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Originally Posted by Moonliner

You are letting color dictate your speech. Because Sammy was black you think he cannot be compared to Obama. Joe was color blind and just compaired a tap dancing politician to a real tap dancer. So who's the racist here?

Joe the Plumbing Contractor. The implication was that Sen. Obama shucks and jives.

Re: the distraction called Joe the Plumbing Contractor. Joe's income over $250,000 would be taxed at 39%, rather than the current 36%. So if Joe the Plumber makes $300,000, his tax bill goes up $1,500. That's $125 a month.

My cell phone bill is more than that. Joe is a Kool-Aid-drinking Republican plant. Old-style Karl Rove politics and so terribly, terribly tired.

[JWBear]

How could I have forgotten gene Kelly?!

[3894]

Shoot, I was right about Joe the Plumbing Contractor being a Republican plant.

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[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by 3894

Joe the Plumbing Contractor. The implication was that Sen. Obama shucks and jives.

Re: the distraction called Joe the Plumbing Contractor. Joe's income over $250,000 would be taxed at 39%, rather than the current 36%. So if Joe the Plumber makes $300,000, his tax bill goes up $1,500. That's $125 a month.

My cell phone bill is more than that. Joe is a Kool-Aid-drinking Republican plant. Old-style Karl Rove politics and so terribly, terribly tired.

A plant? Oh good grief. He's a real American with real views and real concerns. Extra taxes on any group is going to cause concern within that group or in this case, someone who is working hard to be in that group.

Is it really necessary to vilify anyone that opposes your master plans?

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by 3894

Shoot, I was right about Joe the Plumbing Contractor being a Republican plant.

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

Is it really necessary to vilify anyone that opposes your master plans?

Scratch that last line of mine. You answered the question before I could even pose it.

[3894]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Is it really necessary to vilify anyone that opposes your master plans?

That's pretty much the basic question we're all asking the McCain campaign.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by 3894

That's pretty much the basic question we're all asking the McCain campaign.

Great, so because Bush and McCain both play the game that way, it's OK for Obama?

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Frankly I was hoping for better. I guess I should look into getting a seeing eye dog soon.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

How many famous tap dancers can you name off the top of your head?

Who comes to mind first?

How in the hell is that racist?

First? Obviously the white Australians from "Tap Dogs." Cagney, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire.

Actually, probably Savion Glover, Gregory Hines and the Nicholas Brothers.

The problem with the Sammy Davis, Jr. comment is that when I think of him tap dancing I think of him as a child performer dancing frantically to please white people. Perhaps not what Joe the Plumber had in mind, but . . . perhaps it is.

[Gemini Cricket]

Like I said, whether he meant for it to sound racist or not, it definitely played that way. I think that's poor judgment on Mr. Wurzelbacher's part. You're talking to Katie Couric, millions of people just heard your name 26 times in a presidential debate... I'm thinking I'd be watching what I say.
I'm sorry, Moonie, but I believe his comment sounded completely racist.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Like I said, whether he meant for it to sound racist or not, it definitely played that way. I think that's poor judgment on Mr. Wurzelbacher's part. You're talking to Katie Couric, millions of people just heard your name 26 times in a presidential debate... I'm thinking I'd be watching what I say.
I'm sorry, Moonie, but I believe his comment sounded completely racist.

Sorry, all I see here is fear.

You all have an agenda you want to achieve, and "Joe" is seen as a threat to that agenda. Therefore he must be destroyed. His motives questioned, his character trashed. The ends justify the means. Truth is, well truth is just not that important. Perception is king.


Note you can replace "Joe" with: "Charles H. Keating", "William Ayers", "Rev. Wright", "Cindy Hensley", "AIG" or a dozen other names. Some bad some not but all being used as pawns to gain an advantage. The game remains the same.