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2008-12-10 10:19:05
Andy Barr Andy Barr Tue Dec 9, 5:22 pm ET
Joe Wurzelbacher lashed out Tuesday at former GOP presidential nominee John
McCain, the man who made Wurzelbacher famous as Joe the Plumber.
Wurzelbacher told conservative radio host Glenn Beck that he felt dirty after
being on the campaign trail and seeing some of the things that take place.
Recalling a conversation he had with McCain about the $700 billion financial
industry bailout in September, Wurzelbacher said: When I was on the bus with
him, I asked him a lot of questions about the bailout because most Americans
did not want that to happen.
I asked him some pretty direct questions, he continued. Some of the answers
you guys are gonna receive they appalled me, absolutely. I was angry. In
fact, I wanted to get off the bus after I talked to him.
Asked why he didn t leave McCain s campaign if he was appalled by the
candidate, Wurzelbacher said, honestly, because the thought of Barack Obama as
president scares me even more.
While Wurzelbacher was critical of McCain during the interview, he had nothing
but praise for his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin is
absolutely the real deal, he said.