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Who Is Joe the Plumber?

Who is this 'Joe the Plumber' that McCain and Obama kept mentioning during their debate???

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    He was the boss of the North Jersey Mafia

    DeCalvcante Family.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_DeCavalcante

    Looks a lot like Frank Vincent.

  • 1 decade ago

    Old Spice. that is stupid.

    That would take some serious planning to get a plant in the right place at the right time and get Obama to fall for this.

    The dude was an average American who was miffed with Obama. He was on Fox News because they contacted him shortly after the debate.

    I can't believe that people are dumb enough to believe that. The funny thing is, it wasn't what Joe the Plumber said that made this a soundbyte. He asked a very simple question - - - It was Obama's profession that he want's to spread Joe's hard earned wealth to those who haven't worked as hard as him.

  • Steve
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    he's a guy who was asking obama a question at a rally, i just watched the video you can see it on youtube.

    people who are in favour of the republicans have edited the video to present obama in a bad light but if you watch the full answer that obama gives it seems like it's quite favourable to obama.

    he's basically saying that the he would increase the tax rate on those earning over $250,000 by 3% (he says from 36 up to 39%) while reducing the tax rate of those earning under 250,000.

    The people who don't like obama are basically editing the video to say that this makes him a socialist.

    I reckon just watch the whole thing and make up your own mind. The full video is about 6 minutes long.

  • 1 decade ago

    Oh, yeah, he lives next door to Joe 6-pack. I think sarah palin was over there tonight watching the debate, and heating up a plate of moose-meat in the microwave.

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  • 1 decade ago

    The middle class version of Joe-Six Pack.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Joe the plumber is some guy who plumbs toliets

    Source(s): The Debate (cause i watched the debate) I THINK OBAMA WON!!!!! YEAH!!!!
  • 1 decade ago

    Joe the Plumber was paid by the McCain campaign. In other words, he was a plant. He is fake. Any fool can see that. He was on FOX NEWS latter that day.

    http://www.newshounds.us/2008/10/15/fox_news_prope...

  • 1 decade ago

    He was someone that got to ask Obama a question face to face in Toledo over the weekend. You can probably find the video of it on YouTube somewhere (I would look for it, but I'm a YouTube know-nothing)

    Source(s): I pay attention
  • 1 decade ago

    He is a man that was told by Obama that we need to tax rich people and spread the wealth around to make it more fair to people who make less money.

    Edit: Old spice you are a liar!

    Can you believe that people are attacking The plumber for asking a real question of the "annointed one".

    Sleevy, no one cut the tape he clearly said he wants to spread the wealth.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    he is the one Obama told he was going to redistribute his wealth to other people.

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