Debates of all ilk

[Betty]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Okay, so there are parts of that I agree with, but OMFG call the authorities, the populace gets upset when their checks are late! Oh the horror! The arrogance! They feel "entitled" to the money they earned through their labor, can you imagine?

*snark*

Must be an indication of how he runs his business I'm thinking. *also snarky*

[Strangler Lewis]

I think he's talking about welfare checks.

[BarTopDancer]

I agree with Leo. People were flipping out when the "tax rebate" checks didn't come exactly as scheduled.

[Morrigoon]

Ah, I thought he meant his employees, because his next comment was about benefits.

[tracilicious]

Even if it is welfare, I'm guessing those people really need that money, and thus it being late could be a really big deal to them.

[Morrigoon]

Of course it is. Landlords and utilities like to be paid on time too.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

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.

The Republicans were the ones who used him for their own agenda. We're just exposing it for what it is.

Originally Posted by tracilicious

Even if it is welfare, I'm guessing those people really need that money, and thus it being late could be a really big deal to them.

It is... Trust me on that one.

[Tom]

Sorry to join the Joe the Plumber pile-on, but I found these amusing. Apparently Joe is not actually licensed as a plumber and doesn't like paying old taxes any more than he does new ones - Ohio filed a lien against him last year for unpaid taxes.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Tom

Sorry to join the Joe the Plumber pile-on, but I found these amusing. Apparently Joe is not actually licensed as a plumber and doesn't like paying old taxes any more than he does new ones - Ohio filed a lien against him last year for unpaid taxes.

There's only one place for a guy like that.

The vice presidency.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Joe the Plumber

I just hope I'm not making too much of a fool of myself.

Not as much as your'e making one of John McCain.


Heheh, Joe the Unlicensed Plumber. Has a nice ring!



In all fairness, the tax lien is on a Samuel Wurzelbacher, not Joe. Seems there's a lot of Wurzelbachers in that neck of the woods, some of them related to McCain's old buddy, Charles Keating. What a small world.