As of October 11, 2008, America hadn’t a clue who Joe the Plumber was. That all changed very quickly though, almost as quickly as Joe the Plumber has changed from one iteration of himself to another since. With his recent vilification of former BFF John McCain, it seemed like a good time to get nostalgic and take a little peek down memory lane at The Many Faces of Joe the Plumber.

Joe the Plumber: On October 12, 2008, Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher asked then-candidate Barack Obama about the effect of his tax policy on small businesses at an Ohio rally and immediately became Joe the Plumber, the most famous blue collar constituent in American history.

Joe the Paradigm: Just a few days after talking taxes with Obama, Joe’s name was appropriated by republican candidate John McCain umpteen times during the final presidential debate on October 15 and McCain even managed to mispronounce his name "Wurzelburger." Still, Joe the Plumber was no longer just some guy in the crowd of American voters but the American cheese curl-eating, football-watching, beer-slugging next-door-neighbor with a rough working class exterior and heart of democracy-laden gold.

Joe the Translator: After the final presidential debate, Katie Couric asked Joe about Obama’s tax plan and Wurzelbacher translated the fancypants, educated elite, liberal mouth-full-of-arugula vernacular to common man’s language for the good ole Americans watchin’ on their TVs at home while eating their Stovetop Stuffing and Shake ‘n’ Bake.

Joe the McCarthyist: Dropping the old “socialist” bomb in reference to Barack Obama during an interview with Neil Cavuto, Joe seemed to believe America still embroiled in the Cold War. He would’ve made Joe McCarthy proud.

Joe the Zionist: You might not think that a plumber from Ohio would hang with uber-Jews, but at an October 28 rally in Columbus when an elderly Jewish man rather dramatically pronounced, “A vote for Obama is a vote for the death of Israel,” Joey replied, “I’ll actually go ahead and agree with you on that one.”

Joe the Campaigner: It was a bit embarrassing when John McCain attempted to point Joe out in the crowd at an October 30 rally in Defiance, Ohio, and realizing that he was mistaken attempted to cover his gaffe by proclaiming, “You’re all Joe the Plumber!” However Joe made an appearance later than day at three campaign stops in Ohio, making circular political talk like “Once you find out the facts, they become quite obvious.”

Joe the Singer: On the same day that McCain’s buddy Joe the Plumber travelled about Ohio telling people who regular, hardworking Americans (as opposed to the latte crowd) were voting for, CMT reported that Wurzelbacher was also signing with a Nashville publicist and manager and being advised by country singer Aaron Tippin on a potential country album.

Joe the Watchdog: In early November, Joe the Plumber announced that because he had become more famous than Barack Obama, he would launch a watchdog website called SecureOurDream.com and said that he was “not the kind of guy who seeks fame.” Just justice. Or something.

Joe the Traitor: Yesterday Joe the Plumber unnecessarily backstabbed John McCain, telling Glenn Beck that John McCain “appalled” him and that he felt “dirty” for spending time with him. This statement was made just about a month after he told Cavuto, “McCain has fought and bled for our country, loves our country” and all that jazz.

Joe the Congressman!?: In 2010 Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher will enter Congress if Massachusetts College Republicans chairman Trevor Lair gets his way.