Joe the Plumber Is Elected to Party Office in Ohio

[Guest FroggyOne2]

Newsmax - Joe the Plumber Is Elected to Party Office in Ohio

Joe the Plumber is plunging into party politics.

Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher, who was hailed by Republican John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008, won one of nearly 400 seats on the local Republican Party committee in Ohio's Lucas County.

But don't call him Joe the Politician just yet.

The group he'll serve on meets only a few times a year to elect the county chairman and sets the party agenda. Wurzelbacher won the seat by a 38-24 vote Tuesday in his suburban Toledo precinct. A message seeking comment was left with him Wednesday.

He became an overnight sensation almost two years ago after questioning then-Sen. Barack Obama on the campaign trail about his economic policies and then when McCain repeatedly cited "Joe the Plumber" in a debate.

He was held up by the GOP as an example of the middle-class worker who would be hurt economically by an Obama presidency.

Wurzelbacher has since written a book, spoken at conservative gatherings and spent a few weeks as a war correspondent in the Gaza Strip.

He's resisted calls to run for Congress and has criticized Democrats and Republicans alike. He's also taken shots at McCain, confessing in his book that he did not want him as the GOP presidential nominee.

Wurzelbacher remains an icon for many antiestablishment conservatives.

He drew cheers at a tea party rally last month in Cincinnati when he told the crowd not to let "a bunch of liberal pansies" take away their rights.

"Illegal immigration?" he said. "Put a fence up and start shooting."

Wurzelbacher has never been shy about sharing his views even if they open him up to critics.

He told Christianity Today in an interview last year that he believes gays are "queer" and said he won't allow them near his children.

"I've had some friends that are actually homosexual. And, I mean, they know where I stand, and they know that I wouldn't have them anywhere near my children," he said. "But at the same time, they're people, and they're going to do their thing."

He also said that too many Republicans use God "to invoke sympathy or invoke righteousness, but they don't stay the course."

[leroy]

...Wurzelbacher remains an icon for many antiestablishment conservatives.

He drew cheers at a tea party rally last month in Cincinnati when he told the crowd not to let "a bunch of liberal pansies" take away their rights. ...

Ya gotta love this guy!!

Sic 'em Joe!!!

We salute you!!

Leroy

[Magiccarpetrides]

I think hes just a glory hound looking for his next free meal.

[macville]

I think hes just a glory hound looking for his next free meal.

So you are saying that an average guy who has a chance to make a difference is simply looking for free crap? I would agree with you if he had taken a film crew with him when he first made his comment to Obama, but he didn't. He got thrown into the spotlight and is trying to do something with it instead of wasting it like most lazy americans would have.

[Guest PapaB]

So you are saying that an average guy who has a chance to make a difference is simply looking for free crap? I would agree with you if he had taken a film crew with him when he first made his comment to Obama, but he didn't. He got thrown into the spotlight and is trying to do something with it instead of wasting it like most lazy americans would have.

+1

[Guest 6.8 AR]

There's nothing wrong with someone who wants to get active in the process. It's a sight better than not. He isn't running for public office, but getting active in the party politics

is the way to infuse new blood in the tree of liberty.

[Magiccarpetrides]

Well for one hes not even a plumber....and he flip flops back and forth on who he supports and who he doesnt...so yeah...I think hes just a big fake.

[leroy]

I think hes just a glory hound looking for his next free meal.

Why?

Leroy

[Magiccarpetrides]

Why?

Leroy

Im all for the tea party and people expressing their honest opinions, but...Joe is not even a plumber, had no intentions of buying the business he talked about, and then bashed John McCain after John McCain had shone the spotlight on him to the point where people are now paying Joe to do speaking gigs which is a good thing since he didnt ever have a plumbing license in the first place. So yeah I think hes a phony and he has a good publicist.

[leroy]

...So yeah I think hes a phony and he has a good publicist. ....

Lots of phonies in politics -- always were.

Kind regards,

Leroy