Joe The Plumber Suggests Lynching Chris Dodd

Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber," has had his fifteen minutes of fame during the 2008 election and was widely expected to disappear when the candidate who brought him into the spotlight lost. But he's still a star in conservative circles -- and still saying some odd, hostile things. At an event Thursday for the Wisconsin chapter of Americans for Prosperity (one of the lead organizations behind the Tax Day Tea Parties), Wurzelbacher suggested Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) should be lynched.

Wurzelbacher has a reputation for being a blunt, politically incorrect speaker. Referring to Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., more than once, Wurzelbacher asked, "Why hasn't he been strung up?"

Wurzelbacher appeared at a Tea Party in Michigan on April 15, where he claimed that he and other protesters were wrong labeled as extremists.

"I'm here for one reason and one reason only: It's 'I love America,'" Wurzelbacher told the crowd. "Mainstream media wants to paint us as a bunch of extremists, right? We're in search of liberty and our freedoms. What's so extreme about that?" [...]

"Let me give you another extremist view, 'In God We Trust,'" he said to wild applause. "Say that too loud in some parts of America and you will be shot. It's terrible." "'In God We Trust' ... too loud in some parts of America and you will be shot."

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[hopefulnana]

I just said "In God we trust!" out my back door and haven't had to dodge a single bullet. So I guess Sammy Jo can cross the Pacific Northwest off the list.

[SecretSister]

Ha! Good one.

[LostRiverLedger]

All clear in the mid-Atlantic

[wadenelson1]

SW Colorado and 4-Corners safe and clear.

[roxette]

" In God we trust" Lately I never heard anybody was shot because they said those 4 words. Another republicain who dreams and believe his dream.

Who is this guy anyway? I thought he was supposed to buy his boss's business. An other lie concocted by republicains.

[QuietNetworker]

He did buy his boss' business...

...he's a tool of the conservatives...

...and now he's all about business.

(The business of deception).

Warmly,

Paulie Sabol

[fourex]

Republican Leader Joe The Plumber Yearns For A Return To Lynching.

[BrickSykes]

Yep! It's fast approaching the point where the DOJ should indict a few of these 'red blooded 'mericans' who are making their living by posturing their hatred of Democrats simply to draw a crowd! Unless these blowhards are truly intent on lynching somebody they must be forced to 'put up or shut up! Remember, the children are watching!

Brick

[llovejim]

In God We Trust...there I wrote it....I am such a thrill seeker.

[Tagrid]

And this man isn't being arrested... why?

[Woofer58]

..because it is not a crime to be stupid

[fdrwuzright]

I cannot even begin to count the number of people shot here in the U.S. for stating "In god we trust".Yesirree, it's gotten ta' whar dem left wingers r shootin' the backs a doller bills,even.....yup hurd it on Fox news.......

[AndSoItGoes]

Why does the media continue to give this guy a forum?

[fdrwuzright]

Comic relief.........

[Scarlet Fire90]

Look at how many people have responded to this one article.


It's the car crash theory.

[MacGregor57]

Joe, try the electrician trade. Plumber is out, politician is out, hair club for men is out, so why not a new trade? Something that will make you lots of money and keep you very, very, very busy all of the time.

[Woofer58]

also defines a politician...LOL

(the busy part is pickpocketing the public...)

[MountainPenelope]

"in God we trust." Wonder when he last set foot inside a church?

[raquetman]

Why can he and Palin just go away? Why do we even talk about these people?

[Sandmanj]

They should run for the White House together.

When they lose by a landslide maybe they'll both shut up.

[Woofer58]

uh... cause after 8 years of being oppressed it's fun to kick 'em back ?

[dessertsfirst]

Fits right in with the rabble-rousing, and violence which seems to be encouraged by the conservative Christian right... reminiscent of the tone of the Sarah Palin rallies toward the end of the campaign.

[hypodoche]

Often it seems possible that the saner Repubs are intentionally throwing the party under the bus in order to regroup and rebrand in order to seem tolerable. But then, a week or so ago, I'd have counted Ensign, Sanford and Musselwhite in that corner of the ring, so... sheesh.

It's at the point now when I see a headline like," Duke Univ. Official Accused Of Offering Adopted 5-Year-Old Son Up For Sex," I think damn which Republican was it now...

Now if only the progressive/liberal corner had some consensus on the future aside from factional opinion on the news dujour, it would be productive. Alas, no; the corporate consensus continues to win while we bicker, cajole and congratulate. Hello profit, bye bye world.

[derekc06]

Shot by who? The gun-toting liberal atheist extremists?

What?

[Lucas]

Stop giving this man attention! Doing so solidifies his legitimacy.