Joe T. Plumber is an embarrassment even to Larry the Cable Guy.

quite a different audience from Steele's desire to expand the GOP into minority communities.

Well, yeah, to the extent that white working-class support for the GOP exists at all, it's predicated, first and foremost, on fear and loathing of African-Americans. Well, that and giving gays and gyno-Americans "special rights." Which is to say "rights." But mainly, it's a racial thing. "Reagan Democrats" were really Rust Belt Wallace Democrats.

Please, Mr. Plumber tell us your principles. And what have you done to prove they are your principles?

Has Steele actually said something related to "hip-hop" or is this reference simply a code for Steele's race?

TPM is acting like cable now.

I hope Joe the Bigot keeps talking. He is slowly, steadily exposing the real GOP base.

Q: How're those book sales going, Joe?

A: As of today, we're at #185,640 on the Amazon book sales list. Pretty awesome.

Q: Definitely!

This is very odd. John McCain, who I once believed to be a true maverick Republican, is the one solely responsible for bringing us Joe the Plumber and Sarah Palin...the epitome of the base. I expected the first months of Obama's presidency to be tough, but I never expected so much comedy gold from the GOP.

I eagerly await Michael Steele's response.
Seriously. It could be a lot of fun.

Hey, here's an idea: Dump Steele as RNC Chair and replace him with Joe the Tax Evader. Joe's clearly the Guiding Light and "brains" of today's GOP; might as well give him the reins.

"You can't sell principles; either you have them or you don't"

And you can't sell "plumberhood"; either you're a plumber or you're not. And he's not.

This guy doesn't even stop to think what a personal fraud he is. I say, stop walkin' the walk, Joe. Work hard, study up, get your license, pay your back taxes, and then... and only then... will you have the same credibility as every other honest working man in America. Right now you're laughable.

You can't sell AIDS either. You have it or you don't.

No. Wait. Nevermind.

Hmmm, I wonder if the "plumber" would also object to attempts at making conservatism more rock and roll? What an ass. The GOP deserves him.

Joe the Plumber...Chance the Gardner...what's the difference?

Oh, and has he gotten his plumbing license yet?

The cult member of LIMBLAH is only spouting Limblah's Drivel.

No hip hop from the repubs? Awww tell me it ain't so Joe. I have to tell you, though, I always enjoy it when you trip the light fantastic- heel/toe, heel/toe, and once again away we go... Joe.

Between this and McHenry announcing to the entire world that the GOP's complete raisin d'etre right now is to drive down Nancy Pelosi's approval numbers, this is getting to be "must-see TV."

Hip Hop doesn't rap about hoarding money, keeping women in their place, and exacting violence on other cultures in the name of exploitation. Only the GOP can do it right....WORD YO

Which one was he in American History X again?

The only principle Republicans live by is to lie about anything for personal power and political gain.

Joe The Plumber

Why does TPM and all other pundits in the blogosphere continue to allow this worthless clown, Joe The Plumber, your time and effort?

He has no useful insight to any of the myriad of problems facing the nation, to wit he is worthless.

Joe's talking out of his buttcrack... still!

Please, no more Joe (either "the Plumber" or "the Lieberman").

We shouldn't exploit the polically retarded.

Wait a minute... we should.

That's it,
Rush's days are over!!

Joe the PLUMBER is now the leader of the
Republican PARTY!!!

Skinhead Bashes Hip-Hop

Somewhere under Joe's phony blue-collar shirt lurks an "88" tattoo.

Joe and Rush (Limbaugh) Limburger is Archie Bunkers resurrected idiocy remake joke for conservative hick bigotry entertainment. View how he is the sabotage of the Republican party. The uneducated, the pinko-commy accuser, the misinformed, Rush Limburger- son of Archie Bunker, *Boss* Hog of the GOP. Death of the Conservatives. See the remake at
rushlimburger.blogspot.com

"You can't sell principles; either you have them or you don't," he added, to applause from the audience of 800 people.

He's right. Either believe in conservatism, or you don't. Most people don't, so you lose every nationwide election from now on.

Oooooh, the intellectual giant Joe unlicensed the Plumber, says that only conservative have principles. Oh, I am sooooooo freakin' hurt right now; I have to go change my party first thing in the morning, lest, I don't make it to heaven because i am not a republican.

Just when you thought the GOP comedy show was over, it comes back with a bang. Thanks Joe!
Or whatever your name is.

Always knew The Great White Decline would be an ugly spectacle.

Joe seems a bit prejudiced against hip-hop. I wonder, how often does he use the "N" word in non-mixed company?

Maybe he would have preferred that one of the former KKK Southern Dems had beaten Steele in the race for the RNC chairmanship. I would guess most of the Palin/Limbaugh/Joe the P crowd would have preferred someone of their own color.

This reveals one of the deepest chasms in the Republican Party. The bigots in their midst (especially south of the Mason Dixon lione, but certainly not exclusive to that part of the country)are not prone to supporting people of color, quite the contrary.

That portends difficult times ahead for the GOP, especially if they plan to grow, which will be necessary for their future political survival, let alone their current political power.

It is hard to keep growing when you resent and marginalize (over) half the nation's people, because they aren't a member your own race or religious cult.