Joe the Plumber for VP...?

inmytree
inmytree Posts: 4,741
edited October 2008 in A Moving Train
well, he's talked to the press more than Sarah Palin....
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  • QuestionAuthority
    QuestionAuthority Idaho Posts: 327
    Good one!!!
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  • meistereder
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    Apparently he is an unlicensed contractor (a big no-no; I am a construction attorney), and owes back taxes... Woops!
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  • JD Sal
    JD Sal Posts: 790
    And apparently he doesn't think paying taxes is patriotic, like Sarah Palin.

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  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Ha Ha
    Maybe Joe could "Flush" out all the Greed in Washington :)
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,663
    meistereder wrote:
    Apparently he is an unlicensed contractor (a big no-no; I am a construction attorney), and owes back taxes... Woops!

    This is too fucking rich!! :D

    By my calculations, JtP would pay a whooping extra $121 in taxes* if he truly wanted to "buy the business." He was clearly a McCain plant :eek:. Another great job of vetting.

    * if he actually paid taxes.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    guy doesn't even have a license....i think taxes are these of your problems joe :rolleyes:

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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,663
    cutback wrote:
    guy doesn't even have a license

    License = big government :D. C'mon, Cut, think like a maverick!

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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    He also says that Obama, "...tapdanced around the issues like Sammy Davis Jr."
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  • DrHeidi41
    DrHeidi41 Posts: 106
    Is anyone else BEYOND sick of hearing "Joe the Plumber," "Joe Sixpack," "Joe Anything" references in this election? I couldn't believe when I turned on the news this morning and they were interviewing Joe the Plumber... repeatedly... on every station.
  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    What about JOEJOEJOE the Jammer and Message Pit Regular? When does he get a say in all of this?
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  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    Only in America would a Presidential campaign pick a plumber as their surrogate that was...

    A) Not a plumber
    B) Owed taxes to the American government
    and
    C) Would actually benefit under the opposing candidate's plan.

    That's not a pro-Obama or anti-McCain thing. It's just absolutely ridiculous.
  • QuestionAuthority
    QuestionAuthority Idaho Posts: 327
    DrHeidi41 wrote:
    Is anyone else BEYOND sick of hearing "Joe the Plumber," "Joe Sixpack," "Joe Anything" references in this election? I couldn't believe when I turned on the news this morning and they were interviewing Joe the Plumber... repeatedly... on every station.


    I am WAAAAYYYY beyond hearing about this utter bullshit!
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  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    In many states professional tradesmen are not licensed. In Illinois Electricians are not and they have been trying to get it put into the law for years. Plumbers are licensed in Illinois, as Journeymen have to pass a state test for it.

    Homeowners are actually allowed to do their own plumbing in Illinois if a licensed plumber signs it off and it passes inspection. They can do all of their own work.

    This licensing thing is blown out of proportion. In Toledo he probably should be licensed by their laws, it is different everywhere, but his boss might be one of those guys that doesn't follow all of the rules.

    Now the tax thing is a bit different, I think that makes him look foolish, but I'm guessing all of the details are not yet known.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    He has done more interviews than Sarah Palin, and I think that's a riot.
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  • digster
    digster Posts: 1,293
    digster wrote:
    Only in America would a Presidential campaign pick a plumber as their surrogate that was...

    A) Not a plumber
    B) Owed taxes to the American government
    and
    C) Would actually benefit under the opposing candidate's plan.

    That's not a pro-Obama or anti-McCain thing. It's just absolutely ridiculous.

    and of course

    D) Will not be able to vote in the election he's become a vital part of b/c he's unregistered

    Absolutely classic stuff.
  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    DrHeidi41 wrote:
    Is anyone else BEYOND sick of hearing "Joe the Plumber," "Joe Sixpack," "Joe Anything" references in this election? I couldn't believe when I turned on the news this morning and they were interviewing Joe the Plumber... repeatedly... on every station.

    For the most part, but its okay if I hear a little more about Joe Biden ;)

    But yeah, well that other guy Samuel Joe Warz... is pretty much getting karma now. If he was a McCain plant, they didn't pick very well did they?
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  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    unsung wrote:
    In many states professional tradesmen are not licensed. In Illinois Electricians are not and they have been trying to get it put into the law for years. Plumbers are licensed in Illinois, as Journeymen have to pass a state test for it.

    Homeowners are actually allowed to do their own plumbing in Illinois if a licensed plumber signs it off and it passes inspection. They can do all of their own work.

    This licensing thing is blown out of proportion. In Toledo he probably should be licensed by their laws, it is different everywhere, but his boss might be one of those guys that doesn't follow all of the rules.

    Now the tax thing is a bit different, I think that makes him look foolish, but I'm guessing all of the details are not yet known.

    So much for being a "nation of laws"...Joe the Unlicensed Plumber and an "Illegal" worker have a lot in common....
  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    JaneNY wrote:
    If he was a McCain plant, they didn't pick very well did they?


    Picking people obviously isn't a strong point of the McCain Campaign :)
  • DrHeidi41
    DrHeidi41 Posts: 106
    inmytree wrote:
    So much for being a "nation of laws"...Joe the Unlicensed Plumber and an "Illegal" worker have a lot in common....

    I think we're only supposed to get pissed about the Mexican ones. I'm sure Joe the Plumber just fell on some hard times.

    ... If only you could see how much I'm rolling my eyes now. This whole thing is ridiculous.

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