Comments on: Joe The Plumber: I Would Never Let "Queers" Near My Children http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Randall http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699258 Randall Mon, 04 May 2009 23:18:15 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699258 Joe says "I've had some friends...wouldn't have them anywhere near my children...at the same time, they're people". This again explains why racism and discrimination survive generations. We need to try more empathy, less fear. A little open-mindedness wouldn't hurt either. Joe says "I've had some friends...wouldn't have them anywhere near my children...at the same time, they're people". This again explains why racism and discrimination survive generations. We need to try more empathy, less fear. A little open-mindedness wouldn't hurt either.

]]> By: Dr Donna K Buechler http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699255 Dr Donna K Buechler Mon, 04 May 2009 23:17:39 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699255 Why is mainstream media still giving this man who represents no one but bigots continued national attention? He is a laughing stock but very poor representation of the USA. I'm embarrassed by him. Why is mainstream media still giving this man who represents no one but bigots continued national attention? He is a laughing stock but very poor representation of the USA. I'm embarrassed by him.

]]> By: eli http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699253 eli Mon, 04 May 2009 23:17:23 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699253 Well, I would never let my children near Joe the Plumber. Well, I would never let my children near Joe the Plumber.

]]> By: CalGal http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699251 CalGal Mon, 04 May 2009 23:17:14 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699251 I can't beileve in this day and age that there are still people with JOE'S mind set. For a country who claims to be the best at everything.. literally, ......you lack the most basic of human values. Oh yea and here's a message directly to Joe.... better check the closets of all of your relatives to see if someone is hiding out there. I know if I was one of your gay relative's I'd hide! I can't beileve in this day and age that there are still people with JOE'S mind set. For a country who claims to be the best at everything.. literally, ......you lack the most basic of human values.

Oh yea and here's a message directly to Joe.... better check the closets of all of your relatives to see if someone is hiding out there. I know if I was one of your gay relative's I'd hide!

]]> By: becky http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699244 becky Mon, 04 May 2009 23:15:48 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699244 Joe just keeps pushing the GOP further down, if that is possible. What an idiotic thing to say. Just go to the sewer Joe, that's where you belong. Sad. Joe just keeps pushing the GOP further down, if that is possible. What an idiotic thing to say. Just go to the sewer Joe, that's where you belong. Sad.

]]> By: Bob http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699237 Bob Mon, 04 May 2009 23:14:59 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699237 Way to go for speaking out what he believes, One day mark my words, all of you will see... Way to go for speaking out what he believes, One day mark my words, all of you will see...

]]> By: Craig http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699227 Craig Mon, 04 May 2009 23:12:53 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699227 I think that just because some people are confused or make the wrong decision with how the human race is supposed to Procreate not eradicate we as people should not have to tolerate it. But we should be able to have our say as we do. Thank you, Craig I think that just because some people are confused or make the wrong decision with how the human race is supposed to Procreate not eradicate we as people should not have to tolerate it. But we should be able to have our say as we do.
Thank you, Craig

]]> By: barton http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699219 barton Mon, 04 May 2009 23:11:35 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699219 i'm gay, i wouldn't let Joe the Plumber near me. what a shame for him. ignorant, and not reflective of most decent people. Mark my words, gays will be the 'THEM" in the GOP scheme to create a division. i'm gay, i wouldn't let Joe the Plumber near me. what a shame for him. ignorant, and not reflective of most decent people. Mark my words, gays will be the 'THEM" in the GOP scheme to create a division.

]]> By: A. Trotter http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699228 A. Trotter Mon, 04 May 2009 23:11:17 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699228 The other day, I saw a woman at the store buying tampons. She obviously was having her menstruation cycle.... I waited for her to go outside and I stoned her to death for appearing in public during her monthly cycle. Just like the bible says, eh. Joe? The other day, I saw a woman at the store buying tampons. She obviously was having her menstruation cycle.... I waited for her to go outside and I stoned her to death for appearing in public during her monthly cycle.

Just like the bible says, eh. Joe?

]]> By: Ivet http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699216 Ivet Mon, 04 May 2009 23:11:11 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699216 I would never let my kids near a idiot like Joe the Plumber. Proves what kind of moron he is, and this is the type of person the Republican Party caters to. I would never let my kids near a idiot like Joe the Plumber. Proves what kind of moron he is, and this is the type of person the Republican Party caters to.

]]> By: ann http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699212 ann Mon, 04 May 2009 23:10:42 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699212 We care what he has to say because...???He is not worth a blog space. Maybe with any luck,the Good Lord will tell him to disappear,and instead of giving him a cue,give him a clue.Right now he doesn't have one.Maybe he should get together with 'Miss-What's-Her-Face breast implant pageant contestant non-winner' and compare notes. "I don't know if I want to be a leader." Now there is the stuff nightmares are made of.Enough of this clown already please. We care what he has to say because...???He is not worth a blog space.
Maybe with any luck,the Good Lord will tell him to disappear,and instead of giving him a cue,give him a clue.Right now he doesn't have one.Maybe he should get together with 'Miss-What's-Her-Face breast implant pageant contestant non-winner' and compare notes.

"I don't know if I want to be a leader." Now there is the stuff nightmares are made of.Enough of this clown already please.

