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Joe's registration
Ben Smith's Blog —
Joe Wurzelbacher doesn't immediately turn up in the Ohio voter registration database, leading to some speculation last night that he's not registered to vote.
But the Toledo Blade reports that he appears to be a registered Republican, and a primary voter at that:
Linda Howe, executive director of the Lucas County Board of Elections, said a Samuel Joseph Worzelbacher, whose address and age match Joe the Plumber’s, registered in Lucas County on Sept. 10, 1992. He voted in his first primary on March 4, 2008, registering as a Republican.
Ms. ...
Report: 'Joe the Plumber' is a Republican
News —
... Board of Elections, a "Samuel Joseph Worzelbacher" registered in the county in September 1992, and voted this March in the state's Republican primary. The registrant's age and address match those of the now-famous Toledo-area plumber. Worzelbacher, whose nickname "Joe the Plumber" was appropriated by both Barack Obama and John McCain during Wednesday night's debate, said he thought the candidates placed too much attention on him. ""I believe there was too much emphasis put on me," he said . "The debate was more important." - Michael O'Brien
The Newfound Fame of Joe the Plumber
Weekly Standard Blog —
... by putting up "crack" pictures, alleging he's a McCain plant, and devoting multiple discussion threads to tearing him down on DU.
Ben Smith is looking into whether Joe is registered to vote.
God speed, Joe. The national election arena can be a rough one to be thrown into. Just ask Sarah Palin. But all the hassle, background checking, and even abuse is in a politician's job description, not a plumber's.
Update: He is registered, as a Republican: Linda Howe, executive director of the ...
Joe the Ringer?
TPMCafe —
... Joe the Plumber is, it seems, a registered Republican. (Hat tip to Ben Smith of Politico, who got the item from the Toledo Blade.) Moreover, according to the logical Jed L at ...
The Message of Joe the Plumber
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... “Joe the Plumber” is Joe Wurzelbacher of Toledo, Ohio, his comments on the last Presidential debate.
Will this be the “straight talk” message for John McCain that will propel him ...
Purging Joe the plumber?
Ben Smith's Blog —
... The Toledo Blade reported today that "Joe the Plumber's" name appears on Ohio voter registration rolls with a slight misspelling -- as Worzelbacher, not Wurzelbacher. ...
Joe the Plumber's tax bill
Political Animal —
... about his plan to increase taxes for the top five percent of income earners. Noting that he was planning to purchase a company that "makes" between $250,000 and $280,000, Wurzelbacher wondered what impact Obama's tax plan would have on him. [...] Jake Tapper reports that it's not even clear if the figures Wurzelbacher cited take expenses into account. If his net profit is below $250,000, "Joe the Plumber" would be ...
Joe the Plumber (or not): A Chronology
Politics Daily —
... media started to look into Joe. There was an unfortunate detour into retractionville, as it was erroneously reported that Joe was related to Charles Keating. Then, came the revelation that Joe is not actually a plumber, at least not a licensed one. Damn government regulations. Next, it was reported that Joe didn't really need the tax cut, since he doesn't pay 'em anyway. He has a $1183.00 tax lien against him in the State of Ohio. Oh, and he voted Republican in the primary. And he compared Senator Obama to Sammy Davis, Jr. And ...
Will The Vote Of ‘Joe The Plumber’ Be Counted?
Think Progress —
... are “used to record a vote if a voter’s eligibility is in question and the voter would otherwise not be permitted to vote at his or her polling place.” As a result, “more than 200,000 registered Ohio voters may be blocked from casting regular ballots on Election Day.”
Because Wurzelbacher is misregistered as “Worzelbacher,” he may be one of the voters caught up in the misguided system. As the Toledo Blade reports:
Linda Howe, executive director of the Lucas County Board of ...
Joe the Plumber - Tool of Big Oil
Mudville Gazette —
... Update 2: Joe is his MIDDLE NAME! IT ISN"T EVEN HIS FIRST NAME! WHY THE HECK WOULD ANYONE WANT TO GO BY THEIR MIDDLE NAME??!!?? Crap, if everyone went by their middle name the election would be between "Sidney" McCain and...
HEY, that's why he used his middle name - SO PEOPLE WOULD THINK OF OBAMAS MIDDLE NAME! RACISM! RACISM!! RAAAAAAACISSSSSMMMMMM!!!!!.
Update: Looks like Joe (the plumber - not the racist college guy) has made some enemies... Mr. ...
Tonight on the evening news, an involuntary colonoscopy for Joe the Plumber
Pundit Review —
... troubles? Michael Barone, in a pre-Joe the Plumber column, saw the future, The Coming Obama Thugocracy Attempts to shut down political speech have become routine for liberals. In this campaign, we have seen the coming of the Obama thugocracy, suppressing free speech, and we may see its flourishing in the four or eight years ahead. What have we learned this week about Joe the Plumber? He’s related to Charles Keating of the Keating Five, maybe . Joe the Plumber isn’t licensed ! The Politico reports that, oh no, “Joe the Plumber’s” name appears on Ohio ...
Newsflash to Joe: The Real Plumbers are Endorsing Obama
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash —
... he didn't want it, "on principle." Another thing "Joe" is not is an independent. The Lucas County Board of Elections has Wurzelbacher registered as a Republican (while his name is misspelled, the address and age match -- ironically the misspelling would disqualify him from voting under the rules the GOP are trying to impose on new black voter registrants). Though he hasn't voted for several elections, he did vote in the 2008 Republican primary. As the ...
The Man the Left Wants Hanged for Tax Cheating
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... reported breathlessly: “Samuel J. Wurzelbacher has a lien placed against him to the tune of $1,182.92. The lien is dated from January of ‘07.” Press outlets probed his divorce records. The local plumbers’ union, which has endorsed Obama, claimed he didn’t do their required apprenticeship work and didn’t have a ...
The Man the Left Wants Hanged for Tax Cheating
Stop The ACLU —
... reported breathlessly: “Samuel J. Wurzelbacher has a lien placed against him to the tune of $1,182.92. The lien is dated from January of ‘07.” Press outlets probed his divorce records. The local plumbers’ union, which has endorsed Obama, claimed he didn’t do their required apprenticeship work and didn’t have a license to work outside his local township. Let’s get one thing clear, here. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher was NOT running for any office. He was just a citizen trying to ask a presidential candidate a simple question. And now we have that very candidate, now the elected ...
