Michele Bachmann's version of "Joe the Plumber"

[marmar]

from the MSP City Pages:



Michele Bachmann's "Jim the Election Guy," featured in TV ads accusing Tarryl Clark of wanting to tax Minnesotans to death, isn't really named Jim, and he isn't from the 6th congressional district. He isn't even from Minnesota.

His name is Beau Peregino. He starred in that ad Bachmann had to rejigger after she tried to make it look like the State Fair supported her re-election. MinnPost traced "Jim" to California, where he works after studying acting at Towson University in Maryland.

​You can't blame Beau for taking the gig. He needs the work. A quick IMBD search shows he's landed just a handful of roles in already-forgotten TV dramas. Nothing like hitching your wagon to a media phenomenon like Bachmann if you want a little attention, right?

Team Bachmann doesn't want to talk about fake Jim. But Clark does. In fact, she was already running a TV ad featuring a bunch of real Jims, lampooning the fakester -- and Bachmann. Now Clark has some added ammunition.

Here's the Battle of the TV Jims. Bachmann's Jim: http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2010/09/michele_bachman_130.php

[davidinalameda]

1. poor guy

he's an actor who took a role

why beat up on him

[yella_dawg]

2. Because he is willing to sell me down the river for a few bucks?

Sorry, but "I'm just doing my job." is too similar to "I was just following orders."

[davidinalameda]

3. it's an acting job

do you go after the actors in the McDonald's commercials for pushing that crap

[yella_dawg]

4. Yes.

If you kill kids, it doesn't matter if it's an AK or a mickeyD ad, dead is dead.