An infection more tenacious than the most virulent strain of tuberculosis is headed toward New Jersey:
TRENTON, NJ (AP) — Joe the Plumber will be stumping for a New Jersey Republican who is running for governor.
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Lonegan’s campaign is charging $1,000 for a private meeting with the one-time plumber and the candidate.
Okay, I give up. What drooling half-wit is going to part with a thousand ameros for the "opportunity" to listen to this walking political cold sore extemporize on the devilish intricacies of the Internal Revenue Code, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or any other errant subject that might mistakenly wander into his cranial dead zone? Is it really worth $1,000 to hear him tell you that he’s horny?
And then, at the other end of the spectrum, the rich, incestuous wingnuts continue to financially reward their own dauphins. Today we learned that Bill Kristol, the Jethro Bodine of the Conservative Set, the monomaniac PNAC groupie who cozied his way into a column for the New York Times, received an award for . . . something:
Kristol, the dumb son of a smart conservative who went crazy, is a lazy thinker, a terrible writer, and, as we mentioned, he has always been completely wrong about everything.
So because there is essentially an extensive and quite well-funded private welfare fund for hacks who get everything wrong, the Bradley Foundation is going to straight-up give him $250,000 for no fucking reason.
Two hundred and fifty grand sure does buy a lot of cocktail weenies.
But let’s not forget those right-wing organizations that are willing to burn $150,000 to hear George W. Bush reminisce on his "joyous" eight years as President of the United States. . . .
Jeezus. And people call the lottery a tax on the innumerate? That scratch-off ticket is still a sounder investment than a night with Joe the Plumber.
["Joe the Dunker" image courtesy twolf]



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watertiger!
Wingnut welfare steadfastly defying Darwin.
I’d part with a little cash to step up to that dunk-tank if Mr. Wurlitzerbacher were actually sitting there.
*trying to think of a good substitute for water in the landing tank*
I can think of several worthy of a “plumber.”
Suz…! Oh… and water tiger…! ;-)
that old saying a fool and his money are soon parted surely applies here. any wingnut who pays a grand to hear this fool deserves to be parted from his/her money.
Lonegan’s campaign is charging $1,000 for a private meeting with the one-time plumber and the candidate.
isn’t that called pimping?! and illegal? oh, joe
heh. caught me just before I hit the “edit” button…..
Well… he is theoretically a plumber and since
ascendingdescending to the national stage has spent a lot of time wallowing in the Republican septic tank.Given all the other losing ventures (Regnery anyone?) that they bankroll, I suspect that there are probably quite a few well heeled and cognitively challenged wingnuts who would be delighted by this opportunity.
isn’t that called pimping?! and illegal? oh, joe
damn – kinda early to be reaching for the brain-bleach dispenser….
Sad how sh*t rises too, eh…? ;-)
Has long been know that it floats.
All he needs is a good flush.
oh, I’m not paying if Joe’s just gonna float…
Double-yoo-tee!
Suggested photo caption: “Gee, this water-boarding is kinda fun!”
Actually, I’m a little surprised Joe hasn’t weighed in on the torture memo… yet (as far as I know).
hey CT!!!
Alongside Inhofe, Ensign, Bachmann, Rushbo, ad nauseum…! ;-)
that would be an excellent addition to Joe’s dunk-tank.
Pretty certain Rush would clog up the works.
Seems like they could raise more money if they got rid of the tank and let people pay for a chance to bean Joe.
Aloha Teddy! Always a pleasure…!
I’m pissed at the HI State Legislature on pigeon-holing a same-sex bill that would’ve provided equal stature for same sex unions… Some serious fuckery indeed…!
Pretty certain Rush would clog up the works.
thus completing the circle of needing a real plumber….
Rush could clog a trunk line.
I was thinking along the lines of the Horseshoe Falls at Niagra.
His ego alone…! ;-)
Hey, CT! How’s things going? Haven’t seen you around for a while.
shudder
I can’t help but think of that scene in Trainspotting. “Fetch the Oxycontin, Rush!”
Hey! What about the Palin wardrobe and make-up? This is child’s play!
(Hey, CTuttle!)
would give any sane person nightmares (more shrudders)
“Joe the Dunker”
priceless
Don’t think it is even so much a question of sanity as of taste.
