Headlines marking the passing of Samuel Wurzelbacher, also known as ‘Joe the Plumber,’ are a window into the past, when for a brief moment during the 2008 presidential campaign he became a well-known face in debates over economic policy that Nicole Hemmer argues have been feeding a right-wing myth for decades.
Guy wasn’t even a plumber
Guy wasn’t even named Joe
Guy wasn’t even a guy
Guy wasn’t even a the
He was the George Santos of plumbers.