Or, at least, the ridiculous phase:

Via Fox News: ‘Joe the Plumber’ Backs Claim That Obama Would Bring ‘Death to Israel’

and

Via the Politico: Joe the Plumber pursued for record deal

In regards to the latter, I am mostly bemused: if the man wants to milk his fifteen minutes of fame for all it is worth, including a country music album, more power to him. All I can say is: only in America.

The former, however, is plain bizarre, as Joe made his claims whilst on the trail with the McCain campaign.

The CSM‘s the vote blog elaborates (Joe the Plumber is now Joe the foreign policy advisor?:

How did Joe the Plumber begin dispensing foreign policy advice?

Simple. There was a “Joe the Plumber” bus tour yesterday in Ohio. Joe the Plumber (aka Joe Wurzelbacher) teamed up with Congressman Rob Portman (who was allegedly on McCain’s VP short list) and they went to five different towns in Ohio stumping for the Republican nominee.

Wurzelbacher was doing everything you do on the campaign trail. You know, shaking hands, talking to people, kissing babies, taking pictures, saying a vote for Barack Obama dooms Israel…

If it wasn’t already official, I think we can now declare it: the McCain campaign has hit the desperation phase.

4 Responses to “We’ve Officially Hit the Desperation Phase”

1. MSS Says:
   October 30th, 2024 at 11:25 am

   I would call it the tragic phase. Or tragicomic, if you prefer.

   Desperation began back in the days before the convention, and ended somewhere over the last few days. We’ve clearly entered a new phase now. And it isn’t pretty.

2. Len Says:
   October 30th, 2024 at 1:28 pm

   Mr. Wurzelbacher was always dancing on the edge of surreality and farce, but I think with this, he has officially jumped the shark.

3. Dr. Steven Taylor Says:
   October 30th, 2024 at 2:09 pm

   MSS:

   Yes, “tragicomic” is a good word.

   Indeed, one could argue that the Palin selection was the desperation point.

4. RandyB Says:
   October 31st, 2024 at 8:01 pm

   Well, this is the proper remedy I believe for all the harm done to Joe’s reputation and his right to privacy by the MSM and the Obamaniac lefty blogs.

   I wonder – are any of those right bloggers who were so indignant about the media attention Joe received reconsidering their outrage?

   Maybe if the McCain campaign actually pays him for all the mileage they got out of using his image he can afford to buy that plumbing company.