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Absurd: Joe 'the Plumber' to Become War Correspondent

Posted by Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet at 10:48 AM on January 7, 2009.


Samuel "Joe" Wurzelbacher is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for a conservative website called pjtv.com.
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This. Is. Ridiculous.

The Ohio man, who became famous during the U.S. presidential campaign after asking Barack Obama about his tax plan, is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for a conservative website called pjtv.com.

[...]

Wurzelbacher says he'll spend 10 days covering the fighting and explaining why Israeli forces are mounting attacks against Hamas.

He tells WNWO-TV in Toledo that he wants "go over there and let their 'Average Joes' share their story."

Let's not forget the time Joe agreed with a McCain supporter who asked him if he believed a vote for Obama was a vote for the death of Israel. Joe's positive response was so outrageous that even Fox News' own Shep Smith took him to task for it:


More from the AP.

Update: A local television station's report on Joe's career change via Think Progress:


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Tagged as: war, israel, palestine, middle east, attacks, gaza, joe the plumber, war correspondent


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