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‘Joe the Plumber’ may run for Congress: ‘Maybe we need some regular guys in there.’
SORRY GUYS....I HAD TO. I FIGURED WE ALL NEED A LAUGH!!!!
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/joe-plumber-may-run-congress-141951107.html
It may have been years since you last gave a thought to Joe Wurzelbacher, the Ohio man whose question about taxes to then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008 became a viral sensation, but now the man known as "Joe the Plumber" is back, and may run for Congress.
Local Republican leaders in Ohio are encouraging Wurzelbacher to run against Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who has represented the state's 9th congressional district for almost three decades, according to a report in The Toledo Blade.
"I'm not ruling anything out," Wurzelbacher told The Ticket in an interview Thursday. He added that he thought it was an "interesting idea" and that people have been asking him to run for office since he confronted Obama four years ago. He's spent much of his time since then on the speaker's circuit, he said, encouraging others to run for office.
"I like the idea of it -- just regular Americans running. If a regular guy runs, right away the media's going to attack him," Wurzelbacher said. "What kind of education does he have? What does he know about this? My answer to that is, regular Americans aren't experts, but dammit, look where the experts have gotten us. Maybe we need some regular guys in there. That's what I've been doing the past two and a half years, just encouraging regular Americans to run. Tell the liberal media to go to hell and I don't care what you guys say about me, I'm going to try to fix this country."
Jon Stainbrook, chairman of the Lucas County Republican Party, told the Blade he's hoping Wurzelbacher jumps in.
"He would make a fantastic candidate," Stainbrook said.
Wurzelbacher said he gets calls to run for office every year, and this cycle could be his best opportunity. Kaptur won nearly 60 percent of the vote in 2008, but her seat could become vulnerable when the Ohio legislature redraws the state's districts next year.
In the four years since Wurzelbacher became a household name after Obama told him that he wanted to "spread the wealth around," he has written a book, spent time as a correspondent for the conservative website Pajamas Media and started a non-profit group for veterans in Alaska.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/joe-plumber-may-run-congress-141951107.html
It may have been years since you last gave a thought to Joe Wurzelbacher, the Ohio man whose question about taxes to then-presidential candidate Barack Obama in 2008 became a viral sensation, but now the man known as "Joe the Plumber" is back, and may run for Congress.
Local Republican leaders in Ohio are encouraging Wurzelbacher to run against Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, who has represented the state's 9th congressional district for almost three decades, according to a report in The Toledo Blade.
"I'm not ruling anything out," Wurzelbacher told The Ticket in an interview Thursday. He added that he thought it was an "interesting idea" and that people have been asking him to run for office since he confronted Obama four years ago. He's spent much of his time since then on the speaker's circuit, he said, encouraging others to run for office.
"I like the idea of it -- just regular Americans running. If a regular guy runs, right away the media's going to attack him," Wurzelbacher said. "What kind of education does he have? What does he know about this? My answer to that is, regular Americans aren't experts, but dammit, look where the experts have gotten us. Maybe we need some regular guys in there. That's what I've been doing the past two and a half years, just encouraging regular Americans to run. Tell the liberal media to go to hell and I don't care what you guys say about me, I'm going to try to fix this country."
Jon Stainbrook, chairman of the Lucas County Republican Party, told the Blade he's hoping Wurzelbacher jumps in.
"He would make a fantastic candidate," Stainbrook said.
Wurzelbacher said he gets calls to run for office every year, and this cycle could be his best opportunity. Kaptur won nearly 60 percent of the vote in 2008, but her seat could become vulnerable when the Ohio legislature redraws the state's districts next year.
In the four years since Wurzelbacher became a household name after Obama told him that he wanted to "spread the wealth around," he has written a book, spent time as a correspondent for the conservative website Pajamas Media and started a non-profit group for veterans in Alaska.
I can’t argue with his logic. It actually sounds more profound than anything I’ve head John Boehner or Nancy Pelosi say.
"I like the idea of it -- just regular Americans running. If a regular guy runs, right away the media's going to attack him," Wurzelbacher said. "What kind of education does he have? What does he know about this? My answer to that is, regular Americans aren't experts, but dammit, look where the experts have gotten us. Maybe we need some regular guys in there. That's what I've been doing the past two and a half years, just encouraging regular Americans to run. Tell the liberal media to go to hell and I don't care what you guys say about me, I'm going to try to fix this country."
As far as the License go, Ohio like most states only requires the Contractor to be licensed. Joe was an employee of a contractor therefore did not require a license. If he had a small residential plumbing company, he still would not need a license in Ohio. You would think the media would do a little investigation before smearing someone but why let the truth get in the way of a good story.
OHIO CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
· Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board
· 6606 Tussing Road
· Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
·
· FAX: 614-728-1200
The Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) licenses Commercial Contractors for the following trades: Electrical, HVAC, Hydronics, Plumbing, and Refrigeration. We do not license Residential Contractors nor do we license General Contractors
"I like the idea of it -- just regular Americans running. If a regular guy runs, right away the media's going to attack him," Wurzelbacher said. "What kind of education does he have? What does he know about this? My answer to that is, regular Americans aren't experts, but dammit, look where the experts have gotten us. Maybe we need some regular guys in there. That's what I've been doing the past two and a half years, just encouraging regular Americans to run. Tell the liberal media to go to hell and I don't care what you guys say about me, I'm going to try to fix this country."
As far as the License go, Ohio like most states only requires the Contractor to be licensed. Joe was an employee of a contractor therefore did not require a license. If he had a small residential plumbing company, he still would not need a license in Ohio. You would think the media would do a little investigation before smearing someone but why let the truth get in the way of a good story.
OHIO CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LICENSING BOARD
· Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board
· 6606 Tussing Road
· Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
·
· FAX: 614-728-1200
The Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) licenses Commercial Contractors for the following trades: Electrical, HVAC, Hydronics, Plumbing, and Refrigeration. We do not license Residential Contractors nor do we license General Contractors
Yup he said he worked under his bosses license, but according to Ohio building regulations, he had to maintain his own license to do plumbing work. He was also not registered to operate as a plumber in Ohio, which means was and probably still isn't a real plumber. lol
I dunno guys, after what we got from the midterms, Joe aint lookin half bad himself! lol
Didn't it turn out he wasn't actually a plumber or something? I remember him...rottsa ruck Joe!!
LMAO......
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