Joe the Plumber to Become War Correspondent

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: NYT/AP

Joe The Plumber is putting down his wrenches and picking up a reporter's notebook. The Ohio man who became a household name during the presidential campaign says he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com.

Samuel J. Wurzelbacher says he'll spend 10 days covering the fighting. He tells WNWO-TV in Toledo that he wants to let Israel's '''Average Joes' share their story.''

Wurzelbacher gained attention during the final weeks of the campaign when he asked Barack Obama about his tax plan.

He later joined Republican John McCain on the campaign trail. At one stop, he agreed with a McCain supporter who asked if he believed a vote for Obama was a vote for the death of Israel.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/07/us/AP-Joe-The-Plumber.html

[ogneopasno]

1. L!M!A!O! First of all, I doubt he ever "picked up" a wrench. Second of all, why are we pretending

this man has any qualifications to do anything at all? Shameful.

[zbdent]

3. He has picked up a wrench ...

just before he handed it to a plumber ...

[LynneSin]

6. since he's doing it for a pretend 'news' website I think it's appropriate

you know how those conservative web 'news' sites can be

[JSK]

2. I am literally speechless

n/t

[Greyskye]

4. Soon to be "Joe the Martyr"?

:puke:

[madinmaryland]

5. So he is now working for Jeff Gannon/Guckert????

:rofl:

[rateyes]

7. If he was a true patriot, he would become "Joe the Soldier."

Or, should I say, "G.I. Joe?"

[FSogol]

8. Is the GOP trying to make him into a credible candidate?

Or is he just exploiting his 15 minutes of fame?

Not paying taxes and exaggerating about buying a business = financial expert
Being a deadbeat loser = social expert
Going to Israel = foreign policy expert

Stupid freepers.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

9. I just hope he doesn't cause an international incident.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. I don't believe it. No, wait. Yes, I do.

That has to be the funniest thing I've heard so far this new year.

I can just picture Joe the wannabe trying his best to imitate Lt. Col. Oliver North, USMC, convicted felon and general screw-up, all the while sneaking an occasional peek at the Sarah Palin 2009 calendar that he has tucked into his plumber-like asscrack.

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Maybe not. How long is taking to get a passport these days? I'd bet he's never been out

of the country before.

[DainBramaged]

12. Joe the asshole

[struggle4progress]

13. Such an exciting story! Barely three months ago, he was just an unlicensed

plumber who didn't pay his taxes

And then, suddenly, he became an important part of McCain's campaign, like the backwards B girl and that lady who could see Russia!

Moving on after the election, he wrote his memoirs Fighting for the American Dream, in which (as he told Glenn Beck in December) he will reveal lessons he learned from his distinguished political career: "I .. felt .. dirty .. on the campaign trail ... They appalled me ... I wanted to get off the bus." Note: Although the book was expected to ship in December, you can still pre-order it for less than $25 at his website, and it is now promised before the end of January. At the website, you can also sign up for free "We are Joe" memberships -- while for about $20 more you can also become a "Freedom" member, which entitles you to a 10% discount on the book!

Never at rest, the ersatz plumber then went briefly into broadcasting, starring in thrilling videos on how to get free government coupons for digital TV converter boxes. Note: If you really enjoy watching Joe or Sam -- or whatever his name is -- you can sign up at velocity store website for email notification when he stars in future infomercials!

As a one-time entrepreneur, politician, award-winning author, and famous broadcaster, he will certainly provide unique insights on Middle East history and current news!

[hay rick]

14. Average Shlomo meet Average Joe.

Next week's visitor: a plague of locusts.

[Scurrilous]

15. Joe the Plumber trades his wrench for a reporter's notepad in Sderot

<snip>

"Joe the Plumber has set aside his wrenches to become a rookie war correspondent, covering Israel's side of its two-week-old military offensive in Gaza.

The Ohio man, who rocketed to fame during the U.S. presidential campaign for challenging Barack Obama on his tax plan, was in Sderot Sunday to tell readers of the conservative pjtv.com Web site about the rockets that rain down there from the neighboring Gaza Strip."

<snip>

"Joe's rookie reporter status was evident when, standing in front of a pile of spent rockets, he said, "I have thousands of questions but I can't think of the right one."

What he could summon up quickly was contempt for Israel's critics, who are outraged by the more than 870 Palestinians killed in Israel's bruising air and ground onslaught against Gaza's Islamic militant Hamas rulers. Thirteen Israelis have also died since the operation began, including four killed by the rocket fire that touched off the war in the first place.

"Why hasn't Israel acted sooner?" Wurzelbacher asked. "I know if I were a citizen here, I'd be damned upset. He described himself as a peaceloving man, but added, "when someone hits me, I'm going to unload on the boy. And if the rest of the world doesn't understand that, then I'm sorry."

Wurzelbacher, who underwent intense media scrutiny during his 15 minutes of campaign fame, said pjtv enlisted him to cover Israel because he's an expert on media bias.

"I was on the short end of the stick, like Israel is now," he said."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1054548.html