Joe The Plumber Basks in the Spotlight

Joe Wurzelbacher -- mentioned over two dozen times as the middle class standard bearer in Wednesday's debate -- holds a news conference Thursday outside his Ohio home. "I'm completely flabbergasted with this whole thing and just hope I'm not making too much of a fool of myself and hope I can get my message out there." Adds it "bothered" him his name was said more during the debate than Iraq, seems annoyed when reporters press him on his voter registration. Click above to watch video. Plus: He may hate new taxes, but records suggest he didn't pay some old ones.