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Joe the Plumber: "I think media should be abolished from reporting"

In Israel, the newly minted reporter calls for an end to war reporting and a return to good old-fashioned propaganda.
Alex Koppelman

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  • Monday, January 12, 2009 08:12 AM

    New sobriquet

    Forever after, Joe the Plumber should be known as Joe the Halfwit.

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