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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Former presidential candidate Herman Cain endorsed 2008 campaign mini-celebrity Joe the Plumber in his bid for Congress in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Cain said Joe the Plumber (née Wurzelbacher), is a leading proponent of his 9-9-9 tax plan — which largely fell flat with this crowd of conservative activists.

Cain, who was greeted to loud applause, appeared to lose the audience when he transitioned to a discussion of his signature legislative proposal — facing sporadic clapping or silence at what used to be enthusiastic applause lines from his stump speech.

Joe the Plumber rose to prominence in 2008 when he challenged then-Senator Barack Obama about his tax plan. He was then cited by Sen. John McCain in the final presidential debate of the cycle. He endorsed Cain's presidential bid early last year.

Cain used his remarks to attack the "stupid people and ignorant people are ruining America" — notably liberals.

"We must outsmart the liberals, we must outsmart the stupid people," Cain said. "We outnumber the stupid people. Trust me — I counted them."

Remember Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher? Unfortunately, so do the good folks at Christianity Today , who decided to let him announce that he would never let “queers” near his children.

The Best Links:

1. Joe’s Waiting On a Message from God
2. via HuffPo
3. Get More of Joe’s Nuggets of Wisdom

These sweet little children hate the stimulus, they hate tax-and-spend economics, and they hate the fact that we've entrusted America to a no-good socialist President.

Today CNN's Rick Sanchez went after “War Corespondent” Joe the Plumber.

Joe the War Correspondent files his first report from Israel. The full, edited-for-Conservatives version is here for those willing to register for the Palin-Wurzelbacher '12 mailing list.

Joe Wurzelbacher had some nasty things to say about John McCain on radio host Glenn Beck's show today.

The Best Links:

1. Joe the Plumber: McCain ‘appalled me’
2. Joe the Plumber: McCain “Appalled Me,” Made Me Feel “Dirty”
3. The Full Interview

Rumor has it that Joe the Plumber hooked up with “the skinny brunette…Kirsten, maybe?” from SNL after Saturday’s show.

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Meet Tito Munoz, a business owner from Prince William County, Virginia who has started appearing with Sarah Palin as “Tito the Builder.”

The Best Links:

1. Is David the Dentist next?
2. The Daily Show on Tito
3. Palin makes a Jackson 5 Joke!
4. Tito appears with Palin
5. Tito rumbles with the press.
6. Tito the Builder on Fox News

Joe “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher told a conservative talk radio host he’s considering a run for Congress in 2010.

The Best Links:

1. Joe The Plumber - Featured on BuzzFeed
2. Draft Joe the Plumber website
3. ‘Joe the Plumber’ Mulling Run for Congress
4. Joe the Plumber open to 2010 run