Joe The Plumber Secures Book Deal

One of the hilarious -- and sad! -- parts of Samuel "Joe The Plumber" Wurzelbacher's recent interview with CNN's Rick Sanchez was that moment where an exasperated J.T. Plumber whined at Sanchez, "Well, ask good questions then! Why don't you ask what I'm going to do now?" Awww! See, Joe The Plumber wasn't interested in being asked to account for whatever pseudo-intellectual swill was worming its way through his brain when he went out on the stump, with all of his opinions. No, no! Joe The Plumber just wanted to use the forum as a way of plugging all of his upcoming projects, like any good little fame-whore!

Well, one of those upcoming projects, as we first reported, was touted in the pages of today's New York Times. It seems that Wurzelbacher has secured a book deal with PearlGate Publishing. Is this for the book that he's been touting in advance of this deal on his website? Yes, apparently! (That website has a spiffy-new early 2000's redesign by the way, but buyer beware! The cost of a "Freedom Membership" has just gone up by a dollar!)

From the Times:

In an interview with Fox News Mr. Wurzelbacher said he could have signed a deal with a larger publisher. "But they don't need the help," Mr. Wurzelbacher said. "They are already rich. So that's spreading the wealth to me."

The book is going to be published on December 1, which, as Daily Intel puts it, is "an amazingly quick turnaround time." So much so that one can anticipate the book being either a compendium of Joe's typical hastily constructed "thoughtlettes" or a pop-up book about Bristol Palin's courtship and subsequent RNC-mandated shotgun wedding, for sad children.

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Comments

[Pierpier]

good to Know someone at least will be making a fortune in times of crisis.

[Formeralaskangal]

I just heard that "Joe" and Sarah are going halvsies on the fees for a ghost writer.

His book will be Campaign Stumping for Dummies, and hers is going to be titled Dumb and Even Dumber: a Bush to Palin GOP.

[Free2Speak]

Any one with an IQ of body temperature would buy his book.

[rw97]

Will he be the first guy to write a book that has not previously read a book?

[LMPE]

Where'd they dig this dolt up anyway?

[wolfsvssarah]

GOLLY I AM GONNA RUN RIGHT OUT AND RESERVE MY COPY, JUST AS SOON AS JESUS COMES AGAIN!

WHAT IDIOTIC PUBLISHING CO. WOULD WANT HIM?

[eichler1]

no, No, NOOOOOOOO! This guy's 15 minutes are long over. Get him the #(*$%& out or here, NOW!

[nanton29]

This fraud got in Barack's face to ask a question and obviously got a reply he did not understand, then McCain and Palin puts him on blast to score political points, and all of a sudden he thinks he is an author and is exploring a run for congress. That is what is wrong with the republican, it is devoid of talent and wants to parade garbage to it's constituents. Almost reminiscent of the last eight years.

[andhakari]

As if his fans read books...

[Pierpier]

It will be a comic strip

[waynesmyer]

"Yesterday, I didn't even know what a "author" was, and now I are one" your beloved Joe "The Welfare Plummer"

[OldLeatherNeck]

"Joe the Plumber" is taking "Spreading the Wealth" to a new extreme.

The functionally illiterate, with less than 11th grade educations, that buy his book might not be able to afford the latest printed fecal matter written by Limbaugh, Hannity, Coulter, O'Reilly or Beck. If he cuts into their profits, is that not wealth sharing??

[USADownUnder]

There are far more qualified authors out there who never get a chance to get their works published. But this human waste of space has secured a book deal. My Lord.

Well, two things are certain for me - I won't spend a penny on even a comic book ghost written by 'Joe' nor would I burn up valuable brain cells reading this book if I found it by the side of the road.

[sportwarrior]

Why does the media keep following this guy? It they just STOPPED extending this guy's 15 minutes and concentrated on actual news we'd NEVER hear from him again, book deal or not.

[BossBabe]

Will intelligent people buy this book? What an A S S

[teepeeyoyo]

They just leaked the title.....­.."Plumber­'s Licenses for Dummies"

[sportwarrior]

Actually he can't even write that book. He doesn't have a plumber's license.

[teepeeyoyo]

You know......­...you're right....l­ol

[misspoptart]

Why won't he just go away already? Ick.

[MadJeffersonian]

Great! My kids need another useless pop-up coloring book that the dog can pee on.