Joe the Dumber: War is Hell, Reporters Should Be Banned

It's the gift that keeps on giving...between Sarah Palin and Samuel Wurzelbacher, the comedy shows are getting plenty of material in this almost-post-Bush era. The latest bit of comedy comes from Joe the Plumber Country Music Artist Blogger Author War "Correspondent". He's touring Israel during its latest offensive against Palestinian territories, and he apparently longs for the propaganda-driven newsreels of WWII:

I'll be honest with you. I don't think journalists should be anywhere allowed war. I mean, you guys report where our troops are at. You report what's happening day to day. You make a big deal out of it. I-I think it's asinine. You know, I liked back in World War I and World War II when you'd go to the theater and you'd see your troops on, you know, the screen and everyone would be real excited and happy for'em. Now everyone's got an opinion and wants to downer--and down soldiers. You know, American soldiers or Israeli soldiers. I think media should be abolished from, uh, you know, reporting. You know, war is hell. And if you're gonna sit there and say, 'Well look at this atrocity,' well you don't know the whole story behind it half the time, so I think the media should have no business in it.

I didn't realize Joe the Dumber was old enough to remember World War II, which ended in 1945. Oh, and I don't think they had many theaters with propaganda newsreels during World War I. The Wilson Administration didn't need to resort to that...they had the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act handy to put dissenters in jail. So I guess Joe really is pining for the good old days, where questioning or reporting on a war could land you a prison term.

I wonder if Joe sees the irony/hypocrisy of complaining about media coverage of a war while he's masquerading as a war correspondent?