Real Deal on ‘Joe the Plumber’ Reveals New Slant (NYT slimes Joe the Plumber)

[Wretched Excess]

the NYT has lost it.  and they have also looked more deeply into joe the plumber's background in the
past 24 hours than they have for The BarackStar! in the past 24 months.

Real Deal on ‘Joe the Plumber’ Reveals New Slant

One week ago, Joe Wurzelbacher was just another working man living in a modest house outside Toledo, Ohio, and thinking about how to buy the plumbing business where he works. But when he stopped Senator Barack Obama during a visit to his block last weekend to complain about taxes, he set himself on a path to becoming America’s newest media celebrity — and as such suddenly found himself facing celebrity-level scrutiny.

 As it turns out, Joe the Plumber, as he became nationally known when Senator John McCain made him a theme at Wednesday’s final presidential debate, may work in the plumbing business, but he is not a licensed plumber.

Thomas Joseph, the business manager of Local 50 of the United Association of Plumbers, Steamfitters and Service Mechanics, based in Toledo, said Thursday that Mr. Wurzelbacher had never held a plumber’s license, which is required in Toledo and several surrounding municipalities. He also never completed an apprenticeship and does not belong to the plumber’s union, which has endorsed Mr. Obama. On Thursday, he acknowledged that he does plumbing work even though he does not have a license.

His full name is Samuel J. Wurzelbacher. And he owes back taxes, too, public records show. The premise of his complaint to Mr. Obama about taxes may also be flawed, according to tax analysts. Contrary to what Mr. Wurzelbacher asserted and Mr. McCain echoed, neither his personal taxes nor those of the business where he works are likely to rise if Mr. Obama’s tax plan were to go into effect, they said.

None of that is likely to matter to those who see Mr. Wurzelbacher as a symbol of the entrepreneurial spirit they hope to foster with tax cuts, but even Mr. Wurzelbacher said he was shocked by all the attention.

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[Chris_]

according to paid DNC MSM tax analysts. Contrary to what Mr. Wurzelbacher asserted and Mr. McCain echoed, neither his personal taxes nor those of the business where he works are likely to rise if Mr. Obama’s tax plan were to go into effect, they said.

Fixd.

[Wretched Excess]

I especially liked the punchy ending to this slimefest:

In his interview with Ms. Couric, Mr. Wurzelbacher, who voted Republican in Ohio’s March primary, said that his encounter with Mr. Obama had been prompted by his desire “to ask one of these guys a question, and really corner them and get them to answer a question for once instead of tap dancing around it. And unfortunately I asked the question, but I still got a tap dance.”

He added, “He was almost as good as Sammy Davis Jr.”

translation:  " . . . and by the way, joe is a racist".

[Splashdown]

Wouldn't it be nice if the NYT did a deep check on Rezko, or Ayers, or Wright, or Biden, or--for God's sake--OBAMA????????

 

[Atomic Lib Smasher]

Wouldn't it be nice if the NYT did a deep check on Rezko, or Ayers, or Wright, or Biden, or--for God's sake--OBAMA????????

 

Commandment #1 in the New New Testament: None shall blaspheme against the Obamessiah, thou shalt not have any other gods before Him.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

McCain owes Wurzelbacher a vigorous public defense.

[docstew]

McCain owes Wurzelbacher a vigorous public defense.

doesn't just owe him one, it's a good strategic move... "Here is a citizen, just like many of you, whose life is being rummaged through and smeared because he ASKED A QUESTION that made Senator Obama look bad.  Is that not one of our fundamental rights?"

[Wretched Excess]

I just don't understand the cultural ridicule that everything that mccain does seems to generate.  his (probably too frequent) use of the phrase "my friends" in the townhall debate was roundly mocked on the morning joe show for a week.  Sarah Palin is so stupid, it's s surprise that she can find her way to her hotel room every night . . .  and now plumber joe seems to be a sign of mccain's general symptoms of early onset alzheimer's.

and it isn't just the MSM, it's seemingly everywhere from late night comedians to motivational speakers. 

(yes, I have seen this general thing before, but not anywhere near this degree or shrillness)

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

I just don't understand the cultural ridicule that everything that mccain does seems to generate.  his (probably too frequent) use of the phrase "my friends" in the townhall debate was roundly mocked on the morning joe show for a week.  Sarah Palin is so stupid, it's s surprise that she can find her way to her hotel room every night . . .  and now plumber joe seems to be a sign of mccain's general symptoms of early onset alzheimer's.

and it isn't just the MSM, it's seemingly everywhere from late night comedians to motivational speakers. 

(yes, I have seen this general thing before, but not anywhere near this degree or shrillness)

Be one of us our be mocked.[/liberal]

[Chris_]

Joe the Plumber isn't a union member - strike one.
Joe the Plumber asked a question of the obamessiah without prior authorization so that a non-answer would be ready - strike two.
Joe the Plumber wants to own a business instead of depending on the gubmint to see to his needs - strike three.