]]> By: Jon - Melbourne, FL http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699211 Jon - Melbourne, FL Mon, 04 May 2009 23:10:41 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699211 What a winner this guy is. He is the poster boy of the conservative of yesterday and, in my opinion, the reason that Republicans are losing steam. I think that if the Republicans and religious conservatives want to appeal to a broader audience they should really consider toning down the derogatory terms. His whole "queer" statement is not just offensive to gay people but to a nation that wants to command the respect of a world that is opening its mind much faster than we are. What a winner this guy is. He is the poster boy of the conservative of yesterday and, in my opinion, the reason that Republicans are losing steam. I think that if the Republicans and religious conservatives want to appeal to a broader audience they should really consider toning down the derogatory terms. His whole "queer" statement is not just offensive to gay people but to a nation that wants to command the respect of a world that is opening its mind much faster than we are.

]]> By: Nick http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699204 Nick Mon, 04 May 2009 23:09:43 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699204 I am ashamed to be from the area as this shmuck. Joe, get a clue. I am ashamed to be from the area as this shmuck. Joe, get a clue.

]]> By: jeremy m http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699199 jeremy m Mon, 04 May 2009 23:08:47 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699199 What a total moron. Being gay is not a disease or a crime. I pay taxes and I deserve the same rights all tax payers get. Unless they offer the gays exceptionha ha What a total moron. Being gay is not a disease or a crime. I pay taxes and I deserve the same rights all tax payers get. Unless they offer the gays exceptionha ha

]]> By: Michael http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699198 Michael Mon, 04 May 2009 23:08:34 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699198 The word "queer" does indeed mean 'strange and unusual.' But homosexuals did not choose that word as a label for themselves. This is a word that was used by homophobes like "Joe the Plumber" to describe gays because they thought homosexuality was "strange and unusual." I feel sorry for his children, who will be forced to grow up in a household where they might have to repress themselves because they don't know if they'll be kicked out when their father finds out their lifestyle isn't what he wanted. Everyone else is right. Joe the Plumber was never relevant. He was a ploy used by the McCain campaign to try to appeal to "ordinary" people, and we see how that worked out for them, didn't we? The word "queer" does indeed mean 'strange and unusual.' But homosexuals did not choose that word as a label for themselves. This is a word that was used by homophobes like "Joe the Plumber" to describe gays because they thought homosexuality was "strange and unusual." I feel sorry for his children, who will be forced to grow up in a household where they might have to repress themselves because they don't know if they'll be kicked out when their father finds out their lifestyle isn't what he wanted.

Everyone else is right. Joe the Plumber was never relevant. He was a ploy used by the McCain campaign to try to appeal to "ordinary" people, and we see how that worked out for them, didn't we?

]]> By: A. Trotter http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699195 A. Trotter Mon, 04 May 2009 23:08:02 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699195 The everyday, average American Hard working man, Folks! Aren't ya proud? "Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt" --- Mark Twain The everyday, average American Hard working man, Folks! Aren't ya proud?

"Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt"
- Mark Twain

]]> By: Maureen Mower http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699184 Maureen Mower Mon, 04 May 2009 23:06:55 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699184 Joe the Plumber (who isn't really a plumber, and his name isn't really Joe, etc.) is an idiot. He was used, manipulated, and exploited by the McCain/Palin camp - all the while smiling like the idiot he is, and thinking they actually gave a damn about him or his opinions. Then, the more his complete lack of anything resembling independent thought became clear - they dropped him like the hot potato he was. He's so ignorant he doesn't even know that he was used, or that he makes a complete fool of himself every time he opens his mouth, or that the whole nation (and a lot of folks around the world) are laughing at him (NOT with him). So why are we still talking about him? Why does the media care what he has to say now? How about posting quotes from people who actually have something useful to say? Joe - Joe the Plumber (who isn't really a plumber, and his name isn't really Joe, etc.) is an idiot. He was used, manipulated, and exploited by the McCain/Palin camp – all the while smiling like the idiot he is, and thinking they actually gave a damn about him or his opinions. Then, the more his complete lack of anything resembling independent thought became clear – they dropped him like the hot potato he was.

He's so ignorant he doesn't even know that he was used, or that he makes a complete fool of himself every time he opens his mouth, or that the whole nation (and a lot of folks around the world) are laughing at him (NOT with him).

So why are we still talking about him? Why does the media care what he has to say now?

How about posting quotes from people who actually have something useful to say?

Joe -

]]> By: Qusan http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699183 Qusan Mon, 04 May 2009 23:06:50 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699183 Turn off the microphone. Turn off the microphone.

]]> By: Linda http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699179 Linda Mon, 04 May 2009 23:06:37 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699179 Joe, what a 'queer' fella you are.... Joe, what a 'queer' fella you are....

]]> By: jon http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/04/joe-the-plumber-i-would-never-let-queers-near-my-children/comment-page-1/#comment-699175 jon Mon, 04 May 2009 23:05:26 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=37017#comment-699175 joe the plumber seems to know alot about what the bible says. I guess then he should know that it's a sin to eatshell fish. that it's ok to sell your children into slavery. wearing clothing of two different types of threads such as polyester/cotton polos is a sin. if he worked on sundays, he showed be stoned to death. if his wife spoke in public she too should be martyred. but I guess he knew all that already and is aware of the unconditional love that his Jesus preached about. joe the plumber seems to know alot about what the bible says. I guess then he should know that it's a sin to eatshell fish. that it's ok to sell your children into slavery. wearing clothing of two different types of threads such as polyester/cotton polos is a sin. if he worked on sundays, he showed be stoned to death. if his wife spoke in public she too should be martyred. but I guess he knew all that already and is aware of the unconditional love that his Jesus preached about.

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