Chicagoist: Joe the Plumber Speaks. Again!

Kaonashi

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:59:37 -0600

Interestingly enough, I didn't see any "Joe the Plumber" types in McCain's audience the other night. Those folks looked fairly affluent to me!

kgvs72

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:53:10 -0600

I can't wait for that dissertation.

Navin

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:32:51 -0600

The Onion already imagined Joe The Plumber FIFTEEN years ago in their article: "Uneducated Forklift Driver To Address Nation On Rush Limbaugh Radio Show"

Ward Up

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:52:18 -0600

In response to the above, though the McCain did use him to make it's point, it wasn't the McCain campaign who named him "Joe the Plumber."

Ingrid

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:44:35 -0600

And the lounge chairs have built in cup holders. :)

Albanyparkour

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:41:42 -0600

Oh no, I see it was very finished. I see a pool table, a full-on HD surround sound system, a tan leather sectional, with the lounger chairs at either end and a fold down table in the middle, plus an authentic MGD neon sign in one corner, near the real oak bar. The rest of the house has holes in the dry wall, a half-finished kitchen and cracked gutters, but that basement, oh my, that basement is SWEET.

mikely1

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:39:12 -0600

I hate it when people generalize and pander to us by classifying us by our "generation" or lumping people into some bogus everyman like "Joe Sixpack." Joe the plumber was especially funny to me. His real first name is Samuel. My middle name is also Joseph, and my last name is very similar to his (4 syllables long, ends in -bacher"). But that's where the similarities end. If the McCain campaign had sought to paint me as an iconic everyman, I would have been "Joe the interactive marketer." Not nearly as cool.

madvulture

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:38:57 -0600

I love Joe the Plumber!

ophmarketing

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:52:45 -0600

Joe, Tito and Sarah sitting in a finished basement somewhere out in Real America. @Albanyparkour: You think the basement will be finished? I picture it looking more like the Sopranos' basement: slab floor, a broken lamp on a workbench, and a couple of folding chairs dragged out from behind the water heater.

Albanyparkour

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:30:54 -0600

I formed a watchdog group to make sure he remembers he works for us. Joe, Tito and Sarah sitting in a finished basement somewhere out in Real America. That's a sit-com pitch worth stealing.

Tankboy

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:13:06 -0600

Slaphappy, luckily for us they vetted their "spokesman" about as thoroughly as they did thier VP pick. Ward Up, today, give it a rest and get a life. Tomorrow you can resume bitching all you want.

Ward Up

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:09:52 -0600

Joe's comment about the dissertion was a quip, not a mistake. Maybe you should look up quip in the dictionary. As for the sanctimonious liberal commenters on this thread, we shall see what "change" the Chosen One brings. In fact, not only will Obama NOT cut taxes, as promised, but I predict Obama will propose the largest tax hike in US history, beating even Clinton's when Clinton reneged on HIS tax-cut pledge.

Slaphappy

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:04:37 -0600

I'm about 90% sure that Joe the Plumber was a republican plant tactic-not sanctioned by the infinitely more intelligent John McCain in anyway-that thankfully didn't help them out. I would put my percentage at 100%. This had all the hallmarks of a well-laid trap by the Republicans. First of all, the notion that this guy was somehow undecided is obviously ridiculous. Second, the question he asked Obama wasn't based in his own reality -- there was no business he was considering buying, it was all make-believe. Third, of course the press is going to look into this guy when the Republican nominee all but names the guy to his staff during the third debate, giving them more ammo against the "liberal media." Fourth, it was a nothing-to-lose risk in getting Obama to say something glib, which he did. The reason it didn't work in the long run is because they squandered any gains by letting him keep talking.

ophmarketing

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:50:51 -0600

And just for the record, I'm not sure what a pumbing business is either...

ophmarketing

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:49:52 -0600

10 bucks says this guy will get out of the plumbing business within the next 6 months to pursue a career as a conservative talk show host. Bet on it! Tthen he'll finally have enough money to buy his boss's pumbing business. Maybe he'll even be able to afford to get a plumbing license, too!

Tankboy

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:39:43 -0600

We at Chicagoist will ALWAYS be dedicated to covering any moment that Joe Piscopo pops up and deserves any sort of media coverage.

nicolemgk

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:38:14 -0600

10 bucks says this guy will get out of the plumbing business within the next 6 months to pursue a career as a conservative talk show host. Bet on it!

tc3

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:36:19 -0600

We won't be talking about him any more after today, right? I suppose that depends in part on whether Chicagoist dedicates further posts to his brief appearances on inconsequential talkshows featuring Joe Piscopo, doesn't it?

Tankboy

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:29:52 -0600

We won't be talking about him any more after today, right?

Chris_60614

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:28:40 -0600

14min 58 seconds buddy.

mhwang

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:23:57 -0600

I find it sad that people still talk about this guy.

tc3

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:18:49 -0600

I find it hilarious how angry people are about this guy.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:16:41 -0600

Even if Joe the Plummer had any credibility to begin with, I think he completely destoryed it with the whole "Obama would bring death to Israel" bit. Complete uninformed/biased nonsense. Pretty bad when even Fox News feels compeled to defend Obama and point out how off-base he is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eSJuWgZGYo

JD84

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:15:16 -0600

How long until McCain does erectile dysfunction ads?

mike_thoms

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:08:00 -0600

What a fucking moron...I'm about 90% sure that Joe the Plumber was a republican plant tactic-not sanctioned by the infinitely more intelligent John McCain in anyway-that thankfully didn't help them out. I'm not sure of the exact timeline but it seems pretty convenient that the f'ing C-word from Alaska starts talking about Joe Six Pack and then all of the sudden you've got this lying mope from Ohio named Joe pressing Obama on his tax plan. A tax plan which the Republicans constantly said he wasn't being upfront about. In a way it's too bad that the Obama camp didn't need to resort of negative attack ads as much as McCain did because I would have really liked to see Palin ripped a new one and to have Joe the Plumber dressed down on a national stage. Hopefully we never hear from either of them again.

MisterTissue

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:07:37 -0600

Like Oberweis, this guy won't go away either.

Chicago D

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:07:21 -0600

Oh boy. This guy is always going to be able to tell his grandkids about his 15 minutes of fame.