"Joe The Plumber" Book Deal Details Emerge

In a somewhat predictable move, Joe The Plumber, aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, has signed a book deal. Joe told Fox News that he was "broke," but still took time in considering his publishing house because he wanted to spread the wealth around.

"Everyone came at me to write a book. They had dollar signs in their eyes. '101 Things Joe the Plumber Knows' or some stupid s--- like that. Excuse me, I am sorry," he said. "You know I will get behind something solid, but I won't get behind fluff. I won't cash in, and when people do read the book they will figure out that I didn't cash in. At least I hope they figure that out."

The book, called "Joe the Plumber -- Fighting for the American Dream," is to be released by a group called PearlGate Publishing and other small publishing houses.

"I am not going to a conglomerate that way we actually can get the economy jump started. Like there is five publishing companies in Michigan. There's a couple down in Texas. They are small ones that can handle like 10 or 15,000 copies. I can go to a big one that could handle a million or two. But they don't need the help. They are already rich. So that's spreading the wealth to me," he said.

CJR has reported several new details on the book today. Titled "Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream," it's slated to be released on December 1st of this year and will be co-written with a novelist named Thomas Tabback.

Comments

[radiclib]

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Book will probably sell well.
Some right-wing sugar daddy will spend big bucks to buy it in bulk.
Then they'll ship them around for free to right-wing think tanks and third-rate colleges.
That will put the book high up on the best-seller list, allowing Joe The Plumber to appear on Fox News some more to be congratulated for the success of his book. As any plumber would understand, Joe was a useful tool. Now, he'll cash in.,
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[freedomfighter1]

LOL! I agree with that. Except for the part that said he was 'useful'.

[cagney57]

You can bet your life that the book will contain his rope line chat with Obama and that was what led him to seek the American dream....He has been seeking that dream for some time when he lived in Alaska then Arizona and now here in Ohio.

Maybe he will make enough to pay his back taxes, or maybe the government already slapped a lean on their money off the top.

What a loser!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!
Heck, if he can write a book, then I might do one as well..."The Campaign, 22 months, viewed by a voter."
I have my notes LOLLLLLLLLLL

[dlockatl]

you write it, I will buy it.

[TFDNYC]

I have a friend who is an agent who will sell it.

[epitomized]

Interesting states he's lived in:

Alaska = Palin
Arizona = McCain and Charles Keating
Ohio = Well...ok...no connection there other than it being a battleground state.

[BLinCincinnati]

This book will sell fewer copies than Jessica Simpson's last movie sold tickets....

[Keith52]

Due out in December? That was fast.... must be bathroom reading length. Probably lots of in-depth insights with lots of foot notes and tons of research...(not) Even a comic book takes longer to execute. But I guess it's length and depth will match the brain power of it's author. Can't wait for the audio version so I can listen to "Joe" himself, if can actually read it.

Plumber without license. Author without education. That's America.

[swift goat pet for truth]

Don't rush to buy this book.

By January, it will be on deep discount.

[crossoverwriter]

plumbers' crack for the low-info set.

[keepemhonest]

Joe the phony plumber said, "Like there is five publishing companies in Michigan." .... Ummmm ... hey Joe, you might want to take a grammar class before you go writing books.

[BlackJAC]

Joe The Plumber: the gops' answer to Kim Kardashian. When will his reality show be out?

[CR46]

The funny thing is that the rightwingnut supporters that are in love with Joe the fake plumber don't read!!! Who's going to buy his book??? LOL

[AmericasWarrior]

I...DONT..­..CAAAAAAR­E!

This has got to be the longest 15 minutes in history. Sarah Palin's star kept fading, and this guy's has kept rising? And the right wonders what our country has come to. They are the ones who pinned their hopes to a plumber who misrepresented himself to a candidate.

[schicklett3]

He, and his republican supporters, are laughable!
Can't wait to see the sales tally. LOL

[Birdman]

I thin this is how it will read,

Dere I was and I seen that stinking liberil that was gonna make me pay my taxes an I go up to this stinking liberil and he tell me all this lies and I doesn't know anything what he say because he is like talking liberil talk. He didn't even ask me if I wanted a beer. Anyway I knows he was lying cause Fox News tells me what is right and wrong and all librils are lying communists that is what Fox news tells me so I's not gonna talk to no liberil cause they lies. Besides I vote republican because they are gonna reduce my taxes to nothing and wage all these cool wars so I has great bombing videos to watch on the news. This is my story the end.

I think that is what his book will be so need to go buy it.

[TFDNYC]

I nearly fell out of my chair when I read this. Amazing.

[lmvd3]

OMG, he's just a dumb thug.

[bikerdude]

Funny republican stuff....Joe gets a book deal. Laura Bush gets a book deal. They tell the POTUS, George W. Bush.. Nah, maybe later.. We will call you when we are ready....

[Moka11]

Ahh, the irony that someone should be writing a book who more than likely never read one.

Joe the Sam the Plumber (whatever) symbolizes the popularity and embrace of how the media provides the "low information voter" the ignorance they refuse to see and and the electorate this country does not need to promote.
Thankfully they are the minority this one election.

[Oldbuck]

They will have to give the thing away no one going to pay good money for this except a Republican and there is going to be so few that he will go broke.

[jchurch]

What's it called "Plumbing for Dummies"?