Claim: He certainly got plenty of airtime. For those of you who don't know what that exchange was all about, McCain and Obama were referring to an impromptu encounter between Obama and Toledo, Ohio, plumber Joe Wurzelbacher. Jake Tapper, at ABC News, has the full video. The short version: Wurzelbacher is a plumber looking to buy a company. He's concerned that Obama's tax plan will raise his taxes. That may well be true. As we've written before,
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Verdict: he certainly got plenty of airtime. for those of you who don't know what that exchange was all about, mccain and obama were referring to an impromptu encounter between obama and toledo, ohio, plumber joe wurzelbacher. jake tapper, at abc news, has the full video. the short version: wurzelbacher is a plumber looking to buy a company. he's concerned that obama's tax plan will raise his taxes. that may well be true. as we've written before,
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Author: Joe Miller
Date published: 2008-10-15T20:43:50