Joe The Plumber Vs. CNN's Rick Sanchez: "You're Asking Me Insane Questions"

Joe the Plumber, in his last media tour of (one can hope) this election cycle, took to CNN this afternoon to make the case for his candidate John McCain. Only things didn't exactly go as planned. Host Rick Sanchez began asking a whole host of questions on sensitive topics like: Why don't you have a plumber's license? Why haven't you paid your taxes? Why is a hospital in South Carolina asking you for $1,100 in payments? And why does someone making far less than $250,000 have a problem with taxes being raised on those in the top income brackets?

Joe, not surprisingly, was none too pleased with having the grilling turned on him. "You're asking me all these insane questions," he said, shooting back that Sanchez never applied the same scrutiny to Barack Obama. Joe called Sanchez's inquiries "ridiculous" and at one point pleaded, "Why don't you ask what I'm going to do now?"

Here is the clip:

And here is the transcript of the heated/humorous exchange.

Why are you vetting me out and you haven't done this for Obama? You are asking me all these insane questions I asked a question of an elected public official and you are going to ask me these questions? That's kind of ridiculous man.

You have gone on the air and endorsed John McCain, you are no longer just joe private person, you have thrust yourself into this campaign by holding news conferences talking to reporters and endorsing a candidate. You have to be asked the tough questions my friend. That's the way it works in this country

Well, ask good questions then. Why don't you ask what I'm going to do now?

Both individuals, it seems, make valid points. But did Joe really think he could go on the stump, call Obama a socialist and a fatal threat to Israel and not expect any push-back?

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Comments

[dlockatl]

this was the absolutely BEST interview with that loser I have seen to date!!!!!

And for the record, people that make a lot of money can (legally) avoid paying taxes in so many ways. Investments, write-offs, donations (I used to donate to a children's charity each year and get golf tickets).

So when I hear a person with money complain about paying higher taxes, it makes me laugh because I have seen first hand these same people pay for items through their company as a business expense that you and I would go to jail for. One of the biggest scams I see in "expense accounts" is the "meals and entertainment" cost. Feed your family and let the company pay for it, meanwhile, there are families who can barely afford to buy milk and bread.

I am not against someone making money or being rich. Just stop yanking my chain.

[RobHughey]

Oh yeah, I can remember many dinners and such where the following words were uttered:

"oh hey, say something about the business... okay, now this is a business dinner."

[TMann99821]

Host Rick Sanchez began asking a whole host of questions on sensitive topics like: Why don't you have a plumber's license? Why haven't you paid your taxes? Why is a hospital in South Carolina asking you for $1,100 in payments?

Where did this "Private" information come from? It came frome someone illegally accessing Joe's information from a government computer. Joe's civil rights were violated to obtain this information. This is just another lame attempt by the media to smear an average citizen for voicing his opinion. Were is the ACLU? Why are they not outraged at this attack on his civil rights?

[WoodyIV]

Hat to remind you, but all of this is Public information. Anyone can access this type of info. His civil rights were not infringed upon, or even touched.

[TMann99821]

Information on Joe was accessed by accounts assigned to the office of Ohio Attorney General Nancy H. Rogers, the Cuyahoga County Child Support Enforcement Agency and the Toledo Police Department.

[greeniefromOH]

No, you're wrong.

[tonydon]

All that information is readily available to anyone. Guess you really don't know how to do research.

[TMann99821]

Can you tell me how I can obtain this information for myself? I would like to know how much my ex-wife actually owes on her hospital bills.

[TMann99821]

I now quite literally know more about the professional qualifications, tax status, personal life and rumors regarding Joe the Plumber than I know about Barack Obama’s.

[Bluejay00234]

I adore you, yes i do.

[FelixC77]

Who exactly is it that JTP thinks the "money" is going to be "given" too. Is he so stupid to think that someone is going to go around handing out checks to bums ? What a dummy !

[Foreground]

Well, they basically did that in Alaska, which as you know, is basically the closest thing Canada had to Soviet Russia while Palin was there.

[EmotionDetector]

McCain has already stopped taking his calls

[Lotus19]

And Palin's. Although I don't think he ever took Palin's calls. She'd mentioned that she sent him an email to ask why they were pulling out of a State. I don't think he responded.

[dhertzfe]

Anyone hear from Joe lately? heheheehehehe

[reuscel]

14:53...14:54...14:55...14:56...14:57...14:58...14:59...15:00!

And see ya, Joe!

[atila]

GOOD BYE JOE...FOREVER....

[cjk002]

Don't let the door hit you on your plumber's crack on the way out.....

[polson]

"Why are you vetting me out and you haven't done this for Obama?" --- Oh gawwwd. Joe, you are equating YOURSELF and YOUR ROLE with Obama ? ? ? ?

[Jules1]

Joe and Sarah should sleep together and make little plungers!! Idiots both of them!!

[JohnKevari]

KEVARI SNOWFLAKES

To all of the McCain supporters who are still supporting Joe the Plumber, I have one word for yoyu:

SCOREBOARD!

[RJC]

I hear Joe the Plummer has no money, and wants to start a charity to help people directly. I wonder who he'll help firtst? My money's on " Joe the Bummer"

[DJRAJ]

FAIL

[SoCalGal44]

I'm still convinced he was a Republican plant. Remember McCain was the one to bring up Joe in the debate, not Obama. He thought it would work to his advantage. Then he decided to trot him out all over the country and try to make Obama look bad. Unfortunately for McCain, more people wondered why an unemployed and unlicensed plumber with no visible means of support, and who owes back taxes, was on the campaign trail, traveling on a campaign plane, with a candidate for President (that is when he showed up at all).

[Abby1]

That was a very dumb move by the McCain campaign.

[labman]

Say goodnight Joe