From the media to Marx

As was the case when John McCain announced Sarah Palin would be his VP running mate, the media within 48 hours has crawled everywhere short of Joe The Plumber's anal cavity to see what they could dig up about a guy who dared to challenge their annointed presidential candidate.

Would there even be a race if the media so much as wiped away the rose petals sitting atop Barack Obama's life story?

Rhetorical question, of course.

So the media has dug and dug and unearthed the dirt on Joe The Plumber.

The networks, along with BSNBC, quickly reported that *gasp* Joe owes the government back taxes to the tune of a little more than $1,000. I fail to find any relevency in that, but I certainly can understand why to Liberals, that's justification for dismissing his entire point of view on taxation if not stripping him of his First Amendment right altogether!

Their most damning find, though, is that Joe is not even a licensed plumber! Forget his First Amendment right! He should be in prison!

It simply amazes me that for two days now, the media can talk of little else. Of course, as is the media's way, they leave out one tiny bit of crucial information.

Joe has been an apprentice plumber since November of 2003, working for an Al Newell. Mr. Newell has been a master plumber since 1974 and is licensed. In the state of Ohio, one cannot even apply for his plumber's license until he has served as an apprentice for five years.

I'll do the math for those who'd rather not. Not until November 2008 (that's next month for those still not choosing to follow) can Joe apply for his plumber's license.

Oh yeah, and the media also giddily reported that Joe only earned around $42,000 last year, "so his claim of earning $250,000 seems to be wildly exaggerated," according to several news reports.

Again, the media picks and chooses ... and then simply makes up ... its facts to suit its agenda.

Go back to the original Obama-Joe exchange. He did not say he earns $250,000. He said he wants to buy a business eventually (Mr. Newell's) and is concerned that once he DOES own a business worth that much, that he will be further penalized with higher taxes for his hard work, ingenuity, etc.

This poses a critical point that I'm glad to see SOME people picking up on, including the McCain campaign.

Obama's answer to Joe in that exchange (and you can find the video anywhere on the Internet; the words actually did come out of Obama's mouth) was that he (Obama) wants to make sure all those under Joe, and others who make that kind of money, have the same chances.

That, my friends, is right out of Karl Marx and Saul Alinsky (Obama's mentor) SOCIALISM.

The fact is, "all those under Joe" DO have the same opportunity. No one annointed Joe. He works a trade. He serves an apprenticeship. And if he's driven enough and works hard enough, he'll have his business eventually, just like millions of other Americans.

The problem, as I see it, is that there is an alarming number of people in this country who DON'T want to work for what they get. And now we have an extreme Left Wing presidential candidate who gladly will give it to them.

Courtesy of all the Joes out there.

Obama's mantra is "spread the wealth." It's an undertone of what's at his core:

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

Karl Marx wrote that in 1875. It's the basis for every communist/socialist system that's been tried in the 133 years since.

And that, my friends, is Obama's vision for change.

(Imported from Oct. 18, 2008)