Joe the Plumber, a recipient of Welfare: now that's a wingnut.

[EV_Ares]

Joe "the Plumber" Wurtzelbacher is the perfect symbol for right wing hypocrisy. The guy survived on welfare, a program designed to help the needy that right wingnuts don't like, but now says Obama is not loyal to our country because he wants to take our money and give it to needy people. I guess if it wasn't for welfare he wouldn't be littering our air waves. His 15 minutes are almost up.

Colmes: Do you really doubt that Barack Obama's loyalty to the United States?

Plumber: Ah...to a Democracy "yes," I mean, right back to the, as far as the Socialism issues, spreading the wealth around. I mean, Alan that is right out of Karl Marx.....Webster dictionary...government health care...

Colmes: You don't think he's loyal to our country?

Plumber Joe: To democracy? He's proposing a lot of changes that could change the core of America, don't you think?

Plumber Joe: Was it patriotic for Joe Biden to say "take my money and give it to other people? That's patriotism?

Colmes: Well, let me ask, you were on welfare once, was that taking somebodies else's money and giving it to you?

Plumber Joe: Paid into welfare. It something to be used, not to be abused like it often is.

Oh, his parents were recipient of that socialist program as well. TWICE. I am sure you were glad to use welfare, you hypocrite. Just make sure not to get back into that WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION program.

Link includes video of interview w/the unplumner by Colmes

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977500983

[FreakinDJ]

1. I'm "Joe the Electrician"

And "Joe the Plumber" is the stupidest Right Wing Shill I've seen yet

[Wapsie B]

2. "Paid into welfare."

That's how repugs rationalize anything they get from the government. Whether it's a welfare check or government crop subsidies repugs claim to be just getting back what they "paid into the system." They refuse to see the hypocrisy of their actions.

[bettyellen]

14. BUT DOESN'T JOE OWE BACK TAXES!?!?!?!?!?

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. I've never heard of an unemployed plumber.

Usually they're in short supply.

[Ozma]

5. I've NEVER seen Joe the plumber do any plumbing...only lots of

shit talking.

[DeeDeeNY]

9. He doesn't have a plumbing license

[gmoney]

4. He dodged the "loyal to our country" question TWICE

by shifting to "To democracy?"

Conflating unbridled Capitalism with Democracy and "our country" again, as so many "patriots" do.

[Motown_Johnny]

6. to me, Joe the Dumber just looks like a racist who is willing to say or do anything

to tear down our president elect or any other person of color. Fuck him.

[EV_Ares]

8. I think you hit it head on. Hell, just look at him in that clip they always show

of him asking Barack, excuse me, President-elect Obama that question. You can see he had nothing positive about that and you can see the contempt in his face. He never did care if Obama's tax break favored him or not. He already knew who he supported. Also, trying to cash in on the notoriety but was too stupid to realize that they would find out about his not paying taxes, being on welfare, not having a license. If he had any respect for the rest of us he would dig a hole and crawl in and cover himself up.

[Ishoutandscream2]

7. Joe the Fucking Plumber is the face of today's wingnut

"Hey, someday I will be rich, and the gubment will take my money away."

"Yeah, I took welfare. But no one else should get it. Especially lazy black folks."

"I owe back taxes. But I'm a better American than those damn libruls!"

"I don't care about others being successful. I only care about how I do. That's the American way."

Joe the Fucking Plumber. Not actual quotes, but I'm sure this is how he feels. Typical wingnut that needs to disappear into the abyss.

[Hepburn]

10. Joe the Plumber, aka...

...Joe the Welfare Recipient.

Just does not have the same ring, does it? :shrug:

[Celebration]

11. Joe the Plumber for VEEP

The Republican ticket in 2012

Sarah Palin-Pres
Joe the Plumber- Veep

Crossing my fingers............

[Joe Chi Minh]

12. But he's against it in principle, you know. He has very high principles,

but they threatened his life if he didn't accept his welfare payments. I expect that way why he took it, anyway.

[BuelahWitch]

13. Conservatives expect "personal responsibility" from everyone but themselves

To make it clear, I'm not against people getting welfare, I'm against hypocrites.

edited for spelling

[busybl]

15. so he's read Karl Marx, eh?

I don't know, Joe. Sounds like a what do you call it? lie!

[LittleBlue]

16. Palin-Joe the Dumber '12

That's the ticket! ;)