Report: Joe the Plumber Says McCain 'Appalled' Him

Fox News ^ | December 9, 2008

[Zakeet]

Joe Wurzelbacher says he felt "dirty" after "seeing some of the things that take place" on the campaign trail.

'Joe the Plumber' told conservative radio host Glenn Beck on Tuesday that he felt "dirty" after hitting the campaign trail with Republican presidential nominee John McCain and "seeing some of the things that take place," Politico reported.

[Zakeet]

Also in the article:

• Joe still voted for McCain because Obama "scares me even more."

• "Sarah Palin is absolutely the real deal."

[MrB]

He’s expressing the exact sentiments of real American conservatives everywhere.

[mnehring]

Sounds like 90% of us.

[mnehring]

Oh, and the title is incorrect, he said the answers McCain gave him appalled him.

[SoftwareEngineer]

I agree with Joe. Odd how he seems to be so on the money (Joe the plumber that is)

[xcamel]

more:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145803/posts

[Theodore R.]

John McPain still thinks he is smarter than Joe the Plumber.

[seekthetruth]

“Sounds like 90% of us.”

That is true, but somehow we just couldn’t come together and support the TRUE CONSRVATIVE candidate and that was Fred Thompson! Just my opinion.

[Krankor]

I think it’s a cheap shot. Someone with class could demure on McCain, but still laud Sarah.

[steelyourfaith]

Not surprising that Joe was appalled by McCain. I was disappointed when McCain got the nomination, and McCain lived up to it. I thank McCain, though, for providing Sarah Palin a national forum. She is marvelous and hopefully will be a conservative force for many years going forward.

[mnehring]

I can’t disagree in the least. If only Thompson’s contract with NBC let him get in the race before late September.

[MrB]

Not to be confrontational, just curious -

before he was the nominee, did you think McCain stood for the values you would like represented as the conservative POTUS?

[ChessExpert]

I went to the link to see Joe’s words in context, and I have to agree with him.

[theDentist]

from what I hear, most campaigns are like that, making you feel like you need a soapy shower and an exorcism.

[ryan71]

“I think it’s a cheap shot”

I don't think it's a cheap shot if it's the truth.

The media said McCain was “going negative” for talking about Obama’s friends.

What's “negative” about the truth?

90% of our problem is that we don't have enough truth.

[SlowBoat407]

The value McCain represented to me was keeping a Marxist out of the White House.

[QBFimi2]

>> If only Thompson’s contract with NBC let him get in the race before late September.

Yeah... Wait - WHAT? Can you provide details?

[AD from SpringBay]

I think it’s a cheap shot. Someone with class could demure on McCain, but still laud Sarah.

Yes, Joe the Plumber should hide what he really thinks. He should continue to hold his nose and 'settle' for who the GOP tells him to vote for. At best, he should have anonymously said some snide things and then hid behind some 'journalists'. Only Party Officials and democrats should be able to say what they want to say.

[MrB]

The value McCain represented to me was keeping a Marxist out of the White House.

Me also. Other than that, I couldn't stand his value system or his take on most issues. I agreed with about 10% of his positions, but 100% on keeping our country from cliff diving into Marxism.

[ksen]

That is true, but somehow we just couldn’t come together and support the TRUE CONSRVATIVE candidate and that was Fred Thompson! Just my opinion.

Fred Thompson didn't even support Fred Thompson. Not that you could tell by that thing he called a campaign anyway. :shrug: