A letter to Joe the Plumber

January 11, 2009 - 10:19 AM by Harry · 3 Comments
Filed under: Politics, Pop Culture, War

Ha'Instalator Dear Joe the ~~Plumber~~ Opportunist,

I’m a bit confused as to why Pajamas Media have chosen you of all people to cover the current conflict in southern Israel and Gaza. Maybe it’s just the circles in which I travel, but I have never heard your name uttered in any serious way whatsoever – just in jest. Being in the right place and at the right time propelled you into the bizarre world of pseudo-celebrity and somehow you’ve managed to turn your 15 minutes into a 20. I want to officially welcome you to Israel. I know you aren’t the most knowledgeable about the conflict. That was evident in your comment back in October where you agreed with a supporter of John McCain that a vote for Barack Obama “is a vote for the death of Israel.” Shepard Smith of FOX news even called your views “frightening.” I hope you read up a bit on our country on the flight over. At the very least you should watch the movie “Ha’Instalator.” Here’s the plot. Perhaps you can relate.

In this madcap Israeli satire, a clueless plumber somehow finds himself elevated to the position of Minister of Finance for the whole country. Because he is inexperienced in politics, he takes his brief seriously and fails to perpetuate the kinds of graft and greed that his predecessors were party to, puzzling everyone — most of all the poor plumber himself, who cannot comprehend the kinds of political depravity he is being invited to participate in.

He succeeds in his post and ends up providing, among other things, a solution to the electricity crisis generating electricity via flushing toilets. Perhaps this bodes well for you. Maybe through your over simplified views of foreign policy you’ll offer some fresh ideas that will solve the current crisis (or perhaps the entire Arab-Israeli conflict) that no Israeli leader, politician, intellectual or professor has thought of yet. Best of luck.

Cheers,
Harry

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