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

[smoogatz]

1. What in the hell is he talking about?

:shrug:

[Demeter]

27. Dexter, Michigan, Probably

The White Supremacists are rather exclusive there.

[Kerrytravelers]

2. I live in one of the most liberal cities, in one of the most liberal counties in one of the most

liberal states. Saying "In God We Trust" will not get you shot.

Again, fake poutrage over losing an election fairly.

[BOSSHOG]

4. Their often used fake outrage is a hoot!!

[CLANG]

22. I live in the Berkely of the Midwest

Sam the unlicensed plumbers helper is full of shit. If we hear "In God We Trust" where I live, we only waterboard them until they stop. Sam is way over the top with that rhetoric!

[BOSSHOG]

3. I Love America Joe

I served my country unlike your instructors on right wing radio. Have you got a job yet Joe? Do you have your own police force and fire department and highway system Joe or do you use what is provided by the government? You must be a fucking socialist Joe, with way too much time on your hands.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

5. Where? Where, Joe, will that get you shot?

Not Lansing, obviously?

But, wherever it is (I'll bet it's Manhattan - that place is full of godless sodomites, I hear), I want you to go there and shout, out loud, "In God We Trust," and then let's wait for the shot.

OK?

Please?

The courage of your convictions, Joe.

And, really, someone should help you with that vomiting problem of yours. It's not pretty ........................

[Fire1]

33. Where can I find that T-shirt???!!!!!!!!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

39. Here ya go ...........

Scroll down just a bit, and there it is!

http://tastesfunny.net/category/tshirt-designs/

[Island Blue]

6. What does any of that have to do with tea?

Or bags for that matter. Joe really needs to get a job.

[FSogol]

13. He has a job. Someone paid him to show up there and speak. n/t

[indimuse]

21. he will be in Atlanta tonight...

with Hannity! blah blah blah... unreal.

[Duer 157099]

7. You just have to parse what he's saying

For example, if someone were to run through a very high-density gang-infested neighborhood wearing the colors of the rival gang, shouting God Bless America as they run... yes, they may well be shot.

Things like that.

[qb]

8. Jesus Christ, Joe... surely you know we commie god-haters hate guns too!

:shrug:

[Robb]

9. Unlike Joe, it appears former Michigan militia members found new work. nt

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

10. There is no place where you would get shot for

saying In God We Trust. Joe, like the other rw bogeymen, is just trying to scare the peasants. Remember, these are the people who think gays marrying will destroy their own marriages, and that Obama is determined to take all their guns away.

[Mist]

11. Sam/Joe/NOT Plumber Guy: Where in the hell would one get shot for saying "In

God we trust"?? Show me that place, in America, right now.

[DFW]

20. Probably back home if things continue as they are

You won't get shot for actually saying any one thing, but so many people are buying guns in Texas
due to right-wing propaganda that sooner or later there will be shootings over merely perceived
slights, and no doubt they will work "in God we trust" into there somewhere.

[jimnasium]

26. New Orleans...

You can get shot there for saying just about anything...

:evilgrin:

[MineralMan]

12. He's Regurgitating?

Well, that's just gross. Glad I'm not there.

[Mist]

14. I know. I think he doesn't know what he's saying. Or maybe he's planning a "piss-in" next week. nt

[Stellabella]

16. What an idiot.

Don't he know that means 'throwing up'?

Well, guess what, 'Joe' the 'Plumber': you make me throw up.

[MineralMan]

18. Well, he could have meant he's regurgitating all those

talking points, even though he doesn't understand them.

I do think he meant to use another word, but, like Bush, got the process interrupted between his brain and his mouth.

[Iowa]

47. Actually, it's worse than that...

One meaning of the word "regurgitate" is this: repeat after memorization

What he's really saying is this: "I'm just repeating what I was told to say, or what I read somewhere... I have no clue what it all means".

And I think he probably meant what he said; he's just too damned stupid to understand what he was admitting.

Jesus H Christ this guy is dumb. I hope they keep trotting him out as the face of the Republican party.

[corpseratemedia]

15. "Hilter gave speeches too"

Joe the plumber gave a speech

Hilter=Joe the Plumber

[lebkuchen]

17. no shit

"gott mit uns"

[RaleighNCDUer]

19. There are place where it will get you laughed at -

like anywhere around me, on a bad day -

I'm sure that's just exactly the same thing for Joe.

[Libertas1776]

23. ...

What the Hell kind of kool Aid is this douche nozzle drinking?

[Binka]

35. What the Hell kind of kool Aid is this douche nozzle drinking?

Post of the DAY! I laughed so hard I cried. :loveya: WELCOME to DU. Marry me?

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

24. Joe, "I love America"

“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?


Hey Joe, What part about America is it you love if you are lacking in Liberty and Freedom?


You Joe are an asshole.

[No More Bushbots]

54. Ohio

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

63. You don't need to tell me about Ohio...

full of them. A-holes. Plenty in northwest ohio.

