Biden's on Tonight Show: 'What About this Joe?'

[jefferson_dem]

Biden's on Tonight Show: 'What About this Joe?'
October 16, 2008 10:17 PM

ABC News' Matthew Jaffe Reports: In a taped appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to air later Thursday, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., joked that Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher, who was the man of the hour at Wednesday’s presidential debate, had not only stolen the spotlight from the two party nominees at the New York showdown, but also from him.

"Welcome to the show, I’m your host, Jay the Plumber," Leno had said at the start of the Burbank taping, before later noting to Biden that Joe the Plumber had replaced Joe Six-Pack as the talk of the political world, prompting Biden to wonder whatever happened to another famous Joe.

"What about this Joe?" the Democratic vice-presidential candidate asked.

"That’s right," replied Leno. "How about Joe the senator?"

"I hardly get any coverage," said Biden. "That’s why I wanted to be on this show."

Biden managed to sneak in a dig at Joe the Plumber, who doesn't have a plumbing license.

"I don’t know many plumbers who are making $250,000 a year and worried about it," the senator said. "We’re kind of worried about Joe the fireman, Joe the policeman, Joe the real plumber with a license."

Another person who has stolen the spotlight from Biden on the campaign trail is his Republican counterpart, Gov. Sarah Palin.

"You were also the star of the highest-rated TV show of the year," Leno said to Biden of his October 2 vice-presidential debate with Sen. John McCain’s running mate.

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/10/bidens-tonight.html

[Jennicut]

1. I can't wait to see this. "Joe the Plumber with a real license"

Gotta love Biden.

[ErinBerin84]

2. "Joe the real plumber with a license"

heh

[Cha]

3. Word sure gets around fast..

"I don’t know many plumbers who are making $250,000 a year and worried about it," the senator said. "We’re kind of worried about Joe the fireman, Joe the policeman, Joe the real plumber with a license."

So Joe Biden is going to be opposite mccain on Letterman's tonight?

[Jennicut]

4. Yup. I am watching Biden and will check McInsane out on you tube or something later

I can't stomach the man right now actually but Joe brings a smile to my face.

[Cha]

6. I'll watch Leno with Biden.. I was not

going to watch mccain anyway.

[gateley]

5. Lots of funny stuff at the entire article - but spoilers. Thanks for posting! nt

[Thrill]

7. hahahahahahahhaahahahahahah

[texpatriot2004]

8. I love Joe Biden. nm

[1corona4u]

9. K

[Fly by night]

10. Jay made fun of Joe the plumber in his opening monologue also.

Leno said more about Joe the Asscrack ("His name's not Joe, he's not a plumber, etc.") than any of the corporate media news (sic) shows (except KO) reported this evening.