Joe the Plumber calls to ‘start shooting’ immigrants at the border

[kpete]

At two separate events in recent days, Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher has proposed to “put a damn fence on the border going to Mexico and start shooting.”

Wurzelbacher first made the remarks during a campaign rally for Arizona Republican state Rep. Lori Klein on Friday, according to video published by Prescott eNews.

“For years I’ve said, you know, put a damn fence on the border, going to Mexico and start shooting,” he insisted.

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“I’m running for Congress. How many congressmen or people running for Congress have you heard, put a fence up and start shooting? None? Well you heard it here first. Put troops on the border and start shooting, I bet that solves our immigration problem real quick.”

MORE:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/14/joe-the-plumber-calls-to-start-shooting-immigrants-at-the-border/

[onehandle]

1. Gun nut megaphone. The ultimate shooting range of their dreams. nt

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[DefenseLawyer]

20. Dog whistle?

That's not a dog whistle at all. A dog whistle in political terms is using a "code word" that has a particular meaning to your base, but that meaning goes unnoticed by everyone else. So rather than saying something racist, a politician talks about "state's rights" and "welfare". Saying we ought to start shooting isn't a dog whistle. That's a megaphone.

[onehandle]

22. Good point. Fixed. nt

[DCKit]

69. The rhetoric of "Joe the Plumber" is so similar to that of "Joe Walsh"....

I'm not so sure he's not already serving in Congress.

[Auntie Bush]

2. Oh God! Spare us from this man! Pleeeeease!!!!

And all the other gun nuts just like him.

PS Pleeease God don't let him win this election. Pretty please?

[warrior1]

3. so he's advocating murder?

premeditated murder?

[eShirl]

6. he's advocating a massacre, perhaps genocide

[BlueCaliDem]

50. Exactly. He's advocating homegrown terrorism. Period.

Rightwingers are actually more prone to violence than peace. It's as if they've lost all sense of compassion and they have to go to the extreme just to be able to feel something inside. It's as sad as it's alarming.

[Posteritatis]

55. And worse, if he's calling for firing over the border. (nt)

[frylock]

60. that would be what is commonly referred to as an act of war

[reformist2]

4. That sounds like a career-ending comment.

At least it ought to be one. :/

[JustAnotherGen]

7. We can only hope

But there are reptilian belly slitherers that will high five him and give him kudos.

[Odin2005]

23. Sadly, I think it will bring out more nuts to vote for him.

[1StrongBlackMan]

28. Unfortunately ...

from what I remember, a sizeable segment of the district he is running in would agree with his remarks.

[Ikonoklast]

40. No. Most in his district think he's insane.

Sam Wurzlebacher will get less votes in OH-9 than write-ins for Daffy Duck.

Marcy Kaptur will steamroll that bald-headed fraud in one of the most solidly Democratic districts in this state.

[1StrongBlackMan]

42. My mistake ...

It's been 20+ years and it's difficult to tell by reading the on-line comment section of the PD.

[Ikonoklast]

43. There's the problem, the PD only prints crazy political positions anymore.

The nutcases that don't get their LTTE published flood the website in response, thinking that actually works in changing people's opinions.

It's the same cranks, over and over...and many of them aren't even in OH-9 to begin with.

One retired guy who writes constantly doesn't even live in NE OH anymore, he lives in Arizona, but still uses his old address in Bratenahl when he does, and even then it isn't in OH-9.

[1StrongBlackMan]

44. I think I know the guy! n/t

[Mosby]

41. Sure, except he doesn't have a career to end.

[redgreenandblue]

5. Someone should tell Joe that the "civilized" way to express the same sentiment

is to call for an end to H1B visas.

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Open borders for all and international solidarity !!

[UTUSN]

8. R#2 & K for, quelle surprise. More like, what took him so song to expose himself further. n/t

[ananda]

9. More stochastic terrorism.

This is really getting endemic, and absurd vigilante
violence always results.

[reflection]

10. This guy

is about 90 minutes into his 15 minutes of fame. Please go away, "Joe.'

[sinkingfeeling]

11. You know just thinking about the scores of true idiots that have run for

and been elected to Congress in the last decade makes me sick. I'm old enough to remember when politicians were educated, calm, and understood statesmanship. Today, it seems any crazy can run and be elected. We, as a population, don't seem to mind.

[steve2470]

12. So Mexicans are the new Jews, Joe ?

This is really dangerous stuff.

[OmahaBlueDog]

13. That quote needs to run with subtitles on Telemundo and Univision

Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher, a Republican spokesman since 2008 and a candidate for office, told a crowd at an Arizona campaign rally, “For years I’ve said, you know, put a damn fence on the border, going to Mexico and start shooting.”

This is the Republican Party. This is what Romney/Ryan means to you.

Samuel "Joe el plomero" Wurzelbacher, un portavoz republicano desde 2008 y candidato a un cargo, dijo ante una multitud en un mitin de Arizona Campaña, "Durante años he dicho, ya sabes, poner una valla en la frontera maldita, ir a México y empezar a disparar. "

Este es el Partido Republicano. Esto es lo que Romney / Ryan significa para usted.

