Sam “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher really wants to stretch those 15-minutes of fame into overtime. After asking then-candidate Obama a tough question on the campaign trail in ’08, the Toledo-area kind-of plumber has been walking the country as a conservative pin-up king. As you might of have heard, like a long line of fame-whores, his latest stab to stay in the spotlight involves a long-shot congressional run. He’s currently trying to raise money for his campaign, a money-grabbing effort that includes promotional photos on Facebook. This latest one, posted yesterday, apparently has Wurzelbacher showing off how he can burrow under houses, navigate the subterranean alligator-filled infrastructure below, and crest his dome topside wherever he pleases, like your linen closet. Unsuspecting Commies beware. Gawker appropriately slapped this headline over the shot: “Joe the Plumber Witnessed Doing Actual Plumbing (for a Photo Shoot).”
If threats of home invasion aren’t enough to coerce some dollars out of your wallet for the campaign, maybe Joe’s body politic is enough. If you look down at some of the comments (we’ve posted them after the jump below), some supporters have their eyes on more than Wurzelbacher’s policy positions.
This article appears in Jan 18-24, 2012.
As you might of heard, like a long line of fame-whores, his latest stab to stay in the spotlight involves a long-shot congressional run. It should be “as you might HAVE heard” A journalist should HAVE passed basic grammar.
Good catch, Tabitha
Good thing misstabitha1975 came to save the day and correct that huge error in this article. Our planet was about to burst into flames because of it, but she saved the day! This just in! People make mistakes sometimes! A human being should HAVE passed “not being a douchebag 101” or “get a life 102”