The mainstream media is now vetting Joe the Plumber down to his skivvies, much more than they ever vetted Barack Obama or Bill Ayers or Jeremiah Wright. Not only that, but the last couple of paragraphs in this story may point to conspiracy theories yet to come (emphasis added):

He won’t say who he will vote for on Nov. 4, but did say he likes Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

He said he was born in the Toledo area, lived until he was 13 in the Florida Panhandle area, went to Springfield High School, and then entered the U.S. Air Force. He was stationed at an Air Force base in Alaska from 1992 until 1995. He said he was honorably discharged.

Mr. Wurzelbacher also said he lived in Arizona from 1997 until 2000.

He’s a plant, man, fer shur.