Plumber Joe butt of election jibes
Updated on 17 October 2008
Joe the plumber, famous for confronting Barack Obama, is still an election star and featured in both candidates' jokes a last night's event.
After their last televised debate, Senator Obama and his Republican rival John McCain managed to put aside hostilities at the charity event to make fun of, themselves and even Joe the plumber, the critic of Obama's tax plans, was worthy of a couple of gags.
The dinner carried on from where Obama's and McCain's televised debate had left off.
Some welcome mirth on the US presidential campaign trail, but they may be regretting ever bringing Joe into it.
And Joe might be wishing he never asked his question.
Because it turns out Joe the plumber isn't quite what he seems.
Media scrutiny has outed him, he's not a licensed plumber and his first name isn't actually Joe, it's his middle name.
