Hooray for Joe… he didn’t take any of Maher’s guff. I think this was one of his better interviews, however, Maher seemed kind of meek in his presence. Wonder why? Perhaps Joe really cares about folks, but Maher just pretends to.
Perhaps. The one thing I’m in complete agreement with Joe is “The FairTax.” Look it up – it’s not just a bill; it’s a movement. One that is a long-time coming and one we could really use right now.
Timothy Geithner, Obama’s pick to head the exact same agency that is responsible for overseeing the IRS, is caught having… not paid back taxes for a nanny he employed
“…employed a housekeeper whose employment authorization document expired about three months before she stopped working for them in October 2005, according to a written statement from the Senate Finance Committee.
Later, the housekeeper, who is married to a U.S. citizen, was granted a green card, transition officials said.
The second concern involves Geithner’s taxes while he worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to a statement released by the committee, Geithner failed to pay self-employment taxes while the IMF paid him from 2001 to 2004.
In 2006, the Internal Revenue Service audited Geithner for tax years 2003 and 2004, and he paid $16,732 for the taxes and interest for those years, the statement said. After Obama nominated him for treasury secretary, Geithner voluntarily amended his taxes for 2001 and 2002, paying $25,970 for those taxes and interest, the committee said.”
The press and Obama team response? It was an “honest mistake.” That’s it… just an “honest mistake.” Nothing to see here, move along. Yes, we know it’s a powerful position to hold, but these financial times REQUIRE someone be seated quickly, so just pay no mind to this “honest mistake.” Again, never you mind that he “employed a housekeeper who became an illegal immigrant while working for him. And Geithner did not pay self-employment taxes for several years until the IRS audited him.” …and to the tune of around $30,000 no less.
Where was this same forgiving mindset when it came to illegally investigating an unassuming citizen, whose only crime was to ask Obama a question about redistribution of wealth? You see, this citizen, Joe Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. “Joe the Plumber,” was found to have owed back taxes in the grand total of about $1,200. It was reported by ABC, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, the New York Times, and every other outlet you could find, and there was nobody cutting him any slack. In fact, if you Google “Joe Plumber Owes Back Taxes,” you get 31,000 results. The self-righteous indignation on MSNBC alone was galling.
And just what grand political appointment was Joe Wurzelbacher about to take? Not a damn one. Yet when Obama’s appointment Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary is found to have owed more than $30,000 in back taxes, I find only a little more than 8,000 Google hits on that one. You mean to tell me that the man who is positioned to take the helm of one of THE most powerful agencies cannot even comply with that agency’s measures, and it’s only an “honest mistake?” Yet a single citizen who is being appointed to nothing, who owes back taxes, and suddenly it is worthy of denigration by the entire Democrat political machine (which includes the MSM)?
Folks, this is why Obama will get what he wants, as will the Democrats in Congress. That is, unless, the GOP gets off their collective asses and makes themselves heard. But I’m not counting on it. They have recently shown a level of emasculation like I’ve never seen. The whole lot of them appear to be ball-less, and I’m ashamed of them. Conservatives will continue to mobilize in exile, and the GOP better pray that we don’t leave them.
Huge h/t to Neal Boortz for this one:
Barack Obama discovers a leak under his sink, so he calls Joe the Plumber to come and fix it.
Joe drives to Obama’s house, which is located in a very nice neighborhood and where it’s clear that all the residents make more than $250,000 per year. Joe arrives and takes his tools into the house. Joe is led to the room that contains the leaky pipe under a sink. Joe assesses the problem and tells Obama, who is standing near the door, that it’s an easy repair that will take less than 10 minutes.
Obama asks Joe how much it will cost.
Joe immediately says, “$9,500.”
“$9,500?” Obama asks, stunned. “But you said it’s an easy repair!”
“Yes, but what I do is charge a lot more to my clients who make more than $250,000 per year so I can fix the plumbing of everybody who makes less than that for free,” explains Joe. “It’s always been my philosophy. As a matter of fact, I lobbied government to pass this philosophy as law, and it did pass earlier this year, so now all plumbers have to do business this way. It’s known as ‘Joe’s Fair Plumbing Act of 2008.’ Surprised you haven’t heard of it, senator.”
In spite of that, Obama tells Joe there’s no way he’s paying that much for a small plumbing repair, so Joe leaves.
Obama spends the next hour flipping through the phone book looking for another plumber, but he finds that all other plumbing businesses listed have gone out of business. Not wanting to pay Joe’s price, Obama does nothing.
The leak under Obama’s sink goes unrepaired for the next several days. A week later the leak is so bad that Obama has had to put a bucket under the sink. The bucket fills up quickly and has to be emptied every hour, and there’s a risk that the room will flood, so Obama calls Joe and pleads with him to return.
Joe goes back to Obama’s house, looks at the leaky pipe, and says “Let’s see – this will cost you about $21,000.”
“A few days ago you told me it would cost $9,500!” Obama quickly fires back.
Joe explains the reason for the dramatic increase. “Well, because of the ‘Joe’s Fair Plumbing Act,’ a lot of rich people are learning how to fix their own plumbing, so there are fewer of you paying for all the free plumbing I’m doing for the people who make less than $250,000. As a result, the rate I have to charge my wealthy paying customers rises every day. “Not only that, but for some reason the demand for plumbing work from the group of people who get it for free has skyrocketed, and there’s a long waiting list of those who need repairs. This has put a lot of my fellow plumbers out of business, and they’re not being replaced – nobody is going into the plumbing business because they know they won’t make any money. I’m hurting now too – all thanks to greedy rich people like you who won’t pay their fair share.”
Obama tries to straighten out the plumber: “Of course you’re hurting, Joe! Don’t you get it? If all the rich people learn how to fix their own plumbing and you refuse to charge the poorer people for your services, you’ll be broke, and then what will you do?”
Joe immediately replies, “Run for president, apparently.â€
Recently on Fox News, Megyn Kelley interviewed Joe the Plumber (Joe Wurzelbacher) about the latest in all of the improper investigations into his private life. Joe gives his input on the matter.
Jones-Kelley hasn’t paid enough penance in my mind.
On O’Reilly last week, Bill & Megyn Kelly discussed the apparent on-going investigation into Ohio officials who dug through Joe Wurzelbacher’s records, and they did so without cause. The two discuss Joe’s legal recourse and what’s happening (or better yet, NOT happening) to the main person responsible for these privacy violations: Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Tonight on Huckabee’s show, Joe the Plumber (Joe Wurzelbacher) and Tito the Builder met up in person. They both talked about the 2008 campaign, their views on the American dream, and how they think conservatives (including Sarah) are getting the shaft.
I’m telling you folks, we are seeing the future of the Conservative movement. It may not be specifically these two guys (although I definitely think Joe Wurzelbacher will be a future political force to be reckoned with) who transform our party, but they will be very instrumental in motivating the base to get out there and re-group.
At this moment, our party is lost in the wilderness. It’s going to take some down-to-earth people to bring it back together so we can regain power and restore this shining city on a hill to her original beauty and esteem. America is not lost; we just need the right folks to lead us back to her glory. There is hope after all – we just need to recognize it when we see it and take control.
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