Joe the Plumber Blows a Gasket on CNN
During his conversation with CNN’s Zoraida Sambolin, Wurzelbacher — who won an Ohio Republican congressional primary this week — began to show his first signs of frustration when asked why he believes he’s qualified to run for Congress.
“What qualifies me?” Wurzelbacher said, laughing. “One, I’m an American citizen. Two, I’m very much involved in the process of what’s going on. I guess my question would be, what qualifies the current politicians who are killing our country, Republicans and Democrats alike?”
He added, “I’m sorry, it just seems like a silly question.”
Things only got worse when Sambolin cited some of Wurzelbacher’s previous statements about homosexuality, including his claim that the word “queer” is not a slur, as well as his declaration that he would not allow homosexuals “anywhere near my children.”
“Have you changed your positions on this at all?” Sambolin asked.
“So this is TMZ, this isn’t CNN, is what you’re saying,” Wurzelbacher shot back.
“Of course it’s CNN. These are things that you said, that I would like to know if you still stand by them or if you have changed your positions on them.”