One can picture Queen Victoria huffily declaring, "We are not amused," when reading this Margaret Carlson column about Joe the Barber in Bloomberg. Carlson appears to be upset that a "mere" plumber is steering the campaign away from the direction she wants it to follow (emphasis mine):
The most dispiriting thing to come out of the debate was the morning after. I woke to see Joe Wurzelbacher's street in Holland, Ohio, lit up like Times Square with network and cable satellite trucks clogging the place.
I thought the press was beyond 23 mentions of Joe the Plumber by one candidate and three by the other, while Asian markets were dropping 10 percent and the Dow has been diving.
Unless he starts making courtesy calls to fix the running toilets of the journalists making him famous, let's relegate Joe the Plumber back to the playroom with Bob the Builder or the 15- minute hall of fame with Harry and Louise and Ross Perot's crazy aunt in the attic.
The message from Carlson here is please pay no attention to that plumber who caused Barack Obama to inadvertently reveal his socialistic share the wealth plan. Margaret then sets up an incorrect premise about taxes:
Here's the reason for Joe: McCain has no argument left except that no one should have to pay taxes, and that Obama isn't one of us.
Um, no, Margaret. The argument is that we shouldn't increase our taxes in order to "spread the wealth." Carlson is upset that McCain has found a new pal in Joe the Plumber and goes on to defend Obama's old pal, Bill the Bomber:
Ayers, who committed his violent acts when Obama was a boy, is not and never has been involved in his campaign. Obama condemned his ``despicable acts'' and pointed out that he once served on a board with Ayers that was filled with Republican luminaries and funded by another one, Walter Annenberg. Thanks to McCain, Obama got to explain that before 30 million people.
Obama only conveniently "condemned" Ayers when it was necessary to do so. Before this campaign no such condemnation was ever recorded from The One. Carlson, so anxious to defend Obama, even stepped up to the defense of ACORN:
McCain also gave Obama a chance to answer another charge. McCain is trying to make an oak out of Acorn, a community- organizing group that runs voter-registration drives. McCain said Acorn was about to perpetrate the biggest voter fraud in history, ``destroying the fabric of democracy.''
Acorn doesn't register voters; only state officials can do that. The false names collected are easy to spot. It's an urban myth that Donald Duck and Harry Potter end up voting. The ones that slip through are infinitesimal.
If the false names, such as "Mickey Mouse," are so easy to spot then why does Acorn submit them other than to jam up the verification process? Carlson wants us to overlook the antics of ACORN and Bill the Bomber while dismissing Joe the Plumber. Sorry, but the public does not seem to be following the directives of Queen Margaret nowadays.
—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.



















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“I AM JOE!” No really, I am.
October 18, 2008 - 08:09 ET by Joe C.Politics is easy when you have no shame or conscience - like Democrats. I’m glad that everyone gets to see the Leftist’s condescension toward and absolute terror of "Joe the Plumber."
Now, the B. Hussein campaign and its Media organs are conducting a Palin-like search and destroy mission on the poor guy whose only transgression was that he deigned to ask a question to the Messiah without a teleprompter present. Uh-uh-bama then slips up and tells the truth.
The Obamedia has done more legwork on Joe in 2 days than on Obambi in 2 years. It was one thing when they were picking on Palin’s kids - after all, they deserved it for being born - but now they’ve gone and really stepped in it by defaming a union plumber. That just doesn’t sit well with the great unwashed in flyover country.
poor joe
October 18, 2008 - 08:33 ET by livingfreeJust goes to show they couldn't care less about us, they care only for their elite selves. The pompous S.O.B.s . Well I want them to know that I'm not AMUSED with them I'm voting for McCain/Palin and so are all my friends.
Well he's not a union
October 18, 2008 - 08:42 ET by motherbeltWell he's not a union plumber- that's one of the reasons why they're all over him.
He doesn't actually have a plumber's license either, so he's a liar!
Well he is not the one who started to call himself "Joe the Plumber," the media did!
And you know what? Democrats always talk about "Joe Sixpack" but every guy isn't named Joe, and every one that is doesn't carry around a sixpack of Bud.
Samuel (Joe) should just shut up. He's just a dumb taxpayer; the media should ignore him. We have more important things to worry about...like spread[ing] the wealth around.
And Carlson calls ACORN a community-organizing group that runs voter-registration drives.
Completely neutral and nonpartisan, right Maggie?
<insert hysterical laughter here>
Good morning MB
October 18, 2008 - 09:56 ET by cocodrieI'm praying that Joe's simple but deadly question to Hussein Oguvmint has awakened a sleeping giant and shows the working people what the democrats think of them. Sarah woke up the stay at home moms [the hardest and most important occupation] as to what the democrats think of them.
MB, excellent points all.
October 18, 2008 - 15:53 ET by ConservativeRexMB, excellent points all. And that shows you where the union's brains are. They ought to want to welcome Joe into their silly union but they've driven him away now. That's why all states should be right to work states.