(at least that's how Google translated my English)

[steve2470]

14. +1 ! nt

[1StrongBlackMan]

32. I like it ...

And for Kline's (the woman running in the AZ race) opponent ...

... This is the Republican Party. This is what Romney/Ryan means to you.

... And Candidate Lori Klein's response to Joe's comment ... {Cue: Close up shot of Klein smiling and nodding with Cricket sound-track}

[OmahaBlueDog]

38. Yep!

We need to be hitting this hard.

[sweetloukillbot]

52. Just for reference.... She's the idiot who pointed her pink handgun at a reporter n/t

[1StrongBlackMan]

54. Yeah ...

and the reporter had the nerve ... nerve ... I tell you to get upset. After all, she didn't have her finger on the trigger!

But not knowing alot about guns, don't you have to squeeze the trigger a little to activate the laser sighting that she was trying to show off?

[awoke_in_2003]

63. most laser sights I have seen...

are activated by the thumb, somewhere on the grip. Either way, you NEVER point a gun at other people.

[freshwest]

74. +1,000

[DivineBrat]

84. This is the link to the news in Spanish

I hope this gets shared with English and Spanish speaking people all over, this guy is an ignorant lunatic, he needs to be stopped!!


http://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/view/51508-solucion-problema-inmigracion-ee-uu-abrir-fuego-frontera-republicanos-indocumentados

[reformist2]

15. Why stop at the border, Joe? This guy is done.

[barbtries]

16. that man is really stupid isn't he?

i mean he must be really fucking stupid.

what really gets me is he probably got big applause for those hateful words.

[TwilightGardener]

17. Perfectly reasonable.

[TheMightyFavog]

18. a long fence, guarded by people with orders to shoot and kill anyone who tries to cross.

Erich Hoenecker would not only approve, but probably laugh at the irony.

[HopeHoops]

19. Go for it skin head - maybe the "illegals" will shoot back.

[hifiguy]

21. This inbred teabilly gomer's 15 minutes were up

four years ago. Someone didn't get him the memo.

[1StrongBlackMan]

33. He got the memo ...

he just couldn't read it ... neither could his handlers ... "A mind is a terrible thing to waste on an education."

[hifiguy]

36. I think you may have something there, good sir. nt

[JHB]

37. It's an easier payday than launching a plumbing business

He finds clogging other people's heads with his shit much more rewarding than unclogging pipes with theirs.

[smirkymonkey]

65. +10,000

I really can't understand why anyone thinks he's still relevant.

[goclark]

24. Shouldn't he be arrested for

making that treat?

[jberryhill]

76. Oh I gotta hear the law this one violates

Thrill me.

Arrested for what?

[Odin2005]

25. This ain't a dog whistle, this is a megaphone.

[lonestarnot]

26. He's too stupid to be a plumber; he must have cheated on the test.

[1StrongBlackMan]

35. Actually ...

it came out in the aftermath of the 2008 event, he IS NOT/HAS NEVER BEEN a plumber, but rather a plumber's helper.

Kinda like me watching my dad work on the car, handing him the tools when he asks for them (and properly describing them) and sweeping up when he's through ... and calling myself "1StrongBlackMan the Mechanic."

[lonestarnot]

48. I knew it.

[Doc Holliday]

68. Wait a sec....

"...he IS NOT/HAS NEVER BEEN a plumber, but rather a plumber's helper."

A "plumber's helper"? That would make him....

(ruffles & flourishes)

Joe The Plunger.



I know, I know....I really crack myself up.

[1StrongBlackMan]

85. In the future ...

Please title your post:

Wait a sec (put your coffee down) ...

That'll save me from having to clean off my key-board and monitor.

Thanking you in advance.

[1StrongBlackMan]

27. Well, maybe ...

“I’m running for Congress. How many congressmen or people running for Congress have you heard, put a fence up and start shooting? None? Well you heard it here first. Put troops on the border and start shooting, I bet that solves our immigration problem real quick.”

But the immigration problem would pale in comparison to the diplomatic problem.

[Scuba]

29. This is now a mainstream Republican position.

[WI_DEM]

30. Another character from 2008 that I can't believe the media still gives time to

[Enrique]

31. someone needs to ask McCain to comment

McCain held this guy up, what does the Senator from Arizona think of these comments?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

34. I say we deport JoeySam the Unlicensed Plumber instead.

Off to some desert island where we don't have to hear his dribble and fake "common man" schtick any longer.

[YoungDemCA]

39. Most undeserved celebrity status EVER?

I think so.

[Initech]

45. What a piece of shit!!!! I hope he gets completely destroyed in the election.

[ghurley]

46. n/t

[catbyte]

47. Arrest that asshole. Hasn't he heard of George Zimmerman?

Yeah, shooting first and asking questions later is such a smart way to do things.

Moron.

[part man all 86]

49. This is a republican brain on sulfur fumes, any questions?

[magic59]

51. just another useful idiot for the t-bagging right

!!!

[muntrv]

53. "...going to Mexico and start shooting." You do that personally, Joe!

See if the Mexicans don't shoot back!

