Joe the Plumber Wins the Election
May 6th 2010 16:56
Joe the Plumber became a household name in the world of politics quite unexpectedly and unintentionally through the unexpected help of President Obama. After being a spokesman, first for the conservative movement and second for Republican John McCain's presidential campaign in 2008; Joe Wurzelbacher has written a book, spoken at various conservative and Tea Party events and even spent a few weeks as a war correspondent on the Gaza Strip.
Now he has won a seat on the local Republican Party committee in Ohio's Lucas County by a 38-24 vote. The committee meets a couple of times a year to elect the county Republican chair and sets the party agenda.
Joe the Plumber became a voice of conservative middle-class workers who were going through tough times economically and placing much of the blame on the Obama presidency. Though he has been asked to run for Congress, he has been critical of both Democrats and Republicans alike; standing by principle rather than for party. Though he did some speaking events with McCain, he wrote in his book that McCain was not his choice for the GOP presidential nominee.
Wurzelbacher remains an icon for many anti-establishment conservatives and it is the hopes of some that the Tuesday win is the beginning of bigger things to come. He is popular in part because he speaks his mind without regard to his audience or political correctness which is a difficult commodity to find these days.
One of his most memorable quotes was given in an interview with Christianity Today when he said, "I've had some friends that are actually homosexual. And, I mean, they know where I stand, and they know that I wouldn't have them anywhere near my children. But at the same time, they're people, and they're going to do their thing." Though the statement drew much criticism, Wurzelbacher had the courage to speak as he saw things rather than speaking what would have been politically correct.
In speaking of the Republican Party, he said, too many Republicans use God "to invoke sympathy or invoke righteousness, but they don't stay the course."
Now he has won a seat on the local Republican Party committee in Ohio's Lucas County by a 38-24 vote. The committee meets a couple of times a year to elect the county Republican chair and sets the party agenda.
Joe the Plumber became a voice of conservative middle-class workers who were going through tough times economically and placing much of the blame on the Obama presidency. Though he has been asked to run for Congress, he has been critical of both Democrats and Republicans alike; standing by principle rather than for party. Though he did some speaking events with McCain, he wrote in his book that McCain was not his choice for the GOP presidential nominee.
Wurzelbacher remains an icon for many anti-establishment conservatives and it is the hopes of some that the Tuesday win is the beginning of bigger things to come. He is popular in part because he speaks his mind without regard to his audience or political correctness which is a difficult commodity to find these days.
One of his most memorable quotes was given in an interview with Christianity Today when he said, "I've had some friends that are actually homosexual. And, I mean, they know where I stand, and they know that I wouldn't have them anywhere near my children. But at the same time, they're people, and they're going to do their thing." Though the statement drew much criticism, Wurzelbacher had the courage to speak as he saw things rather than speaking what would have been politically correct.
In speaking of the Republican Party, he said, too many Republicans use God "to invoke sympathy or invoke righteousness, but they don't stay the course."
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