A music deal for Joe the plumber?

Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:17 PM by Mark Murray

From NBC's Mark Murray
Is this a great country or what?

Politico breaks the news: "Move over Sanjaya and tell William Hung the news: Joe the Plumber is being pursued for a major record deal and could come out with a country album as early as Inauguration Day."

"'Joe' – aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, a Holland, Ohio, pipe-and-toilet man – just signed with a Nashville public relations and management firm to handle interview requests and media appearances, as well create new career opportunities, including a shift out of the plumbing trade into stage and studio performances."

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Don't do it, Joe! You could quadruple your income and end up in a higher tax bracket - it's just not worth it!

ujw, ny (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:24 PM)

give me a break...

he'll never get a penny from me...

Tzalaran (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:25 PM)

So glad we don't have to hear about Joe any more; especially when it comes to Isreal and national security.

John Mehan, San Francisco, CA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:26 PM)

OMG! Just goes to prove some people will do anything to get their "15 minutes" plus of fame. This guy was a plant to start with and has loved the attention. That/this is exactly why he was out there in the first place.
This will definately be one of those times that I would change the channel, or turn it off!!

P. George, Maryland (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:27 PM)

Are you F'n kidding me? This guy is the biggest loser in the world. HE IS NOT A PLUMBER!!! HIS NAME IS NOT JOE!! And I am sick of hearing about him... it shows he was a ploy by the McShame Campaign. I am so sick of them, I can't wait for this to be over, and hopefully Obama winning! I am sick of McCain and "Joe the plumber".

When are his 15 mins of fame be over!? Give it up already!

Obama 08/12!!

John Tucker, New York, NY (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:27 PM)

ugh.

Rob, San Diego, CA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:27 PM)

My head hurts!

Soccer Mom for Obama, Austin TX (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:28 PM)

This is GREAT NEWS!

Sincerely,

Jim Nayder, Host
"The Annoying Music Show!"
NPR & Chicago Public Radio

annoyingmusic@aol.com

Jim Nayder (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:29 PM)

Maybe Joe and Sarah could do a ventriloquy routine. Sarah would play Charlie McCarthy, of course.

Larry Craig(R) (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:30 PM)

Amazing how we reward unethical behavior in this country. Didn't it turn out that his entire 15 minutes of fame was based on a complete fabrication of facts? What a country! I guess if it's successful he will be catapulted into a higher tax bracket. Just one more reason to vote Obama!

Clara Kansas City, MO (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:30 PM)

15 minutes of fame is supposed to last... 15 minutes.

Kevin -CA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:30 PM)

Incredible...here I thought you actually had to DO something in order to be famous.

Dingo Stinkypants, SATX (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:31 PM)

Joe the Plumber...the last nail in the coffin of easily the stupidest campaign in modern history, if not ever. Right wingnuts, these things are a glimpse into how someone will govern. Now, they are putting this peabrained plumber out as a foreign policy expert. This after he said "I know just enough about foreign policy to be dangerous", Even Faux News/Shepard Smith totally blasted this dunce for his comments about what an Obama Presidency would mean to Israel. McCain would have been better off in the Legacy column if his campaign would have finished with just a shred of dignity, but with Joe the Idiot Plumber, it's all gone now.

Dale S., Parker, CO (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:33 PM)

Doesn't selling out to Hollywood and the music industry detract from the "Joe the Plumber" appeals of John McCain??? Well if he's successful and makes more money his taxes will go up.

Victoria, San Diego CA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:35 PM)

GO AWAY JOE!!!!!!

Ms Jenny (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:35 PM)

Well, just another typical example and result of the McCain / Palin campaign, a circus.

And another great example of our wonderful capitalistic, selfish , me first, society. Grab and sign up anyone no matter their talent or lack thereof for a buck.

C A, Tuscaloosa, AL (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:36 PM)

I think I just threw up in my mouth!

Katie Lied (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:37 PM)

Wow. Hell really has frozen over.

tgrmom, Biloxi, MS (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:37 PM)

Frankly this pisses me off.

SAM, USA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:38 PM)

Joe should go back to work! He is being used as a trophy for the campaign and in a month unfortunately no one will remember him.

Sophia Beck Laramie Wy (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:38 PM)

I can see it now, Joe on stage singin' about a backed up toilet or a frozen drain trap due to the "GOP" chill ......all this while slinging a pipe wrench in one hand and a plunger in the other.Of course, the entire time Sarah will be doin' the Michael Jackson Moonslide in her Red leather 5,000 dollar GOP Jacket !!!!!

WHAT A WORLD WE LIVE IN !!!!
White,married for 25 years ,mother of 2
Votin' For Obama/Biden

Loretta Lynn, North, LA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:38 PM)

OMG.....what a joke McCain/Palin have made this election.

Maybe Joe the Plumber can pay his taxes like the rest of us TAX PAYING AMERICANS!!!

Nice way to ride someones coat tails. This man IS NOT A REPRESENTATION of Middle Class Americans. No wonder he wants McCain to win.......the more he makes the less he pays.

