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Absurd: Joe 'the Plumber' to Become War Correspondent
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.
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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:
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