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Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent

Paris has skills as well, and the public has paid her lots of cash to expose herself and her general lack of common sense. In a capitalist society one talent is not prized more than another except by one measure: money.
Yes I believe most of her skills are demonstrated in “A Night in Paris” although in grainy night vision.
 
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Sigh.

1000 anti Obama threads, and one or two pats on the back. Okay, Rev... :roll:

You will never be right unless you're badmouthing Obama. Move on, young lady. :cool:

No offense, Rev.
 
There's no hatred.....I just think he is making a fool of himself.

Again...I have no problem of anyone asking a question....actually I encourage it and think we need to have more of it.

But Joe allowed himself to present himself a fool by pandering to anyone and everyone who might throw a dime at him.

Yes, when he provided a factual background to his question that was totally false. I think it's strange that the Obama haters think he's so great when the first words out of his mouth on national TV were lies. He has no credibility whatsoever in my eyes. He loves McCain one minute, says he'll show up at a rally (and doesn't), and then badmouths McCain after the election. The guy is a con artist. But since he made Obama look bad to many, the Obama haters want to kiss his ass. It's pathetic.
 
So does he have to be a Community Organizer first?




Maybe if "I never noticed" had any credibility at all..but nope.
 
If I could care less what most of the war correspondents we have now have to say, I care even less what some plumber with absolutely zero qualifications has to say on the subject either. I'd rather hear from someone who is at least a little worldly and who has and continues to visit other countries regularly and who has studied other cultures. I guess that's just me, though.

I think it's rather sad that anyone who dares to question this guy is getting the classic "messiah" routine. I can't speak for everyone, but to me Joe The Plumber was insignificant during the campaign and continues to be. No, it's not hatred or jealousy. The man would have to at least matter to me at least on some level. The fact that he's trying to remain relevant only shows to me that he is an opportunist and little else. Then again, most people would try to be in that situation. Everyone gets their 15 minutes, Joe is just trying to stretch it for another 5.
 
If I could care less what most of the war correspondents we have now have to say, I care even less what some plumber with absolutely zero qualifications has to say on the subject either. I'd rather hear from someone who is at least a little worldly and who has and continues to visit other countries regularly and who has studied other cultures. I guess that's just me, though.

I think it's rather sad that anyone who dares to question this guy is getting the classic "messiah" routine. I can't speak for everyone, but to me Joe The Plumber was insignificant during the campaign and continues to be. No, it's not hatred or jealousy. The man would have to at least matter to me at least on some level. The fact that he's trying to remain relevant only shows to me that he is an opportunist and little else. Then again, most people would try to be in that situation. Everyone gets their 15 minutes, Joe is just trying to stretch it for another 5.

Couldn't have said it better myself. I thought he wanted to be a country singer. :roll:
 
Couldn't have said it better myself. I thought he wanted to be a country singer. :roll:

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.
 
If I could care less what most of the war correspondents we have now have to say, I care even less what some plumber with absolutely zero qualifications has to say on the subject either. I'd rather hear from someone who is at least a little worldly and who has and continues to visit other countries regularly and who has studied other cultures. I guess that's just me, though.

I think it's rather sad that anyone who dares to question this guy is getting the classic "messiah" routine. I can't speak for everyone, but to me Joe The Plumber was insignificant during the campaign and continues to be. No, it's not hatred or jealousy. The man would have to at least matter to me at least on some level. The fact that he's trying to remain relevant only shows to me that he is an opportunist and little else. Then again, most people would try to be in that situation. Everyone gets their 15 minutes, Joe is just trying to stretch it for another 5.



See this makes sense. I agree with you. He is insignificant. Note we didn't start this thread. :mrgreen:
 
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.
Actually, he has proven himself to be camera ready as well as articulate. Compare him with, say, Caroline Kennedy. Or Barney Frank.
 
Actually, he has proven himself to be camera ready as well as articulate. Compare him with, say, Caroline Kennedy. Or Barney Frank.

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:
 
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:
What does "gay" sound like? I just can't understand his thought process.
 
What does "gay" sound like? I just can't understand his thought process.
Note how that when aps disagrees with you, she immediately assumes its because -you- don't understand something or that -you- have some sort of flaw.
 
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:

I kind of would like an answer to this myself.

Is the "gay" sound like the mythical "brown" sound?
 
I kind of would like an answer to this myself.

Is the "gay" sound like the mythical "brown" sound?
What's the 'brown' sound?
 
Actually, he has proven himself to be camera ready as well as articulate. Compare him with, say, Caroline Kennedy. Or Barney Frank.

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.
 
Note how that when aps disagrees with you, she immediately assumes its because -you- don't understand something or that -you- have some sort of flaw.
I have many flaws, but understanding or articulating the written word ain't one of them.
 
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.

I don't agree that most people are. I ain't, and I've done quite a bit of public speaking in my career. The guy is able to react well to hostile questions. To my recollection, he will be working for a website, not exactly a huge audience, and everyone has to start somewhere.

Wasn't he in the military, by the way? Wouldn't that give him some degree of qualifications for this position? Much more so then, say, a journalism degree.
 
I don't agree that most people are. I ain't, and I've done quite a bit of public speaking in my career. The guy is able to react well to hostile questions. To my recollection, he will be working for a website, not exactly a huge audience, and everyone has to start somewhere.

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.

Wasn't he in the military, by the way? Wouldn't that give him some degree of qualifications for this position? Much more so then, say, a journalism degree.

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.
 
Note how that when aps disagrees with you, she immediately assumes its because -you- don't understand something or that -you- have some sort of flaw.

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.

Look at the post-election cycle after 2000. The Democrats went and got themselves a noted linguist from Cali, George Lakoff, to better craft their messages so we, the defective voter, could better understand them. His central intellectual schtick was to argue, over and over again, that liberals are right about everything but Democrats are saddled with the wrong labels and terms to describe their views. So, Democrats must come up with new labels to describe the same old agenda.

For them, it's never an issue of disagreement with the ideas and proposals, but a misunderstanding. They're just not communicating in a way that would compel the rest of us to understand them.

Lakoff's book, Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate pointed the way. Framing is PhD-speak for making bad things sound good.

Examples:
Don't call them "trial lawyers," talk about "public protection attorneys."

Instead of the downbeat, eat-your-spinach phrase "environmental protection," Democrats should say something spicier like "poison-free communities."

Don't call it "socialism" call it "sharing."

Howie Dean called him "one of the most influential political thinkers of the progressive movement."
 
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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