Read more Joe the Plumber stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35304/joe-the-plumber.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:17:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/64495/meghan-mccain-joe-the-plumber-is-a-dumbass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMeghan McCain talks to Out.com about her campaign for gay marriage and her role as pseudo-spokeswoman for a new generation of Republicans, and one line is sure to catch a lot of attention: "Joe the Plumber—you can quote me—is a dumbass," she says of the man who...http://www.newser.com/story/64495/meghan-mccain-joe-the-plumber-is-a-dumbass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 19:38:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58274/gay-activist-swipes-back-at-joe-the-plumber.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe the Plumber's latest social commentary is a non-issue, according to a leading gay rights activist. “It would matter if Joe the Plumber mattered,” the Human Rights Campaign president said of Samuel Wurzelbacher’s recent labeling of gay people as “queer” as in “strange and unusual,” the AP reports. “Queer” is...http://www.newser.com/story/58274/gay-activist-swipes-back-at-joe-the-plumber.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 9:21:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53930/dc-right-wingers-get-joe-the-plumber-horny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeing honored at a Washington event last night skewering the liberal media made Samuel Wurzelbacher—better known as Joe the Plumber, of Campaign ’08 fame—“horny,” the Washington Post reports. “God, all this love and everything in the room—I’m horny,” the Republican everyman said after a standing ovation at...http://www.newser.com/story/53930/dc-right-wingers-get-joe-the-plumber-horny.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 14:09:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52606/joe-the-plumber-sues-over-privacy-violations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“Joe the Plumber” is suing former Ohio officials for violating his privacy, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer . Employees of the state’s family services department (since resigned) checked Samuel Wurzelbacher for unpaid child support obligations, after Sen. John McCain elevated him to prominence. “You shouldn't have to regret asking a reasonable...http://www.newser.com/story/52606/joe-the-plumber-sues-over-privacy-violations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 9:12:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50526/as-a-reporter-joe-the-plumbers-a-good-plumber.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn our YouTube world, "anyone and everyone can play journalist," but not everyone should, writes James Rainey in the LA Times . Case in point: Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher. In his work for conservative Pajamas Media, "Wurzelbacher looks about as capable with a microphone and a tough news story as I...http://www.newser.com/story/50526/as-a-reporter-joe-the-plumbers-a-good-plumber.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Feb 2009 10:07:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47304/reporting-from-gaza-this-is-joe-the-plumber.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPerhaps in an effort to ditch his infamous moniker, Joe the Plumber is swapping plunger for pen. The Ohio businessman, the presidential election’s "average American," will spend 10 days near Gaza covering Israel’s perspective on the conflict for pjtv.com, Internet arm of conservative Pajamas Media. “God’s not going to...http://www.newser.com/story/47304/reporting-from-gaza-this-is-joe-the-plumber.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Jan 2009 16:23:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46193/2008-hall-of-infamy-inductees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs we look back at the great people who made their mark this year, let us not forget to document the schlubby, the sneaky, and the just plain criminal. Vanity Fair has done the legwork, rounding up a month-by-month rogue's gallery. Some highlights: January: Rudy Giuliani's Florida strategy was hapless...http://www.newser.com/story/46193/2008-hall-of-infamy-inductees.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Dec 2008 20:21:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44887/joe-the-plumber-appalled-by-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJoe the Plumber, a sidekick of John McCain's presidential campaign who came to represent the common man, now says he was "appalled" by the Republican candidate, Politico reports. Plumber Joe Wurzelbacher, who appeared at campaign stops with McCain, told a conservative radio show host his up-close look at presidential politics...http://www.newser.com/story/44887/joe-the-plumber-appalled-by-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Dec 2008 5:30:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43210/joe-the-plumber-grabs-book-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBefore the 2008 election is a month old, Joe the Plumber plans to have a book on the shelves, the New York Times reports. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher has signed a deal with PearlGate Publishing to write “Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream,” due in bookstores Dec. 1, with...http://www.newser.com/story/43210/joe-the-plumber-grabs-book-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 9:29:19 CST