"The media's worried about whether I've paid my taxes, they're worried about any number of silly things that have nothing to do with America," Wurzelbacher told the former Republican presidential hopeful on his show, "Huckabee."
Doesn't the press get it that we understand what they're doing? The harder they try to bring this guy down, the scarier it is to the rest of us to see the lengths to which they'll go to see their guy elected. What else are they trying to hide about Obama?
Here's the video of the interview:
The second part is here. BTW, I wish Americans were as informed as the Canadian citizen who asks a question at 2:53 on the video.
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Looking at the pro-Obama comments here, particularly the one by Anonymous Reincarnate (yeah, right), one would think the desperation being displayed here is coming from the left, not the right. Thing is, even with the help of a blatantly biased press and more money than God being thrown at the Obama campaign--and Obama reneged on his promise to use public financing, in case you've forgotten--the poll numbers in Obama's favor should be widening, not tightening, indicating the blow-out we've been led to expect. Bottom line: socialism doesn't play well in the US. Americans are, by and large, a practical people. If socialism worked in the real world, I've no doubt we would've adopted it--or aspects of it--by now. But it doesn't. Socialism is a catastrophic failure by any historical measure, the political and philosphical equivalent of astrology: it doesn't actually work, but it does impart to its believers a sense of certainty about things. The import of Obama's remarks to Joe the plumber are sinking in the mind of the voting public: Obama is a socialist. That probably true perception might cost him the election. Hence, the character assassination of a plumber from Ohio.
Odd, you missed the rest. McCAIN didn't make the issues important. He made 'Joe the Plumber' important.
Why didn't they address the question? They did, WITH his details.
By, ironically, using Sam's actual data, they revealed that he wouldn't lose money, he'd gain under Obama's tax plan.
Probably why McCain didn't really GO into the details of the question. It kinda backfired on him.
Best to whine about 'The Pwess is beings so mean to our 'average Joe'.'
'The Pwess is beings so mean to our 'average Joe'.'
ahh...mocking.
Oh, please. Don't be claiming you don't engage in mockery. And the one I'm mocking is McCain and Fox, even Joe, who after LOVING the press (any publicity is good for the little guy), only comes late to the pity party, complaining about it after realizing that might extend his 15 minutes to a half an hour by doing so.
Adults know that actions have consequences. And recognize the realities of the society we live in.
We live in a world with cellphone cameras. With a 24 hour news cycle. With reality tv, google, and the Patriot Act. Expectations of privacy are pretty darn low when the government is listening in on the phone calls home by our troops.
You grab a mike, trying to ask a 'gotcha' question of a candidate (Joe's OWN words about what he did, in one of his many interviews), with cameras rolling, and expect that you will not experience publicity, that is beyond naive.
Is it right, is it good, is it holy? That's up for debate. Is it forseeable? Absolutely.
Remember, I AM an 'ordinary voter', a Jane, myself. And you know what, there's nothing sacrosanct about that position that makes one who holds it immune from all censure.
Regular folks are no more perfect, or immune from critique than anyone else. No matter how much of a rosy halo people want to put on them (every four years, usually).
And I will notice you have been confining yourself to one line zingers usually involving the least important part of a post. Often out of a context in which it was already explained. (Like the 'I dunno', which was followed by a 'maybe it was'.. )
Such as.. McCAIN isn't dealing with his question, and his question wasn't important, because it was ANSWERED. That people didn't automatically freak out and go ballistic over some supposed socialism doesn't equal it being ignored. It equals.. not being freaked out by said answer to the question.
It isn't always crickets, sometimes its a yawn.
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