Joe the Plumber is an idiot. But in his latest idiocy—a crass dance on the graves of the just-murdered mass-shooting victims in Isla Vista—he teaches us all an important lesson about exactly how conservative thought on individual rights has shifted in recent years.
On tonight's Colbert Report, Stephen addressed the fallout from Congress' investigation into the Fast and Furious program, specifically Attorney General Eric Holder being found in contempt of Congress. He also used the issue as a jumping off point to address Joe the Plumber's recent ad which equated gun control with…
Political-pawn-turned-congressional-candidate Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher rips a page out of Herman Cain's Big Book of Political Ad Batshittery, claiming in his latest campaign promo that gun control established by Germany in 1939 is directly responsible for the Holocaust.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Samuel Wurzelbacher, otherwise known as "Joe the Plumber," is still plumbing. He is running for Congress as a Republican in Ohio's Ninth District—Dennis Kucinich's turf—but he is also still plumbing. He just did a job for a friend two weeks ago. He says he will plumb for life.
Joe the Plumber, whom our senior citizen readers might remember as the guy who asked presidential candidate Barack Obama a tax question on YouTube and briefly became a conservative celebrity, has this new fundraising ad out for his congressional run in Ohio. By "fundraising ad," however, we mean "Facebook photo," and…
Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, the Ohio hobo who got famous by asking Barack Obama one boilerplate question on the 2008 campaign trail, has filed to run in Ohio's 9th congressional district! His presidential campaign can wait until 2016.
It wouldn't be surprising to hear rumors that Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher, the Ohio fellow who briefly got famous for asking Barack Obama one poorly crafted question about small business taxation policy on the 2008 campaign trail, was "considering" a congressional run. It's a nice way to get a headline…
Move out of the way, "Young Guns." A considerably more important three-person clique has emerged in the ranks of America's top Republicans. They are called "The Joe's" — don't know what's going on with that apostrophe, but okay — and they're headlining what they themselves have termed the "Political Event of the Year,"
Minnesota dingbat Michele Bachmann, who founded the House Tea Party Caucus last week, is already at odds with Tea Party members. She's campaigning for Missouri Senate candidate Roy Blunt instead of the Tea Party/Joe the Plumber-backed Real American candidate. Traitor!
You remember Joe the Plumber, of course. The glare from his bald head illuminated just how dumb our American election process is. Now the English people have their very own Joe the Plumber. Meet 65 year-old Gillian the Pensioner!
Remember Joe the Plumber? The everyman plucked from obscurity by John McCain and Sarah Palin during the 2008 election? Well, he ranted about how hates them both now, and thinks Obama is "one of the more honest politicians."
Even though the "Values Voters Summit" was just last week in DC, Conservatives had themselves a "Take Back American Conference" this last weekend. This one sounds even crazier.
As you can see in this confusing and poorly shot amateur video, Gladney was brutally beaten by goons and required immediate medical care (he is the guy who is briefly knocked over 6 seconds into the video and who is then shown up and running around and acting pretty much fine for the remaining 3 minutes). He got a…
Setting an example for children of royalty, everywhere, Megan McCain wants people to know that the help should stick to being the help after explaining what depths Joe The Plumber should intellectually excavate next. Hint: It's near his plumber's crack.
Joe the Plumber divorced the GOP this week, because he is in love with unwarranted attention. We should send him to Israel permanently, he could take down Likud in a month. [HuffPo]
"I would like to nominate Miss California as the new face of the marriage movement," NOM head Maggie Gallagher recently said. A wonderful idea, she'll fit right in with the rest of the GOP leadership!
It's "funny/horrifying political photo funnies Friday" here at Gawker HQ! This is Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelwhatever wearing one of those popular "Snuggie" things.
It's like a MadLib, isn't it? [Marginal unappealing GOP figurehead] criticized [unelected/unelectable GOP media mouthpiece] for [insane thing].
Here, America, we hope you're happy with yourselves. Here is your "Joe the Plumber" "reporting" from the real-life no-scare quotes war in Gaza.
"Joe the Plumber" is going to war! Some website is paying him to go to Israel and talk about things he knows nothing about, specifically everything. We were so close to being rid of him!
