In Case You're Wondering...

Here's Joe the plumber...

His name is Joe Wurzelbacher, and he confronted Obama on Sunday, when the candidate was going door-to-door in Toledo. Click here for the full exchange.

-- Sean Bowditch & Laurel Wamsley

UPDATE: Hey folks. Just merged Laurel's original post with mine. Sorry for the confusion.

According to the Toledo Blade:

Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber who is trying to buy the plumbing business, was a guest of Neil Cavuto, the host of Fox News' Your World.

In his conversation with Mr. Obama, who walked house-to-house on Shrewsbury Street, Mr. Wurzelbacher told the Democratic candidate, "I'm being taxed more and more for fulfilling the American Dream."

As part of his reply, Mr. Obama said, "It's not that I want to punish your success, I just want to make sure that everybody that is behind you, that they have a chance for success too. I think that when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."

Outrage over Mr. Obama's phrase "share the wealth" has turned up in conservative Internet discussions since then.

"Some people interpreted his remark as sort of like Robin Hood-ish, Joe, that it was a redistribution of wealth-taking from guys like you to help people who are not as well off as you," Mr. Cavuto said during his show.

Mr. Obama has frequently announced his intent to repeal tax cuts that were given to people making more than $250,000.

Mr. Wurzelbacher was then interviewed on Fox News. The Fox News interview is here.

10:20 PM ET | 10-15-2008 | permalink

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