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Joe quitting plumbing business to be a country star

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by BetterThanEver, Oct 29, 2008.

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  1. BetterThanEver

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    Joe might make over $250k/yr, after all.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081029/pl_politico/15072;_ylt=Al3Qi7aoUDtBDGK4Gryn0dtsnwcF

    Joe the Plumber pursued for record deal
    Jeffrey Ressner
    AP – Joe Wurzelbacher, also known as 'Joe the Plumber', signs autographs after appearing at a rally with … 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 as create new career opportunities, including a shift out of the plumbing trade into stage and studio performances.

    On Tuesday, Wurzelbacher joined country music artist and producer Aaron Tippin to form a new partnership that includes booking-management firm Bobby Roberts and publicity-management concern The Press Office to field the multiple media offers he’s received over the past few weeks.

    Among the requests: a possible record deal with a major label, personal appearances and corporate sponsorships. A longtime country music fan, Wurzelbacher can sing and “knocks around on guitar” but is not an accomplished musician or songwriter, according to The Press Office’s Jim Della Croce.

    “He’s a complicated guy with a very dynamic personality,” Della Croce told Politico. “He can sing and obviously has a strong political point of view.”

    The Press Office, a PR firm based in Nashville, Tenn., represents an eclectic array of other clients including country stars John Anderson and the Gatlin Brothers, quirky folk singer Leon Redbone, NASCAR driver Chase Mattioli and animal repellent firm Liquid Fence. The Bobby Roberts Company reps several of the same acts, in addition to Juice Newton, Merle Haggard and Jon Secada.

    Wurzelbacher made his auspicious debut earlier this month when Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama appeared in “Joe’s” neighborhood and was buttonholed on his tax plan. The media blitz went into high gear after John McCain talked about Wurzelbacher during the last televised presidential debate.

    He has since made an appearance on Fox’s weekend variety show starring former presidential aspirant Mike Huckabee, and this week was showcased by McCain in a series of “Joe the Plumber” events.

    The new partnership originated on the set of the “Huckabee” show, where Tippin appeared with his band during the same program.
     
    #1 BetterThanEver, Oct 29, 2008
  2. Jugdish

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    A star?
     
    #2 Jugdish, Oct 29, 2008
  3. peleincubus

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    pretty funny. wish all the luck to him even though he lied a bit. or at least bent the truth.
     
    #3 peleincubus, Oct 29, 2008
  4. mc mark

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    A true star!

    A Superstar!!!
     
    #4 mc mark, Oct 29, 2008
  5. leroy

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    What a jackass.
     
    #5 leroy, Oct 29, 2008
  6. B-Bob

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    He bent the truth like an untrained contractor with PVC!
     
    #6 B-Bob, Oct 30, 2008
  7. professorjay

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    There are plenty of hard working, aspiring country music musicians. And now Joe, who has no experience and few guitar skills is given a contract? That's taking one contract away from someone who's been working hard at it to someone who's too lazy to even write one song.

    SOCIALISMISTICNESS
     
    #7 professorjay, Oct 30, 2008
  8. tested911

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    I'm about to quit my IT job and become a Plumber.. $250K without going to Med school.. Sounds good to me.
     
    #8 tested911, Oct 30, 2008
  9. Faos

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    He wasn't making over $250K a year...he was hoping to when/if he owned his own plumbing company.
     
    #9 Faos, Oct 30, 2008
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    I don't understand all the hatred directed at this guy. He was out playing football with his son, when Obama approached him for the photo op. He asked him a question as any American is allowed to ask our potential leaders - then Obama slips up and says "share the wealth" - and Joe gets prosecuted - go figure. :rolleyes:

    Now having him take advantage of the situation personally, after all the probing and other comments he has had to endure - I don't blame him. I am pretty sure 99.99% of you would be doing the same...............it's the American Dream. Some scratch a piece of paper, some pick the winning numbers, Joe just happened to be throwing fade routes when he walked into it..........
     
    #10 Rocketball, Oct 30, 2008
  11. rhadamanthus

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    As if country music wasn't already a steaming pile of ****. Now they're hiring plumbers....



    thanks. I'll be here all week.
     
    #11 rhadamanthus, Oct 30, 2008
  12. conquistador#11

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    no better example of the american dream. God bless joe the plumber.

    =/
     
    #12 conquistador#11, Oct 30, 2008
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    This guy is like the political version of Paris Hilton.

    Famous for being famous.

    The great American hype...
     
    #13 DonnyMost, Oct 30, 2008
  14. yaoluv

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    from being on welfare, to becoming a plumber making 40k worried about a 3% tax increase on money he makes over 250k, to fighting against the evils of socialism, to becoming a country music legend

    Joe is an American hero!!!
     
    #14 yaoluv, Oct 30, 2008
  15. updawg

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    I predict this will end badly for Joe. He should go away and be quiet
     
    #15 updawg, Oct 30, 2008
  16. Cannonball

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    He approached Obama, not the other way around. Obama was in the area and a crowd naturally gathered around him. People asked question and Joe didn't think they were tough enough. So he makes up a story and Obama spends 5 minutes giving a well thought out answer. Even if Joe didn't agree, he seemed to understand Obama's POV. Then Joe immediately goes on Fox News and starts trashing Obama. He started the media circus. It probably would have gone away if he didn't try to capitalize on the situation by making himself a Republican talking head.
     
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  17. Lil Pun

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    I wish this lying scumbag would just go away.
     
    #17 Lil Pun, Oct 30, 2008
  18. rhadamanthus

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    Hatred? Try frustration.

    He, like many republicans supporters, has to make up a reason to vote the way he does. It's psychotic.

    The animosity is just a reaction many have to the idiocy he represents.

    EDIT: Speaking of idiots making up reasons to vote the way they do...

    23% of texans think obama is muslim

    It's fatty-esque ignorance in action!
     
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  19. leroy

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    Bingo. This is just the icing on the cake. You want to get your 15 minutes? Fine with me. He's on about 14:30 right now with Nov 4th being the end.
     
    #19 leroy, Oct 30, 2008
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