Joe the Plumber Has Many Smart Things to Say About War and Journalism and History

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Joe the Plumber Has Many Smart Things to Say About War and Journalism and History

Here, America, we hope you're happy with yourselves. Here is your "Joe the Plumber" "reporting" from the real-life no-scare quotes war in Gaza.

Or, uh, hanging out in Sderot babbling about how back in the good old days of World War I reporters didn't ruin wars with their reportings and instead we all went to wonderful movies about how great war is, like Paths of Glory and All Quiet on the Western Front.

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