Pea soup hurl alert.
Posted on 12/07/2008 2:15:28 PM PST by gridlock
The unlicensed pipe fitter known as Joe the Plumber is out with a book this month, just as the last seconds on his 15 minutes are slipping away. I have a question for Joe: Do you want me to fix your leaky toilet?
I didn’t think so.
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With a résumé full of failure, he now thinks he can join the profession of Mark Twain, George Orwell and Joan Didion.
Next up may be Sarah Palin, who is said to be worth nearly $7 million if she can place her thoughts between covers. Publishers: with all the grim news of layoffs and staff cuts at the venerable houses of American letters, can we set some ground rules for these hard times? Anyone who abuses the English language on such a regular basis should not be paid to put words in print.
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Our next president is a writer, which may do something to elevate standards in the book industry. The last time a true writer occupied the White House was a hundred years ago, with Teddy Roosevelt, who wrote 13 books before his 40th birthday.
Barack Obama’s first book, the memoir of a mixed-race man, is terrific. Outside of a few speeches, he will probably not write anything memorable until he’s out office, but I look forward to that presidential memoir.
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There was a time when I wanted to be like Sting, the singer, belting out, “Roxanne ...” I guess that’s why we have karaoke, for fantasy night. If only there was such a thing for failed plumbers, politicians or celebrities who think they can write.
Maureen Dowd is off today.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
...That’s OK, the republicans have taken back the banner of personal destruction, just like they did during the Clinton administration. After 8 years, the Same Old Shht...
Hey Timothy, how does it feel to be challenged by a objective journalism piece?
The day Joe decides to run for any office, I am contributing. Sarah knows to just say the word, and a check will be on the way to her campaign too( I wrote to her).
We need these regular Americans in Washington. Time for the elites in Washington DC to get real jobs.
What an arrogant, elitist snob.
A plumber is required to have a license because a broken toilet can spew toxins and germs.
A writer does not need a license because the Constitution precludes it. However, that does not guarantee a writer will not spew toxins and rubbish.
All of this moron’s gibberish should be flushed, preferably in a working toilet. Call Joe!
And don't forget Bill Clinton. He had several letters published in Penthouse Magazine while he was still president.
Maureen Dowd is off today, so we contracted Tim the Tinker to write a column between quaffs of newly-acquired MD 2020.
Gee, I thought only white conservatives were supposed to be bitter and mean-spirited.
What's this clymer's excuse??
>What an arrogant, elitist snob.
Hey, they’re just following the example of the “President Elect”. [/cynic]
The day that the NY Times descends into its well-earned bankruptcy, my reaction will be the same as Mark Twain to the death of a swindler. He said, “If the auctioneer’s brother's funeral takes place while I am in Virginia City, I will postpone all other recreation and attend it.”
John / Billybob
..."Do not fear the enemy, for your enemy can only take your life. It is far better that you fear the press, for they will steal your HONOR. That awful power, the public opinion of a nation, is created in America by a horde of ignorant, self-complacent simpletons who failed at ditching and shoemaking and fetched up in journalism on their way to the poorhouse. -Mark Twain".
If the millions of average Americans who never hear Limbaugh, watch Fox News or log onto FR realized how much these leftist snobs hated them and their patriotism, religion and the fact that they didn't go to Harvard, the Democrats would never win another election.
They cannot stand anyone who is not dependent on them for information or differs from their opinion (propaganda).
Neither can they stand people who don’t want to be dependent on the protection of big government.
...Maybe I’m off topic, sorry, but I couldn’t contain myself. S.L.Clemens is my favorite read...Bravo...
Why do you think he's so panicked at not having access to his Blackberry?
He's coming unglued because he's told he can no longer use his Blackberry - it's a security issue. It's a GPS locator to the square foot. BOOM - and will no longer have 2-way unfettered access to/from people outside the presidential bubble.
How's he going to know what to say?
Interesting thing: His minions have been working for 2 years, behind the scenes, to get that security rule changed - just for him.
How's he going to keep in touch with Odinga, Ayers et al? Maybe even a supplier? Quite a tic there.
Well Mr. Egan, you didn't seem to have any problems joining those ranks. Given the literary example just published, I don't see how Joe the plumber could do any worse.
maureen dowd is a leaky toilet.
Pea soup hurl alert.
Cool! Timothy Egan signals that he’s working hard for the new Obama administration.
Exact description of New York times reporters
“Our next president is a writer”
Nope.
His books were written by terrorist Bill Ayers.
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