{"id":17044,"date":"2023-08-28T21:42:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T21:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17044"},"modified":"2023-08-28T21:42:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T21:42:10","slug":"joe-the-plumber-man-who-confronted-barack-obama-on-2008-campaign-trail-about-his-socialist-tax-plan-dead-at-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=17044","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Joe the Plumber\u2019 \u2013 Man Who Confronted Barack Obama on 2008 Campaign Trail About His Socialist Tax Plan, Dead at 49"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Joe the plumber,\u2019 the man who confronted Barack Obama on the campaign trail in 2008, passed away at the age of 49.<\/p>\n

Recall, Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, AKA, \u201cJoe the Plumber,\u201d became a central part of John McCain\u2019s campaign after he confronted Obama on his Socialist tax-and-spend plan.<\/p>\n

Wurzelbacher, a Christian plumber who was preparing to purchase a small business, confronted Obama in Toledo, Ohio and became an overnight sensation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m getting ready to buy a company that makes about $280,000 a year. Your new tax plan is going to tax me more,\u201d Wurzelbacher said to Barack Obama.<\/p>\n

Obama rattled off his Marxist talking points and eventually admitted Wurzelbacher\u2019s taxes would indeed increase.<\/p>\n

Barack Obama told \u2018Joe the Plumber\u2019 he should be happy to pay more taxes because it\u2019s good to \u201cspread the wealth around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obama\u2019s \u201cspread the wealth around\u201d comment to \u2018Joe the Plumber\u2019 was used in debates and campaign ads.<\/p>\n

WATCH:<\/p>\n\n

Wurzelbacher died of pancreatic cancer, according to his wife.<\/p>\n

Fox News reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who became known as \u201cJoe the Plumber\u201d after garnering national media attention for confronting then-presidential candidate Barack Obama on the 2008 campaign trail, died Sunday, his wife, Katie Wurzelbacher, confirmed Monday in an email to Fox News Digital. He was 49. <\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts are broken. We lost a beloved husband, father, son, brother and friend. He made an impact on so many lives,\u201d Katie Wurzelbacher wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I met Joe he was already known by everyone else as \u2018Joe the Plumber\u2019 but he wrote something to me that stood out and showed me who he truly was: \u2018just Joe,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cHe was an average, honorable man trying to do great things for the country he loved so deeply after being thrust into the public eye for asking a question.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy heart goes out to everyone whose lives are impacted by cancer. There are so many ups and downs but we tried to find joy in every day. He fought long and hard, but is now free from pain,\u201d Katie Wurzelbacher wrote Monday. \u201cI don\u2019t think of him as losing his battle. Because he knew Jesus, his battle was won.\u201d <\/p>\n

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