Joe The Plumber Ditches McCain (VIDEO)

John McCain announced that Joe the Plumber was at his rally in Defiance, Ohio Thursday morning. But when McCain called on the campaign poster-man to stand up, he wasn't there. "Joe, where are you? Is Joe here with us today? Joe, I thought you were here today," McCain said. When there was no response, he added, "Alright, well, you're all Joe the Plumber so all of you stand up!" Watch:

McCain campaign officials later said that Joe was slated to appear with McCain at a different campaign event on Thursday.

Comments

[galateaparty]

Typical.

I have trouble getting plumbers to show up on time as well.

[Twinkie]

haha, and doesn't every one enjoy seeing the far right anti-semites and the far-right pro-isrealis squirming around trying to be allies?

[Yodada]

PATHETIC . . . And the rest of the rally was cancelled since McCain's LATEST "Economic Policy" & "Foreign Policy" Advisor stood him up so he FAILED to have a platform again. Joe's going rogue on McCain! Don't need McCain no more, Palin's got 2012 and Joe's got his record deal and also that radio station that got people to donate money to pay off his delinquent tax debt! PATHETIC! Is this why the Navy never made you an Admiral?

[Twinkie]

They got people to donate money to pay his taxes? what a socialist

[Yodada]

It's pathetic. It was Portland's 1190 KEX's afternoon show. They are sending him money to pay off his taxes and money to get a plumbers license. But the jokes on them since "Joe" just signed a country western recording contract . . . So I guess he'll be pocketing the $500 for the plumbers license since he won't need it now! Gotta love America! It can only happen here!

[TennGal]

This fits perfectly with McCain's schoolyard bully tactics. And don't we all revert back to childlike mental capacity in our declining years.

As far as Joe the Plumber, it is interesting that he WAS at a Palin rally. McCain's handlers obviously forgot to tell him that he had a better place to be. In fact I think JTP was a plant by Schmidt and others in the first place and they did not tell McCain to keep him in a position for plausible deniability. I just can't believe that Joe (or Sam) even came up with the original question. I am not a conspiracy theorist, but it just doesn't smell right. I think the handlers then messed up to feed McCain the Joe information and making it a prominent part of the debate. Remember McCain brought it up and I doubt that he would have even seen that interview had not someone add this to his predebate preparation.

Just like weak vetting of Palin, this shows how McCain is showing bad judgement with his associations and campaign strategy. He is becoming a puppet for the RNC hawks even worse than intellectually-challenged Bush.

[drewkennedy]

Joe the non-plumber tax-dodger will never make $250,000 if he doesn't show up for work! This has got to be the dumbest political campaign in history. It would be funny if we didn't have so many serious problems keeping us from being amused.

[SpiderJ]

Is there any way I can pin lock my cable box or tv to just black out whenever McCain or Palin appear? I mean we can block other undesireable material but these two along with boy blunder joe are the worst form of mind corruption around..... or maybe a rating guide that you must be at least 18 to attend any McCain/Palin rally so as not to traumatize these poor children anymore with their horrid red phallic symbols? Won't somebody please think of the chilren!!

[Puller58]

Joe supposedly wants to be a celeb. Maybe his 15 minutes of fame will help him pay off his tax debt.

[tsand19151]

wow...I'm actually starting to feel sorry for the guy. let it go, Mccain...just let it go.

[SpiderJ]

he's like the boxer who has taken waaaay too many shots to the head in the final round but just still refuses to drop, too bad his manager is watching Palin the ringgal instead of the fight.

[meetoo]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/30/joe-the-plumber-missing-at-mccain-event/

According to Joe the Plumber, he had a charity engagement that had nothing to do with McCain -- Perhaps he too has bailed on our boy!!!!

[suburbs]

I'm done with dumb. I don't want anymore dumb. I'm ready for an intelligent person to lead this country.

[nkem]

Haven't had enough time to read all the "Joe the plumber" comments but, isn't it feasible that "Joe" was planted in the Obama campaign by the McOther peeps from the beginning???

[Formeralaskangal]

Umm, yeah! I'm almost certain he was a plant by Mcthugs side this whole time, and the facts that have come out about him (not being a licensed plumber, not being named Joe, and not paying his taxes) have backfired. Now that he has had a taste of fame, I've read that he is thinking about running for senate. Like his partner, Palin'-around-with-Successionists, he's throwing Mcthug under the bus for his own ambitions is my guess. Again, not vetted well, and willing willing to jump ship to save his own hide.

[Halyn]

Has anyone seen the "memo" from McCain spelling out his idea of an "everyman" person to help bolster his campaign ?? I am not familiar with that site .. but I can't imagine any of Obama's people forging some like that .. would some of you who are participating in this blog please take a look at this and comment ??

http://www.236.com/blog/w/lee_camp/leaked_mccains_original_joe_th_9899.php

[danpelope]

As much as I would love for that to be true, 236.com is a mostly satirical (and very amusing to boot) site. Reference this first paragraph from http://www.236.com/blog/w/lee_camp/my_brief_conversation_with_joe_9779.php

"So most of my posts are fake/parody/satire/pretend/bullsh*t--whatever you wanna call 'em. And because of that, whenever I write something real or genuine, people assume it's fake. It's kinda like when Bush tries to tell the truth. But I mean it honestly this time--this post is real."

Still, it IS funny.

[TheWoolseyMammoth]

Oh, say it ain't so, Joe!

[norkas]

The Mc Cain , Joe the plumber and Sarah Palin make a great tv sitcom. No Kidding it is like the 3 stooges but with one women instead..

Mc Cain getting old and making laughable idiot decisions. They can curse each other they can slap each other and Joe the plumber can walk around with several fingers slamed up his nose wearing a ss uniform. This will be great for T.V. and i will pay tp produce it.

[jurornumber13]

Joe plumber was at his other job.

http://www.ivexpo.com/images/VILLAGE_PEOPLE_1.jpg

[gintheb]

Can it possibly get more embarrasing for mccain? Who, seriously, can vote for this man?

[Noogie]

"We are all Georgian plumbers."

[BeltwayBette]

Joe the Plant.
Joe that Con man
Joe the Hustler.
Joe the McCain campaign's stooge.
Joe the plumber who is going to buy a $250,ooo business ...well, not just yet... well. maybe never.

McCain the hustler has been hustled.

[Halyn]

Has anyone seen the "memo" from McCain spelling out his idea of an "everyman" person to help bolster his campaign ?? I am not familiar with that site .. but I can't imagine any of Obama's people forging some like that .. would some of you who are participating in this blog please take a look at this and comment ??

http://www.236.com/blog/w/lee_camp/leaked_mccains_original_joe_th_9899.php