleeping in:

If nothing else, GOP aides are using the appearance to get staffers to attend the 9 a.m meeting.
"In case you weren't planning to attend CWG tomorrow morning, you might want to reconsider because Joe the Plumber will be joining us!" Kimberly Wallner, an aide to South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, wrote in a message to her e-mail list this afternoon.
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Anyway, we are told that Joe is not a "fan of the economic rescue package," so, woo: there's some real high-wire opinioneering, right there. He'll probably say that the media shouldn't talk about the economy any more, or math, and that maybe Paul Krugman should do more to help people with their digital TV conversions.
Anyway, how dull is this guy? Consider this. The article that reports this news in Politico begins with the sentence, "Fresh off his stint as a war correspondent in Gaza, Joe the Plumber is now doing political strategy with Republicans," and ends with the sentence, "Last month, Wurzelbacher did a brief stint as a war reporter for the conservative web site pjtv.com." Normally, you'd wonder where the editor was, allowing the double mention of "stint," but your eyes just glaze over, thinking about this guy.

 

[3peet]

Well whaddaya expect? LOL. they were fine having their nextdoor neighbor become Vice President. Average Joe being a republican advisor is par for the course for this party.

 

[Kiln]

Couple this news with the news yesterday that the majority of the Rethuglicans want their party to be more like Palin and I'd say the best thing those on the left can do is to do nothing since the Right is clearly folding (finally) under the weight of it's own incoherence.

It's taken about three hundred years but "conservatism" is going the way of most reactionary dogmas.

 

[3peet]

Only thing I disagree with the above comment is the nickname. Republicans are HARDLY thugs. lol!

 

[Dave007inVegas]

I’m surprised BO hasn’t nominated Wurzelbacher to a post somewhere within his administration, he seems to have all the qualifications needed. :tongue2:

 

[rnorris1]

I’m surprised BO hasn’t nominated Wurzelbacher to a post somewhere within his administration, he seems to have all the qualifications needed. :tongue2:

And yet, it's the other side that paraded him around and now are bringing him in like some sort of right wing mascot meant to boost morale.

Pretty sad.

 

[Dave007inVegas]

And yet, it's the other side that paraded him around and now are bringing him in like some sort of right wing mascot meant to boost morale.

Pretty sad.

You missed the point. Remember when the media got their tidy whiteys in a knot because he owed back taxes? He was ahead of the curve. A real visionary. A BO nominee if I ever saw one.
:grandmais

 

[Willie99]

You missed the point. Remember when the media got their tidy whiteys in a knot because he owed back taxes? He was ahead of the curve. A real visionary. A BO nominee if I ever saw one.
:grandmais

shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

what a bunch of er ah um eeeh ahh "comedians"

:nohead:

don't want to get banned during tax season, somebody might need my help

 

[rnorris1]

You missed the point. Remember when the media got their tidy whiteys in a knot because he owed back taxes? He was ahead of the curve. A real visionary. A BO nominee if I ever saw one.
:grandmais

And yet...it's the republicans that embrace him.

I see your point very clearly.

 

[Dave007inVegas]

And yet...it's the republicans that embrace him.

I see your point very clearly.

It’s called being bipartisan, haven’t you heard. It's all the rage.

 

[Kiln]

JTP says ""I don't know if the American public deserve me."

Joe The Plumber yesterday, transitioning from war reporter to political strategist, appeared before congressional aides to offer his two cents on the stimulus plan. Joe is taking a stand against the entire package, claiming that it is just another example of "American government" having its way with the people. The New York Daily News has subsequently explored the possibility of Joe pursuing public office at any point in the near future. But according to Joe, "I don't know if the American public deserve me, but my son definitely deserves my time now." However, he isn't done giving advice to the GOP:

"It's not politically incorrect to say you're Republican or conservative," Joe said. "They need to dig their heels in and fight for what needs to be done."
And no reason to be subtle, he said, as long as folks inform themselves. "I don't believe there's two sides to every story. It's black and white," Wurzelbacher explained. "There's right and wrong."


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That last bit sounds familiar: "I don't believe there's two sides to every story. It's black and white." Remind anyone of any "conservative" posters around here?

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