NJDC’s Rebuke of “Joe the Plumber” Receives Widespread Media Coverage

David Streeter — June 21, 2012 – 2:00 pm | Abusive Holocaust Rhetoric Comments (0) Add a comment

On Tuesday, Republican House candidate Sam “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher’s campaign posted an ad implying that gun control led to the Holocaust. NJDC promptly slammed Wurzelbacher for his ad, and our message was carried far and wide—including by ABC, CBS, Fox, the AP, The New York Observer’s Politicker, The Huffington Post, and multiple Jewish and Israeli media outlets. Unfortunately, Wurzelbacher refuses to apologize for his offensive ad—and even called those offended by his ad “whiners.” Just look at some of his Facebook and Twitter posts below.

A sampling of our press coverage appears below.

‘Joe the Plumber’ Links Holocaust with Gun Control, AP, June 20, 2012

“Using the memories of the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust to make a political point is never appropriate, under any circumstances,” said David A. Harris, president of the National Jewish Democratic Council.

‘Joe the Plumber’ Blames the Holocaust on Gun Control, ABC News, June 20, 2012   

The National Jewish Democratic Council quickly condemned the video and demanded Wurzelbacher apologize and remove the ad, which the group’s president and CEO David Harris said shows has a “tremendous lack of respect” for the millions who died  in the Holocaust and Armenian genocide.

“It is not acceptable ever to invoke the holocaust to make a political point,” he said. “To say it does a disservice to those who perished and the memory of the Holocaust is putting it mildly.”

“Joe the Plumber” Links Gun Control to Holocaust, CBS News, June 19, 2012

National Jewish Democratic Council President and CEO David A. Harris criticized the spot Tuesday and called on Wurzelbacher to apologize.

“Using the memories of the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust to make a political point is never appropriate, under any circumstances,” he said in a statement. “For Ohio Republican House candidate Samuel Wurzelbacher to imply that these innocent lives were taken because of gun control laws is simply beyond the pale.”

‘Joe the Plumber’ Campaign Video on Guns Gets Him into Trouble, MSNBC, June 21, 2012

‘Joe the Plumber’ Claims Gun Control Led to Holocaust, Fox News, June 19, 2012

Wurzelbacher Video Blames Holocaust on Gun Control, The Toledo Blade, June 19, 2012

The National Jewish Democratic Council criticized the Republican congressional candidate, who is from Springfield Township and faces Miss Kaptur for the 9th District seat on the Nov. 6 ballot.

“Using the memories of the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust to make a political point is never appropriate, under any circumstances,” said David A. Harris, the council’s president. “For Ohio Republican House candidate Samuel Wurzelbacher to imply that these innocent lives were taken because of gun-control laws is simply beyond the pale. Wurzelbacher—who is just the latest in a long line of Republicans who seem to think it is acceptable to use the Holocaust for political gain—must apologize and remove this offensive video immediately.”

National Jewish Democratic Council Wants ‘Joe The Plumber’ To Apologize For His Holocaust Video, New York Observer, June 19, 2012

‘Joe The Plumber’ Claims Gun Control Caused The Holocaust, The Huffington Post, June 19, 2012

Joe The Plumber Stands By Gun Control Remarks, Claims Media Unfairly Spun Holocaust Angle, The Huffington Post, June 21, 2012

‘Joe The Plumber’ Blames Gun Control For The Holocaust, Time, June 21, 2012

‘Joe the Plumber’ Campaign Video Blames Holocaust on Gun Control, The Hill, June 19, 2012

Joe the Plumber Ad: Gun Control Led to the Holocaust, Slate, June 20, 2012

Jewish Democrats Slam ‘Joe the Plumber’ for Holocaust Remarks, JTA, June 19, 2012

‘Joe The Plumber’ In Hot Water Over Holocaust Reference, The Jewish Week, June 21, 2012

Mitt Romney, Joe the Plumber Draw the Ire of Jewish Democrats, Ari Ben Goldberg, The Times of Israel, June 20, 2012

Joe the Plumber’ Blames Holocaust on Gun Control in New Ad; Jewish Democrats Demand Apology, Haaretz, June 20, 2012

Republican blames Holocaust on Germany’s Gun Control Laws, The JC, June 20, 2012

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