Joe The The was a war correspondent. For three days in January. Joe The The is no longer a war correspondent.
This has been an episode of "A Thought About Joe The The."
A note from the editor: Joe the Dumber Plumber was known as "Joe the Palin" for some time at this site, but Joe the Dumber Plumber will no longer be known as "Joe the Palin." He will henceforth be known as "Joe The The."
But, you know, okay, you don’t have to see, you know, 800 dead, 801 dead. It’s like they drill that in your head. … They want you to sit there saying 'there are so many people dying.' You know these are large, these are numbers, you know I don’t want to take away from that. Let me, uh, think about how to say that again.
You think about that, Wurzelknocker. We'll be here.
No doubt you've already heard yesterday's funniest story: Joe "the Plumber" Wurzelknuckleheadbacher is becoming a war correspondent.
This has been covered by everyone in the intertubes; my only request is that when Joe the pro-Israel free-marketeer actually gets to Israel, can someone show him around their socialized health care system? And could someone tell him that personal income tax in Israel tops out at 47%? Just to see his reaction?
This just gets weirder and funnier. Joe the Plumber admits that his family received welfare as a child (as did mine), and that they eventually got off it and did alright for themselves (mine, too!). This doesn't quite square with the anti-government talking points he's been making since he willingly thrust his head before the oncoming train of the media during a presidential election, and he can't quite understand what's happening when the train makes contact:
1) Joe slams the idea of "taking money from people and giving it to someone else"
2) Alan Colmes asks him about his own family receiving welfare
3) Joe the Plumber looks as if he accidently filled his canteen with Drano for a couple seconds, then says "Paid into welfare ... it's something to be used, not abused, like it often is, Alan..."
4) The sound of a toilet flushing can be heard from inside Joe the Plumber's head as he realizes that he's just made a complete fool of himself. Once again.
I'm going to call him "Joe the Palin" from now on.
