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Remember what happened last time Joe the Plumber tried to do comedy? THIS happened:

Lesson not learned, Mr. Plumber is making another foray into painfully bad wingnut humor. He’s the new pitchman for a horrid comic strip called “Microman,” which appears to be aimed at the elderly, Gold Bond-dusted teabagger demographic.

Mr. Plumber and the strip’s creator, Robert Stern, plan to hawk the wingnut comic book at teabagger events in Vegas. From the press release:

This toast to the Tea Party movement and American freedom stars Microman, the new hero of the conservative right. Microman loves liberty and loves his life. He just doesn’t like the notion of paying taxes on his hard-earned money and watching his country turn socialist.

Presented in a series of original comic strips, Microman’s humorous musings on education, fiscal policy, foreign affairs, healthcare, and more will make readers laugh and feel good about fighting for the principles our Founding Fathers set forth.

How horrible is “Microman”? So horrible it makes “Family Circus” seem like avant-garde comedic genius. See just HOW horrible it is after the jump…

The above panels were considered so hilarious they were chosen for the front cover, where presumably the A-list material goes. Imagine the horrors that lie within.

Its only redeeming feature is that it’s so poorly executed it’s easy to mock via Photoshop. And even if you lift the dialog straight from a middle-school bathroom stall, it’s guaranteed to be funnier than the original.

Mr. Plumber’s fate is much more cruel than that imagined by Andy Warhol: JtP’s 15 minutes were up two years ago, but apparently he’s doomed to spiral into ever-lower stratas of embarrassing douchebaggery for all eternity. Kinda sad, really.

Posted by Betty Cracker on 06/18/10 at 09:09 PM • Permalink

Categories: Politics • Election '08 • Bedwetters • Nutters • Teabaggery • YouTubidity •

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Pat Racimora must be quaking in his boots.

Comment by jeffinfremont on 06/18/10 at 09:58 PM

He just doesn’t like the notion of paying taxes on his hard-earned money

Because those roads, police, fire, libraries, schools, build, operate and/or work for free.

Love Micro Dick ~ Microman ... not so much.

Comment by Elisabeth on 06/18/10 at 09:58 PM

“Microman”? He’s just asking for it.

Comment by Scott on 06/18/10 at 10:00 PM

Even though Microweenie makes the worst of Day By Day look like the best of Doonesbury, I cannot and will not condone any high jinks, playing of silly buggers or shenanigans on the Amazon review pages.

I mean it. If anyone goes to Amazon’s page for Needledickedbugfucker U.S.A. for any reason other than to order the book, I will be very disappointed.

And it will go down on your permanent record. Also2.

Comment by Hunger Tallest Palin on 06/18/10 at 10:33 PM

You lie, sir. Microman appears to be bland and humorless with crappy art. When Muir’s magnum opus is at its worst, it’s an assault on human dignity with horrific art.

Observe.

And if that doesn’t convince you—observe again.

Comment by John Ball on 06/18/10 at 11:04 PM

makes “Family Circus” seem like avant-garde comedic genius

Wait—you mean it isn’t?

Comment by Oblomova on 06/18/10 at 11:09 PM

He’s no Austan Goolsbee.

Comment by Morbo on 06/18/10 at 11:25 PM

It’s like they’re phoning it in.

We need worthier opponents.

Comment by Allan on 06/18/10 at 11:27 PM

Any way one of you talented folks could do a Joe the Plumber mash-up with Bob Somerby’s fine comedy stylings? I mean, Bob is such a True Friend of the Salt o’ the Earth Tea Party that I’m sure he’d be flattered.

Comment by Oblomova on 06/18/10 at 11:49 PM

...which appears to be aimed at the elderly, Gold Bond-dusted teabagger demographic.

Hey! I use Gold Bond—it’s great stuff. Of course, I AM 59-1/2. I’m hyperallergic to teabaggers, though.

Comment by Jean King on 06/19/10 at 10:09 AM

I like how Mr. the Plumber doesn’t actually endorse this product; he’s just introducing it.

“I am pleased to introduce Microman to you. He is one of us, a good, decent, hardworking American who is frustrated with the direction America is going.”——Joe Wurzelbacher (Joe the Plumber)

Yes, like you he is a ridiculous cartoon.

Comment by casey on 06/19/10 at 01:07 PM

“Sure to get creamed.” Great, that’s just what the funny pages needed more of: archaic word usage against a modern backdrop so you can’t even digest the punchline without thinking “holy shit, Hank Ketchum et al, how fucking old are you, anyway?”

Ooh ooh, I’ve got an idea for the next cartoon in this series: Microman asks “could I get some pepper on my soup?” and the waitress replies “sure, hon, I’ll give you such a pinch!” and then he assumes a defensive posture because he thinks she’s threatening him!