'Joe the Plumber' publishes book, gets grilled by CNN Stephen C. Webster

Published: Tuesday December 23, 2008





Print This Email This Good 'ole Joe. 'Joe the Plumber,' that is. And now, introducing, 'Joe the Author.'



Joe Wurzelbacher, the supposed common man whom Sen. John McCain made famous during his presidential campaign, has a book. And not just any book, but a Book with quite the catchy title.



"Joe the Plumber: Fighting for the American Dream."



Sadly for Joe's Republican Senator friend, that American dream is somewhat critical of McCain. Or, as CNN put it Tuesday, Joe has thrown the aging Arizonian "under the bus."



"In the book, you say that the McCain campaign was quote, 'fragmented and disorganized,'" said CNN anchor John Roberts. "And you go on to say quote, 'I did not want him in the Republican ticket. I do not agree with a great many of his policies, nor do I care for aspects of his voting record.'



"He stood by you when you said during an interview that a vote for Barack Obama was a vote for the death of Israel. So, he was here, backin' you up, and here you are throwing him under the bus now. Why?"



Joe portended a lengthy response, but summarized his winding point with, "I'm not throwing McCain under the bus. That's factual. That's just what happened."



Roberts, reemphasizing this proverbial 'bus,' pressed on.



"So, I guess this throwing him under the bus aspect of this Joe, comes in on this idea that you're out there on the campaign trail, you were stumping for John McCain, you didn't say anything about it then. He loses the election, and now you're writing a book for profit saying all of these things about him.



"Many people take that as throwing him under the bus. If you felt so strongly about it during the campaign, why didn't you say something then?"



Joe laughed at the question, and got back on the bus.



"Well, it's not so much ahm, people are saying I'm throwing him under the bus, it's the media saying I'm throwing him under the bus. But, you know, let's correct that. Let's let them decide that when they read the book."



This video is from CNN's American Morning, broadcast Dec. 23, 2008.









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