Colorado for Obama (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:38 PM)

dumbing down america no wonder this country is in trouble

joe oklahoma city okla (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:38 PM)

Hey Joe, MAybe you could Write in a part for Tito the Builder also !!!!

Loretta Lynn, North, LA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:39 PM)

Does everyone realize we know more about Joe the Plumber then we do about Barack Obama? It is so weird that the media gets fixated on tearing down anyone and everyone that disagrees with Obama. Palin and Joe are the short list. The media used to also love McCain, but now that they have their socialist Obama, now McCain too is the medias enemy. Pathetic. Real pathetic.

Kellie K, Ohio (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:40 PM)

Palin/Plumber in 2012?

Kevin McTeague, Boise Idaho (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:41 PM)

When do the Weight Guesser and the Bearded Lady show up?

Any possibility Sarah will work without a net?

I swear to you, all McCain is missing is two-headed calf and a faith healer.

I'm Johnny-gone-crazy, and I'll protect you from the Martians! (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:41 PM)

This is truely pathetic. Anything for a buck. He is already a laughingstock. Has he no shame. I'm sure when he fails, again, it will be Obama's fault! He'll end up like Joey Buttafuco.

stefsstuff (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:42 PM)

This is how Olbermann and Matthews broke into show business. During the interview they had to rant, rave, and drool for an hour. Both past with flying colors.

Keiths Agent (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:42 PM)

So McCain created a star after Joe the Plumber asked a simple question and Obama let fly a statement that would tell the world he's a socialist by wanting to "spread the wealth." Now Obama is trying to deny that, like everything else. Kind of Bill Clinton-like, don't you think?

gggg (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:45 PM)

Can't believe it, the inmates are truly running the asylum.

King (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:45 PM)

What a dope. I thought his dream was to own his own plumbing business. We listened to that sob story for weeks only to see him jump ship when a bigger yacht passed by. Give me a break.

simon, new jersey (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:46 PM)

First song to become a hit will be a remake of Elvis' title "Jail House Rock". Actually sung from prison, due to tax evasion conviction, by Sam "the Sham" Plumber.
By the way, Sam, those taxes you owe could be helping our sons, daughters and grandchildren in the armed forces, by buying them better equipment (are you anti-USA?).

The Dutchman, Santa Cruz, CA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:46 PM)

Heaven help us! Isn't this guys 15 minutes of fame up YET? If nothing else, it does prove he's an entrepreneur in the making.

Indie Woman in Denver (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:46 PM)

Is this a joke... And this man is supposed to represent the McCain campaign.

James (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:46 PM)

Um, the album is rumored to be ready by inauguration day? Wow, whatever the record company has planned sounds about as well thought out, thoroughly researched and meticulously prepared as all of the Republican policies over the last eight years. Nothing like rushing into the studio to record some straight from the heart, genuine songs that take two days to write.

Tom Tirado, Point Pleasant, WV (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:47 PM)

What an absolute joke, i'm a plumber, no i want to be a state senator, no a musician, gimme a break. My 10 year old has a longer career commitment than this guy. Great job aligning yourself with this guy McCain.

nadeem (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:49 PM)

Too bad the income from his "album" (of crap) is likely going to net him the requisite $250K for the tax hike.

Batty Boy, Napa, CA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:49 PM)

Joe the CELEBRITY!

Jeff (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:51 PM)

'Joe' – aka Samuel Wurzelbacher I can't believe some people in this country that will try and make a hero out of a phony,liar, and tax evader for profit..

Josh In Virginia (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:51 PM)

WOW. SO LAME. What a loser. How does this represent the middle class?

Kate (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:51 PM)

I can visualize the Ad:

He is the biggest Celebrity Plumber in the World.
[crowd cheers] "I am Joe, I am Joe, I am Joe !!!!"

That would be funny

reggie, Northern VA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:51 PM)

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse HE "Joe" the NO plumber is now a country artist, has an agent. GIVE ME A FREAKEN BREAK!!!

Thank you MCCain for making this the most outragious stupid election known to man. . You just look more and more stupid all the time. You have taken this "joe the plumber" so far that alot of us if not all of us is sick to death. I feel sorry for the real plumbers out there to be associated with this DIMWIT. I imagine that "Joe" will be sadly mistaken when his winfall goes down the toliet.

I for one will vote OBAMA.

mcar of Missouri (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:53 PM)

Perhaps if Joe signs a big contract he will be willing to "spread the wealth around" to those of us that understand he real motives.

Rick, Seattle, WA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:53 PM)

Just like Sarah Palin, here's another one who will eventually be a question in a future edition of Trivial Pursuit. Commit him to memory so you can win a piece of the pie.

Jo, Chicago (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:54 PM)

"'Joe' – aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, a Holland, Ohio, pipe-and-toilet man – just signed with a Nashville public relations and management firm to handle interview requests and media appearances, as well create new career opportunities, including a shift out of the plumbing trade into stage and studio performances."

Well that's good - he wasn't licensed to work as a plumber anyway

Tim, Harrisburg, PA (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 5:59 PM)

We live in a bizarre world.

P. Adams Scottsdale, AZ (Sent Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6:01 PM)

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