"Joe the Plumber" is blasting John McCain and Sarah Palin, saying that McCain "used him" and "I don't owe him shit".
This is what happens when a populist appeal backfires. McCain made much of the "Joe the Plumber" archetype, and how "Joe" represented the typical American common man. Standing up for the little guy is one thing, but McCain should not have elevated one particular little guy to the national stage as a camapaign prop. To do so was poor politics and poor judgment. If "Joe" decides he wants headlines, a book deal, or a reality TV show, all he has to do is make inflammatory statements. People don't like it when their 15 minutes of fame expire.
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