Comments on: Joe The Plumber Exposes Blatantly Pro-Hamas Israeli Reporter http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:09:09 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: al75 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1791216 al75 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:01:54 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1791216 <p>Unlike many of my friends on this site, I APPRECIATE JTP. I think he’s doing a very useful service, repeating the same crappy, authoritarian talking points that are the standard-issue discourse in american media and political life:</p> <p>“Israel” is right - this includes the religious crazies<br /> Arabs are bad and have no legitimate grievances<br /> any level of violence used by Israel is OK buy us<br /> the media should not cover what is going on.</p> <p>When JTP says this stuff, he’s reciting the same talking points that the rest of them do - it’s just a little clearer what’s really going on.</p> Unlike many of my friends on this site, I APPRECIATE JTP. I think he’s doing a very useful service, repeating the same crappy, authoritarian talking points that are the standard-issue discourse in american media and political life:

“Israel” is right – this includes the religious crazies
Arabs are bad and have no legitimate grievances
any level of violence used by Israel is OK buy us
the media should not cover what is going on.

When JTP says this stuff, he’s reciting the same talking points that the rest of them do – it’s just a little clearer what’s really going on.

]]> By: ElBruce http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790625 ElBruce Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:52:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790625 <p>Wow, he actually trolls people in person. I was wondering what a real-life troll would be like. I guess I shoulda known.</p> Wow, he actually trolls people in person. I was wondering what a real-life troll would be like. I guess I shoulda known.

]]> By: RickinSF http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790442 RickinSF Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:54:46 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790442 <p>Oops!<br /> I guess that was Bob Simon I was thinking about.<br /> I shoulda googled before I posted.</p> Oops!
I guess that was Bob Simon I was thinking about.
I shoulda googled before I posted.

]]> By: pete http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790434 pete Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:49:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790434 <p>note the grinning little monkey in the pic behind joe(sam).</p> note the grinning little monkey in the pic behind joe(sam).

]]> By: RickinSF http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790433 RickinSF Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:49:12 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790433 <p>I seem to recall that Roger Simon was often on CBS (I think) during the 80’s and 90’s and was captured by Iraqi soldiers during the first Gulf War.</p> <p>He’d probably know a few things about real journalism and how the hell did he end up alongside Joe?</p> I seem to recall that Roger Simon was often on CBS (I think) during the 80’s and 90’s and was captured by Iraqi soldiers during the first Gulf War.

He’d probably know a few things about real journalism and how the hell did he end up alongside Joe?

]]> By: freepatriot http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790406 freepatriot Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:28:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790406 <p>logic from joe the nadaplumber</p> <blockquote><p><strong>journalists shouldn’t have opinions</strong></p> <p><strong>that’s my opinion, as a journalist</strong></p></blockquote> <p>thick as a fucking brick</p> logic from joe the nadaplumber

journalists shouldn’t have opinions

that’s my opinion, as a journalist

thick as a fucking brick

]]> By: Blue Texan http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790371 Blue Texan Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:42:38 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790371 <p>Yes, like some more straw, Joe?</p> Yes, like some more straw, Joe?

]]> By: bonkers http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790360 bonkers Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:30:31 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790360 <p>Great insight. Hadn’t looked at it that way.</p> Great insight. Hadn’t looked at it that way.

]]> By: revhatchell http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790357 revhatchell Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:27:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790357 <p>does the american humiliation ever end?</p> <p>rome is almost done burning.</p> does the american humiliation ever end?

rome is almost done burning.

]]> By: mui1 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790332 mui1 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:00:28 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/01/12/joe-the-plumber-exposes-blatantly-pro-hamas-israeli-reporter/#comment-1790332 <p>I can’t stand Joe’s kind of rhetoric: “does Israel have a right to protect itself?” Well of course Joe, but protecting oneself doesn’t include wholesale bombing of civilian populations.</p> I can’t stand Joe’s kind of rhetoric: “does Israel have a right to protect itself?” Well of course Joe, but protecting oneself doesn’t include wholesale bombing of civilian populations.

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