Joe the Plumber Lashes Out: McCain 'Appalled Me,' 'I Wanted to Get Off the Bus'

Posted by Ali Frick, Think Progress at 5:26 AM on December 10, 2008.

On the other hand: "Sarah Palin is absolutely the real deal," he said.

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Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelbacher has a book coming out later this month, called "Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream." He previewed it on Glenn Beck's radio show, revealing that "a lot of liberals are going to love" some of his criticisms about Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). He was particularly angry about McCain's support for the $700 billion financial bailout:

WURZELBACHER: 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. Yet he voted for it. ... And I asked him some pretty direct questions. 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.

BECK: Really? Now why didn't you get off the bus?

WURZELBACHER: Um, you know, honestly, because the thought of Barack Obama as president scares me even more.

Listen here:

Wurzelbacher said he supported McCain only because he was "kinda the lesser of two evils." However, his criticism of McCain didn't extend to his running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK). "Sarah Palin is absolutely the real deal," he said.

Tagged as: mccain, taxes, economic crisis, sarah palin, joe the plumber

Ali Frick is a Research Associate for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.

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Sam the Fool [Report this comment] Posted by: Ms. DuFontagne on Dec 10, 2008 5:54 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] How can we miss this guy if he won't go away?! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] "Sarah Palin is absolutely the real deal," he said. [Report this comment] Posted by: gregii on Dec 10, 2008 6:01 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Hmm? Joe, you tarnish the intellect of other plumbers. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: "Sarah Palin is absolutely the real deal," he said. Posted by: monkeywrench TOO SLEAZY TO BE A POLITICIAN [Report this comment] Posted by: VZEQICVA on Dec 10, 2008 6:32 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Joe the plumber reached a previously unknown low. He is too sleazy to be a politician, and not nearly smart enough. Fact is, he thought all he needed to make the big time was a big set of cajones. Not so, Joe. He underestimated the American public, the press and John McCain. We all know a phoney when we see one. He's like the people who think it's easy to get into show business. It's not as easy as it looks. Go back to Alaska, get your plumbers' license then get a real day job. Thanks, ANNA [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] He's learned exactly how to be a Good Republic! [Report this comment] Posted by: Quannah on Dec 10, 2008 6:37 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] He's doing the same thing Sarah Palin did. He got all the publicity he could while the campaign was still going, and now that it's over, he's biting the hand that fed him. He's good. A fast learner. Problem is, he thinks this is going to continue to work. Someone should tell him that we've all moved on. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Oh, no.. please. [Report this comment] Posted by: JoshuaLudd on Dec 10, 2008 6:40 AM Current rating: 3 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Please keep joe the plummer and sarah palin in the spotlight as much as you can, Alternet. After all.. its not like either of them is a total joke. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » I don't expect Posted by: schiffer yeah right... [Report this comment] Posted by: lamar777 on Dec 10, 2008 7:56 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Joe the plumber wrote a book? Doubt it. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: yeah right... Posted by: monkeywrench » RE: yeah right... Posted by: babs

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