Not Joe the Plumber
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:30 pm by Jim Shella under Jim Shella's Political Blog
Look for Hamilton County businessman Richard Behney to file an exploratory committee to run for U.S. Senate in the next day or so.
Behney is a Republican with no electoral experience who organized the state Tea Party rallies on April 15th. He hopes to build on the sentiments expressed at the Tea Parties in an effort to win the 2010 Republican nomination with the ultimate goal of unseating Democrat Evan Bayh next year. A source says that Behney plans a Labor Day e-mail to Tea Party participants and a low key launch to his campaign. A more formal announcement may come later.
Behney owns Attaboy Plumbing in Fishers but is not looking for comparisons to Joe.
Tags: Evan Bayh, Joe the Plumber, Richard Behney
Is this guy getting paid by Evan? His losing campaign would be such a joke. He’d probably end up accusing Evan of being a secret Mexican gay Muslim or some such nonsense. He’d even win some Republican votes with that line!
Wow get a life, or therapy.
His Twitter account suggests that he is starting from scratch. He has 8 followers and 3 tweets.
Come on…..this country needs people who have common sense and a lack of political clout. It is imperative that those of us who are watching closely enough to see what is going on, have champions who will step forward and work towards repairing the harm that has been done in the past. This is a candidate I will be watching…and, hopefully, one I will be proud to vote for!
I say “AWESOME”! As a concerned citizen who has attended the Tea Parties, I am thrilled to hear this. We NEED a citizen to step up to the plate. We NEED someone from outside of the political ellite to represent us in the US Senate. I say “go Richard Behney”!
Richard Behney is the real deal! He stepped up to defend the US Constitution and give the average citizens a voice against the daily socialist attacks. Bye bye Bayh!
Go Richard Behney! Now we need some with common sense and real care and concern for the country to run against Lugar!