Dropping Knowledge

In a post that ends with an ancedote about Joe The Plumber's most recent idiotic comments, Ta Nehisi Coates connects all the dots about how politicians use racism and bigotry to condition their constituents into what he terms lazy thinking. The post brings the AWESOME and you need to check it out, but I am just going to hit you with the part on JTP.

So much of this is so perfect--including the idea that "honkey" is the worst slur Joe can think of. But his attitude toward not letting "queers" around his children, is oddly reminiscent. Much as the racist demagouges of yore convinced themselves that highest aim of black maledom was to bed their fugly-ass daughters, Joe the Plumber is convinced that the highest aim of all queerdom is to spend some time with his snotty-nosed brats.

He's indicative of a demographic that has long been ill-served by its leadership. That works out well for the leadership--at least initially. But over the long-term, the trouble with ignorance is that it trades the "now" for the future. You're betting that those who come after you won't wise up. How's that working out?

Now go on and check out the whole thing.

Rick Sanchez Lets JTP Have It

Enjoy

Joe The Hypocrite

It would seem that Joe whose name isn't Joe The Plumber who isn't a plumber has filed his first report from Israel. Lets check out what he has to say.

I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think journalists should be anywhere allowed war.

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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.

Please keep in mind that JTP is now a member of the media reporting the war.

GINORMOUS FAIL

(h/t ThinkProgress)

Joe The War Correspondent

Huffpo has a story up about Joe The Plumber starting up a new career as a war journalist for pajamasmedia TV

TOLEDO, Ohio — Joe The Plumber is putting down his wrenches and picking up a reporter's notebook.

The Ohio man who became a household name during the presidential campaign says he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com.

Samuel J. Wurzelbacher (WUR'-zuhl-bah-kur) says he'll spend 10 days covering the fighting.

He tells WNWO-TV in Toledo that he wants to let Israel's "'Average Joes' share their story."

After having read that post and laughed my ass off, I had to wonder if this this post from Paul Mulshine directed at prominent pajamasmedia blogger Glenn Reynolds was any motivation:

Get off your fat ass, Glenn, and go cover the war.

PRICELESS!