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'Joe the Plumber' files for congressional run... Drudge Headline
CapitalNewYork/com ^ | 10/10/11 | Reid Pillifant

Posted on 10/10/2011 10:05:41 AM PDT by Evil Slayer

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber," has formed a congressional campaign committee and filed a statement of candicacy, according to the Federal Election Commission's website.

The filing for "Joe for Congress 2012" was just submitted on Friday, and the scanned file does not yet appear on the FEC's site, and went without notice, to my knowledge, until a couple of hours ago.

The statement of candidacy isn't online yet, but it lists Wurzelbacher in Ohio's Ninth District, which has been held by Democrat Marcia Kaptur since 1983. Wurzelbacher floated the idea he might challenge Kaptur in 2010, and there have been rumors recently that he might consider a run.

Wurzelbacher catapulted into the national spotlight in October 2008, when he confronted Barack Obama about the effect of his proposed tax plan on Wurzelbacher's small business. The encounter, during a campaign stop in Ohio, came a few days before the final presidential debate, and the plumber's everyman cause was then picked up by Senator John McCain, and became a big part of the Republican message.

(Excerpt) Read more at capitalnewyork.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012election; election2012; elections; joetheplumber; joetheplumberisgay; joetheplumbersucks; kaptur; ninthdistrict; wurzelbacher; wurzelbacherisgay
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1 posted on 10/10/2011 10:05:45 AM PDT by Evil Slayer
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To: Evil Slayer

He should carry a plumber’s snake with him, and his campaign slogan should be that he’s gonna “clean out” Congress. That should resonate well with the electorate


2 posted on 10/10/2011 10:10:44 AM PDT by ken5050 (Cain/Gingrich 2012!!! because sharing a couch with Pelosi is NOT the same as sharing a bed with her)
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To: Evil Slayer

Lets hope he can unplug the the sewer that is congress....flush some turds out.


3 posted on 10/10/2011 10:11:19 AM PDT by spokeshave (Obama's ratings are so low...Kenyans accuse him of being born in the USA,)
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To: Evil Slayer

Will he wait till 3 weeks before the election to decide what party to be in?


4 posted on 10/10/2011 10:11:54 AM PDT by Son House (The Economic Boom Heard Around The World => TEA Party 2012)
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To: Evil Slayer

this could be a great idea. i wish repubs would field
more common sense blue collar workers
to run against dems. congress could certainly
use people who have worked regular
jobs. and, people who run their own
businesses.


5 posted on 10/10/2011 10:12:19 AM PDT by gussiefinknottle (woof!woof!woof!)
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To: Las Vegas Dave; Impy; fieldmarshaldj; randita; AuH2ORepublican; LdSentinal; Norman Bates; yongin; ..

This should be interesting. I hope he wins this.


6 posted on 10/10/2011 10:17:15 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens collect welfare checks that Americans won't collect)
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To: ken5050
"I'm gonna clean up Congress."


7 posted on 10/10/2011 10:17:15 AM PDT by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
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To: Evil Slayer

Clean up Congress ?

Memo to Joe : Start with that guy standing behind you !


8 posted on 10/10/2011 10:19:24 AM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: ken5050

GREAT ! My suggestion for a political slogan comes from former Radio Announcer Paul Harvey:

WHEN YOUR OUTGO EXCEEDS YOUR INCOME, YOUR UPKEEP WILL BE YOUR DOWNFALL.


9 posted on 10/10/2011 10:20:18 AM PDT by Graewoulf ( obama"care" violates the 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND is illegal by the U.S. Constitution.)
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To: Evil Slayer

I see Goober got his mug in that picture. Must have been during his last campaign when he was fooling the South
Carolinians into thinking he’s a conservative.


10 posted on 10/10/2011 10:20:49 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: ken5050

He should carry a plumber’s snake with him, and his campaign slogan should be that he’s gonna “clean out” Congress. That should resonate well with the electorate

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Supporters should carry plungers. I like the idea. There is no better example of a “workin’ man” than a plumber.


11 posted on 10/10/2011 10:22:16 AM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem - Ps 122:6)
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To: Evil Slayer

Will this be another person that Sarah Palin won’t appear with?


12 posted on 10/10/2011 10:24:17 AM PDT by Politics4US
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To: Evil Slayer

der bump.


13 posted on 10/10/2011 10:28:03 AM PDT by ken21 (ruling class dem + rino progressives -- destroying america for 150 years.)
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To: Evil Slayer
Didn't I read somewhere that Kaptur has to first go head to head in a primary with that little gnome Dennis Kucinich?

This could be fun!

14 posted on 10/10/2011 10:28:22 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (Come 11/6/12 there will be a reconnect-a very different kind of commander in chief— a CEO of Self)
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Hey Joe. It’s not to late to throw your hat in the ring for President. :-)


15 posted on 10/10/2011 10:28:48 AM PDT by Evil Slayer (Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war)
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To: Col Frank Slade

That’s not a guy...LOL That’s a Nancy Boy who should be going on DWTS not in the Senate! Sadly we have to wait until 2014 to correct that mistake.....Hopefully SC will get it right this time


16 posted on 10/10/2011 10:32:44 AM PDT by jakerobins
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To: ken5050
He should carry a plumber’s snake with him, and his campaign slogan should be that he’s gonna “clean out” Congress.

How WWFish. Something Vince McMahon would think up. Great idea though! Hope he does. Someone should send or tweet him the idea.

17 posted on 10/10/2011 10:34:19 AM PDT by tsowellfan
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To: Evil Slayer
"...Hey Joe..., where you goin' with that wrench in your hand....?"

(With apologies to Jimi Hendrix)

18 posted on 10/10/2011 10:36:09 AM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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To: Evil Slayer

Roto root the free world?


19 posted on 10/10/2011 10:36:13 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
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To: Evil Slayer

Good for him and good luck.


20 posted on 10/10/2011 10:37:16 AM PDT by thatjoeguy (Wind is just air, but pushier.)
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