'Joe The Plumber' Running For Congress

American Voices • Politics • ISSUE 47•43 • Oct 12, 2011

Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher, who came to prominence after questioning Barack Obama's economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign, has filed papers to run for Congress in Ohio. What do you think?

“This is so exciting! This good an opportunity to waste your vote doesn't come along very often.”
Ariel Levy –
Systems Analyst
“He has a formidable opponent in Marcy 'The Congresswoman' Kaptur.”
Paul Stoler –
Label Remover
“Jesus. America is awful."”
Jerry Kottler –
Orderly

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