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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:30 PM
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Kelsey Grammer's "Right Network" offers Samuel "Joe The Plumber" Weaselburger a show. USA! USA! USA!


There's good news for all you fans of Samuel J. "Joe the 'Plumber'" Wurzelbacher today. Dave Weigel reports that the folks over at the Right Network have created and/or saved him a job as the host of a new show called "Whaddya Know Joe?" As the Right Network can be thought of as the conservative version of Current TV, "Whaddya Know Joe?" can basically be considered the conservative version of "InfoMania." It appears to be shot on the same set that they shot all of those "Rick Barber Talks To Zombie Presidents" campaign ads.

Prior to this, Wurzelbacher was some sort of foreign correspondent for Pajamas Media. They sent him to Israel, and years later, Ricky Gervais would steal that idea to build a show for Karl Pilkington. Later, Wurzelbacher cut commercials for some flat-tax/1-900 number scam/scheme, that we saw on YouTube.

WATCH: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/17/joe-the-plumber-gets-a-tv-show_n_824809.html
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:31 PM
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1. So, I guess Kelsey needs a huge tax write-off?
That network won't last long, and will hemorrhage money.
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:39 PM
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12. It will hemorrhage money, but probably will last.
Many of those AM radio wingnut talk shows don't make money but they keep on with their crap regardless.
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itsrobert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:31 PM
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2. Kelsey flushing all his Frasier money down the toilet
Call a plumber.
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RagAss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:31 PM
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3. Hahahahhaahaaa .. Losers spawning Losers.
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and-justice-for-all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:32 PM
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4. Who? nt
FAIL.
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:32 PM
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5. Kelsey Grammer's a rightie?
Edited on Thu Feb-17-11 07:33 PM by upi402
He's a twisted sex freak and can't maintain a stable relationship, so I guess it follows.
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XanaDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:33 PM
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6. Yeah, big time
Fortunately, his estranged wife was smart enuf not to get a prenup, so he'll probably have a lot less moola for shit like this, though.
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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:35 PM
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7. He's one of the major investors of "Right Network" and filmed all the promos.
Kelsey Grammer’s Right Network — Launched Today — Is Wrong For America

by David Badash on September 8, 2010

http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/kelsey-grammers-right-network-launched-today-is-wrong-for-america/politics/2010/09/08/12652



The Right Network is a media attempt to give credibility to right-wing hate and fear-mongering, conservative bigotry, and Republican talking points.

Crescendoing in silence, the biggest launch of a new TV network that no one seems to have heard about, after a late premiere and zero buzz, The Right Network opened for business today. And flopped.

With philandering poster boy Kelsey Grammer as its mascot and money source, the Right Network, whose tagline is “All that’s right with the world,” is exactly what’s wrong with the world, and especially, wrong with America.

Grammer, in an introductory video, of course, with a Chuck Norris mention, cries out to say, “We give status quo a case of the flop-sweats. We offer a one-way ticket out of town, to pretension, posturing, Pelosi, and poppycock.”

Right…

In an AP press release, Grammer is quoted as saying he launched The Right network, “to stop allowing people who hate us to define us.”
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XanaDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:36 PM
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10. I can't wait to miss it
nt.
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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:48 PM
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18. "Mustn't See TV!"
Edited on Thu Feb-17-11 07:49 PM by Amerigo Vespucci
:rofl:
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enuegii Donating Member (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 09:04 PM
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22. "We offer a one-way ticket out of town, to pretension, posturing, Pelosi, and poppycock.”
But not to "pocket pool," it appears.
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and-justice-for-all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:35 PM
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8. Oh yeah; so is John Cryer and John Voight
Edited on Thu Feb-17-11 07:36 PM by and-justice-for-all

John Cryer (Two and a Half Men.)


John Voight (Anglina Jolie father)
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:47 PM
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16. Ugh, I knew about Voight
But Sheen can quit his day job now for all I care. I watch 2 1/2 Men sometimes.
I'm Hollywood ignorant, I confess.
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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:36 PM
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9. The Right Network isn't on TV like Current TV is
Edited on Thu Feb-17-11 07:39 PM by Tx4obama
As far as I can tell The Right Network is not on Comcast etc., it's online on Hulu and iTunes and places like that.
So I can't see it being compared to Current TV which is actually carried by Comcast, Direct TV etc. Once Keith Olbermann'­s new show airs on Current TV, in the spring, the viewers on Current will sky rocket :)

There is a list of places to watch The Right Network on their website on the right side 2/3 down on their page at http://www.rightnetwork.com/
Comcast, DishNetwor­k, etc are NOT listed there.


Edited to fix link.

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rzemanfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:37 PM
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11. Doesn't Grammer have a penchant for marrying strippers after
Edited on Thu Feb-17-11 07:38 PM by rzemanfl
the first lap dance?
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PA Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 09:08 PM
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23. He was in the process of divorcing the latest former porn star wife
last time I heard because he is hot to marry wife number FIVE, yes number FIVE.
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:44 PM
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13. You mean, "Joe, The Welfare Recipient" gets his own show now?
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RagAss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:46 PM
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14. Yes. Joe the Skinhead is going bigtime.
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MzShellG Donating Member (835 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:47 PM
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15. I was shocked that he's a repuke....
He is the producer of two of my favorite shows. 'Girlfriends' and 'The Game'.
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Fire1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:48 PM
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17. Hollywood has officially gone to hell. n/t
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Contrary1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:48 PM
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19. Here's the trailer...
:rofl:

http://www.rightnetwork.com/videos/trailer-whaddya-know-joe

Maybe he can get those pesky property taxes caught up with this windfall.
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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:54 PM
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20. Wow, what a TRAIN WRECK.
Nothing says "America" like a guy who didn't pay his taxes doing a TV show that promotes "responsibility and accountability."

:rofl:
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upi402 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 07:56 PM
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21. My Net Nany just fainted
Maria Corncheetos Agonzo :puke:
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Dawson Leery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 09:09 PM
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24. Kelsey could learn much from Warren Buffett about investing.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-17-11 09:10 PM
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25. More wingnut welfare for Joe.
nt


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