Joe the Plumber calls gays 'queer'
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| Thu, 05-07-2009 - 12:54pm |
http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1110ap_us_joe_the_plumber.html
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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2008 file photo, Samuel "Joe The Plumber" Wurzelbacher speaks at a rally for Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. at a Town Square Stop in Washington Park in Sandusky, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
NEW YORK -- Samuel Wurzelbacher, the Ohio man hailed as "Joe the Plumber" by Republican John McCain's presidential campaign last year, said he believes gays are "queer" and said he won't allow them near his children.
Nevertheless, Wurzelbacher said the decision about whether to allow same-sex couples to marry should be left to states.
"People don't understand the dictionary - it's called queer," Wurzelbacher told Christianity Today in an interview published this week. "Queer means strange and unusual. It's not like a slur, like you would call a white person a honky or something like that. You know, God is pretty explicit in what we're supposed to do - what man and woman are for."
He added, "I've had some friends that are actually homosexual. And, I mean, they know where I stand, and they know that I wouldn't have them anywhere near my children. But at the same time, they're people, and they're going to do their thing."
Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights organization based in Washington, dismissed Wurzelbacher's comments.
"It would matter if Joe the Plumber mattered," Solmonese said. "One thing among many things we learned in the 2008 campaign is that he doesn't." (me: AMEN! Why is anyone even listening to him anymore?)
Remainder of story at link above.








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Joe is a queer plumber.
>""Mr. Wurzelbacher said he works under Al Newell’s license, but according to Ohio building regulations, he must maintain his own license to do plumbing work. He is also not registered to operate as a plumber in Ohio, which means he’s not a plumber.""<
>""Reporters working on profiles soon discovered that Wurzelbacher didn’t actually have a state or local license to work as a plumber in the Toledo area, and despite Wurzelbacher’s insistence that he didn’t need one, local officials and building inspectors in Toledo insisted he did. On Friday, those officials said a letter was being mailed to Wurzelbacher’s employer warning him to get into compliance with city codes or face the loss of the company’s license.""<
From.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_the_Plumber#Past_plumbing_work
Joe is a loud mouth IMO.
Seems a little two sided if you ask me. Yet another chance to bash Joe the Plumber by the liberal media.
Explain this please;
http://usqueers.com/site/why_do_we_use_the_word_queer.htm
Maybe.......his 15 minutes is finally up.
Hm.
"and they know that I wouldn't have them anywhere near my children"
I'd thought he just had the one child (teen now) but I guess not?
(I'm gathering he doesn't realize that lots of gay people have probably
Hi, and welcome :)
I'm not particularly bothered by his referencing homosexuals as "queer", but I'd be happy to help.
Second sentence of link you posted:
"Others base their objections to the uses of “Queer” mainly on the word’s historical and current uses as an insult. Heterosexuals using the word need to be especially careful or, better yet, use another word."
What part of the item would you like explained?
He is leaving the
Just curious re: the "seems".
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