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Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent

JMak said:
That's how liberals and Democrats think, though. There are no legit disagreements with them. Instead, disagreement is a reflection of misunderstanding generally caused by a mental defect.
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Exactly correct.
 
dclxvinoise said:
Actually, this whole "Joe The Plumber wanting to be a war correspondent" thing reminds me of when that scary screaming religious lady on Wife Swap got an agent and tried to get her own tv show. Everyone is desperately trying to extend their 15 minutes.
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Seriously....I never heard the screaming prayer banshee was trying to get her own show, but that it hilarious, she has even less actual talent than Paris Hilton.
 
LaMidRighter said:
Seriously....I never heard the screaming prayer banshee was trying to get her own show, but that it hilarious, she has even less actual talent than Paris Hilton.
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Exactly, and that's saying something. :lol:
 
aps said:
I will agree that Caroline Kennedy is not articulate. But Barney Frank? While he may have trouble annunciating words, the man is articulate when it comes to political issues. Maybe you need to look up the meaning of that word (or do you dislike any man who sounds gay?). :roll:
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Oh aps no. no no no no no, cmon aps, you're a great personality but Barney is a lousy annunciator, half the time he goes off on these ranting raving emotional tangents that make just no damn sense, and he has the worst case of mush mouth I've ever heard.
 
dclxvinoise said:
I must be a bit more cynical about humanity then. I just remember years ago when people were always camera shy. Now it seems like whenever I turn the tv on people are desperate for camera time and desperate for their 15 minutes.
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I have no idea if he was in the military or not. I still don't think that automatically makes one worthy of being a war correspondent. I think the only reason I have a problem with it is because he didn't come to that position because of his renown or expertise on the subject. It's because he was a topic during the election because he asked Obama a question which led to the infamous "share the wealth" quote. I fail to see how that makes one a good war correspondent. I just wish people would see it for what it is. He's an opportunist like the rest of us who's trying to get as much mileage out of his 15 minutes of fame as possible. And hey, good for him.
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This answer just fits a little better with me, the experience/knowledge angle, simply because I think all journalists should report on what they know about are else stick to the facts, nothing irks me more than a journalist who uses "experts", "some would say", "so-called" etc. to back up a grossly uninformed opinion about a story. I say just report what happened and let us decide.


dclxvinoise said:
Oh, he is absolutely camera ready. Most people are nowadays. People are ready for their 15 minutes to begin. It doesn't make him qualified to be a war correspondent, though. Like I said earlier, I like someone who is a bit more worldly and cultured than some plumber who's most likely never left this country. And again, that may be just me.

Oh, and way to set the standard low with those comparisons.
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The only problem I have with the world traveler standard is that he doesn't need to understand the world to know how to speak to our military, which is to me the key factor in this, a correspondent must be able to get the most information possible, this comes from knowing your interview and what makes them comfortable. To me, the only people who absolutely must be worldly are those who work for the Travel Channel, since they should know about the places they are talking about intimately.
 
LaMidRighter said:
This answer just fits a little better with me, the experience/knowledge angle, simply because I think all journalists should report on what they know about are else stick to the facts, nothing irks me more than a journalist who uses "experts", "some would say", "so-called" etc. to back up a grossly uninformed opinion about a story. I say just report what happened and let us decide.


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I think a part of a journalist's job is to balance the facts.
 
Maybe he wants to do this job so he can run as a Vice Presidential nominee down the road.

;)
 
Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent - Yahoo! News

He tells WNWO-TV in Toledo that he wants to let Israel's "'Average Joes' share their story."

Wurzelbacher gained attention during the final weeks of the campaign when he asked Barack Obama about his tax plan.
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I dream of a day when average will be seen as something you should never take pride in.
 
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winston53660 said:
I think a part of a journalist's job is to balance the facts.
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Absolutely, balance facts and give all sides to a story. It also depends on the type of journalism, straight reporting must deal in facts, op-ed deals in opinion/counter opinion, correspondence is pretty much one sided only because it is specialized reporting, etc. But you are absolutely correct about balancing the facts.
 
LaMidRighter said:
Absolutely, balance facts and give all sides to a story. It also depends on the type of journalism, straight reporting must deal in facts, op-ed deals in opinion/counter opinion, correspondence is pretty much one sided only because it is specialized reporting, etc. But you are absolutely correct about balancing the facts.
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I have to admit I have a little bit of experience in the field of photo-journalism a'la my college years. I'm actually an art photographer but I was exposed to the photo-journalism side of the biz in my college career.
 
winston53660 said:
I have to admit I have a little bit of experience in the field of photo-journalism a'la my college years. I'm actually an art photographer but I was exposed to the photo-journalism side of the biz in my college career.
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Very cool, I'm not as knowledgeable about that side of the biz, but would assume that the standards of excellence and integrity are the same.
 
