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'Joe the Plumber' Running for Office?
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Samuel 'Joe' Wurzelbacher eyeing up Ohio congressional race
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- Date Oct 18, 2011
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Samuel 'Joe' Wurzelbacher eyeing up Ohio congressional race
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Protesters.
Targeting large financial institutions demanding the wealthy pay higher taxes.
The president spoke of spreading the wealth -- -- -- back in 2008 his academy Joe The Plumber.
Our pivotal moment in that election cycle.
I think when you -- local it's good but listen I respect what you do and I respect your question.
And be you don't even if I don't vote get your vote yet I'm still to be working -- under -- -- -- I want emissions.
Small businesses are what creates jobs in this country point.
Well that's yeah -- Fokker AKA Joe The Plumber he's with me now at a Bowling Green, Ohio Joseph how you doing good morning to you.
-- good morning.
Are you gonna run for congress.
I'm gonna let everyone know October 25 -- a good chance though.
There's a good chance we'll see what happens what -- they give your chances of winning.
I don't plan -- -- and brother.
What would you run on Joseph.
But diplomatically.
Disposes common sense there's there's three issues -- -- structural quake one I just wanna show the American people that someone can.
Run a race win the race and then serve the American people not not the lobbyist -- the special interest group but.
Actually serve the American people maintain their integrity and principles the second thing.
Jobs and mean you know we've lost a quarter million people here in the state of Ohio we need jobs are not moving down afforded sit on the beach -- -- elsewhere to find jobs.
The third thing which would obviously real passion about being in -- military veteran myself.
As the veterans.
Ohio might not be the biggest place for veterans but they still deserve the benefits that been promised and so.
Those are a couple of issues that I wanna push for a hard all right if you proceed on the -- fifth of October we certainly welcome back here to make that announcement official America's Newsroom.
Are you a have a tough challenge.
Mary -- is the longest serving democratic woman in the house.
She serves that district.
She can be up against a primary challenge him to Dennis Kucinich also well known Democrat.
How do you -- either one of them GO.
Loyalists think this they occupy a Wall Street's.
He gets some people over there right now that are you know honestly concerned with what's going on but unfortunately they're they're protesting the wrong people really -- what they need is better representation.
And that's what it comes down to between Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich.
-- and and that representation that we've had Ohio's lost a quarter million people obviously something's not being done correctly.
You know so it's not a matter of beating them -- shown the American people -- lead in a new way and that's with honesty and integrity.
And Ukrainian buyer meant for businesses to move back to Ohio and to flourish for small businesses to flourish.
-- that that's the job that I'm going for it's not to pander to my party.
Or anyone else -- special interest or lobbyist it's actually to represent the American people.
Union non union Democrats Republican those will be my constituents and I think they have forgotten that and that's not a dig on those two that's ultimately.
The nationwide is hell that's come about.
How would your name if -- on the ballot.
Samuel.
It'll be a race to watch if indeed you -- -- -- -- wait for your announcement of the 25 of October we're gonna follow up with.
Who could be your opponent to Joseph thank you for your time bowling Green line -- things are.