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The daughter of failed presidential candidate John McCcain is dealing the dirt on one of her father's more peculiar political friends, the Republican 'everyman' know as Joe the Plumber, aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, who is not really a plumber nor is his name Joe, weird. Poser.
But what so recently seemed antithetical to mainstream Republicanism has lately gained support from unlikely supporters, including former vice president Dick Cheney, who recently expressed support for gay marriage, and Theodore Olson, a lawyer who represented George W. Bush during the contested election of 2000 and who is now working to overturn Prop 8. And John McCain’s former campaign strategist, Steve Schmidt, told the Log Cabin Republicans that same-sex marriage was consistent with sound conservative principles. As for her father, McCain says, “He’s 73 and of a different generation. I hope someday he will come around.” But she also credits her own progressive position to her upbringing, recalling a precocious fourth-grade classmate who told her he was gay.
When McCain asked her mother what “gay” meant, she replied “That’s how God made him, and we love everyone.”
Yet even as the balance begins to shift, the old guard is still yapping in the foreground. Shortly before McCain sat for this interview, Samuel Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, gave an interview to Christianity Today in which he complained about “queers” and declared, “I wouldn’t have them anywhere near my children.” Unprompted, McCain rails against the man her father’s presidential campaign touted as an American everyman and made a showpiece in the weeks before the election. “Joe the Plumber -- you can quote me -- is a dumbass. He should stick to plumbing.”The daughter of failed presidential candidate John McCcain is dealing the dirt on one... more
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Megan McCain speaks out on her support for gay marriage, going against her fellow party members' views, and her disdain for a certain conservative mouthpiece.Megan McCain speaks out on her support for gay marriage, going against her fellow... more
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Well, more elections. Big Government is never popular in theory, but the disaster aid, school lunches and prescription drugs that make up Big Government have become wildly popular in practice, especially now that so many people are hurting. Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, tells TIME he's so outraged by GOP overspending, he's quitting the party -- and he's the bull's-eye of its target audience.Well, more elections. Big Government is never popular in theory, but the disaster aid,... more
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Stop the presses... (even though we haven't received the press release yet). Time Magazine is reporting - burying rather - the news that Joe the Plumber, also known as Samuel Wurzelbacher, is quitting the GOP. That's big news considering Joe became the new GOP mascot during the McCain campaign and has since advised the party during conferences and in Capitol Hill briefings.
Below is the excerpt from the Time article.
Well, more elections. Big Government is never popular in theory, but the disaster aid, school lunches and prescription drugs that make up Big Government have become wildly popular in practice, especially now that so many people are hurting. Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, tells TIME he's so outraged by GOP overspending, he's quitting the party -- and he's the bull's-eye of its target audience. But he also said he wouldn't support any cuts in defense, Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid -- which, along with debt payments, would put more than two-thirds of the budget off limits. It's no coincidence that many Republicans who voted against the stimulus have claimed credit for stimulus projects in their district -- or that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal stopped ridiculing volcano-monitoring programs after a volcano erupted in Alaska. "We can't be the antigovernment party," Snowe says. "That's not what people want."Stop the presses... (even though we haven't received the press release yet). Time... more
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Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher is a talented man. By my calculations his 15 minutes of fame should've been over about 130 days ago, yet the man continues to go like some sort of demented Energizer Wing Nut -reinventing himself almost daily. Today's job - gay rights expert.Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher is a talented man. By my calculations his 15... more
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Steve Lonegan's campaign announced the man who became known in the 2008 presidential campaign will appear at a taxpayer rally in Clark on May 5.Steve Lonegan's campaign announced the man who became known in the 2008 presidential... more
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Republican teabag parties are reaching into the dozens all around the country, and Fox News is on the story, everywhere they can film a crowd that can be counted on two hands. Sam is trying to figure out the novelty, so he gets Former FL Rep. and Gore Presidential Wrecker Katherine Harris to call in and explain the gritty details of the tea bag staging events.
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From Gawker: Some employee of Grover Norquist's got drunk and bought a Snuggie, which is how 100% of Snuggie purchases happen, and then he brought it into work. The rest is history! Terrible internet history!
See Joe the Plumber, Tucker Carlson, and Andrew Breitbart, all looking ridiculous, wearing memes.From Gawker: Some employee of Grover Norquist's got drunk and bought a Snuggie, which... more
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It seemed that all of those who were gathered in the ballroom of Washington's Grand Hyatt hotel for the Media Research Center's annual "DisHonors Awards" ceremony designed to bash the dreaded liberal elite media were stunned. Buzz immediately commenced.
