Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent

[August]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Your boy McCain is the one who made him a political sideshow. Funny how it's all fine well and good to do that, but as soon as anyone criticizes the sideshow, or even the fact that the sideshow exists, they become the bad guy.

In case you haven't heard McCain lost the election a couple months ago so it's your side who is perpetuating the "sideshow" now at the expense of fellow human being. Does that make you feel like a big man to do that?

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by August

In case you haven't heard McCain lost the election a couple months ago so it's your side who is perpetuating the "sideshow" now at the expense of fellow human being. Does that make you feel like a big man to do that?

If you choose to make yourself a public figure, don't be surprised when you face public criticism.

And yes, it makes me feel like a big man to use my freedom of expression to point out the silliness of the political game they all play. It makes me feel STRONG LIKE BULL!

[August]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

If you choose to make yourself a public figure, don't be surprised when you face public criticism.

So asking a candidate a question is choosing to make yourself a public figure?

And yes, it makes me feel like a big man to use my freedom of expression to point out the silliness of the political game they all play. It makes me feel STRONG LIKE BULL!

You're not pointing out anything but how eager your party is to disenfranchise the public. I saw the Republicans do the same thing after the 2004 election and look how it turned out for them.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by August

So asking a candidate a question is choosing to make yourself a public figure?

No, but giving interviews to Katie Couric, holding pressing conferences, guest spots on Fox News and Good Morning America, pimping your new book and now becoming a television journalist does.

You're not pointing out anything but how eager your party is to disenfranchise the public. I saw the Republicans do the same thing after the 2004 election and look how it turned out for them.

He's not the public. He's a cardboard stand up character.

[Aramike]

I think some people have confused the order in which things have happened.

First, Joe asked a candidate a question. Then, a CAMPAIGN used Joe the Plumber as essentially a tag line. THEN, the Democrats sought out to destroy Joe the Plumber. THEN, Joe decided to use his newfound fame for personal gain.

Joe the Plumber didn't seek out the spotlight - he was thrust into it.

[Digital_Trucker]

Originally Posted by Aramike

I think some people have confused the order in which things have happened.

First, Joe asked a candidate a question. Then, a CAMPAIGN used Joe the Plumber as essentially a tag line. THEN, the Democrats sought out to destroy Joe the Plumber. THEN, Joe decided to use his newfound fame for personal gain.

Joe the Plumber didn't seek out the spotlight - he was thrust into it.

You left out one step, IMO, and that was the candidate's answer to the question. If "the candidate" had not uttered the words "spread the wealth", then perhaps the Democratic party would have used the film to it's advantage. Joe didn't make himself a celebrity, the "chosen one" did, and we should all give "thanks" to him for it.

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

But wasn't it staged from the very beginning including that question ?

:rotfl:I suppose McCain's staff staged Obama's reply?

[August]

Originally Posted by Aramike

I think some people have confused the order in which things have happened.

First, Joe asked a candidate a question. Then, a CAMPAIGN used Joe the Plumber as essentially a tag line. THEN, the Democrats sought out to destroy Joe the Plumber. THEN, Joe decided to use his newfound fame for personal gain.

Joe the Plumber didn't seek out the spotlight - he was thrust into it.

Notice that none of our forums partisan democrats are challenging this....

[Tchocky]

The campaign that carried him was the McCain campaign. Witness McCain's performance in the debates, constantly mentioning him. It's not unusual for campaigns to adopt mascots, happens all the time.
The standard response is to challenge the campaigns narrative, its version of events. Notice the fact that his original question to Obama was in error.

When a person becomes central to a news cycle, any and all information sources are immediately called upon. Not all of it will be respectful, but neither will all of it be partisan. This is a natural consequence of the world we inhabit. *insert vague reference to Google*

Honestly, I believe the "media persecution" of this person to have existed more in the mind of Tucker Bounds and Steve Schmidt than it did in reality. Notice "more". Persecution was there, but by mainstream media outlets (ie, not DailyKos) and official Democratic party statements/interviews? I think not.

THEN, the Democrats sought out to destroy Joe the Plumber

"The Democrats" - party or supporters?
It's important.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Mikhayl

But wasn't it staged from the very beginning including that question ?

No it was not, thats what made it so sweet. Here this everyday Joe asked in a 'off the cuff' manner the questions that were being purposuly avoided by the media.

So the expected result was a media blitz to tear down Joe's charecter and divert attention from the real issue.

Heh... Rush had a good idea.. Send Palin along with him :p that should get the presses rolling !

[Enigma]

He won't get it, Mookie. :rotfl:

[Onkel Neal]

Strange... I would have thought after all the "Joe the Plumber" publicity, he could have easily built a plumbing empire...sort of like Roto-Rooter.