Posted on 10/16/2008 12:30:49 PM PDT by mnehring
The liberals have started to attack 'Joe the Plumber' using the attack that he is not a licensed plumber. A quick bit of research uncovered the Rules for License Exam in Ohio. Guess what, before you can take the exam, you need at least three years experience.
The applicant for a journeyman license shall have had not less than three years experience in performing plumbing work, which period of experience must have occurred during the five years immediately preceding the application for examination. In lieu of the experience required, the Chief Building Official may accept a completed education in the subject at a recognized trade school... ..The Chief Building Official requires as proof of experience, any or all of the following: a. Letters from current and/or past employers verifying that you have worked in the years claimed as experience on the application. Signatures on all letters not on company letterhead must be notarized. b. Trade school will be given six months experience for each year of schooling. Attach certificates of graduation or notarized letters from former teachers verifying school experience. c. Proof of completion of an approved apprentice program. d. Copy or receipt of previous apprentice license held in the City of Middletown or any other jurisdiction, covering 3 of the previous 5 years...
Now there's a veritable gold mine.
I have no problem with the unions exposing themselves for what they are. When Rush pointed out how the union was going after Joe, I was not surprised. Just like ACORN- exposure is bad for them- good for us.
In Florida, anyone can work as a plumber as long as there is a licensed Master plumber listed as being on the job to check out the site, in-process.
Does Joe have enough foreign policy experience to qualify for his plumber’s license?
/DU mode
“Anyone with a burning desire to uncover outright lies can check Obama’s transcript from last night.”
MSM and Dem Populace. NOT INTERESTED!
Whether he needs a license or not has nothing to do with the revelatory truth he induced Obama to admit. The critical statement of “spread the wealth” came out of Obama’s ignorant yap - no license required.
Many companies have ‘Qualifiers’ IOW’s Licensed Contractors to enable the work to be performed. As long as Permits can be pulled and Inspections are passed... no problem.
Joe can own a Plumbing business and NOT have a License. Compared to a Mechanical License, a Plumbers is about half as hard a test to pass. They want you to be able to build a nuclear power plant to pass the Mechanical.
Those libs will stop at nothing. Now poor Joe is being investigated. Maybe they should turn that magnifying glass toward their candidate. What they see should scare them to death...not that it would happen.
What I cant understand is they say his employer has a state license, but not one for the county he works in.
Everywhere I’ve lived if you had state license you could work anywhere in the state.
We could all be such smooth debaters if it absolutely did not matter that we were telling the truth.
It has nothing to do with anything other than the U in FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt).. they just ask the question, it could be meaningless, but unless someone actually goes out (like we did here) and checks to see what the license requirements are, you've plated a seed of uncertainty and doubt. The media and the left is trying to create a relationship between Joe and dishonesty instead of Joe and everyman.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ak7GnW2GiKF4&refer=home
They dont care who they destroy.
On the other hand, maybe Joe can put a photoshopped plumbing license up on his website. It seems to work, at least temporarily, for birth certificates!
And...with their treatment of Joe, the Obama/Biden campaign is really showing how they feel about the working man. (Plus, in Obama/Biden's eyes Joe is a scab because he ain't a union plumber!)
You have a point, and a smooth liar is someone who should give everyone much concern.
That should be a warning to an ‘Average Joe’ that dares take on the Obamessiah- you make him look bad, he will try to destroy you.
In one of his interviews he said he’s been a plumber for 15 years.
So he can take the test then, he just doesn’t need to in order to practice the trade.
He does and I believe it’s called common sense.
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