Besides, he doesn't have to be a licensed plumber as long as the work he does has been inspected and approved by a master (licensed) plumber. So they're full of crap on that point too.
Democrats... have your hand out and show you need to be dependent on the government and they're all for you. You show the least little inkling of independence and you are their enemy. I am proud to be the enemy of any and all democrats.
Joe IS What This Election is About!
October 18, 2008 - 09:34 ET by ChasvsWhat the Left doesn't understand is that this election IS about Socialism or Capitalism and NOTHING else!
Do we want the Big Brother Nanny State where everything we earn is property of the STATE, and they decide how much we can keep? Or do we want the United States thaty our Fore Fathers envisioned where WE can earn as much as we want and WE decide how much our Governement can have to PROTECT us?
Joe wants the latter, and SO DO I!
STOP OBAMA NOW!
Can you imagine
October 18, 2008 - 08:40 ET by Jnoble..if Joe ended up being the catalyst that swung the election to McCain?
He'd need to be in the witness protection program. And I'm not joking.
Yes, let's get this "SPREAD THE WEALTH" comment buried...
October 18, 2008 - 08:43 ET by krendleras fast as humanly possible.
That's the media's real problem with "Joe the Plumber" - Obama's incredibly insightful and revealing remark when faced with someone aspiring to start a small business.
SPREAD THE WEALTH AROUND.
That's right. What Samuel
October 18, 2008 - 09:14 ET by motherbeltThat's right. What Samuel Joseph said doesn't matter. Barack Obama's answer to him is the real money quote of this story!
Margaret the writer doesn't like Joe the plumber.
October 18, 2008 - 08:45 ET by superconTo her he is someone to be scraped off her shoe.How dare he make trouble for her little love muffin Barack.
Margaret is angry.
Victory in Iraq.
Liberals suck.
McCain for Preznint.
"To her he is someone to be
October 18, 2008 - 08:48 ET by NL207"To her he is someone to be scraped off her shoe" until her toilet backs up.
The disconnect is just amazing!
October 18, 2008 - 08:46 ET by Indiana JoeAnd they wonder why the left is considered "elitist?"
How do you argue with total denial? It's become a pathology in these people.
Jesus Christ was crucified by "community organizers."
Elitist???
October 18, 2008 - 09:26 ET by motherbeltElitist??? Nah!
Michelle ("I [used to] shop at Target") Obama is apparently not having any trouble adusting to Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous....
Recently in the NY Waldorf Astoria, at 4 PM, she ordered up a Room Service snack of lobster hors d'oeuvres, two whole steamed lobsters, Iranian caviar and champagne.
Now regardless of the cost, isn't just the Iranian caviar a major faux pas?
What happened to that "South side of Chicago" view of the world, Michelle????
MB,
October 18, 2008 - 09:37 ET by Indiana JoeYeah, I heard that on Rush yesterday, too. I think it was during that Alfred Smith dinner. If so, she was alone, since Barry was at the dinner. Two lobsters... wow, talk about "conspicuous consumption!" While kids are starving in Kenya, no less.
But the Obamas are for "the little guy." As long as he's not a plumber, that is.
;^D
"I do not... believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason and intellect has intended us to forego their use." G. Galilei
Now, now, Motherbelt
October 18, 2008 - 09:40 ET by Mica the MagnificentI'm sure it was eco-friendly farm raised lobster, Thunderbird wine - the 'champagne' of the inner city, and caviar from the hood.
Can You Say Reparation!
October 18, 2008 - 11:23 ET by Chasvsy\You don't think the B!tch isn't going to get her "Piece of the Pie"?
She's just going to have Barry take a piece of Your Pie so she and her fellow Marxists can have more!
STOP The OBAMAs NOW!!!!
This woman is stupid!
October 18, 2008 - 08:59 ET by CobraManThis woman is stupid, and an elitist!
An example of her stupidity: "Acorn doesn't register voters; only state officials can do that. The false names collected are easy to spot." Hay, stupid, Acorn is responsible because they are the organization that is "collecting" and submitting the fraudulent registrations. When Acorn submits fraudulent registrations, they are committing voter fraud. Why is that so hard for you to understand? Does linear logic fall outside of your cognitive abilities or something?
A perfect example of elitism: "Unless he starts making courtesy calls to fix the running toilets of the journalists making him famous ." Oh, I see, it's the journalists who are making him famous and not his personality and demeanor, both of which seems to resonate with the American public. Ok, I get ya. You're jealous of him and wish to take credit for his sudden popularity.
What’s the matter, honey, are you afraid of losing your spot in the public eye because some little peon is stealing your limelight? Do me a favor, go BACK to your enclave, flush your worthless diploma down the toilet, then call a REAL American like Joe "the plumber" to fix it for you because we all know that you, like most of the elitist journalists, believe that you're far to important (to yourself) to learn how fix the toilet on your own.