It’s been awhile… I’m now about to build a home package on a lot that I’m now the proud owner of… A house that I’d submitted a full price bid for fell thru… Kinda perplexing when it was the full price I’d agreed too… Some people… Sheesh…! :-(
anyone who would shell out a thousand dollars to spend the evening with joe the non-plumber needs to have their head examined to determine if they have enough sense to manage their money without being taken advantage of by unscrupulous con-artists.
“Shrudders…?” (ducking…) ;-)
Just imagine if Joe and Pam Atlas hatched a brood of youngin’s. Have to retool the theory of evolution to include survival of the witless.
Always bear in mind that the only measure of evolutionary “fitness” is fecundity. Smart, strong, attractive, etc. only count to the extent that they contribute to producing lots of offspring who survive to produce offspring of their own.
adjusting glare
that’s a whole lotta asshole for one
roomwomb.I’m thinking they could raise a really big pile of cash if the bottom of the dunk tank emptied directly into the sewer line. Next stop for Joe: The treatment plant. Hell, that would be a step up for him…
“Village of the Damned” kitties. I like ‘em…
I think they could raise even more if they filled it with crocodiles. They could then bet on who would eat whom.
Hey watertiger! What do you spend to talk to repiglicans?
I can just about imagine what the crocs might be saying to one another. “Hey, this kinda tastes like chicken…”
we are slowly tiptoeing up to the fantasy violence line pups – lets be careful not to cross it
Or as grandma used to say, “Use your head for something besides a hatrack!”
Actually, I would put my money on Joe eating the crocks.
Heh, at least it’s not the lQQK…!
“Hey…this croc meat ain’t quite as tough as Ann Coulter…”
WT – you are on.
I wish I could direct my disgust and anger thusly.
Hey pups
Smells better, too.
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Jane says: “So we’re launching a campaign today [Tuesday, April 21]. We want to raise $150,000 to support Marcy, another investigative blogger to work with her, and a researcher to help them.”
Please donate if you can — every dollar helps.
Especially Ann’s adam apple, eh…? ;-)
Hey Newt! Long time no see.
OT: I feel sorry for Cheney, Rice, Bybee, Yoo, etal. There’s been an awful lot of bad press about them this week. Hence, I’m thinking we should take up a collection to send them on a nice, relaxing vacation. I hear Spain is very pleasant this time of year….
Well the internet cafe is closing shortly…! I bid ya’ll a fond adieu! Aloha Oe…!
I suspect he needs the plumbing tools for that job. And since he’s not using them for anything else, they should be in tip-top condition.
Or the Hague. I hear the war crimes trials in the spring are especially lovely.
Night!
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Springtime in the Hague. Has a nice ring to it.
Hey Betsy!
Take care, CT!
Think I’ll head out too. Nighters all.
Almost like Nuremberg.
Night, rf. Think I will make it a triple play. Take care all.
Ducking back in for a moment. Here’s something you don’t expect to find on Fox News.
Nite, all. I should probably expire my-own-self.
“To bed to bed”, said Sleepy Head.
“Oh no”, said Slow.
“Put on the Pot”, said Greedy Gut
We’ll eat before we go.
I was just checking that out myself. Do you suppose Shep is angling for another gig?
By the way, Cliff May is among the most virulent, extremist pieces of shit on the planet. Do not let this man near your family.
I doubt it but if he goes off script again he might have to.
Brrr, need more brain bleach…
It is possible, I suppose, that he’s the rare Faux individual who’s sick of whoring himself. And yes, if he deviates from script too many more times he just might be on the bricks. Compare him to Beck or O’R. Yup, his days are probably numbered…
I think Shep was off the reservation during Katrina. Seem to remember him getting in hot water for it.
i’ll believe he has good intentions if he forking quits working for faux
hi ever one
hey katy – how goes?
katy – how you doin?
Evening Katy how ya feeling this evening?
Hey Katy, what’s Phoenix weather like now?
the weather is fare
Joe The Plumber’s Butt
Butt Butt Butt you can have his Butt Mary!!
Hugs Katy. I have a volunteer forsythia bush that just popped up in my front yard, it’s starting to bloom. Thanks to the wind or the birdies I guess.
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Obviously, you folks are not familiar with Garden State humor. This is a goof. And if it isn’t, it soon will be, from High Point to Cape May. That candidate just made himself a punch line in the Jersey Joke Book.
Thanks for the laugh, J-O!
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