Joe the Plumber at Michigan Tea Party: Saying ‘In God We Trust’ Will Get You Shot In Some Places

[BlueJessamine]

Source: The Michigan Independent

LANSING — Thousands of people descended on the state Capitol earlier today as part of a national movement of “tea parties” to protest high taxes and what they argue is an encroachment of socialism into American government and society.

Addressing the rally was Samuel Joesph Wurzelbacher, commonly known as “Joe the Plumber,” who became a household name during the 2008 presidential race when Republican presidential candidate John McCain referred to the Ohio resident as “Joe the Plumber,” and used him as a walking metaphor for the American middle class.

“I’m here for one reason and one reason only: It’s I love America,” Wurzelbacher told the crowd. “Mainstream media wants to paint us as a bunch of extremists, right? We’re in search of liberty and our freedoms. What’s so extreme about that?”

“I’m just regurgitating,” Wurzelbacher said. “I believe in common sense.”

Wurzelbacher went on to lambast what he said was a rising tide of “socialism” across the country and laid the blame on the U.S. government.

“Let me give you another extremist view, ‘In God We Trust,’” he said to wild applause. “Say that too loud in some parts of America and you will be shot. It’s terrible.”



Read more: http://michiganmessenger.com/17056/thousands-rally-at-state-capitol-to-protest-taxes

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Some of the slogans being used today:

“Hitler gave speeches too,” “I am only 4 and I am in debt,” and “Revolution or death,”


The Washington Independent has more:

http://washingtonindependent.com/38877/scenes-from-the-dc-tea-party-more-photos


Obama as Steve Urkel can be found here:

http://twitpic.com/3copw