AlterNet

Absurd: Joe 'the Plumber' to Become War Correspondent

By Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet
Posted on January 7, 2009, Printed on November 29, 2009
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/www.alternet.org/117999/

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.

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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:


More from the AP.

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


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