BBC: Profile: Joe Wurzelbacher ( AKA "Joe the Plumber")

BBC ^ | Thursday, 16 October 2008 22:29 UK 21:29 GMT, | BBC Staff

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Profile: Joe Wurzelbacher

Video at the BBC Website.....

The meeting between Joe the plumber and Barack Obama

Joe Wurzelbacher is an Ohio man thinking of buying a plumbing business who has briefly come to prominence in the US presidential debate.

Last week, when Democratic candidate Barack Obama came to his hometown of Holland, Ohio, Mr Wurzelbacher told the presidential hopeful that the Democrat's tax plans would prevent him from buying the business where he has worked for years.

Mr Wurzelbacher said the company earned $250,000-$280,000 (£144,800-£162,250) a year, and he challenged Mr Obama: "Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?"

Mr Obama said that under his proposals, taxes on any revenue below $250,000 would remain the same, but that earnings above that level would be subject to a 39% tax, instead of the current 36% rate.

Mr Obama said that 95% of small businesses earned less than $250,000 and that he wanted to give those small businesses a tax cut.

	I've always wanted to ask one of these guys a question and really corner them. Unfortunately, I asked the question but I still got a tap dance... Almost as good as Sammy Davis Jr Joe Wurzelbacher

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See this thread:

RE: Well That Didn't Take Long (backfire in progress?)

[soloNYer]

I don’t think I’ve seen any report from the MSM that includes the “spreading the wealth” line.

[singfreedom]

“Senator Government”

[singfreedom]

Of course, being the BBC, they have to stick that socialist stuff in there somewhere.

Thanks for the PING!, Ernest. I think we all knew this poor man’s honesty was going to be impugned and his privacy invaded. The socialists just couldn’t let such an “attack” (otherwise known as the “truth”)pass without a full frontal assault.

[singfreedom]

Jeff, thanks for all the pictures. They are a wonderful inspiration for all of us.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Joe has now had a Telephone Interview with katie couric....see this thread ...post #6 for a link.:

Draft Joe The Plumber for President 2012, Joe Wurzelbacher 2012, JoeThePlumber2012.com

[Jeff Head]

You are weclome. Please spread the word to all you know. This is what has Obama, the DNC, and the MSM so nervous and it what is pushing their "push" polls and efforts at voter fraud by ACORN. They are afraid.

Many more pics here:

SARAH PALIN DRAWS HUGE CROWDS ALL ACROSS THE NATION

Spread that link around so people will not get discouraged and keep their spirits up!

[MrB]

Too bad “Wurzelbacher” won’t fit on a campaign bumpersticker.

[ken21]

joe’s the working guy that the democrats pretend to represent,

but obamao wants to take from joe to distribute to others, probably those that don’t work.

what a defining issue!