It appears the McCain campaign didn’t vet Joe the Plumber any more than they did Sarah the Hockey Mom.
- It appears he’s not a licensed plumber
- It appears he owed Ohio back income taxes
- It appears he is related to Charles Keating’s son-in-law Robert Wurzelbacher, a prominent Republican donor, who served 40 months in federal prison for his role in the Keating 5 scandal
Update: Last item found to be incorrect. Same name, no relation.
I listened to gool ol’ Joe’s phone interview with Katie Couric. He said that he asked Obama the question because he wanted to see if he would get a real answer, or just a “tap dance.” Then he suggested that Obama did a world-champion tap dance.
That’s enough proof for me that he’s a fake. You can disagree up one side and down the other with Obama’s answer, and his economic policy. But to act as if he didn’t answer the question? That’s a bold-faced lie. Obama thoroughly answered the question, admitted that Joe might have to pay some more taxes, and explained why he thinks that is fair.
At first I felt kind of sorry for this dude, being dragged into things. Now I think he deserves what he gets. Tax cheat.
wow, just incredible how McCain and his handlers keep sticking their feet in the bucket. kind of like investors these days.