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Drains Unclogged, Peace Treaties Negotiated: Joe Does It All

By TChris

Maybe the Republican Party should run Joe the Plumber as its next presidential candidate. Not only is he touted as an authority on tax policy, he's started offering his wisdom as a foreign policy expert.

There was a “Joe the Plumber” bus tour yesterday in Ohio. Joe the Plumber (aka Joe Wurzelbacher) teamed up with Congressman Rob Portman (who was allegedly on McCain’s VP short list) and they went to five different towns in Ohio stumping for the Republican nominee. ...

On the first leg of the five-town “Joe the Plumber World Invasion” tour, Wurzelbacher ran into a supporter who asked Joe if he believed, “a vote for Barack Obama means death to Israel.” ... “I’ll go ahead and agree with you on that,” he said.

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Joe later admitted that he really didn't know all that much about foreign affairs. No kidding.

Shepherd Smith over at Fox News had Wurzelbacher on the air after he made the ominous comment. A very clumsy exchange ensued with Wurzelbacher seeming to be stumped with his own statement, putting up, at one point, the equivalent of a white flag.

“Listen, you don’t want my opinion on foreign policy. I know just enough probably to be dangerous,” he said.

“Yeah, well that’s what I was kinda wondering,” Smith replied.

Joe's admission didn't stop John McCain from endorsing his analysis. McCain's campaign told Fox News:

"Joe has offered some penetrating and clear analysis that cuts to the core of many of the concerns that people have with Barack Obama’s statements and policies."

For the record, my clients Emma the embezzler, Fred the flasher, Dee Dee the drug dealer, and Barry the batterer all disagree with Joe the plumber, and are at least as qualified to render expert opinions about tax and foreign policy. Somehow Joe is the only one making the news. Emma, Fred, Dee Dee and Barry would like equal time.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on October 29, 2008 (boomark / email).