powerlineblog.com - 1/12/2009
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The Jerusalem Post reports that Joe the Plumber has arrived in Israel. By noon today he had made it to Sderot. By my estimation, he has gotten a better handle on the situation than his supposed betters in the media:
"You should be ashamed of yourself," he told foreign reporters.
"You ...
haaretz.com - 1/12/2009
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haaretz.com —
The Central Elections Committee on Monday banned Arab
political parties from running in next month's parliamentary elections,...
drawing accusations of racism by an Arab lawmaker who said he would challenge the decision in the country's Supreme Court. ...
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Israel bans Arab parties from running in ...
jpost.com - 1/12/2009
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jpost.com —
Samuel Wurzelbacher of Ohio, aka Joe the Plumber,
arrived in Sderot at noon Sunday to show local...
and foreign reporters how to do it right. "You should be ashamed of yourself," he told foreign reporters. "You should be patriotic, protect your family ...
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Joe the Plumber is here, and he ain't happy
thinkprogress.org - 1/12/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber,” is
currently in Israel covering the war for the conservative...
site PJTV.com . When asked what he has learned from his new experiences as a journalist , Wurzelbacher said that he believes the media ...
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Joe the Plumber: ‘I think media should be abolished’ ...
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The Red Badge Of Plumbage
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... Power Line’s review of the Wurzelbacher Wurlitzer is positively glowing, especially for a guy who looked out of his element because he couldn’t find his lucky 1990 New York Giants tank top: ...
The right's embrace of 'Joe' the 'Plumber'
Political Animal —
... events on the ground, and in part because media professionals want to "down soldiers." Wurzelbacher concluded, "I think media should be abolished from, uh, you know, reporting." Now, most reasonable people would read this and cringe, but I couldn't help but be curious about how far-right blogs feel about Wurzelbacher pretending to be a war correspondent. To be fair, a lot of the major conservative blogs have steered clear of this mess. There are, however, some notable exceptions. Here , for example, is Power Line: By my estimation, [Wurzelbacher] has gotten a better handle on ...
Jump the shark
Wizbang —
... - This really has to be one of the oddest episodes in recent politics and now in journalism (so to speak). It is made even stranger in that he seems to think that he is not only a reporter and commentator, but now is some sort of voice of moral authority based on nothing more than asking Obama a question and then having McCain say "Joe the Plumber" over and over at a debate. We all know how that worked for McCain. Scott Johnson at Powerline dissents - "Is there any chance Pajamas can send Joe on to Beirut, Damascus and Tehran after he completes his assignment in Israel? I ...
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Joe the Plumber in Israel
patterico.com 1/12/2009 — [Guest post by DRJ]
PJ Media’s Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher is reporting from Sderot, Israel:
“The people of Sderot “can’t do normal things day to day,” like get soap in their eyes in the shower, for ...
Joe The Plumber Files First Reports From Israel On Gaza Crisis
huffingtonpost.com 1/12/2009 — SDEROT, Israel — 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 ...
Joe the Reporter
poliblogger.com 1/14/2009 — Via the Jerusalem Post : Joe the Plumber is here, and he ain’t happy
The people of Sderot “can’t do normal things day to day,” like get soap in their eyes in the shower, for fear a rocket might come in, Wurzelbacher said. ...
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