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Joe the Plumber: Mccain 'Appalled Me'

by Blue Crush | December 13, 2008 at 08:47 pm

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Joe Wurzelbacher lashed out at John McCain on Tuesday, the man who made him famous as "Joe the Plumber."

Wurzelbacher told conservative radio host Glenn Beck that he felt “dirty” after “being on the campaign trail and seeing some of the things that take place.”

Recalling a conversation he had with McCain about the $700 billion financial industry bailout in September, Wurzelbacher said: “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.”

“I asked him some pretty direct questions,” he continued. “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.”

While he was critical of John McCain during the interview, he had nothing but praise for Sarah Palin, calling her "absolutely the real deal."

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Amy Judd

at 21:01 on December 13th, 2008

Weird that he would praise Palin and not McCain...

Jawa Lunk

at 04:29 on December 14th, 2008

Not really...they are two completely different people.

Just because they both say they are Republican doesn't mean anything.

last time I voted, I voted for who I thought was the right person for the job...that's the way we are supposed to vote.

Too many people vote a party instead of a person.

Lazy.

Our country is too important to walk into a booth and take the easy way out, just so you can brag that you voted.

We need to take our time and vote each person and issue.

I have never voted one party or another...ever, and I never will.

Party affiliation has nothing to do with ability. Nor should it.

If you think about it...saying someone is capable or incapable because of party affiliation is actually a for of bigotry.

Anyway, Joe has a book to promote and sell, he needs the Democrats to buy it too...so you have to spice it up.

wbsfr8 (not verified)

at 03:49 on December 19th, 2008

-not so strange that he would praise Sarah Palin -a true patriot and conservative, and not McCain -a compromising suck-up to the democrats and traitor to conservatism.

Kudos to you, Joe, glad you had your time in the spotlight -a very courageous act, and wish you great success in future.