'Joe the plumber' once lived in Alaska

adn.com ^ | 10/16/2008 | Kyle Hopkins

[Xth Legion]

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

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

Long before he was "Joe the plumber," Joe Wurzelbacher lived in North Pole and Eielson Air Force Base, according to Alaska public records. Family members say 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 clip of Wurzelbacher grilling Sen. Barack Obama about taxes.

"If Joe had his way, he would have stayed up here," said Kelly Morrison, of Anchorage. Her sister, Jennifer, is Joe's ex-wife.

Morrison remembers getting the call when the couple gave birth to a son in the Fairbanks area roughly 13 years ago.

"Jennifer had called up to Joe to tell him that she was in labor and Joe made it down the stairs just in time, his baby was delivered on the wooden floor in their home," Morrison said.

"That was a huge thing for us ... we joked with them and said, 'OK, you did it the Alaskan way,'" said Morrison, who was living Outside at the time. She later married an Alaskan and lives here in state.

[Xth Legion]

Gee you think they could have done the same kind of background check on "the One". This is getting crazy. How long before they try to make up some crazy story about him knowing Palin. I hate this crap. This is a regular guy.

[SevenofNine]

Kathy maybe I know the dude LOL!

[AnnGora]

Ahhh, a link to Palin...the plot thickens...

[ScottinVA]

Looks like Obama just smacked himself upside the head with his own “October Surprise.”

[brytlea]

Really. So now we know more about Joe the Plumber than we do about Obama.....

[hampdenkid]

Expect the Joe had sex with Sarah revelations to come at any moment. The Hard Left media has no shame.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Well THAT does it. I can’t vote for Sarah NOW!

[Blogger]

The DUmmies say he is “closely related” to some guy in Cincinnati who is supposedly the son-in-law of Charles Keating.

[Dallas59]

Bush/Cheney/Halliburton/Guantanamo/McCain/Palin/Joetheplumber Conspiracy!!!!!

[ari-freedom]

That does it. I’m not going to vote for Joe the plumber.

[JrsyJack]

If Obama loses will the NYT headline be...

“Joe flushes Obama”

[Retch_Sweeney]

If the guy is smart, he’d buy a sign for his vehicle, “Joe the Plumber”, hire a licensed plumber to work for him, run for the house, or the senate in whatever state he lives in...Ohio?...and run for president in four years...he’s already a leg up on everyone else.

[Abe XVI]

It is insane. I was just thinking I know more about Plumber Joe’s past than I do Obama’s. Talk about a rigged set up. Sheeesh!

[Abe XVI]

Bush/Cheney/Halliburton/Guantanamo/McCain/Palin/Joetheplumber Conspiracy!!!!!

LOL

[Snickering Hound]

In just 24 hours, we now know more about what Joe did in the mid 90’s than Obama...

[scooby321]

I just fell off the couch

but itd true.

[CommieCutter]

What should be reported: ‘Obama is connected Ayers and Acorn’!

What will be reported: ‘Palin is connected to Joe the Plumber’!

[redk]

I heard he caused the economic crises.

[jan in Colorado]

The ENEMEDIA can report anything they want to about Joe, make up lies, defame him etc. It doesn't matter. Joe isn't the issue...it's Obama being caught on tape saying he WANTS TO SPREAD THE WEALTH AROUND!

He can't lie his way out of this one!

[hoosiermama]

But what we need to know : Did he live in the part of the state that was racist? Does he hug his Bible? Did Palin try to fire him? Does he kill innocent animals? ;=)