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'Joe the Plumber' strikes back at media
Yahoo.com ^ | 19 Oct 08 | Unknown

Posted on 10/19/2008 8:21:00 AM PDT by elhombrelibre

NEW YORK – "Joe the Plumber" is lashing out at the media for analyzing his personal life since he suddenly became a focal point of the presidential race last week.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2008; issues; joetheplumber; liberalmedia
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To: righting-wrongs

I agree. The media has spent more time “investigating” Joe the Plumber than they are the man who is running for President!


41 posted on 10/19/2008 9:45:43 AM PDT by quiet_reverie (http://www.associatedcontent.com/user/19476/donna_hope.html)
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To: quiet_reverie

bttt


42 posted on 10/19/2008 9:47:10 AM PDT by timestax
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To: timestax

We have an absolute right to have had the lamestream perform this same investigative job on a man who stands for election to president. I knew more about Joe in 24 hours than I did about 0bama in the first month post-primary. Can they be more obvious, d’ya think??


43 posted on 10/19/2008 9:50:32 AM PDT by MozarkDawg
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To: Abby4116

bttt


44 posted on 10/19/2008 9:50:40 AM PDT by timestax
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To: timestax

bump


45 posted on 10/19/2008 10:13:27 AM PDT by timestax
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To: elhombrelibre
First they came after... ( my mind is going blank) and I did not object because I didn't like him anyway.

Then they came after Joe the plumber and I did not object because --- they were right, he had been dishonest. ?

Then they came after me, and by then, everyone was afraid to speak up.

46 posted on 10/19/2008 10:54:43 AM PDT by eccentric (a.k.a. baldwidow)
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To: elhombrelibre

Joe, who changes the ink in his printer every other month is going to take on the bullies who buy ink by the barrel? Good luck, Joe.


47 posted on 10/19/2008 10:55:55 AM PDT by GOPJ (Mail acorns to MSM starting October 21. Reporters: ACORN addresses are in phone book.)
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To: quiet_reverie
The media has spent more time “investigating” Joe the Plumber than they are the man who is running for President!

Have you notices how seldom we ever hear from Americans on our side? The press never finds people like us to interview - and when one accidentally breaks through, they pounce on him.

The MSM gets their people for stories fed to them by liberals. And the people who are fed to them strangely support the liberal stereotypes of their world view. Joe was an assult on the lies the MSM puts out. They hate him for that.

48 posted on 10/19/2008 11:00:51 AM PDT by GOPJ (Mail acorns to MSM starting October 21. Reporters: ACORN addresses are in phone book.)
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To: quiet_reverie
The media has spent more time “investigating” Joe the Plumber than they are the man who is running for President!

Have you notices how seldom we ever hear from Americans on our side? The press never finds people like us to interview - and when one accidentally breaks through, they pounce on him.

The MSM gets their people for stories fed to them by liberals. And the people who are fed to them strangely support the liberal stereotypes of their world view. Joe was an assult on the lies the MSM puts out. They hate him for that.

49 posted on 10/19/2008 11:01:47 AM PDT by GOPJ (Mail acorns to MSM starting October 21. Reporters: ACORN addresses are in phone book.)
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To: GOPJ
Photobucket Show your support for Joe. Give them the plunger treatment.
50 posted on 10/19/2008 11:09:24 AM PDT by blf1776 (Compassionate Conservatism Is Dead - It is time to fight, fight, FIGHT!!!!)
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To: eccentric

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came...


51 posted on 10/19/2008 11:43:00 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Obama ready on day one to bring Kenyan style democracy to America.)
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To: chimera
The handgun stuff is okay, but it's much quicker to just get a long gun or rifle - in most states, you don't need any sort of license for a long gun.

Also, don't purchase from your local dealer unless they have some insane special which is competitive with internet pricing.

Instead, purchase your gun [or rifle] from the site with the lowest price on the internet, and then have them ship it to your local dealer. Your local dealer will tack on an extra fee [typically $25 to $50] for processing the paperwork, but even with the processing fee [and S&H], the total price will be lower than if you had purchased locally [plus you won't have to pay local sales tax].

I'd recommend a 12 gauge shotgun for starters - personally, I like something called the Mossberg 590A1 series [military grade].

In particular, I like the Mossberg 51663 with the 7-shot magazine and the ghost ring sites:

http://www.mossberg.com/images/Mossberg_Guns/930/NEW/51663.jpg
And don't forget the ammunition; I like Federal Cartridge, especially the F131RS rifled slug [it makes 3109 ft lbs at the muzzle]:
http://www.federalpremium.com/products/details/slug.aspx?id=134
For buckshot, even though the 000 balls are larger, 00 balls are launched with greater velocity, and because energy varies as mass X [velocity squared], the greater velocity is more important, and 00 buckshot tends to have greater energy at the muzzle than does 000 buckshot.

In general, try to find some 00 buckshot which makes more than 1300 fps [feet per second] at the muzzle - those speeds will maximize the energy at the muzzle. I was just googling and noticed that Hornady has a 00 buckshot which makes 1600 fps at the muzzle [which is incredibly fast - most manufacturers are down around 1200fps to 1350fps]:

http://www.hornady.com/shop/?page=shop/browse&category_id=d27c0a040bea71ad74e3d35d6bc0ec9e
Wow - I gotta look into those!

For specialty ammunition like this, you can just order it right off the internet, and have it delivered straight to your house.

Finally, you can get el-cheapo birdshot rounds, like 50 or 100 to the box, at Walmart, for literally pennies on the dollar.

The birdshot rounds are great for hunting small game and for inexpensive target practice.

52 posted on 10/19/2008 11:50:05 AM PDT by KayEyeDoubleDee (const Tag &referenceToConstTag)
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To: timestax
Has Chris Matthews paid all his taxes? Has Wolf Blitzer? We have a right to know!

Has Al Franken paid all of his? He owed several $k in back taxes IIRC.

53 posted on 10/19/2008 1:06:16 PM PDT by JohnBovenmyer
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To: elhombrelibre

Poor guy is really being hounded at this point. But perhaps if he can handle it, it will make more people stand back and think a bit as to what the anointed one stands for. At least on a few issues. Radical redistribution of wealth = Marxism.


54 posted on 10/19/2008 4:35:27 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Duncan Hunter was our best choice.)
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To: timestax

55 posted on 10/19/2008 6:57:50 PM PDT by timestax
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To: elhombrelibre

I feel for this guy.

All he did was ask Obama a question about his tax policy.
Now he’s been given a media colonoscopy.

I admire the heck out of him.
He didn’t have to go on Huckabee’s show.

But, I’m so glad he did...


56 posted on 10/19/2008 10:25:30 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (I AM JOE...and Obama is Lady Astor. (inside family joke) ;o)
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