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No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to make Palin's remarks about the First Amendment into a reference about how Joe the Plumber was investigated. She seems, on the face of it, to be clearly saying that the media (not the Obama campaign) should not criticize her for "going negative" about Obama's associations, and that by doing so, they are endangering her right to free speech. Is there some missing portion I'm not seeing?
In any case, I don't get this whole Joe the Plumber thing. It really has me baffled. Am I supposed to regard him as a hero? Someone who represents me? Am I supposed to relate to him? Because I find him repulsive and tiresome. Obama's "spread the wealth" answer was stupid, and a gift to McCain that might as well have been wrapped in gold paper with ribbons of sizzling hot bacon. But, this bald, sour-faced plumber guy? He looks like the kind of humorless sh!thead that has occasionally threatened to beat me up at work. (Happens from time to time - big guy gets drunk, forgets he's watching actors in a show, and goes ballistic.) No thanks. I'm really puzzled by McCain's continued use of him. Yuck. (For all I know, he may be a total sweetheart of a guy, but he looks like someone central casting would choose if their script called for bouncer, goon squad guy or skinhead.)
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