Joe isn't even a licensed plumber - Democratic Underground

malta blue

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:38 PM
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Joe isn't even a licensed plumber

"Unlike some other states, Ohio does not have a formal statewide licensing system for plumbers. But the city of Toledo and other municipalities do, Mr. Joseph said, and Mr. Wurzelbacher has not met those requirements.

“All contractors are licensed, and he does not have a license, either as a contractor or a plumber,” the union official said, citing a search of government records. “I can’t find that he’s ever even applied for any kind of apprenticeship, and he has never belonged to local 189 in Columbus, which is what he claims on his Facebook page.”

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/joe-in-the-spotlight/?hp

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HughMoran

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:40 PM
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1. I'm not all that obsessed with the guy, but this story is getting weird

I wonder how it's going to turn out?

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malta blue

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:42 PM
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3. It was glaring at me on the NYT home page when I turned on

the computer.

And yes, the story is very weird....

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Barack_America

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:41 PM
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2. He likely just got his employer in a ton of trouble.

This will not end well for Joe the Plumber.

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uponit7771

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:42 PM
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4. Right, this was a stupid move by that guy seeing that it seems he's a partisan anyway

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sandnsea

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:44 PM
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6. I think he's self-employed

He just goes around doing odds and ends plumbing because he can't handle the bookkeeping necessary to run a licensed, taxable business.

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Barack_America

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:48 PM
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8. Who knows anymore, but this article says he works for a plumbing company.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081016/NEWS09/810160418

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sandnsea

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:50 PM
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9. Oh okay, I missed that

Thanks!

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TexasObserver

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Thu Oct-16-08 02:00 PM
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11. He does not own his business, and he is an employee.

He gave an interview to some rightwing online group. The Magistrate posted it early this morning in a thread.

He wants to buy a business, but he's a worker for a company that does plumbing.

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TexasObserver

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Thu Oct-16-08 02:00 PM
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12. He does not own his business, and he is an employee.

He gave an interview to some rightwing online group. The Magistrate posted it early this morning in a thread.

He wants to buy a business, but he's a worker for a company that does plumbing.

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TornadoTN

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:43 PM
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5. He's got a Facebook Page where he lies about his membership to the local 189?

Wow - I wonder what else he has out there. He's not the smart type, demonstrated by his antics, so you know there is more out there about our "Joe".

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Disturbed

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:53 PM
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10. "I wonder what else he has out there?"

Joe isn't actually a Plumber. He is an assistant, without a License. He also owes the state back taxes. He screwed up by making himself a celeb for a few days.

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medicswife

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Thu Oct-16-08 01:45 PM
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7. weird and getting weirder by the minute, it seems.... nt

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HarveyBrooks

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Thu Oct-16-08 02:18 PM
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13. Not really...

Cheats on his taxes, has major problems with telling the truth, totally ignorant about the economy...a typical repuke.

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