June 20, 2012 Leave a comment
Remember when John McCain touted “Joe the Plumber” (real name: Samuel J. Wurzelbacher) as the voice of reason during the 2008 presidential campaign?
Well, it looks like Joe has lost a bit of that reasonableness, and maybe some history teacher votes, too.
The Republican nominee for Ohio’s fairly new 9th congressional district, Wurzelbacher has released a campaign ad that argues gun control caused the Holocaust.
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His logic: “In 1939, Germany established gun control. From 1939 to 1945, 6 million Jews and 7 million others, unable to defend themselves, were exterminated.”
Then a grinning Joe turns to the camera and says, “I love America.”
Throughout his spiel, he fires weapons at fruits and vegetables that are sitting atop wooden posts.
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Oddly enough, this is…
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