Who''s ready to vote for Joe the Congressman?

[VRBeauty]

"Joe the Plumber" is now considering a run for Congress.

Seriously.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/republicans/3259997/Joe-the-Plumber-says-he-may-run-for-Congress.html

 

[iheartscience]

HAHAHA! Hilarious! Do you have to pay your taxes to be a congressman, though?

 

[E B]

 

[MoonWater]

what the...?

 

[vintagecushion]

I can''t take any more!

 

[decodelighted]

Maybe Sarah Palin called him and he realized ...wow, if *that* lady is running for VP how hard can this "politics" stuff be? Heck -- she didn''t have to call. If he owns a TV or even a single newspaper he could have come to that conclusion.

 

[starsapphire]

Date: 10/25/2008 4:34:14 PM
Author: thing2of2
HAHAHA! Hilarious! Do you have to pay your taxes to be a congressman, though?

Funny question. If you are Charlie Rangle, then, no.

 

[sklingem]

Just wait and see - Palin/Joe the Plumber 2012. I can see it coming.

 

[movie zombie]

i so see me leaving the country........

movie zombie

 

[joflier]

HAHAHAHA!!!!!

 

[FrekeChild]

 

[purrfectpear]

He probably was sucked in by the thought of a $150K wardrobe.

 

[joflier]

Date: 10/27/2008 11:45:11 AM
Author: purrfectpear
He probably was sucked in by the thought of a $150K wardrobe.

And the american idol makeup artist!!!!!

 

[Rank Amateur]

Can you run for office without having a law degree?

 

[mimzy]

Date: 10/27/2008 12:30:59 PM
Author: Rank Amateur
Can you run for office without having a law degree?

for congress specifically or in general? Palin''s degree is in broadcast journalism or something like that.

 

[VRBeauty]

Date: 10/27/2008 12:30:59 PM
Author: Rank Amateur
Can you run for office without having a law degree?

Law degree? Heck, you don't even have to have a plumber's license! From Project Vote Smart:

Qualifications for Entering Congress
House:
Must be 25 years of age (when seated, not when elected).
Must have been a citizen of the United States for 7 years.
Must be an inhabitant of the state from which elected.
(NOTE: custom, but not the Constitution, requires that a representative live in the district that he or she represents.)

Senate:
Must be 30 years of age (when seated, not when elected).
Must have been a citizen of the United States for 9 years.
Must be an inhabitant of the state from which elected.

 

[swimmer]

Agreed, the bar is set pretty low...

From HuffPo of course:

Honestly, it''s like the 24 Hour News has finally reached the 25th Hour or something.

Anyway, five minutes with Joe The Plumber had Shepard Smith so frustrated that the Fox anchor felt compelled to issue a disclaimer, immediately following the segment, pushing back on any notion that Obama would mean the "death of Israel," saying: "I just want to make this 100 percent perfectly clear -- Barack Obama has said repeatedly and demonstrated repeatedly that Israel will always be a friend of the United States, no matter what happens once he becomes President of the United States. His words." Smith later added, "The rest of it -- man...some things -- it just gets frightening sometimes. We''ll be right back." I haven''t seen Shep this broken up about the state of the world since Katrina.

Meanwhile, let''s remember that after a year of trying to figure out what their campaign is about, the McCain camp has basically pinned all their hopes to the avatar of Joe The Plumber, a random dude who says, "I know just enough about foreign policy to probably be dangerous...I have no idea where John McCain''s position is...I honestly want people to go out and find their own reasons. I tell people not to listen to everyone else''s opinion. I''m not going to have them start listening to mine." His words. Such as they are. link

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/29/2008 8:54:57 AM
Author: swimmer
Agreed, the bar is set pretty low...

From HuffPo of course:

Honestly, it''s like the 24 Hour News has finally reached the 25th Hour or something.

Anyway, five minutes with Joe The Plumber had Shepard Smith so frustrated that the Fox anchor felt compelled to issue a disclaimer, immediately following the segment, pushing back on any notion that Obama would mean the ''death of Israel,'' saying: ''I just want to make this 100 percent perfectly clear -- Barack Obama has said repeatedly and demonstrated repeatedly that Israel will always be a friend of the United States, no matter what happens once he becomes President of the United States. His words.'' Smith later added, ''The rest of it -- man...some things -- it just gets frightening sometimes. We''ll be right back.'' I haven''t seen Shep this broken up about the state of the world since Katrina.

Meanwhile, let''s remember that after a year of trying to figure out what their campaign is about, the McCain camp has basically pinned all their hopes to the avatar of Joe The Plumber, a random dude who says, ''I know just enough about foreign policy to probably be dangerous...I have no idea where John McCain''s position is...I honestly want people to go out and find their own reasons. I tell people not to listen to everyone else''s opinion. I''m not going to have them start listening to mine.'' His words. Such as they are. link

Swimmer, I saw the same article. I really wish this guy would just crawl back under the sink!

 

[VRBeauty]

O manomanoman...

Date: 10/29/2008 8:57:33 AM
Author: Irishgrrrl
Swimmer, I saw the same article. I really wish this guy would just crawl back under the sink!

And pull his pants up!

 

[Irishgrrrl]

Date: 10/30/2008 1:33:14 AM
Author: VRBeauty
O manomanoman...

Date: 10/29/2008 8:57:33 AM
Author: Irishgrrrl
Swimmer, I saw the same article. I really wish this guy would just crawl back under the sink!

And pull his pants up!

LOL!

 

[VRBeauty]

Well I'll say this for the guy.... he's certainly doing his best to capitalize on his 15 minutes of fame:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/15072.html

He may stumble into that higher income tax bracket yet!

 

[swimmer]

Are you there Joe? Are you there? video link

ETA, no, sorry, that was school kids being bused in to get McCain to have over 1,000 people at his rally.

Here is Joe standing him up: link

 

[E B]

Date: 10/29/2008 8:54:57 AM
Author: swimmer
Agreed, the bar is set pretty low...

From HuffPo of course:

Honestly, it's like the 24 Hour News has finally reached the 25th Hour or something.

Anyway, five minutes with Joe The Plumber had Shepard Smith so frustrated that the Fox anchor felt compelled to issue a disclaimer, immediately following the segment, pushing back on any notion that Obama would mean the 'death of Israel,' saying: 'I just want to make this 100 percent perfectly clear -- Barack Obama has said repeatedly and demonstrated repeatedly that Israel will always be a friend of the United States, no matter what happens once he becomes President of the United States. His words.' Smith later added, 'The rest of it -- man...some things -- it just gets frightening sometimes. We'll be right back.' I haven't seen Shep this broken up about the state of the world since Katrina.

Meanwhile, let's remember that after a year of trying to figure out what their campaign is about, the McCain camp has basically pinned all their hopes to the avatar of Joe The Plumber, a random dude who says, 'I know just enough about foreign policy to probably be dangerous...I have no idea where John McCain's position is...I honestly want people to go out and find their own reasons. I tell people not to listen to everyone else's opinion. I'm not going to have them start listening to mine.' His words. Such as they are. link

The video was pretty awkward. It's clear "Joe" has absolutely NO idea what he's talking about. And yet, he's idolized by many conservatives, which cracks me up.