Meet Joe the Plumber
Oct 17, 2008 People
I missed the earlier session of the final US Presidential Elections debate yesterday between Barack Obama and John McCain but picked up on this guy - Joe the Plumber. I wasn’t sure if he was a rhetorical character or a real person, but today, I found out. His real name is Joe Wurzelbacher.
Then I came across this video - an ABC interview with the man himself. Apparently, he had met Obama while the latter was on the campaign trail, and asked him about his pledge to raise taxes for those earning US$250,000 or more a year from 36% to 39%.
I’m not sure I agree with Joe when he says that the rich shouldn’t be taxed more, though. Does that make me a socialist?
It’s good to put a face to a name though. And I wonder if he’s going to make the US$250,000 sooner than he thinks, with the kind of publicity he’s getting (23 times he was mentioned during the debate!!!).
8.41pm Malaysian time (+8 GMT)
Tags: Barack Obama, joe the plumber, joe Wurzelbacher, John McCain, politics, US elections
