And now that the "Joe the plumber to report from Gaza, uh, on Gaza" hoopla is over, & Joe W. has a report or two under his belt, why don't we examine his act w/ a finely-toothed comb?
Remember that his actual expressed shtick was to talk w/ the non-media elite average joe in the street (in Israel. Gaza, not so much). Read propaganda: "Screech! OMG! Rockets!! OMG! Launched at Israelis! They're just like us, & they're scared; let them do anything they want in reaction/retaliation. OMG!"
So? Well, first of all we were able to look at some of Joe's non-work (You may be able to do so as well if you want to waste your time & soul) but the second or third trip to the well results in a registration request. Free speech is just ananthema to these clowns, isn't it? So you won't be able to link directly Joe's recitations of "You know," & "Um."
Secondly, it's strictly programmed to be just as we described it up there somewhere, except of course Mr. Wurzelbacher is the Joe Six-Pack under fire. You'd just hate to think that ol' Joe wasn't being completely honest ("For whatever reason, the Palestinians voted Hamas in," says Joe.) but, considering the various sources, it would be irresponsible not to speculate about how happy the IDF may have been to take Joe someplace his crew could record a siren & a blown up toilet. Then it's on to "Joe meets an Israeli plumber" (like our Joe, he's more than a plumber) & a "Think of the children" bit. Then Joe reveals he's there to give the side of the Israelis, who are always coming up to him & hugging him.
Do any of these clowns get the idea that what's happening to Israelis is not quite the same as what the Gazans are undergoing? The local news won't cover that dough-nut some teen-age punk dug on your lawn if a house across town burned down because of the next door neighbor's barbecue. Same thing applies internationally. Apparently the fears & occasional inconvenience to Israeli citizens (and the deaths of a handful) are equivalent to the deaths of over 400 civilians & destruction of everything in the Gaza Strip.
And as you might imagine, the Conservatives 2.0 at PJTV have a crummy video player that's barely controllable. That's how they're attracting young people to the cause. By making their lives more miserable w/ crummier technology.
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I got a funny feeling that after the Pajamas CEO sees the product he got out of Joe, he's going to pull the plug on Joe the Reporter.
Did I ever tell you I happen to know one of the money-guys behind PJ Media?
I have a funny story about him I'll have to put on my blog.
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