Let's Play, Name That Scavenger!!
The above picture is of:
a Mainstream media going through Joe the Plumber's garbage
b Ohio State Democratic official going through Joe the Plumber's garbage
c Obama campaign worker going through Joe the Plumber's garbage
d All of the above (they're all the same anyway)
I know a lot of you liberals and Democrats are upset about some of the things President Bush has done in the War of Terror that you feel are violations of civil liberties, i.e. Guantanemo and the NSA intercepts. Since Obama has spoken out against these things, I am sure you think that President Obama will protect all our civil liberties, right?
Think again.
Specifically, you might want to ask Mr Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher of Holland, Ohio. (He is better known as Joe the Plumber). As we all know by know, Joe woke up one day and found Barack Obama walking down his street. He used the occasion to confront Obama over his tax plans. More importantly, he drew the comment out of Obama that he (Obama)wanted to spread the wealth around. Joe the Plumber suddenly became a celebrity.
As the days passed, it turned out that Joe was a pretty conservative guy who was also very proud to be an American. It didn't take the Mainstream Media long to decide Joe was a bad guy and had to be taken down. Since the msm is nothing more than an arm of the Democratic Party, they saw the threat that Joe represented. Suddenly we were barraged with stories to the effect that Joe didn't have a plumbing licenses, he was divorced, his real name was Sam and-under Obama's tax plan, Joe would actually benefit.
In addition, Obama himself and his running mate, Joe Biden took some shots at Joe in campaign stop speeches.
What is more worrisome is that Ohio State leaders, overwhelmingly Democratic, have used their offices to discredit Mr Wurzelbacher. First, we learned that Ohio government computers were used to run inquiries on Joe. Today, Ms Helen Jones-Kelley, the Director of the Ohio State Dept. of Job and Family Services, has confirmed that her office has checked to make sure that Joe has kept up with his child support payments. Routine, says the Director, when any Ohioan becomes prominent or wins the lottery etc. By the way, Ms. Jones-Kelley, who is a Democrat has contributed the maximum-allowed $2500 to the Obama campaign.
In addition, someone is rummaging through Joe's garbage-is that the media-or the State of Ohio?
So, if you are looking to Obama to "improve the human rights record of America", you might want to talk to Joe the Plumber.
Ummmm...are you really trying to compare this to imprisoning people in Guantanamo without a trial? Are you serious?
ReplyDeleteYour tongue is in your cheek, right?
Just making a point to all those Obama supporters who think Bush and Cheney are the reincarnation of evil.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, Gary, it sounded like a Stephen Colbert bit - only he'd be ironic.
ReplyDeleteThese two things aren't even in the same neighborhood.
As for "Joe the Plumber," the more I hear from this guy, the more I think that the Republicans can have him.
Lance,
ReplyDeleteBut you have not commented on the points I raised in the post. Do you think it's right what was done?
Some of it goes over the line, but still, to compare it to people who are being waterboarded with no chance of a trial...that borders on being sick.
ReplyDeleteLance,
ReplyDeleteAren't you using the strawman argument?
Only if you're not actually making a comparison to what happened in Guantanamo with what's happening with Joe the Plumber. If that's not your point, then yes - and I apologize.
ReplyDeleteSo many times you hit me with that strawman argument. How sweet it is.
ReplyDeletePlus, you forget-I support Guantanemo.
So many times you hit me with that strawman argument.
ReplyDeleteHey, don't use it so much and I won't point it out. It's like the kid who's talking in class and when you tell him to stop, he says, "Why are you always picking on ME?"
But it does feel good, doesn't it?
Yeah, considering I have two regular readers, you and Bryan, and you both think I'm full of it.
ReplyDeleteI tell ya, I don't get no respect.
You probably have a lot more people reading it than you realize. For every person who comments, you probably have several who read but don't comment.
ReplyDeleteI'm sometimes surprised to see who's commenting on my blog. I also set up this thing with Google where I can find out how many people are visiting the page. I don't remember off the top of my head how many regulars have, but it's a respectable number - especially considering that my blog has no clear focus and can vary in subject matter from politics, my pets, and things that annoy me (not to mention, comics, beer, and Shakespeare). A political blog like yours probably interests more people.
What you probably want to make sure you avoid though is simply being part of the echo chamber. For the most part, you vary off from the standard talking points (like you don't do the "Barack Hussein Obama" thing).