Obama: My job is above my pay grade
Cobraman,
October 18, 2008 - 09:43 ET by Indiana JoeNote how Carlson accidently shows the "man behind the curtain." By stating that it's "journalists making him famous," she gives the lie to the "Republican plant" meme that the MSM has been trying to push. It's her own side's fault that Joe is getting so much press, and she admits that here.
Apparently, "linear logic" is outside her abilities. She obviously doesn't agree with Galileo (see below).
"I do not... believe that the same God who has endowed us with senses, reason and intellect has intended us to forego their use." G. Galilei
This is how the LEFT sees us!
October 18, 2008 - 09:36 ET by ChasvsWe the People are nothing of interest to the Leftist in the Country!
We are the Pawns, they are the Rulers.
There have been many revolutions in the past to rid Countries of such elitist before, and we just may need anotherone to rid us of these morons.
I for one do not support obama or anything he stands for.
Wake Up America! STOP OBAMA NOW!
Mr. Clean
October 18, 2008 - 10:21 ET by Red JeepListening to TV I could not believe the anal exam the Dems were giving Joe. It was like every 3rd story is Joe the Plumber. Let’s hope this becomes the Democrat’s macaca moment that future historians say was what caused Obama to lose. This so crystallizes in one single event what the Democrats are about.
Hope Joe can parlay this 15 minutes into some financial gain. Maybe he can be a real life spokesperson for Mr. Clean cleaning products. He looks just like the Mr. Clean figure.
Killing him not so softly
October 18, 2008 - 10:31 ET by pocomocoIt would seem that the truth hurts even when Democrats tell it.
Because Obama made a class AAA gaffe in revealing the truth about what he wants to do with other people’s money, it didn’t take long for the Democrat slime machine to gin up and go after the recipient of the message, Joe The Plumber, in a grand scheme to cover Obama’s ass.
What we have, then, is case of not killing the messenger but of killing its recipient by such good Democrat soldiers as Margaret Carlson.
Interesting how "Marcie"
October 18, 2008 - 10:51 ET by fitzfongInteresting how "Marcie" Carlson and her fellow snobs in the media will give an anal exam to a perfectly respectable citizen like Joe the Plumber (wishing him to be relegated to the where are they now and why were we interested scrap heap). Yet they won't do the same to that pony-tailed loser who asked for the government to treat him like one of its children during the 1992 debate. Hell, they won't even do it to Barack Hussein Obama, erstwhile "community organizer".
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -Ronald Reagan
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It's not about Joe
October 18, 2008 - 12:08 ET by nkviking75What these morons don't get, or perhaps don't want to get, is that it's not about Joe, it's about the issue he raised. Typical lib BS. Don't argue the issue, attack the messenger.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Liberals doing what they do best
October 18, 2008 - 12:52 ET by Blogger Guy00001Liberals know how to do one thing well - destroy good people. Notice how all liberals are piling on this man. Notice how they all piled on Sarah Palin. Notice how they destroyed George Bush.
Liberals can always be counted on to trash good people.
I AM JOE .........A Joe Quote from Iowa hawk
October 18, 2008 - 13:42 ET by JayTeeFor a Complete ariticle click but here is an Excerpt . . .
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If it's meta-memes and meta-meta-narratives these media headlice want, so be it. I hope you will join me in expressing a simple bit of solidarity with this guy, Spartacus style. I AM JOE. I am a Wal Mart schlub in flyover country who changes my own oil and unclogs drains without a license. I smoke and drink beer and toss the football in the front yard with my kid, and I figure I can fend my way without handouts from some Magic Messiah's candy bags. Most everyone in my family and most everyone I grew up with is another Joe, and if you screw with them, you screw with me. "
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When the MSM is on BHO's side, he doesn't really have control of them, and Sometimes the uncontrollable MSM tries to give BHO a helping hand UP, and it turns out to be an UP YOURS to the BHO Campaign . . . They went a Bridge too far with JOE, and BHO is on the Grill cooking slowly as the MSM puts more charcoal on ...BHO just may be DONE in a few days.
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
I am Joe!!
October 18, 2008 - 16:06 ET by IamTinmanMe and millions like me who get up and go to work every day and dream of a day when we can travel, relax, or do any normal activity of a senior citizen.
Well our retirement dreams just went out the window with the market collapse, the home equity that was part of our retirement has just disappeared, all the people of both parties who are responsible still breath, and Barack says he's gonna "spread the wealth around". WHAT WEALTH?
"Spreading the wealth" is what got us into this mess! Ninja loans, unabated government spending, pork" runaway entitlements, that's what "spreading the wealth" Obama style gets us.
The MSM is trying to make
October 18, 2008 - 16:34 ET by 10thAmendmentThe MSM is trying to make clear that if you ask the wrong type of question you will be destroyed.
After all Obama went up to this guy - the guy asked a question and Obama answered badly.
The re-education camps are coming.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Maragret, If Joe fixed all
October 18, 2008 - 18:41 ET by SlicksterMaragret, If Joe fixed all the liberal toilets, where would you eat?