Joe the Plumber Hires a Nashville Publicist
I guess it was inevitable: Joe the Plumber has hired a publicist. And it's a Nashville publicist, at that. I just returned to the office late Tuesday night after covering an event in downtown Nashville and saw the e-mail message: "We are excited to announce the addition of Joe ‘The Plumber' Wurzelbacher to The Press Office for exclusive public relations representation!" Wurzelbacher, of course, is the Ohio man who wants to buy a plumbing business but is concerned about the nation's financial future. The guy whose favor was aggressively courted by both John McCain and Barack Obama in the last presidential debate. The guy who, as The Daily Show's Jon Stewart says, has already done more interviews than Sarah Palin. I must emphasize that The Press Office is a reputable company that's owned and operated by Jim Della Croce, a respected music industry veteran. His other clients include John Anderson, Pam Tillis and McCain supporter Aaron Tippin. But you have to wonder about the plans for Joe the Plumber's upcoming public relations campaign. Will there be more media opportunities for him after the election? A lot of public appearances? Is there a book deal in the works? But, dear God, please don't tell me Joe has abandoned his plan to buy a plumbing business so he can concentrate on his real dream -- to become a country music star.
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RedMaZ says:
A country music star? Hey? you never know…maybe he has a good set of pipes.
kayefun says:
Re: Calvin’s Joe The Plumber story: “Sigh :( “
Chris N. says:
Apparently he’s “writing” a book (or having one ghostwritten for him). I’m sure the world will reel from the force of his insights.
Laura says:
Please, please, please let his 15 minutes be up.
Steve says:
I’m going to be “Joe the Plumber” for Halloween. I’m just gonna dress up as a really redneck plumber with a Joe nametage, and maybe wave around a small American flag the whole time. Good idea or stupid? I thought of this on my own (so I’m hoping there won’t be a bunch of other people I see doing it… we’ll see).
Chris N. says:
I’m afraid you’ll have to shave your head.
Rob says:
Joe the Plumber could be the next Larry the Cable Guy
Charlene says:
He wants to join the Congress. He was the Opener for John McCain and is on campaign trail. Please……
MiaT says:
Oh you just have to be kidding!! So much for the plumbing business I guess. This is just one of the problems this country has. I think we should get rid of the 15 minutes of fame & change it to 5 minutes. But maybe for some that is just 5 minutes too much.
GIVE ME A BREAK !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jayson says:
His 15 minutes will soon be up. I think it is borderline retarded for McCain to be promoting this guy as heavily as he has. The guy is not only a liar and would actually get a tax cut to help him start his business under Obama but he also is now saying crazy statements on foreign policy that he knows nothing about. Most of us in rural america don’t know anything about foreign policy but we arnt out trying to get book deals to talk about how great we are and now trying to get a record deal.
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hterrya says:
The lowdown on Joe:
He is NOT a plumber (certified at least).
The company he said he wants to buy makes less than $250 thou a year (contrary to what he said to Sen. Obama).
He makes $40,000 a year.
To top it off, he owes back taxes.
This guy NEEDS a publicist!
CMT says:
Free speech is why you can post on here, free speech is what got Joe his “15 min. of fame” Frankly the fierce backlash on this guy is a bit frightening. Perhaps we are to put on happy faces and ask the “right questions”. Hmmmmm can anyone say Hitler or Marx? Does anyone want the media and the government picking apart your life with a fine tooth comb. Probably not.
Paul says:
I think the rest of us here in Nashville are missing out on a great songwriting opportunity for our friend Joe T. Plumber. Think of the great songs waiting to be written: “I Can’t Get No Satis-tax-ion”, “On TV Again (Just Can’t Wait to be On TV, Again)”, “I Left My Wrench to Find the Right Wench”, “Pipe Down Congress, Things are Fluxed Up Enough”, “Will You be My Lover..or Just a Plumber’s Friend”…certainly, there are more. Sheesh!
hotelmotel says:
Hopefully this Joe the Plumber guy is has already had 14 minutes of fame.
coltergeist says:
Not Joe the Not plumber is inviting all of the media scrutiny. Would we like to be scrutinized by the media. Of course not, but we’re not confronting presidential candidates on television. Moreover, when the candidates started talking about him, he should have realized that his everyman persona was a fascade and told the campaigns to leave him out of it.
He was taking Obama to task about taxes, the very thing he was PRESENTLY delinquent on. If he had failed to pay some taxes in the past but eventually paid them, I would agree with some that say the press was being unfair. But he owes them right now. Plus, if a guy is worried about buying a 250k company and cannot pay $1,200 in back taxes, something does not add up. If he saved up the money, he should pay the taxes. If he was going to finance the purchase, the bank would not loan him the money unless he paid the taxes. They might not loan him the money at all because he might present a bad credit risk.
I read somewhere he is distantly related to Charles Keating. Don’t know if that’s true, but if it is, it might explain a few things, like trying to get something for nothing. Complaining about liberal policies that are actually good for you and the majority of the public.
Now he is getting a publicist? I guess he has a high threshold for pain.
Chris N. says:
Can he clog dance?
Al The Writer says:
… maybe he can open for Larry the Cable Guy!
CMT says:
colter you really missed the point of my comment I guess. No matter what your politics, any citizen should be able to ask any “servant of the people” questions regarding stated policies without fear of your whole life being picked apart. Especially possible abuse of privilege that has now come out by the state of Ohio employees. As far as his taxes go, its reported that they were personal income tax less than 2k, big whoop. Just in case someone doesnt understand how that works. When you are self employed you have to file quarterly income tax. If you dont make anything for that quarter you still have to file, a fact which some people find out the hard way. If you do forget then the local government will kindly make up an amount for you based on what they think you made from past earnings. That was boring I know, but that gives you some idea. Now we have to suffer through the media with that crap. If the stupid media would have just backed off, poor ole Joe would be sitting in front of the T.V. watching all this garbage like the rest of us. Sure he could have declined any interviews but he didnt, now he has to live with that. My guess is however that his background was immediately pounced on even before all this snowballed. As a matter of fact if they hadnt printed this article then we wouldnt know or care that he has a publicist.
Ripley says:
Good old Joe may just find out the plumbing business beats the hell out of the music business.
Ruthann Gajda says:
I thought he was delinquent and owes past taxes? Where did he get the money to hire a publicist? I wonder if……….