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Joe the Plumber death threat: San Francisco radio host wants Joe dead
Joe the Plumber, aka Joe Wurzelbacher, has had his fair share of unwelcome media attention since he asked Obama his historic "will you raise my taxes?" question, but death threats have got to be the most unwelcome of all.
KGO radio host Charles Bouley, a staunch Obama supporter and gay activist made a public plea for Joe the Plumber's death (see video), what some are calling a death threat, on his San Fransisco radio show. Karel, who also writes for the Huffington Post, has stated that he wants Joe the Plumber dead after his question put Obama on the spot and revealed the presidential candidates "socialist" side.
Obama supporter and San Francisco's KGO radio host Charles Karel Bouley said that he wanted Joe the Plumber, real name Joe Wurzelbacher, dead.
Karel is a gay activist and writer for the Huffington post shouted that he wanted Joe the plumber dead because Joe asked Obama a difficult question in which he revealed his socialist views.
Joe the Plumber was just the average guy tossing around a football with his son on his front lawn when Obama came into his neighborhood attracting many people and many of them he felt were asking easy questions. So he decided to throw a tough question at Obama where he asked him "Your new tax plan is going to tax me more isn't it?" further along in the answer by Obama he stated that he felt "spreading the wealth around" was the correct way to handle the U.S. economy. What this meant was that he would give a tax break, and 40% of America who doesn't pay income tax, check from the wealthiest of American's. Obama's campaign states, whoever makes over $250,000 a year will be taxed more. Since then, Obama has been called a socialist, marxist, and communist for his extreme views and taxing the American dream and the hard working earners in America.
Since then he's been called racist terms like "skin head" and has had his entire life probed by the media. All the guy did was ask a fair question...does it matter that he isn't a licensed plumber (but still does a plumber's job) or owes a grand in back taxes? It should not be a crime to ask a person running for president a question.
The day after Joe the Plumber asked the question, Obama and Biden made fun of Joe and put him in public eye at rallies and in the final debate against McCain.
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at 10:19 on November 3rd, 2008
"Tuscaloosa Plumbers for Jesus" McCain Robo Calls...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIaIvgmqsSY
at 10:45 on November 3rd, 2008
Good stuff, only 1 day to go and the usa can go back to being a bit less mad
at 10:45 on November 3rd, 2008
Good stuff, only 1 day to go and the usa can go back to being a bit less mad
at 10:46 on November 3rd, 2008
Good stuff, only 1 day to go and the usa can go back to being a bit less mad
at 13:24 on November 3rd, 2008
Tina Kells, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:58 on November 3rd, 2008
Tina Kells, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Frankly, Karel should probably be facing charges (assuming he was serious), or at a VERY minimum disciplinary action up to and including termination. You just don't go making death threats on the radio and get off Scot free, so-to-speak.
For one thing, if he meant he literally wanted the guy dead and was asking people to do the deed and kill him (publicly, mind you), he should be examined in a mental health sort of way. That is simply not a normal, rational reaction. Should journalists who ask tough questions of politicians be killed off? Should an average person who asks a tough question be sentenced to death for asking it? Of course not. It's ridiculous! If this radio host thinks it's okay to call for premeditated murder over the airwaves, he's got issues and should no longer be allowed to use the public airwaves (if he will continue to abuse them). That's just my opinion, of course.
Wow! What have we come to as a nation, if this is the quality of discourse allowed?
at 16:30 on November 3rd, 2008
my gosh... that is very irresponsible ! Why is that not some sort of hate crime.