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The Carter Syndrome and Joe the Plumber
Taylor Marsh —
... I remain determinedly neutral, trying to see all sides as clearly as
possible, considering I’ve never set foot in the region, something I hope will
change if someone ever decides informed independent journalism is as important
to support financially as celebrity
wingnut stenographers like Joe the Plumber. It should not go unnoticed that
regardless of the danger, which is Israel’s excuse for not letting journalists
in, Joe gets access above all others because of Pajamas Media, something that
further inspires the Carter syndrome ...
Pro-Joe: Plumber’s Trip to Israel Scares the Establishment Media
Pajamas Media —
After all, some of the best reporting of the 2006 Israeli-Hezbollah War came from a cook. [image] Pajamas TV is turning Joe the Plumber into a journalist, and the media class doesn’t like it one bit. Joe Wurzelbacher is in Israel with a television crew in tow to talk to Israeli civilians about the war with Hamas in Gaza, and quite a few journalists — including the author of this media blog — seem ...
Joe the Plumber Hits the Capitol to Meet With GOPers
TPM Election Central —
... astute political messaging advice, but that no lawmakers were present for his visit.
When asked whether he had plans to see old pal Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Joe was non-committal. And when asked, wholly in jest, whether he planned to lay any pipe during his day in D.C., Joe was downright incensed. A moment of awkward silence followed the question. "All the puns have been made," Joe warned the reporter who queried him.
I don't know, Joe ... sometimes the puns deserve to be made again.
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