who is joe the plumber

From The Room: Might Joe the Plumber Have Aspirations of Becoming Joe the President?

October 25, 2008 - Apparently not satisfied with 15 minutes or 15 days of fame, Joe the Plumber, aka Sam Joe Wurzelbacher, motivated by the enthusiastic reception he's received from the Republican party, is considering running for office. He may go up against longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur for Ohio's 9th distri...

From The Room: Obama Campaign Asks Federal Prosecutor to Look Into Joe the Plumber

October 19, 2008 - Charging that the FBI probe of ACORN represents an "unholy alliance" between Republican operatives and potentially illegal conduct by law enforcement targeting voter fraud, the Obama campaign demanded Friday that the U.S. special prosecutor look into the voter registration of Joe Wurzelbacher. The...

From The Room: John McCain's Letter to Joe the Plumber Leaked to Press

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McCain has a "Joe the Tax Cheat" problem

October 17, 2008 - He may not really be a plumber, but the example of Joe The Plumber really can be an opportunity to learn something about the economic policies of Obama and McCain. Will he have a higher tax bill next year under an Obama administration, or a McCain administration? We have no...

Joe the Plumber, you've had your 15+ hours, now go away

October 17, 2008 - 48 hours ago, Joe, we didn't know who you were. After John McCain introduced us to you, we were entranced- for about two hours. Then, as the pu...

We are all just one guy now - The "Joe the Plumber"-izing of the electorate

October 16, 2008 - For some reason, John McCain decided he would appeal to struggling Main Street America by spending the whole debate talking to a guy who makes a quarter million dollars a year...

The debate - Our final scorecard

October 16, 2008 - It was definitely one of the more interesting debates for McCain and Obama, but the real focus of the night was of course, Joe the Plumber. You've seen the scorecards from CNN and all over the political blogs, but we think...

We're Going With The Rumor: Joe the Plumber got Cindy hooked on drugs

October 16, 2008 - According to blogger Martin Eisenstadt, Joe Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. "Joe the Plumber," may be related to an old pal of John McCain's: Charles Keating. It seems that Joe, from Toledo, Ohio, is related to Robert Wurzelbacher, from Milford, Ohio. An...

Joe the Plumber - Scariest looking plumber in America?

October 16, 2008 - So apparently the election has come down to the one guy in America who miraculously still has a quarter million dollars lying around. Joe The Plumber became a lightning rod for all those Americans who will be unjustly penal...