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Direckshun
11-17-2008, 08:56 AM
...shit like this is inevitable.

It's the party you've allowed to be built, Republicans.

http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/joe_the_forum_joe_the_blogger.php

“Joe the Forum,” “Joe the Blogger,” “Joe the Shopper”

By Megan Garber
November 14, 2008 12:58 PM

Joe the Plumber’s latest small business? Apparently: himself. JTP’s deeply researched, carefully edited, thoughtful, and not at all hastily-put-together-to-capitalize-on-his-media-celebrity-before-it-expires treatise on The American Dream—written “with” spiritual novelist Thomas N. Tabback—is slated to be released December 1. Yes, of this year.

Oh, and it will be titled, humbly and rather delightfully, Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream.

To celebrate—and to ensure that copies of the book are sold!—YOU THE PEOPLE can now obtain a Freedom Membership from Joe’s hastily-put-together-to-capitalize-on-his-media-celebrity-before-it-expires Web site, SecureOurDream.com. The Membership, like Freedom itself, ain’t free…but the $14.95 yearly fee practically pays for itself! With it, you’ll get:

1) Total Access to “Joe The Forum” where you may chat directly with Joe
2) Subscription to the “Joe The Blog” monthly newsletter
3) Free Shipping on all “Joe The Plumber” merchandise
4) Free Signed Copy of Joe’s forthcoming book “Joe The Plumber” - Fighting for the American Dream
5) Become an integral part of an American movement to restore our government to the people

Now, the mere promise of seeing what a blog looks like as a monthly newsletter is probably reason enough to pay $14.95. As is the opportunity to restore our government to the people, and everything. But, me, I’ll wait to give over my credit card number until Joe gets around to filling the currently empty-except-for-the-book “Shop Joe” section of SecureOurDream.com. NB, JTP: Once your Freedom Membership includes a Limited Edition Joe the Plumber Commemorative $1 Coin, Layered in Genuine 24-Karat Gold, my $14.95 will be yours.

Sully
11-17-2008, 09:00 AM
Good for him for finding ways to profit from this crap.
Good for me for having another opportunity to laugh.

patteeu
11-17-2008, 09:45 AM
1. It sounds like a better deal than WarPaintIllustrated's premium membership.

2. There's a great deal of irony involved when an partisan democrat and Obama supporter is issuing an admonishment about identity politics as if it's a characteristic problem of the Republicans. So much so that I'm not sure the original poster really meant to use that particular term. Of course, there'd be plenty of irony if such a person were to criticize Republicans for the more apt sin of the "politics of personality".

bango
11-17-2008, 07:40 PM
Will all of the McCain Supporters have enough left after paying for all of Obama's Socialist Policies to be able to afford this?

Fat Elvis
11-18-2008, 07:41 AM
1. It sounds like a better deal than WarPaintIllustrated's premium membership.



ROFL

Can't believe that I'm giving you a positive rep in the DC forum....

Ultra Peanut
11-18-2008, 07:44 AM
I love his website so much.

vailpass
11-18-2008, 07:51 AM
Cashing in on your 15 minutes of fame? How can this be? In America? No way. Damn the Republicans for inventing this phenomena.
I sleep better at night knowing no Liberal would ever do such a thing as capitalize on a money-making opportunity, that is the quality needed to run a free-market economy.

patteeu
11-18-2008, 11:56 AM
ROFL

Can't believe that I'm giving you a positive rep in the DC forum....

Oh come on. You know you love me. And I'm confident that someday you'll grow wise enough to love my politics too!

StcChief
11-18-2008, 12:40 PM
Oh come on. You know you love me. And I'm confident that someday you'll grow wise enough to love my politics too!age, experience, responsibility, etc will do alot to re-indentify priority.

Fat Elvis
11-18-2008, 01:47 PM
age, experience, responsibility, etc will do alot to re-indentify priority.

Forty two year old father of two and homeowner with no debt, including no mortgage...and yet I'm still a liberal? I have the age, experience and responsibility--hence my political leanings.

frazod
11-18-2008, 02:01 PM
I guess we know what to get Shithead for Christmas.

RJ
11-18-2008, 02:06 PM
I love Joe the Plumber cause he's just like me.

There should be some bald, middle aged white guys with beer guts playing in the NFL.

Chief Henry
11-18-2008, 02:29 PM
I guess we know what to get Shithead for Christmas.

lol

BigChiefFan
11-18-2008, 02:40 PM
Gee, I thought Joe has BIG PLANS to PURCHASE a Plumbing company?

RJ
11-18-2008, 02:46 PM
Gee, I thought Joe has BIG PLANS to PURCHASE a Plumbing company?


In this economy?

You must take Joe the Plumber for some sort of fool.