>> >Sounds like you read all the character assassination pieces on Joe. Nice >> >job. >> >> So when did the truth become character assassination. >> >> Is it true or not that "Joe the Plumber" does not have a liscence? >> > >He works as a plumber, does he not? This is a character attack intended to >imply that he is not truthful. See my earlier comments about the >worthlessness of credentialing.
I worked a few years for an electrician, eventually getting my 3rd year apprenticeship papers, but that did not qualify me to be a master electrician or to call myself an electrican. Similarly I completed my internship in psych, and worked underneath the supervisions of a PhD psychologist, and later walked out of my dissertation defense. But that year did not qualify me to call myself a psychologist. Similarly he did not finish his apprenticeship, therefore he cannot legally have a plumbers license, nor can he call himself one. He can work for a licensed plumber, but he is not a plumber. There is no character assassination here, just the reiteration of the truth. > > >> Is it true or not that "Joe the Plumber" owes taxes and has a lien on his >> house for back taxex? >> > >Why is this relevant to the question? It isn't, it is an attack intended to >imply that he is not truthful. Joe never said anything about his house or >mortgage. When did it become part of the debate? When the media decided to >conduct a character assassination campaign against him. Its relevant since he was complaining about taxation. Frankly he hasn't been all that truthful. He claimed 15 years experience, but had only 5. he claimed to be a licensed plumber, but wasn't. I don't have to imply that he's been untruthful, its plainly obvious. > >> Is it true that he's a registered republican? > > >Oh, that's a beautiful one. So registered Republicans are not allowed to ask >questions of The O? He claimed he was an independent voter. Again he misrepresented himself. Gee he's almost as honest as the rest of the neo-conss and the right wing of the Republicans. The point being you claimed character assassination, I'm simply asking when does the truth become character assassination. From what you've been saying it would seem that the answer is yes, if you look at the truth behind a republican setup then it is now character assassination. Damned pity we couldn't have the level of discourse as exhibited in the Lincoln-Douglas debases of 150 years ago. A series of 3 hour debates between the two candidates on their positions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:275596 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
