Besides being uncertified to be a plumber in Toledo, Joe the Plumber should be unlicensed to be on the road.
Another day and another heartbreak for the fans of Joe the Plumber. Turns out that the guy has a little issue with his former home state of Arizona. He owes them money too. Seems that Joe doesn't want to pay tickets or taxes. Samuel J. Wurzelbacher had his driver's license suspended in Arizona, but snagged a fresh driver's license in Ohio.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/...
Records show he was cited for failure to stop at a red light and for failure to provide proof of insurance on Feb. 9, 2000, in a black Dodge truck at the intersection of Dobson and Baseline roads in Mesa.
After failing to pay his original fine of $627.50 issued in March 2000, his license was suspended and the fine was handed over to a collection agency along with a 16 percent surcharge. The now-resident of Holland, Ohio, still owes $727.90 to the Mesa Municipal Court, according to court records.
Nevertheless, Wurzelbacher's driver's license is still valid in Ohio, according to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and was renewed as recently as May 2005. Ohio law requires a license to be renewed every four years, meaning Wurzelbacher likely obtained an Ohio license in 2001, one year after having his Arizona license suspended.
With a suspended license in one state, it should not be possible to get a new license in another, said Cydney DeModica, spokeswoman for the Arizona MVD.
I feel bad for ripping into this alleged-Joe, but not enough. He's a complete fraud if we're supposed to accept him as an icon of middle America. Really of Hopefully his appearance on Mike Huckebee's paid him enough cash to cover his debt to Arizona and his Ohio taxes. Unless he hooked up with Joe Six Pack outside the Fox Studios for a Manhattan Party.
Palin and McCain really need to back off this guy. As a Joe, I'm deeply disturbed that this Sam is ruining my good name.