"Did Joe the Plumber really just say he's horny?" "Did you hear Joe say 'horny'?" "Why is he horny and why is he telling us?"It seemed that all of those who were gathered in the ballroom of Washington's Grand... more
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In this week's infoMania Conor Knighton takes us through the historical finale of 'The Bachelor,' Brett Erlich looks at the viral creations of the unemployed, Sergio Cilli grooves out to 60s tunes, Ben Hoffman takes a look at the latest batch of silly iPhone applications, we read to you from Joe the Plumber's new book, and then we take you inside the world of the news decoy.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.In this week's infoMania Conor Knighton takes us through the historical finale of 'The... more
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Conor Knighton reads choice selections from Joe the Plumber's new book, 'Fighting for the American Dream.' It's destined to be a classic in the genre of Plumber Contemporary Analysis.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Conor Knighton reads choice selections from Joe the Plumber's new book, 'Fighting for... more
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After eight years of goose-stepping off the cliff right behind the Lemming-in-Chief, the Republicans have big plans. And as soon as they can figure out who’s at the wheel, their gas-guzzling Belchfire 5000 Politicomobile will rocket down the track like a Tin Lizzie sporting 22-inch Sprewells.After eight years of goose-stepping off the cliff right behind the Lemming-in-Chief,... more
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On this week's infoMania we watch Wolf Blitzer shake his groove thing, Brett warns us of the dangers of dropping a deuce, Conor discovers the canine Dear Abby, Sergio counts down the top selling Modern Rock songs according to Billboard, we take a look at MTV's new line of spin-off's: Bromance and The City and Ben heads to Los Vegas to visit the Consumer Electronics Show
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at infomaniafacebook.com.On this week's infoMania we watch Wolf Blitzer shake his groove thing, Brett warns us... more
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Joe the Plumber goes to Israel, Gary Sinise goes to Iraq, American Idol kicks off, Hannity gets a new show, Wolf Blitzer dances, and Congress probes pro wrestling.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at infomaniafacebook.com.Joe the Plumber goes to Israel, Gary Sinise goes to Iraq, American Idol kicks off,... more
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“I think media should be abolished from, you know, reporting. You know, war is hell. And if you’re gonna sit there and say, ‘well, look at this atrocity,’ well you don’t know the whole story behind it half the time, so I think the media should have no business in it."
say it ain't so, Joe...“I think media should be abolished from, you know, reporting. You know, war is hell.... more
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This guy is just amazing. Talking to reporters in Israel, Joe suggested that journalists shouldn't be allowed anywhere near war zones: "I don't think journalists should be anywhere allowed war (sic). I mean, you guys report where our troops are at. You report what's happening day to day. You make a big deal out of it. I think it's asinine. You know, I liked back in World War I and World War II when you'd go to the theater and you'd see your troops on, you know, the screen and everyone would be real excited and happy for them. Now everyone's got an opinion and wants to downer-and down soldiers. You know, American soldiers or Israeli soldiers."
- Another masterpiece work from Joe the Plumber:
JOE: The story here is people are being killed and the media's slanting it and trying to make it Hamas is, uh, as far as, that Israel's being bad. Do you believe Israel is bad?
REPORTER: Do I believe it?
JOE: Yeah, do you?!
REPORTER: I'm Israeli, so...
JOE: So answer the question!
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REPORTER: No, I don't think Israel is bad.
JOE: Do you think Israel has every right to protect itself?
REPORTER: Yeah.
[pause]
JOE: You do?!
REPORTER: Yeah.
JOE: Have you said that on air?
REPORTER: I'm just a reporter.This guy is just amazing. Talking to reporters in Israel, Joe suggested that... more
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Joe the Plumber – aka Samuel Wurzelbacher – has begun his new job as a reporter covering the Gaza war by berating the Israeli press for not being patriotic enough.
The fledgling war correspondent for Pajamas Media website spent his first day on the job in the frontline Israeli city of Sderot.
And then he rounded on the Israeli reporters whose newspapers have been criticised by some as no better than cheerleaders for the war. Wurzelbacher thought they hadn't been supportive enough.
Having answered a few questions himself, Joe the Plumber was suddenly called on to get back to being a reporter.
"I have thousands of questions but I can't think of the right one," he said!Joe the Plumber – aka Samuel Wurzelbacher – has begun his new job as a reporter... more
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First he was the subject of the US election, then he talks about the digital transition, now Joe the Plumber (AKA Joe Wurzelbacher) is going to add war reporter for PajamasTV to his CV.
PajamasTV (or PJTV, run by Pajamas Media) is an online news and opinion network covers the blogger spear that targets media and education bias and deception. You can find out more about PJTV at www.pjtv.com (registration might be required).First he was the subject of the US election, then he talks about the digital... more
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Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher, the man who achieved overnight fame as a GOP-branded poster boy for middle America during the 2008 presidential race and later a political pundit, conservative media darling and possible candidate for Congress, has graduated to the title of "War Correspondent" for conservative site Pajamas TV.
Pajamas TV sounds legit to me. He should make a great war correspondant. It's not like the GOP would intentionally do anything to embarrass themselves.Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher, the man who achieved overnight fame as a GOP-branded poster... more
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