Ethics

Joe the Plumber at Lansing Tea Party

By Ed Brayton

We had one of those big tea party protests in Lansing, Michigan on Wednesday and it included an appearance by the Kato Kaelin of politics, Joe the Plumber. My friend and colleague Todd Heywood was on the scene and filed a report at the Michigan Messenger. He said Joe the Plumber wouldn't speak to him because he said he was there for "the little guy" and not the media.

Let me translate that with the help of my Pathetic Loser to English dictionary: "Every time I open my mouth to a reporter, I say something that makes me look like a fucking moron. So I'm not talking to the media anymore." But that didn't stop him from saying really stupid things to the crowd, like this:

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on April 16, 2009 (boomark / email).