Joe the Plumber was once Joe the Alaskan (are you surprised?)

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The star of Wednesday night's presidential debate used to live in Alaska.

And for once we're not talking about Gov. Sarah Palin.

Long before he was "Joe the plumber," Joe Wurzelbacher lived in North Pole and Eielson Air Force Base outside Fairbanks, according to Alaska public records. A family member says Wurzelbacher came to the state in the mid-1990s and stayed about four years — long enough to have the son who can be seen standing next to him in the now famous YouTube clip of Wurzelbacher grilling Sen. Barack Obama about taxes.

Kelly Morrison watched the debate with her husband in Midtown Anchorage. As the candidates sparred over someone named Joe the plumber, her husband kept telling Morrison that it had to be the Joe they know.

Morrison's sister, Jennifer, is Wurzelbacher’s ex-wife. They've known him for years. At one point, Joe worked as Morrison's plumber when they both lived in Arizona.

Then someone on TV said Joe’s last name.

"I'm like, 'That’s Joe!' And (my husband) said, 'I’ve been trying to tell you that the whole time," Morrison said.

Alaska records show Wurzelbacher listed a North Pole address in 1992 and 1993, and Eielson Air Force Base address in '94 and '95. He applied for hunting permits, owned an old Ford and a new Dodge, and paid a $76 fine in Fairbanks court for speeding.

It was unclear Thursday afternoon whether Wurzelbacher registered to vote while living in Alaska, and if so with which party, Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai wrote in an e-mail.

Wurzelbacher's son was born in the Fairbanks area in 1995, Morrison said.
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10 comments // Joe the Plumber was once Joe the Alaskan (are you surprised?)

  • kreddig
  • Neghie
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      Neghie  

    • That explains why he would vote for McCain despite the fact that his life would benefit far more voting for Obama. I'd like to be taxed to oblivion. It would mean that I have real money.

      Joe, you would only be taxed if you actually had a business. Thanks for making McCain look like an ass.

    • 1 year ago
  • huntre
  • iloveravi
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      iloveravi  

    • I really don't understand this.

      The fucking guy asked a question Obama answered it. I saw the clip, it was simple question and answer.

      How has this become a story?

      I hate everyone.

    • 1 year ago
  • pissedoffinarkansas
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      pissedoffinarkansas  
    • iloveravi:

      I had to laugh at your response. I feel exactly the same way. I truly hate just about everyone. They are interested in things that bore me to tears. If you try to have a meaningful conversation with them they look at you like your from some other planet!! Then turn around and ask you if you saw Brittany on SNL! What the HELL is wrong with people?!! By the way iloveravi, interested in having a meaningful conversation?LOL!!

    • 1 year ago
  • DeliaTheArtist
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      DeliaTheArtist  
    • iloveravi:

      Why the hell are you guys reading things that you hate, and worse yet, commenting on them? You're on the INTERNET, go find something you like!

      However, it became a big story because "Joe the Plumber" was mentioned so much during America's election, particularly at the last debate. "Joe" has become literally "The average Joe"- a representation for the middle class as politicians fight over who is going to help him more.
      However, his actual story turned out to be a bit different than what was being portrayed, especially by the GOP, thus it's turned into a litmus test for the legitimacy of politician's anecdotes.

    • 1 year ago
  • privateibber
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      privateibber  
    • iloveravi:

      You took the words out of my mouth.
      EXACTLY.
      This does make hating people so easy. They make it come so natural. There was a right wing talker on the radio today and I had the misfortune of not being able to tune it out. In thirty five or so seconds I was violently ill.
      She is an openly gay woman who used to be a liberal and now is a violently hateful right winger. What is that about anyway?
      Is that when they wake up in the middle of the night screaming "I HATE ME, I HATE ME!"?

    • 1 year ago
  • UrbanGypsy
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      UrbanGypsy  

    • @ pobaldy66

      That's right. People in big cities tend to be more democratic than people who live in small towns and rural areas, who tend to be favor republicans.

      Its all a conflict of where you live and what values you grow up to embrace. A big city conservative might actually find that he has more in common with his big city liberal rival than with his fellow republican who lives in the countryside, and who might actually consider him a liberal...

    • 1 year ago
  • pobaldy66
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