Joe the Plumber

Republican Political Hackery and the Hate Crimes Bill

Bob Cesca | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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Why don't you want to protect religious people, Hannity? Why don't you want to protect disabled people, Limbaugh? Why don't you want to protect women, Congresswoman Foxx?

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Joe the Plumber is Queer

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

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Time to evolve past Joe the Plumber, past Rush Limbaugh, past the politics and ideology that verge on those that launched the Spanish Inquisition.

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Joe the Plumber is Very Queer

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

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Just knowing that Joe the Plumber has been given a public microphone cheapens the concept of life as we know it.

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Limbaugh, Beck, The Plumber Announce "Yapping Tour"

Lee Stranahan | Posted 06.04.2009 | Comedy

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Joe The Plumber was blunt in his assessment of the GOP's idea of bringing in new voters by trying to figure out why so many voters seem to hate their guts, saying to a group of reporters, "Listening is gay."

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Joe The Plumber Slurs Gay People: I Would Never Let "Queers" Near My Children

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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Joe the Plumber, aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, sat down for an lengthy interview with Christianity Today to discuss his views on the future of the Republic...

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Identifying Job Opportunities And Growth Markets In The U.S.

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.03.2009 | Comedy

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Crime offers some of the best job opportunities in the United States at this point in history. The more publicity your illegal activity attracts, the higher your earning potential.

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Tea Party Planned For Tomorrow In Michigan

Petoskey News-Review | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

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Emmet County's chapter of Taxed Enough Already is hoping to draw up to 1,000 people to its latest demonstration at 6 p.m. Friday, May 1, in Petoskey's...

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The Real Tax Outrage

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

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If you were a California teabagger dressed up like Paul Revere you probably would have felt ridiculous once you learned that 11 billion in revenues left the state to places like the Cayman Islands.

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Joe the Plumber in Michigan: Pass the Tea, Drink the Kool-Aid

Susan J. Demas | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

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Hailing Joe the Plumber as an authority on tax policy is kind of like appointing the puffy-shirted FreeCreditReport.com guys expertise on the Somali pirate situation.

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Joe The Plumber Now Just Saying Random Things To YouTube

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.18.2009 | Media

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Wonkette has the latest video offering from used-up 2008 Campaign Celebrity Samuel J. "Joe the 'Plumber'" Wurzelbacher, and look, this is just getting...

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Joe The Plumber At Tea Party: 'In God We Trust' Will Get You Shot In Some Parts Of America

Washington Independent | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Thousands of people descended on the Michigan Capitol earlier today as part of a national movement of "tea parties" to protest high taxes and what the...

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Levi Johnston Incest Insinuation Made By Right-Wing Blogger

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

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RedState's Erick Erickson seems pretty worked up about attacks being levied at Sarah Palin through her daughter, Bristol, and Bristol's former paramou...

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Rubbernecking: Ten More Reality Shows I'd Like to See

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.09.2009 | Entertainment

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Tweet Compete -- in which contestants compete to see who can tweet the fastest while they perform typical reality show tasks like eating bull penises and jumping off tall buildings.

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Joe The Plumber Confronted By Union Workers, Gets Stumped On Policy (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics

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"Horny" attention-monger Samuel J. "Joe the 'Plumber'" Wurzelbacher has been asked by Americans For Prosperity to serve as the group's labor-busting s...

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Real Plumbers Oppose Joe The Plumber's Appearance At Anti-Card-Check Rally

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

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Joe the Plumber was on his way to Pittsburgh today and union plumbers aren't happy about it. Joe Wurzelbacher, the Toledo man who became a conserva...

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Joe The Plumber Campaigning On Specter's EFCA Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

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Even though Sen. Arlen Specter has let it be known that he will opposed the Employee Free Choice Act if that legislation comes to a vote, the battle t...

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AIG and the Undeserving Rich

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business

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For years unbridled capitalism has beat down and bloodied the working middle class in this country. Those chickens are now coming home to roost.

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"Horny" Joe The Plumber's Next Career Move

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 04.22.2009 | Comedy

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Don't get me wrong. It was a stupid joke and Joe definitely is a stupid man, but one thing that Mr. The Plumber does know how to do quite well... is market himself.

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Joe The Plumber Tells Conservatives: "I'm Horny"

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

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Joe the Plumber -- real name Samuel Wurzelbacher -- told a crowd of conservatives Thursday night that their love was getting him all hot and bothered....

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Taxes and Didactics

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics

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Prominent people have, over the past few months, taught us things about taxes. Our teachers have gone from the very lowly (see Joe the Plumber) to the very sophisticated (see Tom Daschle).

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Plumbing the Depths of GOP Labels

Dave Astor | Posted 04.17.2009 | Comedy

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How can the GOP get more votes in the future, even if it doesn't diversify its monikers? Perhaps by assembling a synergistic coalition of "hockey moms" and "NASCAR dads."

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CNBC Can See Russia From Its House, And Other Fin de Siecle Follies

William Bradley | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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This is clearly end-of-an-era time, but some of the old-era standbys haven't gotten the memo... or been able to read it.

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ABC and the ADL Don't Represent Me

Sarah Newman | Posted 04.12.2009 | Media

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The Jewish community's response is diverse and not the unified front which Jewish groups and the media tried to present.

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Joe The Plumber Sues Over Privacy Violation

AP | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A conservative group has filed a lawsuit on behalf of "Joe the Plumber," accusing three former Ohio officials of violating his ...

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Conservatives and Their Pity Parties

Thomas Frank | Posted 04.04.2009 | Home

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The party out of power is also a party out of touch.

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