Okay, I am bloody dead tired and should go to bed, but I just learned that Joe the plumber not only has a book coming out, but that he has launched a website, apparently seeking to take advantage of every idiot he can manage who lands on it.
Are people really that freakin' stupid? The man is a loser whom McCain picked up on to use as a stick to prod Obama with. That's it. Nothing more. So why does anyone want to buy his book, sign up for his movement to nowhere, and even freakin' listen to that guy???
From Jason Linkins:
| Ahh, the sweet nostalgia of a bygone time when Samuel Wurzelbacher may have actually been doing some plumbing, instead of proferring [sic] his always hastily retracted opinions about everything!
We especially love the whole business model, where a "We Are Joe" Membership is free, for the poor people, and a "FREEDOM" Membership costs you $14.95 a year. You know what they say, after all: FREEDOM ISN't FREE. (Actuaries place the cost of freedom at $18.99/year, so this is a relatively good deal.)
And what do you get for your paid membership? Among other things, you get "a monthly subscription to Joe's blog, where he can share the latest on the fight for preserving Americas freedoms." Because that's what everyone does! Charge money to read blogs! Naturally, I'm skeptical that this will work, but if Joe goes out and hires the former staff of Radar Online, I'm totally bookmarking it.
I'm going to sleep. Maybe I'll wake up and find that Joe the Plumber is just a dream. One can hope.