[abelenkpe]

25. why does this loser still get press?

No one is getting shot at from saying in God we Trust.

[blue_onyx]

28. Doesn't MI have enough problems without this idiot coming here

“Mainstream media wants to paint us as a bunch of extremists, right?"

Yes, you are extremist, Joe. Check out the approval rating for President Obama. The country is happy with his performance. I can't stand when Joe and the people protesting act like they aren't protesting just because Obama is president. What's even crazier is that most of the protests have had their tax CUT in the last few months.

One person on the news complained that the government threw money at Wall Street. While this is a valid criticism, I think it's insane that they are protest now. They do realize that the bank bailout happened under Bush, right? It won't be long before the economy is Obama's fault. MI's economy collapsed under the previous GOP governor and it didn't take long before the blame was shifted to our current governor. The Republicans will do the same to Obama. We better get use to the complaining because it's the only thing the GOP will do for the next eight years.

[Doctor_J]

29. Unfortunately, not at a tea party, it seems.

[anonymous171]

30. Jesus christ what is wrong with these people? nt

[Plucketeer]

31. Joe the Dumber

You know - of Dumb and Dumber! :crazy: Didja ever pay those taxes Joe?

[Hawaii Hiker]

36. Joe the phony plumber has got to be the dumbest fucking guy on the planet

Honestly, I would be more interested in listening to Paris Hilton & Lindsay Lohan give a speech on radioactive isotopes than hearing that deplorable pig Joe the Dumber talking about anything....

I hate that SOB

[ima_sinnic]

52. bwahaha!

:spray:

[CakeGrrl]

32. Not true, Joe, but being a policeman entering the home of a paranoid

Fox News-gobbling ignoramus HAS gotten people shot. For real.

What a useless tool he is.

[TheCowsCameHome]

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

Right, Joe.

You make everyone I know want to puke.

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[mitchum]

37. He just pulls stuff like that (and bush's cock) out of his ass

[New Dawn]

38. Joe the Plugger

[sufrommich]

40. This rally was publicized on the Michigan Militia web page.

[tanyev]

41. Joe the Teabagger!

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

42. Memo to Joe:

Take your meds like a good boy and you can have the jello fruit salad with Redi-Whip for dessert. You know how much you love that.

Signed,

T.

[SoxFan]

57. PERSONAL FOUL: using the "take your meds" line

Offensive and counterproductive. A lot of good people don't get the help they need because of snarky lines like this. Please knock it off.

[and-justice-for-all]

43. " Saying ‘In God We Trust’ Will Get You Shot In Some Places "

what a lying bastard. Fuck you Joe the non-plumber.

"“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?”" Delusional, shit stirring nonsense. Their loss of their 'freedoms' is all in the head which done so by their fearless leader limbaugh the hutt and Fucked News.

[Justitia]

44. Joe The Fucking Liar -eom

[underpants]

45. I thought the Godless hippies hated guns

:shrug:

[LynnTheDem]

46. Name one.

With proof.



Just one.

Rightwingnuts, (not) Joe (not) the plumber among them; stupidest MFers on the planet.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

48. Saying "Joe the Plumber's full of shit" will get you shot in far more places

[JeanGrey]

49. Could this man get any more stupid? GOD I HATE JOE

THE PLUMBER!!!!

[truthisfreedom]

50. You gotta love this idiot. He embodies almost everything stupid about the right wing at once.

[harry_pothead]

51. Listening to Joe the Plumber...

...is like being bukkaked with stupid.

[No Elephants]

53. In a related story, "Joe the Plumber" still dumb as a post, batshit crazy and still being paid by

Republicans because their base feels so at home with him. Film at 11.



P.S. My favorite quote so far this morning: “I’m just regurgitating,” Wurzelbacher said.

Isn't that just so self-effacing adorable? Of course, he's confused "regurgitating" with "nauseating," but close enough.....for UnJoe the UnPlumber. (As you can see, he never gets it quite right.)

[thebabbster]

55. What? He's not in Isreal?

I thought "Joe the Loser" was in Isreal, bravely getting his ass shot off in front of a news camara. After all, didn't the far right press decide he was good at "gotcha" politics?

[condoleeza]

56. Ah, if it were only true-in his case n/t

[ecstatic]

58. Right, because only atheists and agnostics carry guns

and use them. :eyes:

[hatrack]

59. Pay your back taxes yet, asshole?

Yeah, I didn't think so either.

10 pounds in a 5-pound bag.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

60. well when obama takes away our guns, he could go to any part of the country and say that

and NOT get shot.

so thats a total upside for him :)

[NickB79]

61. Wait, how could you be shot by a liberal? Everyone knows liberals hate guns and don't own them

:crazy:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

62. plus aint obama taking away our guns?

[classysassy]

64. Hello Joe

can't you tell time,your fifteen minutes are up,exit stage right?.