Joe Wurzelbacher

Joe The Plumber Comes Out Against Palin Running In 2012

editorandpublisher.com | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics


Forever a part of American electoral history, Joe Wurzelbacher--better known as "Joe the Plumber"--is hitting back at the media for its coverage of hi...

Jason Linkins and Alex Leo

A Year In The Spotlight: A Slideshow Salute To Joe The Plumber's Greatest Achievements (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins and Alex Leo | Posted 10.12.2009 | Comedy


During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama met many of his fellow countrymen, as he made his case for the presidency hither and yon. But only one of the ...

Joe The Failed Comedian: Wurzelbacher Performs Painful Routine At Stand-Up Contest (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 12.02.2009 | Comedy


The annual Funniest Celebrity in DC contest happened this week and while most of the people involved are not celebrities or funny, one contestant hit ...

Joe The Plumber On Running For Office: "God ... Was Like, 'No.'"

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics


Joe the Plumber is planning a Tea Party tour for the Fourth of July holiday, World Net Daily reports. Samuel Wurzelbacher first gained notoriety dur...

Joe The Plumber Suggests Lynching Chris Dodd

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics


Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher, better known as "Joe the Plumber," has had his fifteen minutes of fame during the 2008 election and was widely expected to ...

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Disowns "Ignoramus" Joe The Plumber Over "Queers" Comment (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media


Elisabeth Hasselbeck disowned "Joe The Plumber" Thursday morning on "The View." Hasselbeck, who campaigned on the trail with Sarah Palin in October, ...

Joe The Plumber Files First Reports From Israel On Gaza Crisis

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 02.11.2009 | Home


SDEROT, Israel — Joe the Plumber has set aside his wrenches to become a rookie war correspondent, covering Israel's side of its two-week-old mil...

"Joe The Plumber" Book Deal Details Emerge

CJR/Fox News | Posted 12.15.2008 | Media


In a somewhat predictable move, Joe The Plumber, aka Samuel Wurzelbacher, has signed a book deal. Joe told Fox News that he was "broke," but still to...

Joe The Plumber Hires Eddie Money's Publicity Team, Eyes Book

AP | JOHN GEROME | Posted 12.01.2008 | Entertainment


NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Like all good celebrities, Joe the Plumber has hired a publicity team. The Press Office in Nashville, where clients include ...

Jason Linkins

Fox's Shepard Smith Forced To Offer Disclaimer After Joe The Plumber Interview

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.28.2008 | Media


Joe The Plumber was out on the trail with John McCain today, apparently giving the thumbs up to someone in the crowd who felt that an Obama Presidency would bring about the end of Israel.

McCain: They Don't Like Him, They Really Don't Like Him

Paul Jenkins | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

The expectations McCain brought to the race were impossibly high to fulfill, thanks to decades of media cheerleading and his ability to believe in his own hype.

'Joe the Plumber' Strikes Back At The Media

AP | Posted 11.19.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — "Joe the Plumber" is lashing out at the media for analyzing his personal life since he suddenly became a focal point of the president...

Reading The Pictures: Plumbing The Truth

Michael Shaw | Posted 11.16.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-10-16-joe.jpg The angle the media is mostly avoiding is that Plumber Joe Wurzelbacher's intent to "corner" the celebrity tap dancer was motivated by racism.

Joe the Plumber: And a Slice of Warhol Pie

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

Joe the Plumber's gone big-time -- a video on YouTube, an interview on Fox, his name in every conversation. And all because he asked Obama a question. With the cameras rolling.

"Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher Not Voting for McCain

Off The Bus | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home


Off The Bus

It might be heartening to McCain to know that he has at least one vote in Democratic stronghold Lucas County, Ohio, but for one small fact: "Joe Wurzelbacher" don't vote!

Jason Linkins

Reporters Confront Joe The Plumber Outside His House

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


It seems that Sarah Palin is going to have to cede some of the light of her celebrity to someone. We speak, of course, of Joe The Plumber. He's bald and middle class and dreamy!

America Finally Gets a Presidential Debate, Because Candidates Gave Them One

Eric Deggans | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


Eric Deggans

I was surprised by the snap polls from CBS and CNN showing a big win for Obama. I don't think McCain ran the table like he wanted, but he did raise his rhetorical game.

Joe The Plumber: Obama Tap Dances Like "Sammy Davis Jr."

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics


In a phone interview with CBS' Katie Couric, Joe Wurzelbacher said Barack Obama "tap dance[d] ... almost as good as Sammy Davis Jr." in their conversa...