Samuel Wurzelbacher, the man who gained fame by quizzing Barack Obama about his tax plan, tries his hand at a new career: war correspondent
In the Field
On January 11, Samuel Wurzelbacher, a.k.a. Joe the Plumber, traveled to the Israeli town of Sderot, a frequent target of rockets fired from within the Gaza Strip.Heidi Levine / Sipa
Reporting
The conservative website PJTV.com has commissioned Wurzelbacher to file reports from the war-torn region.Heidi Levine / Sipa
Evidence
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld shows Wurzelbacher the remains of Palestinian rocket shells.AFP / Getty
Scene-Setter
Wurzelbacher poses for photographs against the backdrop of fires caused by Israeli military strikes inside the Gaza Strip.Heidi Levine / Sipa
Handshake
Members of the media greet Wurzelbacher on a visit to the Israeli-Gaza border.Heidi Levine / Sipa
Still a Subject
Wurzelbacher remains the focus of media interest.Heidi Levine / Sipa
Tough
Though he describes himself as a "peace-loving man," Wurzelbacher says, "when someone hits me, I'm going to unload on the boy. And if the rest of the world doesn't understand that, then I'm sorry."Patrick Baz / AFP / Getty
