Joe the Blogger ( "Joe the Plumber" ) neglects election results

[RedEarth]

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher -- popularly known as "Joe the Plumber" -- may be too dazzled by his new-found celebrity status to actually care much about the outcome of the election that catapulted him to fame. Even his own website makes no mention of the election results.

Wurzelbacher told Fox's Sean Hannity on Tuesday, "I'm doing real good" even though "I was disappointed my guy didn't win." He then went on to plug his "government watchdog" group, SecureOurDream.com.

The SecureOurDream website -- which includes such sections as "Joe the Forum," "Joe the Blogger," and "Shop Joe" -- proclaims, "Despite rumors that I may be running for congress, or perhaps give a shot at the country music scene, I have decided to continue forward with what I have repeatedly said is my civic duty. Your tremendous support and encouragement deserves no less."

Joe's civic duty apparently does not extend as far as updating his own site, which as of Thursday afternoon still described the election as upcoming and made no mention of its results. SecureOurDream appears primarily dedicated to selling copies of Wurzelbacher's book and offering "Freedom Memberships" -- which provide "Free Shipping on all 'Joe The Plumber' merchandise -- for $14.95 a year.

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"You were on welfare once," replied Colmes. "Was that taking somebody else's money and giving it to you?"

Wurzelbacher stated during an appearance with Hannity in October, "I grew up poor. I've actually been on welfare, my parents, a couple of different times, and we worked harder and got off of it."

"I paid into welfare. It's something to be used and not to be abused," Wurzelbacher insisted self-righteously, seemingly confusing welfare with unemployment insurance.


http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Fox_host_confronts_Joe_Plumber_for_1106.html

[WorseBeforeBetter]

1. On welfare a 'couple of different' times?!

Thank God it was there for your family, Joe, but screw anyone else who falls on hard times.

I really detest that MFer.

[StopTheNeoCons]

2. Joe the moron skinhead

[ladywnch]

3. ....seemingly confusing welfare with unemployment insurance......

then he doesn't know that HE has NEVER paid into unemployment insurance.....that is paid by his employer.

I heard that interview and wondered what he was talking about ...having 'paid into' welfare..... he is a moron and non of this will ever come to anything because he is simply to dumb and lazy to make it into anything. he'll collect money from other rubes and then disappear.

[zbdent]

4. hmm ... he didn't manage his money well enough to pay his taxes,

believes that he would be better off at $40K a year under McCain than $250K a year under Obama ...

methinks he may not manage his money too well when he gets his first paycheck from MSRNC/Faux/wherever he lands his punditry job ...