I’m sorry to say folks, but it looks as though those of us who assumed this “Sam/Joe ‘The [Fake] Plumber’ Wurzelbacher” character was nothing more than a flash-in-the-pan utilized by the faltering campaign of a presidential hopeful, were wrong. He has not only hired a publicist, but now he’s planning on writing a book. Thankfully he is not, as rumors had previously suggested, working toward becoming a country music star.
I wonder how it is that he apparently can’t pay his taxes but can afford a publicist. Maybe the firm took him on as a client in the spirit of charity and he isn’t paying them anything. Or maybe he’s paying them in free plumbing work, which they will inevitably have to get re-done because he’s not licensed and his work would never pass inspection.
Perhaps the greatest irony here is that the only people who would be willing to read a book written by this guy are those who are unable to read. Looks like they’ll have to wait for the miniseries to air on Lifetime which, if the media obsession with this faux-celebrity continues, might just become the big hit this holiday season. That would be funny if it weren’t a realistic possibility…