LaMidRighter said:
Very cool, I'm not as knowledgeable about that side of the biz, but would assume that the standards of excellence and integrity are the same.
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In the art gig there is a bit more leeway to make a statement. For example Andrea Serronos' "Piss Christ". The title is meant to get a rise out of some people and it certainly did. Had I done it I would have called it "In the Body of Christ".
 
danarhea said:
Lets see here...

1) His name is not Joe.

2) He wasn't a plumber.

3) He is an opportunist, nothing more.
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Wow, people are still arguing his name is not Joe? Just really silly and what possible pay off is there for being that obtuse? Danny can ya 'splain that brain fart to me?:confused:
 
Sir Loin said:
Wow, people are still arguing his name is not Joe? Just really silly and what possible pay off is there for being that obtuse? Danny can ya 'splain that brain fart to me?:confused:
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His real given name is Samuel. I guess it doesn't have the same ring as Joe.
 
Middleground said:
His real given name is Samuel. I guess it doesn't have the same ring as Joe.
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People do not go by their middle names?

This is the most idiotic of all the "joe the plumber" rabid arguments.


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Eleanor Roosevelt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

F. Scott Fitzgerald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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You all should just drop this stupid argument. :roll:
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
People do not go by their middle names?

This is the most idiotic of all the "joe the plumber" rabid arguments.


Dan Quayle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Strom Thurmond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eleanor Roosevelt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

F. Scott Fitzgerald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grover Cleveland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




You all should just drop this stupid argument. :roll:
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I myself go by my middle name as does my father. His middle name is Joseph and his first name is Richard. Yet his name is Joe. :doh:doh

Anyone else want to make a really silly argument on this? Seems there is some kind of pay off for this really really OBTUSE his name aint Joe argument.:roll:
 
Sir Loin said:
I myself go by my middle name as does my father. His middle name is Joseph and his first name is Richard. Yet his name is Joe. :doh:doh

Anyone else want to make a really silly argument on this? Seems there is some kind of pay off for this really really OBTUSE his name aint Joe argument.:roll:
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I've always gone by my middle name. actually a diminutive of my middle name, like your dad and the plumber.
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
People do not go by their middle names?

This is the most idiotic of all the "joe the plumber" rabid arguments.


Dan Quayle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Strom Thurmond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eleanor Roosevelt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

F. Scott Fitzgerald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grover Cleveland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




You all should just drop this stupid argument. :roll:
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don't forget David Dwight Eisenhower, who eventually changed his name to Dwight David when he went to West Point to avoid discussions like this one.
 
emdash said:
I've always gone by my middle name. actually a diminutive of my middle name, like your dad and the plumber.
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I go by my middle name because my first name is after my grandfather on my mother’s side. My father’s parents did not get along with my mother’s parents, so they started to calling me by my middle name and it stuck! Funny family stuff that! In any case, Joe's name is in fact Joe and the argument that Joe's name is not Joe is one of the more idiotic arguments I have EVER seen.:doh So much so I'm surprised people are willing to actually try and make the argument in the first place! Personally I think they would be better served cleaning the lint from their navels.:lol:
 
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Sir Loin said:
I go by my middle name because my first name is after my grandfather on my mother’s side. My father’s parents did not get along with my mother’s parents, so they started to calling me by my middle name and it stuck! Funny family stuff that! In any case, Joe's name is in fact Joe and the argument that Joe's name is not Joe is one of the more idiotic arguments I have EVER seen.:doh So much so I'm surprised people are willing to actually try and make the argument in the first place! Personally I think they would be better served cleaning the lint from their navels.:lol:
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I go by my middle name because when I was a toddler I decided never to answer to my first name again. I don't remember why, but my parents had to start calling me by my middle name out of desperation. like I would run away in the mall and pretend not to hear them saying my first name. what a brat!

I feel kind of bad for anyone who goes by their middle name. I'm only too familiar with the endless explaining.

"What, your name is Samuel? How do you get Joe from Samuel? Guffaw"
 
I go by my middle name because my dad goes by his middle name and I'm named after him. He figured if it was good enough for him, it's good enough for me.


(P.S. My real name's not Tucker Case)
 
Reverend_Hellh0und said:
People do not go by their middle names?

This is the most idiotic of all the "joe the plumber" rabid arguments.


Dan Quayle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Strom Thurmond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eleanor Roosevelt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

F. Scott Fitzgerald - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Grover Cleveland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




You all should just drop this stupid argument. :roll:
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Yes, some people do go by their middle names. Nothing wrong with that.

So what is the rabid argument? :confused:
 
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