Joe The Plumber: Hold A Job Fair In Ferguson, Protestors Will ‘Scatter Like Cockroaches’

Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber" from the 2008 presidential election, speaks about the U.S. Constitution during The Woodlands Tea Party Society's "Independence Day Tea Party - A Celebration of A... Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber" from the 2008 presidential election, speaks about the U.S. Constitution during The Woodlands Tea Party Society's "Independence Day Tea Party - A Celebration of America" event Thursday, June 2, 2009 at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe, Texas. (AP Photo/The Courier, Eric S. Swist) MORE LESS
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Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as “Joe the Plumber,” took to Facebook on Wednesday to post his thoughts about the ongoing conflict in Ferguson, Mo. and compared the protestors to “cockroaches.”

In two separate Facebook posts, Wurzelbacher speculated about the clashes and looting that have broken out in Ferguson in the wake of the killing of a black unarmed teen by a white police officer:

Since gaining fame during Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) 2008 presidential campaign, Wurzelbacher has used his notoriety as a platform to weigh in on an array of national issues.

Earlier this year, following a shooting at the University of California Santa Barbara, Wurzelbacher said the killings should not lead to gun control measures. “Your dead kids don’t trump my Constitutional rights,” he wrote.

h/t Mediaite

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