[Zoeisright]

56. Crawl back under your rock, you asshole.

God, I hate that prick.

[spanone]

57. why does ANY media print a single word about or from this ignorant asshole?

it says about all one needs to know about our media.

[lib2DaBone]

58. Joe has such a fine command of intricate foreign policy and economic issues...

The Tea Party and Republicans can indeed be proud of him.

[jtuck004]

59. "I'll take famous fascists and pathetic wanna-be's for $100, Alex". n/t

[lunasun]

61. Catchy idea- should get him a lot of votes from the sheepies damn it!

Palin wanna be with more shock value

[tblue37]

62. Joe, the Dumb and Plumber. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

64. Bright guy

wonder if any of his pipes are still connected?

[Beartracks]

66. Incitement to violence?

Just askin'.

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[jberryhill]

77. No

Let me get this straight.

You believe he was standing there, at the border, with a bunch of armed people instructing them to shoot right then and there?

Oh I can't WAIT until the next clever person quotes Shakespeare's "The first thing we do, kill all the lawyers" to me. I'll have him taken away in chains.

[Hugabear]

87. FAIL. Shakespeare was not advocating "kill all the lawyers" as a matter of public policy

Whereas Joe the Plumber IS advocating killing immigrants as a matter of public policy.

[jberryhill]

88. So what?

Incitement is a specific criminal charge that doesn't hinge on whether someone is proposing "public policy".

How about you respond to the first paragraph and explain how the elements of ANY crime are met before you advocate locking people up for speech as a matter of public policy.

[IrishAle]

67. idle fantasy moment

"put a damn fence on the border going to Mexico and start shooting"

Move a bit closer to the fence there Joe.. little closer.. thats good.

[Aviation Pro]

70. Hey....

...Joe the Fucking Knucklehead, Jesse said your 'prescription' is ready and you can pick it up at Tucker's. Oh, Mike is looking for you and he's pissed. Pay the fuck up, assclown.

Sincerely,

Walt

[Scootaloo]

71. Do you think ol' Joe has ever loitered?

Maybe he should be shot for that. Pull a U-turn? Firing squad! Drop the wrapper to his gum? bullet to the face! Played music loud after 10 in a residential neighborhood? BAM! Right in the back of the head.

I mean if we're going to start murdering people for civil misdemeanors, certainly we should start with our own!

[DissidentVoice]

72. That's all we need...

...is more bullets flying, for any reason, in this country.

My dad was stationed in West Germany when the Soviets sealed off the East. There were still people who found a way through the Iron Curtain.

I don't care if you build a 500 foot wall, someone will build a 501 foot ladder.

What he's advocating for the military to do is illegal under the Posse Comitatus Act and would amount to something that the SS would have done.

Hasn't there been enough bloodshed?

[Bette Noir]

73. Does this murderous a**hole call himself a Christian?

Can we shame other "Christians" into disavowing him?

[rad51]

79. I guess you can try to shame Christians for what he says.

Unless the book of Joe the Plumber was recently added to the Bible I'd say this racist POS speaks for himself and the idiots that agree with his garbage.

The Ohio Repub party is who should be shamed, ridiculed, and asked to disavow him.

[freshwest]

75. Anyone remember the elected GOP official in a helicopter saying they should be shot from the air?

I thought it was a woman and some men and it was on cable news. That GOP was already in office and laughing at the idea. Yes, this is normal for Republicans.

And why are Repuke candidates running to other states to push each other?

We've seen Le Page, Scott and Walker traveling around to high five each other while their people are in need. Isn't that a sign to their future constituents they don't care enough to run a campaign at home?

Or are they taking a break from governing to get the latest orders from the Koch family?

[Jack Sprat]

78. Joe the Dumber says the damnest things.

I'm fairly certain he appeals to the 'nuke til they glow' audience in Arizona.

"Don't try to understand em, just rope, ride, and brand them."

[McCamy Taylor]

80. Oh, Jeez. Let the Canadians buy milk and gas at Costco.

There's nothing wrong with our borders or our immigrants.

[mwb970]

81. Is that you, Ted?

Shouldn't you be shooting Mexicans with your bow and arrow?

[Wednesdays]

82. Okay, let's not get unglued over this

After all, when they install that fence with the machine–gun armed sentries, they'll at least have big signs with the clear warning, "Achtung! Eintritt Verboten!"

[Spitfire of ATJ]

83. "Land of the Free"

Joe's vision for America is to make the border look like a Nazi Concentration Camp.

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Complete with machine guns like at Gitmo:

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[aggiesal]

86. I guess with a name like Wurzelbacher, . . .

he and his family just organically sprouted
out the soil in Ohio. What an idiot!

[Axiomat]

89. Like a Festering Pustule of Malignant Ooze

This diseased "plumber" from 2007 just won't go away.

[aggiesal]

92. Welcome to DU!!!

[bucolic_frolic]

90. Joe, have you watched the news?

They try that remedy periodically, in colleges and universities,
in movie theaters, at a rally even. How did that work out, Joe?

[Raine]

91. PATHETIC to resort to using hatred of others to try to gain office. nt