Joe the Plumber Calls On Obama to Help Israel

Originally posted by Sestias
I just wonder why Joe isn't in the Congo, where tens of thousands are being killed. That's a conflict in which American intervention is really needed.

Originally posted by DJMessiah


Because we don't have a Congo led lobby group buying out our politicians and news media for their own selfish goals.

The thing that makes me laugh is what "Joe the Plumber" said in one of his first interviews in Israel that the media should just mind their own business and not even report the Gaza/Israeli war. After hearing that, I was thinking, "And exactly why are you there?"

[edit on Tue Jan 13th 2009 by DJMessiah]

Originally posted by ImaNutter

He has ridden a tidal wave of media BS by being a complete dope, a man that appeals to the "average guy." That's why he is "Joe the Plumber" not "Samuel The Tax Evader"

A detailed article in Newsweek pointed out that, "Reporters working on profiles soon discovered that Wurzelbacher didn’t actually have a state or local license to work as a plumber in the Toledo area, and despite Wurzelbacher’s insistence that he didn’t need one, local officials and building inspectors in Toledo insisted he did. On Friday, those officials said a letter was being mailed to Wurzelbacher’s employer warning him to get into compliance with city codes or face the loss of the company’s license."[71] Wurzelbacher's former employer, A. W. Newell, is licensed by the State of Ohio and the City of Toledo.[11][18]

An MSNBC article further elaborated on the requirement for Joe to legally work, "...anyone working under Newell should have a journeyman’s plumbing license or an apprenticeship license, officials said."[72] Local 50 of the United Association of Plumbers, Steamfitters and Service Mechanics, whose national membership endorsed Obama, stated that Wurzelbacher has not yet completed the apprentice program he began in 2003.[73]

A representative at the court explained that Wurzelbacher had not paid $1,182.98 of personal income tax. The state filed a lien on January 26, 2007, and the payment remains outstanding.