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"I Think Media Should Be Abolished From, Uh, You Know, Reporting."
Political Animal —
"I Think Media Should Be Abolished From, Uh, You Know, Reporting." Dear God : "I'll be honest with you. I don't think journalists should be anywhere allowed war. I mean, you guys report where our troops are at. You report what's happening day to day. You make a big deal out of it. I think it's asinine. You know, I liked back in World War I and World War II when you'd go to the theater and you'd see your troops on, you know, the screen and everyone would be real excited and happy for 'em. Now everyone's got an opinion and wants to downer, ah, down soldiers. You know, American ...
"I Think Media Should Be Abolished From, Uh, You Know, Reporting."
Obsidian Wings —
... by hilzoy Dear God: "I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think journalists should be anywhere allowed war. I mean, you guys ...
America’s Newest Fun Family, The Idiots!
The Democratic Daily —
... Joe the Plumber: ‘I think media should be abolished’ from reporting on war.» — Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, aka “Joe the Plumber,” is currently in Israel covering the war for the conservative site PJTV.com. When asked what he has learned from his new experiences as a journalist … ...
*facepalm*
Comments from Left Field —
There’s so much wrong here that I don’t know where to begin. So I’ll just point out that while working for a supposed media organization as a reporter to comment on the war in Gaza, Joe the Plumber has said that the media shouldn’t be allowed to report about wars.
Without any hint of irony.
Click here to view the embedded video.
I think we all know what this kind of quality wingnut reporting deserves…
Ah-hah! You thought it would be Captain Picard ordering Commander Ryker to ...
Joe the Plumber Touches Down in Israel
The Moderate Voice —
... Amanda Terkel was quick to point out some instances of just what I predicted in my PJM column, to wit, a certain lack of concise communication skills on camera. ...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
... Israel continues its assault on Gaza.
More appeasement!
I don't like the sound of this.
Did they learn anything from the first one?
Wingnut revisionism on the New Deal spreads.
Are there any Republicans left?
Wait. You mean he was actually serious about running?
"Joe" "The Plumber" update.
This makes what, three?
So many questions
The Reaction —
By Libby Spencer He's just trying to find the right one. Joe the Plumber, Country Singer, Pundit, Author, Charity Organizer, War Correspondent is just as awesome as I thought he would be. Insightful, no? Via TP. (Cross-posted at The Impolitic.)
"I don’t think journalists should be anywhere allowed war."
Althouse —
... your troops on, you know, the screen, and everyone would be real excited and happy for’em. Now everyone’s got an opinion and wants to downer – and down soldiers. You know, American soldiers or Israeli soldiers. I think media should be abolished from, uh, you know, reporting. You know, war is hell. And if you’re gonna sit there and say, 'Well look at this atrocity,' well you don’t know the whole story behind it half the time, so I think the media should have no business in it." Joe the Plumber, in Israel, shaming the journalists. I'm sure the reaction to this will ...
Dumb and Plumber
BlondeSense —
Joe the Plumber is in Israel reporting on the war , but he doesn't believe that the media should report on wars. I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think journalists should be anywhere allowed war. I mean, you guys report where our troops are at. You report what’s happening day to day. You make a big deal out of it. I think it’s asinine. You know, I liked back in World War I and World War II when you’d go to the theater and you’d see your troops on, you know, the screen and everyone would be real excited and happy for’em. Now everyone’s got an opinion and wants to downer–and ...
The Stupid. It Burns.
Agitprop: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Propaganda —
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“Joe” the “Plumber”:
I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think journalists should be anywhere allowed war.
I mean, you guys report where our troops are at. You report what’s
happening day to day. You make a big deal out of it. I think it’s
asinine. You know, I liked back in World War I and World War II when
you’d go to the theater and you’d see your troops on, you know, the
screen and everyone would be real excited and happy for’em. Now everyone’s got an opinion and wants to downer–and down ...
Hey, hey, hey Joe, you better run on down!
SteveAudio —
... from Israel, Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher tried to clarify his remarks criticizing media coverage of war, in a new Pajamas TV segment. He said that citizens “don’t need to see what’s happening every day” in war and said that it should be up to the military to decide what the media learns about war: ...
You heard it here last
The Sideshow —
Um, I'm a bit overwhelmed with news. Here's some stuff from Think Progress that probably shouldn't be missed, even though you may have already caught a lot of it: Conyers introduces bill creating commission to investigate Bush's torture and wiretapping policies Bush: I Personally Authorized Torture Of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Cheney: It doesn't matter that we haven't captured bin Laden Joe the Plumber: 'I think media should be abolished' from reporting on war Bush On Katrina: 'Don't Tell Me The Federal ...
Even Joe The Plumber Is Sick Of The GOP, Announces He's Leaving The Party
Crooks and Liars —
Oh noes! If you can't hold on to your basic, "queer"-hatin', low-information, unlicensed plumber not really named Joe that you hold up for WAAAAYYYY past his fifteen minutes as the epitome of the Republican Party, who can you hold on to?
Samuel Wurzelbacher, better known as Joe the Plumber, tells TIME he's so outraged by GOP overspending, he's quitting the party — and he's the bull's-eye of its target audience. But he also said he wouldn't support any cuts in defense, Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid — which, along ...
