Joe the Plumber canoodled cast member at SNL after-party?
November 2nd, 2008 . by Marty
So we all know who’s been traveling to all the McCain events this past week, Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher. Sure enough, when I got to 30 Rockefeller Center to meet up with the McCain advance team, along with many of the campaign staff, there was Joe. I guess it was too late in the planning of the show to incorporate him on the broadcast (well, that’s what Obama supporter Lorne Michaels told us), but Joe was in the back row with me laughing up a storm as the Senator and Cindy did their QVC routine and then again when John appeared on “Weekend Update.” Just as the Palin team had promised, the real excitement was at the after-party.
As popular as John and Cindy were at the party, the real star was Joe. Over 6 feet, tan, with rippling muscles and a beaming smile of disbelief, he was like Mr. Clean at a soap convention. As you can imagine with the embodiment of Joe Six Pack, Joe the Plummer can hold his liquor, that’s for sure. While we were downing shots of Makers Mark, Joe got buttonholed by Ben Affleck’s agent (Patrick-something from Endeavor, I think?) There was some serious talk about Joe appearing as the star on the next season of The Bachelor. Whether McCain wins or loses, believe me, Joe Wurzelbacher has already come out a winner.
But as night wore on to early morning, Joe finally got some “quality” alone time with a certain female cast member. I’m not that familiar with the show, but I know it wasn’t Tina Fey or Amy Poehler. The skinny brunette, I think it was. Kirsten, maybe? Joe’s got good taste: she’s definitely hotter in person. And judging by her taste in plumbers, maybe a closet Republican. I didn’t see what time they left, but it wouldn’t surprise me if someone got her drain snaked last night. Politics sure makes strange bedfellows! (I ran into Joe this morning at the hotel - see picture - and ever the gentleman, he refused to reveal more than his mile-wide grin.)
Update: To be fair, and now seeing some of the comments below, I should say that even I wasn’t always a fan of the Senator’s use of Joe in that third debate. Some of you may remember what I wrote about him at the time. But especially now that I’ve met Joe, I think he’s actually been a huge asset to the campaign. And I asked him if he was upset by all the scrutiny into his private life and his family tree, and thankfully he gets it: All that failed effort by the left blogosphere to prove he was some kind of “plant” or “mole” only shone the spotlight on him that much more, and made him more of a hero to the right. And a bona fide celebrity, to boot.
Now, as to claims originally reported on the Huffington Post that the cast member I was referring to denied any tryst because “she has a boyfriend”. Well, I can’t say anything for 100% certain as I was drinking the Maker’s Mark, but that doesn’t sound like much of a defense. What leftie artist type employed by NBC wouldn’t deny cheating on her boyfriend, with the poster boy of the Republican Party no less. But a few double espressos and a Xanax later, I don’t doubt that she had genuinely forgotten the whole thing. So be it. I’m not in the business of casting personal attacks on random celebrities.
RE: The End Times?
I just watched the cold opening for this weekend’s SNL on the NBC.com website. McCain killed! And Gov. Palin looked as beautiful as ever, plus her acting was brilliant. She made comments on the show to the effect that she is already ‘on the road to the White House’ for twentytwelve, so that clearly answers the question I’d asked you in an earlier email message I’d sent to you.
You know, it was no sooner than I’d made the comment describing the governor of Alaska as a “show pony, willing to be managed every step of the way” in a video posted here http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=BENpzROtLXw&fromurl=/watch%3Fv%3DBENpzROtLXw, than she’d decided to ‘go rogue.’ That was when I’d realized how paranoid the Palin campaign is about managing its image; that they’d have campaign staffers and political consultants trolling through comments posted on the YouTube looking for trends in the public perception is far beyond anything I could conceive of. It must make Gov. Palin feel so fucking powerful to have her very own dedicated corps of analysts manipulating public opinion for her.
I noticed also that Peggy Noonan’s comments on “This Week” last week were eerily similar to those I’d made in the same post. In fact, she even uses the same cadence and alliterative style in which I presented the original idea. Clearly, Palin’s handlers charged Noonan with pushing this particular meme for the purpose of gaining public sympathy for the way the Republican party had ‘used’ Gov, Palin to cheerlead for district party bosses, and for pushing her out into the national limelight before she was ready, causing her embarrassment and anxiety, and possibly damaging her brand.
The strangest part about this whole thing was how my comments on a YouTube video impacted the strategy of a national campaign. It really made me feel like I was a part of something bigger than my self-interest; like I was part of a giant, unwitting focus group, or like part of the collective conciousness, in its earliest awakening. To be at the edges of a big media story such as this one, is more than a little gonzo: I call it an “Eisenstadt moment.” For obvious reasons.
Thanks again,
Antonio
Oh yeah, good luck with Sam. She’d make a great couple with anybody.
[…] Joe the Plummer canoodled cast member at SNL after-party? So we all know who’s been traveling to all the McCain events this past week, Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher. Sure enough, when I got to 30 Rockefeller Center to meet up with the McCain advance team, along with many of the campaign staff, there was Joe. I guess it was too late in the planning of the show to incorporate him on the broadcast (well, that’s what Obama supporter Lorne Michaels told us), but Joe was in the back row with me laughing up a storm as the Senator and Cindy did their QVC r […]
Oy vey….the guy’s name is Sam not Joe, he’s not even a real plumber and now he’s going to star in a reality TV show!! Only in America, eh?
I think you’re thinking of Kristen Wiig. Is that who Joe was with? There’s that new cast member, but she’s not so skinny. Kristen’s separated from her husband, so she’s certainly available enough, and yeah, I guess after some Maker’s Mark, she’s a hottie. More power to ya, Joe!
Uh Audacity - Palin was not on the show - that was Fey. Doofus.
