John McCain’s Friend Joe Stabs Him in the Back
Joe the Plumber is showing us his right wing whackjobbery again, this time on Glenn Beck’s show, where he slams and insults John McCain, a man Joe campaigned hard for, and the man responsible for Joe’s own fame. How’s that for loyalty? Joe’s a Palin man, it seems, which shows a lot about his judgement, too.
No, it’s not Joe Lieberman. It’s Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher. In an interview with that smooth talker Glenn Beck, Joe slammed John McCain, implying McCain was somehow dirty. Can you imagine that? Here’s some of the comments from Politico:
Recalling a conversation he had with McCain about the $700 billion financial industry bailout in September, Wurzelbacher said: “When I was on the bus with him, I asked him a lot of questions about the bailout because most Americans did not want that to happen.”
“I asked him some pretty direct questions,” he continued. “Some of the answers you guys are gonna receive — they appalled me, absolutely. I was angry. In fact, I wanted to get off the bus after I talked to him.”
Asked why he didn’t leave McCain’s campaign if he was “appalled” by the candidate, Wurzelbacher said, “honestly, because the thought of Barack Obama as president scares me even more.”
He’s appalled, but not as much as he is scared. Poor Joe, fake plumber, dodged his taxes, and he’s still scared of Barack Obama enough to stand by and campaign for a guy the thought was slimey. Of course, we can’t assume the guy has any good sense:
While Wurzelbacher was critical of McCain during the interview, he had nothing but praise for his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. “Sarah Palin is absolutely the real deal,” he said.
But Joe the Fake Plumber may be in fact be the real deal himself, the face of the new Republican Party so wrapped up in demonizing people like Barack Obama that he’ll settle for any Republican candidate. Perhaps this is a sign of just how low the GOP has fallen.
The fact that “Joe the Plumber” is even still able to capture the attention of the media (albeit Glenn Beck), is a sign that we are forever distracted by people without the knowledge or the responsibility to focus on issues. Instead these shills allow themselves to become caricatures in order to play out some part in a sad soap opera or sitcom of a campaign.
Felix: Of course the best quote about being and TeeVee-ness is from To Die For: