Joe The Plumber Wants to Be Jessica Simpson

31. THIS DUDE OWES BACK TAXES, AND IF YOU RUN YOUR BUSINESS RIGHT , YOU WILL HAVE MONEY TO LIVE ON. HE PROBABLY LIVES BEYOND HIS MEANS. I MAKE 24,000.00 A YEAR AND IM DOIN IT RIGHT. SO DON'T BITCH ABOUT GETTING TAX CUTS WHEN YOU OWE BACK TAXES. YOU FREAK SHOW. HE DOESN'T DESERVE A SINGING CAREER THIS FAKE IGNORANT FOOL!

Posted at 9:22PM on Oct 30th 2008 by REALLY? ARE YOU SERIOUS

32. RE: THIS DUDE OWES BACK TAXES, AND IF YOU RUN YOUR BUSINESS RIGHT , YOU WILL HAVE MONEY TO LIVE ON. HE PROBABLY LIVES BEYOND HIS MEANS. I MAKE 24,000.00 A YEAR AND IM DOIN IT RIGHT. SO DON'T BITCH ABOUT GETTING TAX CUTS WHEN YOU OWE BACK TAXES. YOU FREAK SHOW. HE DOESN'T DESERVE A SINGING CAREER THIS FAKE IGNORANT FOOL!

Posted at 9:22PM on Oct 30th 2008 by REALLY? ARE YOU SERIOUS

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What the heck does it matter that he owes $1000? First of all, he is very likely an independent contractor, many VERY small businesses hire employees that way so they don't have to pay half of their income tax. $1000 is likely what he owed for this years tax return and because economy is so tough right now, he couldn't afford to pay it right away. His question was one where he was looking forward, with the American dream, the hope of becoming a business owner. He knew full well what his current financial situation is but has hopes to improve his own financial life in the future. WTF is wrong with you people who want to tear him down?? He is an American, just like you and the fact of the matter is that citizens of other countries get their opinions of us FROM us!! If they see that Americans try so hard to destroy the "American dream" in fellow citizens, what the hell is left to respect about our nation? This country is filled with people who don't care about anyone but themselves and seek every opportunity to destroy their fellow human being and amazingly, even their very own children (think that is off base? Have you seen Jerry Springer? Or heard of the horrific process of late term/partial birth abortion, which by the way Obama is just fine with). We need to unify as a nation and if not, a nation divided will fall. You need to read early American history and learn of the heart of the people who created the United States of America. Read the Constitution, find out what the American dream is really all about. Joe the plumber has my respect for thinking ahead, He may not succeed this year or even next but he keeps looking ahead, hoping for something better. That is the American way, if you aren't with that, go visit Cuba for a long stay, your mind with change undoubtedly.

Posted at 10:32PM on Oct 30th 2008 by amazed

33. By the way Mr. Serious..just HOW do you live on $24,000 a year? After taxes that is just about $300 a week?!? You must either
A) Still live with mommy and/or daddy
B) Have other income earners in your household OR
C) Live in a rat infested shack/hole in the wall and eat out of garbage cans..

Then again, I guess that is why you are attacking Joe - You would be one of the one's to get an Obama welfare "spread the wealth" check. You need to get an education, some ambition, a real job and then start your own business someday (oh no, that would make you just as bad as Joe the plumber!)

Posted at 10:40PM on Oct 30th 2008 by amazed

34. He and Sarah will both get reality shows: She: Desperate Caribou Barbies on Bravo or Shooting and Cookin' Game on the Food Channel. He'll be auctioned off on a spinnoff of Real Housewives: Desperate Housewives meet Desperate Plumbers.

Posted at 12:16AM on Oct 31st 2008 by Erin

35. The only one interested is "Joe" himself.

Posted at 1:09AM on Oct 31st 2008 by Anna

36. Whether you like Joe the Plumber or not, it should be very concerning to all Americans that a man who simply asked a question of someone running for the most important job in the world gets raked over the coals because the candidate gave the wrong answer. Obama came to Joe's yard. Joe did not go to Obama.

Posted at 2:18AM on Oct 31st 2008 by Question Obama

37. So you call Joe "mediocre," but according to the amount of print you give to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, they are exceptional??? Wow. TMZ, you are lost.

Posted at 2:19AM on Oct 31st 2008 by Blinders

38. Mock Joe all you want. He is only the man who changed the course of the election.

Posted at 2:20AM on Oct 31st 2008 by Go Joe

39. Are you implying that because Joe goes by his middle name that he is a dishonest person? Give me a break.

Posted at 2:37AM on Oct 31st 2008 by I Go By My Middle Name

40. We love Joe the Plumber!!!!

Posted at 2:38AM on Oct 31st 2008 by McCain-PALIN '08

41. As the Boxing Promotor Don King always says: "Only in America.......Only in America!" I guess you can't blame a guy who wants to turn in his 15 minutes of fame into hard cash! Sh*t I'd do the same thing BUT once those $$$ hit the bank account I'm outta there. Which is where "Joe" ought to go! It's a pity that all you political conspiracy theorists ain't got nothing better to do than waste valuable space spewing your political "theories" and inducing vomitting over your childish and basically racists rants! Get a f**king life! Either you're going to vote Republican, Democrat, or third party candidate. And that's it........we are a democracy after all and freedom of speech is more or less guaranteed BUT why spoil the deal with a bunch of inane, pathetic rants? Next Wednesday morning after all is said and done are you gonna hop on a plane out of the country because your guy didn't win? Life will go on and so will y'all.......just grow up already OR I'll close the sandbox!

