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New Video Hit: 'Where Are You, Joe?'

McCain's guest nowhere to be found during first Ohio rally

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(Newser) – The image of John McCain looking for a nowhere-to-be-found Joe the Plumber has surfaced on YouTube and is being forwarded by gleeful Democrats, notes MSNBC's First Read blog. “Joe’s with us here," McCain said at an Ohio rally yesterday. "Joe, where are you?," he asked, looking around. "Where is Joe? Joe, I thought you were here today."

Once he realized that Wurzelbacher wasn't among the crowd, McCain made the best of it, saying, "Well, you’re all Joe the Plumber! So all of you stand up, and I thank you." The real Joe showed up at a later rally with McCain, telling the crowd to "just get out and get informed. I mean really know what you're talking about when you're talking about it."

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Samuel "Joe The Plumber" Wurzelbacher speaks at a rally for John McCain at a Town Square Stop in Washington Park in Sandusky, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008.   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Supporters of Barack Obama are seen in front of the Flag Lady's Flag Store, where Joe Wurzelbacher kicks off the
Supporters of Barack Obama are seen in front of the Flag Lady's Flag Store, where Joe Wurzelbacher kicks off the "Joe the Plumber" bus tour with former White House Budget Director, Rob Portman.   (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Samuel
Republican presidential candidate John McCain and Samuel "Joe The Plumber" Wurzelbacher share the stage during a rally at Mentor High School in Mentor, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008.   (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
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