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January 12, 2009

Joe the Plumber Argues with Israeli Reporters

@ 3:25 pm by Chris Good

Joe Wurzelbacher, aka "Joe the Plumber," clashed with Israeli reporters in Sderot this weekend, challenging them to accept that Israel has a right to protect itself from Hamas.

Wurzelbacher was swarmed by several cameramen and reporters while interviewing a citizen on the street as part of his reporting job with Pajamas Media, a conservative website affiliated with several political blogs. He asked what media outlets the reporters represented–they were with Reuters and Israel's Channel 10–and told them he was "not the story" they should be looking for.

See a video (subscription only) of the exchange here.

"You guys want a good story, right? That's why you're here?" Wurzelbacher asked.

"Yeah," one of the reporters responded.

"Okay," Wurzelbacher said, "One, I'm not the story. I'm just an average guy. The story here is: people are being killed. And the media's slanting it and trying to make it Hamas's ah, as far as, you know, Israel's being bad."

"Do you believe Israel's bad?" Wurzelbacher challenged, pointing at a cameraman.

The Israeli cameraman responded that he was from Israel and did not think Israel was bad.

"No? Do you think Isreal has every right to protect itself?" Wurzelbacher asked.

The cameraman said he did.

Wurzelbacher asked if the cameraman had said so on the air. "I'm just a reporter," the cameraman responded.

Wurzelbacher made headlines earlier this month when Pajamas Media hired him to cover the Gaza conflict.

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  1. KUDOS to Joe…..thanks to Joe, we get to expose the liberal media who are mourning the violence against Hamas, never mind they want to see Israel taken off the map. Joe is brave to put himself in this situation and he needs to be commended. Thanks Joe for a job well done.

    Comment by Barbara — January 12, 2009 @ 4:09 pm

  2. Joe is just saying what most people think. He is not the story, Israel is within its rights to defend itself, Hamas are idiots. If you kick a dog and it bites you, Duh.. you got what you asked for. I saw a Palistinian moaning, "What did we do to deserve this?" Well, you elected and support a govenment that uses violence and terror on its much stronger neighbor (dumb). So you suffer the consequences. Regardless of the other issues in that area of the world, the rocket attacks show a lack of intelligence and common sense. Why do people want to spend their lives in misery by being stupid? And I am not a supported of Israel in general as they are a huge financial drain on America and cause endless problems. So what if they are our only "ally" in the Middle East?, we don't need that kind of ally or trouble. But as far as this situation I support their right to defend themselves. I'm sure they don't want to have to commit the resources to this action either. I know I speak for most Americans (The ones the media forgets about).

    Comment by Joe Sockit — January 12, 2009 @ 5:01 pm

  3. So the children who are being killed voted for Hamas? The whole thing is awfully simple to simpletons.

    Comment by Gus — January 12, 2009 @ 6:07 pm

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