Atrocious to Smear a Private Citizen

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-29-2008
Atrocious to Smear a Private Citizen
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Thu, 10-16-2008 - 4:22pm
I think it is atrocious for the press to try to smear a private citizen who merely used his first amendment rights to question a candidate! He didn't ask for all this attention, and he has not stated who he will be voting for, but since John McCain received some points in the debate last night about an exchange "Joe the Plumber" had with Barack Obama the press is out to destroy this man. Good Grief! The man is a plumber! An average citizen. Now the left wing is trying to vilify him like he's George Bush! How HORRIBLE! And the extremists on the left seem to be following in lock step. No compassion for an ordinary man UNLESS he shares their socialist viewpoint. This is about as dirty as it gets!

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iVillage Member
Registered: 10-13-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 4:47pm

>> Blame McCain for dragging Joe into it and trying to use him for political gain.

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-04-2003
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 4:48pm

Sickening??????


Huh? She was

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-29-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 4:49pm
No, she didn't attack him at all. It was AFTER this interview that the press decided to destroy him personally. After they determined that Obama's plan did not excite him. He obviously wasn't intentionally trying to harm Obama, either. He wouldn't even state who he planned to vote for. He may vote third party, who knows. That doesn't seem to matter to the press. He is now treated like the enemy, and the extreme left seem to be following right along with the desire to ruin a private citizen for exercising his freedom of speech. This is truly frightening.
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 4:52pm

Maybe John McCain should have asked him first, especially since McCain had never even met or talked to the guy.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-14-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 4:54pm

Bull-crappery of the highest order.

John McCain - not Barack Obama, not "the media" - brought up ol' Tax-Evadin' Joe the Unlicensed Plumber in last night's debate. Repeatedly. And this morning, Joe chose to hold an impromptu press conference on his lawn, to pontificate in a folksy way about his thoughts on the economy, Barack Obama, and the general direction of things. We are less than three weeks away from the most important election of our lifetimes, and this man chose to insert HIMSELF (by choosing to speak at length with the press) into the campaign. I imagine he might very well be regretting that decision...but, to paraphrase John McCain: "actions have consequences." And the consequences of HIS actions - or, more accurately, his words - are that the media has done some basic fact-checking to see what this man's life is really like. And, as it turns out, he's registered as a member of the Natural Law Party (LOL), and a tax-evader.

Sounds like he ought to have been a Republican to me. He and Governor Barbie McMooseburger sound like soul-mates. And, with any luck, they could even be cell-mates (depending upon the outcome of the OTHER "troopergate" investigation - for which Governor Mooseburger is being interviewed this week). ;o)

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-29-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 4:56pm
I see I didn't make myself clear. I apologize, I am just very angry about the smears on him. That interview wasn't sickening. This was the original interview this morning that he did. The left wing press determined by this interview that he wasn't a fan of Obama's socialist policies and then went after him. Did you happen to read that he doesn't pay his taxes, or that he isn't licensed? Those things are smears on him that he DID NOT ASK FOR. This is really low.


Edited 10/16/2008 5:00 pm ET by chillychillychilly
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-14-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 4:57pm

Bullcrap.

You OWE the longevity of your right to freedom of speech to liberals.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 4:58pm

He had no idea how evil the press could be if he didn't follow lock step with the left wing socialist agenda.


I certainly didn't get THAT from the interview you posted.


 

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 4:59pm

I just watched the interview that Chilly posted.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Thu, 10-16-2008 - 5:00pm

Obama's attacking this citizen (I assume you mean Joe)?

 

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