My OperaCircus in town
Saturday, October 18, 2008 12:28:45 PM
http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=12509
Unfortunately, commenters on the former kool- aid divers' blog can't seem to get the point. Because Joe Schmoe appeals to some undocumentable quality in the American Psyche (read: he appeals to stupid idiots who can't think for themselves) - when accusing Obama of ruining small businesses in little America. And that means he's not just someone who receives loads of air- time and plugs from the McCain campaign - oh, no. That makes him a public persona, who is fair game when it comes to entirely legitimate personal character assassination. Which was completely and utterly not all right before when the Frosts (Democratic poster- family for subsidized health- care with predictable benefits for the insurance companies) received that same horrendous treatment from the Right.
In fact - comparing what happened to the Frosts - hiding in their yard and digging through their trash - is completely different from exposing mr. Joe Average as a /possible hypocrite/ and tax- evading scumbag without credibility. Because this time, it's an election, and so much is at stake; there's an election coming, you see. Where the fate of the entire world will be decided(!).. or something.
So just meeting the Joe Plumber reasoning with - you know, facts and stuff. Explaining that increasing the tax- burden on the big businesses and higher earners will first of all not affect the smaller businesses (like, sub a small African country budget smaller). And that increasing the tax burden, as well as creating a progressive tax- system - is Obama's clever trick for magically financing a more broadly available health- service (read: a subsidized insurance plan. And thus releasing small businesses from part of the cost of employing people).
I mean, can't be having with that either. Because... people are too stupid to get it. Ha.. ha. *sigh*
For the record, I really do not care about Joe the Plumber’s background. All he did was ask a candidate for President a question, something I wish everyone got the chance to do at least once in their life.
Unfortunately, commenters on the former kool- aid divers' blog can't seem to get the point. Because Joe Schmoe appeals to some undocumentable quality in the American Psyche (read: he appeals to stupid idiots who can't think for themselves) - when accusing Obama of ruining small businesses in little America. And that means he's not just someone who receives loads of air- time and plugs from the McCain campaign - oh, no. That makes him a public persona, who is fair game when it comes to entirely legitimate personal character assassination. Which was completely and utterly not all right before when the Frosts (Democratic poster- family for subsidized health- care with predictable benefits for the insurance companies) received that same horrendous treatment from the Right.
In fact - comparing what happened to the Frosts - hiding in their yard and digging through their trash - is completely different from exposing mr. Joe Average as a /possible hypocrite/ and tax- evading scumbag without credibility. Because this time, it's an election, and so much is at stake; there's an election coming, you see. Where the fate of the entire world will be decided(!).. or something.
So just meeting the Joe Plumber reasoning with - you know, facts and stuff. Explaining that increasing the tax- burden on the big businesses and higher earners will first of all not affect the smaller businesses (like, sub a small African country budget smaller). And that increasing the tax burden, as well as creating a progressive tax- system - is Obama's clever trick for magically financing a more broadly available health- service (read: a subsidized insurance plan. And thus releasing small businesses from part of the cost of employing people).
I mean, can't be having with that either. Because... people are too stupid to get it. Ha.. ha. *sigh*
