"Bob Klahn -> Ross Sauer"  wrote in news:28265
$POL_INC{at}JamNNTPd:

 RS>>>>> resident as "Joe the Plumber," and used
him as a walking
 RS>>>>> metaphor for the American middle class.

 BK>>>>> Notice how Joe the Plumber never makes appearances in his
 BK>>>>> hometown? Could it be because there are too many here who
could
 BK>>>>> show him up? Call him on his "image"?

 DC>>>> Did he start his "career" in his home town?

 BK>>>   I don't know where he started his plumbing career, but his
 BK>>>   meeting with Obama happened in his neighborhood.

 RS>> I read an interview with "Joe The Plumber's" boss, and a
 RS>> couple co-workers.

 RS>> He was competent at his work, doing a good job in plumbing.
 RS>> BUT...

 RS>> He was condescending, considering himself better than
 RS>> everyone else, and right-wing to the bone, blaming "the
 RS>> liberals" and "the unions" etc. for anything and
everything
 RS>> that went wrong.

 BK>   Quite believable. Esp considering he was claiming he was
 BK>   negotiating with his boss to buy a business that would pay him
 BK>   $250K/yr. Or he just didn't understand what he was talking
 BK>   about. One or the other.

Turns out "Joe the Plumber" simply made that all up.
At the time he was going to "buy this business," he had never asked his
boss about it, and he was 10's or thousands or $$$ behind in his taxes.

 BK>>>   He fell into it, but the right signed him on real quick.

 RS>> To the right-wing's regret, but the right-wing won't admit
 RS>> that yet.

 BK>   Republicans may regret it, right wingers are still milking it.

So I've noticed.
Everything "Joe" tries he screws up.
Last I saw he was at one of those "teabagging" rallies hyped by Fox (har
har) "news," and he did nothing but make stuff up.

--- Xnews/5.04.25