Awkward: Joe the Plumber Stands Up McCain in Defiance, Ohio

Posted by Staff, Think Progress at 9:38 AM on October 30, 2008.

"Where is Joe?"

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At a rally today in Ohio, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) accused Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) of wanting to "spread the wealth." McCain then summoned Joe the Plumber, who wasn’t even in the audience:

McCAIN: That’s only because Joe the Plumber asked [Obama] the right questions right here in Ohio. … Joe’s with us today. Joe, where are you? Where is Joe? Is Joe here with us today? Joe, I thought you were here today.
[CROSSTALK]
McCAIN: All right, well you’re all Joe the Plumbers, so all of you stand up!

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Update: Joe Sudbay writes: "Maybe Joe was meeting with his PR team trying to get his country music deal. No matter, even Joe the Plumber has gotten what he can out of John McCain."

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AKPatriot [Report this comment] Posted by: Patriot46 on Oct 30, 2008 10:01 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The Democratic party could not even pay for this kind of PR. Please Vote so the Barracuda can return to her job in Alaska. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] "Joe" the bummer [Report this comment] Posted by: sasquuatch55 on Oct 30, 2008 10:53 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] His name is really Samuel. Hey McCain! Drop this Joe the plumber crap. It was nauseating when I first heard it, now it's just pathetic.Mike the curmudgeon. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Will the real... [Report this comment] Posted by: magistre on Oct 31, 2008 8:37 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Does it say something more about McLame's judgement that "Joe"(aka) isn't anything he claimed he actually was? [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Joe the Fraud [Report this comment] Posted by: Setnakt on Oct 31, 2008 4:23 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] "Joe the Plumber" is, was, and always will be a fraud. Most likely a paid-for by the McCane campaign poor immitation of.....THIS linked text Typical of "conservatives" to have no origionaity and to need to steal others ideas since they have none of their own. Oh and as for the "your all Joe the plumber" comment, if only jackasses who ARE Joe the plumber and make a QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR or more vote for McCane, we got no worries. I just don't get the key to the scam of making people believe they actually make thousands and thousands of dollars a year more than they actually do. What's next making black people believe they are white? Seriously what kind of demonic "magic" is McCane using to make people believe their earnings are what they aren't? Or are all Republicans just so damn stupid they can't count? Must explain the national debt! They allready got over half the country believeing everything the exact opposite of what Christ tought is "Christian", makes you wonder what devil they are really serving with the endless deception which should be obvious to all were it not for some form of something unnatural they work with. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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