After all is said and done,"Joe the non plumber" frustrated with McCain thrusting him into spotlight

[sabra]

Good bye, Joe...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/05/uselections2008-johnmccain

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In an interview with the Guardian outside his Ohio home tonight, Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher stuck to his conservative principles by expressing admiration for Margaret Thatcher and scorn for those on social security.

But he vented frustration at the way McCain thrust him into the spotlight by mentioning him more than a dozen times during a televised debate with Barack Obama, in which Wurzelbacher was held as an example of an aspirational working man.

"I was unhappy that my name was used as much as it was because I think there were real other issues that should've been discussed during the debate," said Wurzelbacher. "I was happy that I was used as a focal point but I didn't think I was going to be the only point."

Seemingly disillusioned by his treatment during the election, Wurzelbacher continued: "You know, fame is fleeting, leaves you hungry, leaves you cold, leaves you tired. Fortune never comes with it."

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He said he would consider running for Congress in eight to 10 years, once his 13-year-old son has grown up. Until then, he said: "I'll be a mouthpiece for middle America - for those who are going to have to take back America."

[The Magistrate]

1. What A Terminal Nimrod This Is, Sir!

"I'll be a mouthpiece for middle America - for those who are going to have to take back America."

Jesus wept....

[Mz Pip]

2. He loved the spotlight

He probably never had so much attention. Now it's over and his continual blather about issues he did not understand probably hurt McCain more than helped him.

Good bye Joe or Sam or whoever you are. You and Sarah are now just a footnote in history. Don't let the door hit you on your way out to obscurity.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Loser...

May he fade into obscurity as quickly as he came to prominence.

Good bye, Joe the Asscarrot.:thumbsdown:

[Blue For You]

4. Joe, the plumber who plummeted. n/t

[No Elephants]

5. The man did a press conference on his front lawn and mades the rounds of rallies and TV shows. Even

I cannot hang that on McCain. Why is it that no one in the Party of Personal Responsiblity ever takes any personal responsibity? Everything is always someone else's fault.

[Cass]

6. Expressed scorn for those on social security?

:wtf:

What an ass.

I'm not surprised he's upset to be thrust in the spotlight - we learned he's unlicensed, tax scofflaw. Your 15 minutes are up, my friend.

[arewenotdemo]

7. Strange, I thought he had it made.

http://www.sitemason.com/newspub/jStB4Y?search_string=plumber&categories=&search=Go