Posted at 9:21AM on Oct 31st 2008 by Braindamaged2too

42.
An impassioned letter from a "nobody". But he gives his telephone number at the end.

Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 3:19 PM
Subject: FW: A letter from Illinois

Dear Friends:

My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign, Illinois. I'm 46 years old, a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a small business owner, a veteran, and a homeowner. I don't consider myself to be either conservative or liberal, and I vote for the person, not Republican or Democrat. I don't believe there are "two Americas " but that every person in this country can be whomever and whatever they want to be if they'll just work to get there and nowhere else on earth can they find such opportunities. I believe our government should help those who are legitimately downtrodden, and should always put the interests of America first.

The purpose of this message is that I'm concerned about the future of this great nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest, hard-working, tax-paying people in this country have been passive for too long. Most folks I know choose not to involve themselves in politics. They go about their daily lives, paying their bills, raising their kids, and doing what they can to maintain the good life. They vote and consider doing so to be a sacred trust. They shake their heads at the political pundits and so-called "news", thinking that what they hear is always spun by whomever is reporting it. They can't understand how elected officials can regularly violate the public trust with pork barrel spending. They don't want government handouts. They want the government to protect them, not raise their taxes for more government programs.

We are in the unique position in = this country of electing our leaders. It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a candidate in any election with whom I agreed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't even agree with our families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into that voting booth, I always try to look at the big picture and cast my vote for the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired a lot of people in my lifetime, and essentially that's what an election is - a hiring process. Who has the credentials? Whom do I want working for me? Whom can I trust to do the job right?

I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country simply don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, and calling it "change".

"Change what?", I ask.

"Well, we're going to change America", they say.

"In what way?", I query.

"We want someone new and fresh in the White House", they exclaim.

"So, someone who's not a politician?", I say.

"Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're voting for Obama", they state.

"So the current system, the system of freedom and democracy that has enabled a man to grow up in this great country, get a fine education, raise incredible amounts of money and dominate the news, and win his party's nomination for the White House that system's all wrong?"

"No, no, that part of the system's okay we just need a lot of change."

And so it goes. "Change we can believe in."

Quite frankly, I don't believe that vague proclamations of change hold any promise for me. In recent months, I've been asking virtually everyone I encounter how they're voting. I live in Illinois, so most folks tell me they're voting for Barack Obama. But no one can really tell me why only that he's going to change a lot of stuff "Change, change, change." I have yet to find one single person who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified to be President and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth other than the fact that he claims he's going to implement a lot of change.

We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, his upbringing, his Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, "What qualifies this man to be my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about change?"

CHANGE WHAT?

Friends, I'll be forthright with you I believe the American voters who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue what they're doing, as evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spoken to can spell out his qualifications. Not even the most liberal media can explain why he should be elected. Political experience? Negligible. Foreign relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone who wants to unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's thesis from Princeton, look it up on the web. This is who's lining up to be our next First Lady? The only thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping about change is that we're in for a lot of new taxes.

For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the two leading applicants for the job, and I've made my choice.

Here's a question - "Where were you five and a half years ago? Around Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in that time. My son has grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a half years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000 nights of sleep. 6,000 meals, give or take."

John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.

When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer to be a public relations stunt by his captors, and insisted that those held longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was offered his freedom, and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings and torture began.

Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cell in a foreign country, would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your fellow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely found, and for me, this singular act defines John McCain.

Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose military service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find anyone to denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A graduate of Annapolis, during his Naval service he received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own son is now serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq . Barack Obama is fond of saying "We honor John McCain's service...BUT...", which to me is condescending and offensive - because what I hear is, "Let's forget this man's sacrifice for his country, and his proven leadership abilities, and talk some more about change."

I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am utterly convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, and I trust him to do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests of our country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President - he wants to lead America, and there's a huge difference. Factually, there is simply no comparison between the two candidates. A man of questionable background and motives who prattles on about change, can't hold a candle to a man who has devoted his life in public service to this nation, retiring from the Navy in1981 and elected to the Senate in1982.

Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a stance between old and new. Maybe they don't care about McCain's service or his strength of character, or his unblemished qualifications to be President. Maybe "likeability" is a higher priority for them than "trust". Being a prisoner of war is not what qualifies John McCain to be President of the United States of America - but his demonstrated leadership certainly DOES.

Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking Americans to say, "Enough." It is time for people of all parties to stop following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a dialogue with all their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for, and why.

There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent to all of us by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now, I want a man who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.

I want a President who's qualified to lead.

I want my country back, and I'm voting for John McCain.

E-mail: ronald.hess@alumni.purdue.edu

Posted at 11:30AM on Oct 31st 2008 by Freedom

43. Posted at 11:30AM on Oct 31st 2008 by Freedom
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BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH! Why do you guys keep posting these long comments when nobody wants to see them. Its TMZ for f*** sake! Note Politico.com Get a friggin life and go away.

Posted at 2:28PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Can't wait until 114th so I can NOT vote

44. Mr. A, Funny you mention about so called people screaming "KILL JOE!" at some of Obama and Bidens rallies?

Did you forget a few short weeks ago when your crazy republican friends were screaming Ni&@er and Terrorist? Real cool huh???

People like you make me sick, you hypocritical jerk!!! You better take off work onWednesday so you can stay home and cry all day long!!!

OBAMA 08

Posted at 2:38PM on Oct 31st 2008 by JL

45. 40. We love Joe the Plumber!!!!

Posted at 2:38AM on Oct 31st 2008 by McCain-PALIN '08
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Ummm, the Obama/Biden supporters love him too! He got us free press as to the magnificent tax plan Obama has in store. The dumbass Republicans are so stupid they don't even realize all this guy is doing as McCain parades him around the country is giving a nod to Obama's plan. The MAJORITY of the plumbers in this country don't make more than $250,000 a year and on second thought, neither does this loser! hahaha

Posted at 3:26PM on Oct 31st 2008 by Just an average Joe? More like jacka**