Holy moly, Marsha, you’re silly. You know that one guy’s name wasn’t Mark Twain either, but that’s the name he chose to go by and that’s what we call him. And Joe is a plumber. He doesn’t have to be licensed to work as a plumber any more than you don’t need a license to act like an elitist jerk.
Only in America can a liberal make a mountain out of a freakin mole hill about a guy going by his middle name.
Oh and by the way, JFK’s name wasn’t Jack and Frank Sinatra’s name was Francis.
You think you score points by tearing down the plumber and I guess tomorrow we shall see.
[…] Just weird: “But as night wore on to early morning, Joe finally got some “quality” alone time with a certain female [SNL] cast member. I’m not that familiar with the show, but I know it wasn’t Tina Fey or Amy Poehler.” […]
Lorne Michaels is actually a McCain supporter, doofus.
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And let us all not forget that John “Jack” Kennedy (and his little brother Bobby) - like Bill “finger wagger” Clinton - poked whoever / whatever opened it’s legs / mouth - be it Marilyn Monroe or the closest snake…
This is a terrible blog, as if Kirsten would hook up with this doofus.
Only in America is right, but only in your dreams would she canoodle with such a douche.
I’m sure his comment about voting for Obama means death to Israel really turned her crank, eh?
Thanks for the bullshit story
[…] he promptly canoodled with the hottest babe on the show, Kristen Wiig–at least according to this guy, who IDs Wiig as “the skinny brunette”….Apparently she’s separated from her […]
Joe the Plumber is an ignorant asshole, which makes him the typical Republican. Have fun losing the election tomorrow, dickweeds.
dina doofus:
Lorne Michaels is actually an Obama supporter. He contributed to the OBAMA VICTORY FUND and overall has given more money to Democrats over the years.
Lorne Michaels Contributions:
$4,300 Republican
$41,450 Democrat
$1,000 Independent
$18,000 special interest
total: $64,750
who the fuck cares?
A precis of the McCain campaign’s strategy: hurl horseshit at the wall and act like it’s true. Sounds more your own fantasy, dude: “Over 6 feet, tan, with rippling muscles and a beaming smile of disbelief…” Don’t cry yourself sick when McLame loses tomorrow, Martin
Sigh — Michaels has donated to both McCain and Obama. His donations to McCain:
MICHAELS, LORNE MR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
SNL
MCCAIN, JOHN S
VIA FRIENDS OF JOHN MCCAIN
10/30/2004 1000.00 25020101460
MCCAIN, JOHN S.
VIA MCCAIN 2000 INC
02/29/2000 1000.00 20990076108
STRAIGHT TALK AMERICA
10/19/2006 1000.00 26930703635
MCCAIN, JOHN S.
VIA JOHN MCCAIN 2008 INC.
03/31/2007 1000.00 27990298571
05/11/2007 1300.00 27990286055
Total given to McCain: $5300.
His donations to Obama:
OBAMA VICTORY FUND
08/15/2008 4600.00 28933135940
OBAMA, BARACK
VIA OBAMA FOR AMERICA
08/27/2008 2300.00 28933290748
08/27/2008 2300.00 28933290749
Total donated to Obama: $9200.
Er, the problem with this specific “Name the Job” is not that he was a mole, but that he was being used as an example and a symbol for something that he clearly wasn’t. Therefore, any and all criticism is fair game.
Banging on the the Faux plumber drum is just lame. I’m sure he’s a nice guy and all, but he made shit up, and that shit was used by the campaign to sell more shit.
Pretending this is some sort of lefty conspiracy is just lame.
Oh, and he didn’t do any “canoodling.” Nice try, though.
OK, We get the picture
http://slyoyster.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/kristenwiig.jpg
Wow…what a guy you are. Someone got their drain snaked…isn’t that what you said. You couldn’t be sleazier could you. What a piece of crap you are and a real asset to the Republican party as well. You’re disgusting and I’m glad your day will go badly when Mccain get’s his ass kicked.
wow, that is quite the photo. She does look different off the show.
Are you sure the cast member wasn’t Andy Samberg?
For clvrmnky: Obviously you are too elite to ever aspire to anything but the next joint. Joe, like a lot of working men want to get better and he will after he sues the crap out of the state of Ohio and its Dimocratic leaders. He didn’t make things up, “the one: just let his mouth overload his a$$..not unusual
Remember to go vote for OBAMA today!
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Your comments about my cousin though blown out of proportion are understood and forgiven, however, I haveto ask how you would feel if your life was smeared all across America.
As you worked on the McCain campaign you never met Joe until attending the party? Strange isn’t it. Furthermore, does it matter if we as American’s choose to use our middle name as what people know us by? This is America isn’t it?
Or is this another tactic to get American’s riled up about something and to encourage them to speak out?
Lastly, your apology is accepted…
Joe’s cousin another Wurzelbacher
Martin,
Your dealing in insinuation and personal diatribe is so unbecoming for anyone, not to mention a person in your situation.
Your lack of judgment in these matters can only be described as appalling, if not incompetent.
I am completely taken aback at how someone such as you would peddle such trivialities and pettiness and thus risk your own reputation.
You have lost your reputation - and for what?
Martin,
Please provide proof that you were employed by the McCain campaign.
[…] Per that last comment about Joe the Plumber, he can’t be the same person, because here’s a picture of Martin Eisenstadt with Joe outside of last week’s SNL: http://www.eisenstadtgroup.com/2008/11/02/joe-the-plummer-canoodled-cast-member-at-snl-after-party/ […]
Well i’ve made a “Police lineup” type image. Martin could you pick out which of these is the SNL celebrity in question?
Is it the one in Blue or red? I wouldn’t be surprised if Joe hooked up with the real thing…
http://punditfight.blogspot.com/2008/11/saturday-night-live-wallpaper-sarah.html