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Summary Video for US poll candidate implies Holocaust deaths occurred because people didn't have firearms.
A campaign video for a Republican candidate implies deaths during Holocaust occurred because people didnt have firearms to defend themselves.The video shows Samuel Wurzelbacher taking shooting practice as the narration talks about gun controls imposed by the Germans in 1939, before millions were exterminated. Then Wurzelbacher says, I love America.Wurzelbacher is running as a Republican in Ohios 9th district.The head of the National Jewish Democratic Council said the ad is inappropriate and called for an apology.Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern called the video incredibly offensive.A message was left Wednesday for Wurzelbacher, who became known as Joe the Plumber during the 2008 presidential campaign after questioning Barack Obama at an event.
