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Watch if You Dare: Joe the Plumber's Ãœber-Awkward Stand-Up Flop (Video)

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. October 6, 2009.

Look out, John Stewart...

Utilizing Public Airwaves, Media Mogul Murdoch Is Big Muscle Behind Fraudulent Astro Turfers

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. August 20, 2009.

Burrowing inside the radical right's gathering of astroturfers and mouthpieces, AlterNet Reporter Adele Stan discovers what makes the anti-health reform machine tick.

Joe the Plumber on Pelosi: I Would "Beat the Livin' Tar" Out of Her

deleted, AlterNet. August 17, 2009.

At an Americans for Prosperity conference, Joe the Plumber said he wasn't advocating violence, however...

Joe the Plumber Responds to Meghan McCain's "Dumbass" Remark

Ben Armbruster, ThinkProgress. July 20, 2009.

Wurzelbacher described himself as a "dumb plumber" who nevertheless could understand the Constitution.

God Tells Joe the Plumber Not to Run for Office

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. July 1, 2009.

Instead, Wurzelbacher is preparing to participate in the upcoming tea parties.

Not Even Chuck Norris Can Save the GOP

Paul Waldman, The American Prospect. May 16, 2009.

Celebrities and everymans are the pundits of choice for the GOP. Is it any wonder Republicans are in total chaos?

Another One Bites the Dust: Joe the Plumber Is Quitting the GOP

Staff, Huffington Post. May 7, 2009.

Time Magazine is reporting - burying rather - the news that Joe the Plumber, also known as Samuel Wurzelbacher, is quitting the GOP.

"Joe the Plumber": Some of My Best Friends Are Queer, but I Wouldn't Let Them Near My Kids

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. May 5, 2009.

When will this man's 15 minutes of fame come to an end? Hopefully never.

Joe the Plumber Gets Protested in Pittsburgh

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. March 31, 2009.

Joe "drew some of the loudest rebukes from union members, who booed and jeered him for not having a plumber's license in his native Ohio."

Plumbers' Union Rips "Joe the Plumber": Stop Carrying Water for Corporate Union-Busters!

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. March 26, 2009.

Too rich.

Joe the Plumber Tells Conservatives: 'I'm Horny'

Megan Slack, Huffington Post. March 20, 2009.

Joe the Plumber told an crowd of conservatives Thursday night that their love was getting him all hot and bothered.

Poor Joe the Plumber Looks Lonely at His Own Book Signing

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. February 27, 2009.

Never have I longed to be in DC so much as reading about this splendid event.

Joe the Plumber to Advise Young Republicans at Conservative Conference

Katharine Zaleski, Huffington Post. February 26, 2009.

Last year President Bush and Cheney were the stars of the event.

Joe the Plumber: 'I Don't Know if the American Public Deserves Me'

Stuart Whatley, Huffington Post. February 4, 2009.

"I don't believe there's two sides to every story. It's black and white ... there's right and wrong."

Joe the Plumber to Advise Republicans on the Economy ... Seriously

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. February 3, 2009.

You can not make this stuff up.

Joe 'the Plumber,' Now a 'Journalist,' Hates Journalism

Hilzoy, Washington Monthly. January 11, 2009.

"I think media should be abolished from, uh, you know, reporting."

Absurd: Joe 'the Plumber' to Become War Correspondent

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. January 7, 2009.

Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for a conservative website called pjtv.com.

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

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. December 10, 2008.

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

'Joe the Plumber' Becomes 'Joe the Fame Lover'

Digby, Hullabaloo. November 17, 2008.

Joe is slated to release a book December 1st. Yes, of this year.

The Best Source of Patriotism Since Fox News: Joe the Website

Jill Filipovic, Feministe. November 14, 2008.

That's right, Joe's got a website.

Why Is McCain Allowing Extremist Surrogate "Joe the Plumber" to Speak for Him?

Ali Frick, ThinkProgress. November 3, 2008.

"Joe the Plumber" questions Obama's loyalty to the U.S. on FOX News.

Awkward: Joe the Plumber Stands Up McCain in Defiance, Ohio

Staff, ThinkProgress. October 30, 2008.

"Where is Joe?"

'Joe the Plumber' Comes Clean: 'I Would Be Receiving Obama’s Tax Cuts'

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. October 17, 2008.

Ooops. The McCain campaign really isn't good at this whole vetting thing are they?

Joe the Plumber: Not a Tax Expert

Sam Stein, Huffington Post. October 16, 2008.

A representative at the court explained that Wurzelbacher had not paid $1,182.98 of personal income tax.

If Joe the Plumber Were a New Voter, Ohio Ruling Could Block Him from Voting

Staff, Brennan Center for Justice. October 16, 2008.

If Joe registered this year, he could be purged from the rolls under a 6th Circuit Court ruling on Tuesday.