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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Joe the Plumber Lands Book Deal [New York Times]
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Comments

[Indedave]

I am looking forward to not reading a word of it.

[jamie461]

So "Joe" is going to write a book for people who obviously don't read. Somebody forgot to tell "Joe" that his 15 minutes are up.

[jerryfromcalifornia]

MAYBE HE CAN PAY HIS BACK TAXES.

[jerryfromcalifornia]

NOT BAD FOR A GUY WHO'S NEVER READ ONE.

[gisellestwocents]

Not bad for 15 minutes. Isn't he lucky that BO gave him the time of day...

But seriously...who would read anything that Joe the Plumber wrote?

[TeeLolly]

Sarah Palin.

[eichler1]

NICE!

[amluvinit2]

This is utterly ridiculous. Unbelievable. What's sad is that people are going to buy this book, and look at the pictures. UGH !

[fem56]

Higher tax bracket here he comes. Required reading in the state of Alaska. He knew what would happen. He's psychic too.

[imusintheevening]

What a fraud.

Anyone who thinks this guy has anything to say worth reading doesn't read.

[Rog49Thomas]

At long last!

I don't know how many times I've read My Pet Goat in the past 7 years.

I'm sure this will be an equally compelling read.

And the literary bonanza continues with Sister Sarah's book.

[eglegal]

A book???? About what???? What, what, WHAT on earth does this man have to say that can possibly enlighten anyone???

[walk0nwalls]

God I hope there wasn't a bidding war on that thing.

[socratiskiss]

UGH! I am thoroughly DISGUSTED!

[geo1979]

It Doesn't surprise me seem Idiots writing Books, what It Does surprises me is the people who buy the books.

[Rog49Thomas]

More than 40 million votes were cast for the RP presidential ticket in 2008.

[VivaZapata]

i'd like a sample of his writing, please.

[wendy31]

Ugh. Every thing about this loser is gross. Look at his face in this picture. It saddens me to think of the energy and time that'll be wasted producing his worthless book. Yuck.