His middle name is Joe. How disingenuous of the Times to type his name as Samuel J Wurzelbacher and not acknowledge his middle name is Joe. They go on to say it's unlikely he would ever earn $250k if he ever raised the money to buy the business. Why not? Which country taxes so heavily that a plumber with employees can't bring in over $250k?
Why would the media, Biden and the Obama campaign attack a common citizen, the kid of guy they are supposed to be batting for? It's because of Joe's quote on a news show:
Joe to Obama: I'm getting taxed more and more trying to experience the American Dream.
Interviewer: Did he win you over?
Joe: No not at all. The answer actually scared me even more. He said he wants to distribute wealth. I mean, I'm not trying to make statements here but, that's kind of a socialist viewpoint.
Two other interviews with Joe here if anyone is interested:
Hot Air » Blog Archive » Joe the Plumber: Obama’s plan a “socialist slippery slope”
Joe mentions the "S" word, socialism, again on Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer. He also advises people to listen to what other people have to say but don't believe every word they say, find out the facts for yourself. That kind of puts the kibosh on the mainstream media's action. They are used to acting like the go-between between people and the truth; kinda like the Catholic Church used to do with God. The media replaced the church and the internet is replacing the MSM.
BIDEN: Let me put it this way: I don't know -- the neighborhood I grew up, even the neighborhood I live in now, which is a really nice neighborhood, I don't know many plumbers who are making $250,000 a year and worried about it. We're kind of worried about Joe the fireman, Joe the policeman, Joe the real plumber with a license.
Beating up on a average guy who doesn't have access or resources to fight back. Making jokes about how much money he earns. Maybe Biden should accuse him of drunk driving.
http://teakdoor.com/us-domestic-issu...tml#post773720 (Why do Democrats tell so many lies?) Quote:
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And Joe might be wishing he never asked his question.
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Eyes averted when a Democrat passes.