cynics and skeptics

The media and the nutroots have now devoted more energy to Joe the Plumber than they have expended on Hopey’s own background and associations.

Why? Because he dared to challenge the Obamessiah. But did he? Joe asked a simple question. An important question to small businesspeople. And BarryO answered it honestly. Too honestly. As I said before, a classic Kinsley gaffe. Axelrod was probably throwing his Blackberry (can we still say that?) at the television.

As Michael Graham notes, Bambi came to Joe’s neighborhood.

Here he is, in his own community in Holland, OH, and Sen. Obama drops by.  He wants to talk to Joe and his neighbors.  “OK,” Joe thinks, “I’ve got a question I want answered.”  So he asked Sen. Obama why he wants to confiscate money from people who work harder to earn more, and give it to other people.  Reasonable question, right?

And, through no fault of Joe’s, Sen. Obama gives a politically disastrous answer about his desire to “spread the wealth around.”  Sounds kooky. Sounds far to the Left.  In other words, it sounds like Sen. Obama.

But because Joe the plumber asked an obvious question that Sen. Obama used to embarrass himself, Joe the Plumber must be destroyed.

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Once again, Barack Obama came to see him.  Joe the plumber doesn’t work for a campaign, he didn’t show up at an Obama rally shouting questions. He’s just a typical American who was living his life when Sen. Obama came to call.  Joe’s not perfect. He’s got problems.  Who knows–he may have a subprime loan that Sen. Obama is making the rest of us pay for.  Then the media would love him.  If he were an illegal immigrant working without a license or a green card, Joe would be a front-page hero!

Joe asked an unscripted question. Hopey told the unscripted truth.  Hopey screwed the pooch ergo Joe must die.

I think they may have met their match though. Palin is a good example of an exemplary American. Joe is the example of an everyday American. My neighbor.

The MSM, KosKids, DU, Sullivan, every leftist out there is trying to discredit my neighbor. Because somebody walked into the neighborhood and showed his true colors.