On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Larry Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >I see your point, but I think the analogy is not really a fair one. > > > >1 Joe the Plumber is not the family member of a candidate running for > >president of the United States. > > Given that the woman is half-sister of his father, there's not much of a > blood relationship. Doesn't matter, any way you slice it, she is his aunt. > > > Also JTP's uncle was/is a close McCain associate. So there is a > relationship there. So? I never doubted for a minute that there was some connection between JTP and McCain. > > > >2. Joe the plumber, as far as we know, is not doing anything illegal. > > Aside from not paying taxes or working without a license you mean. If JTP broke the law, he should be punished, as should Obama's aunt > > > In other words its ok to slam Obama for this, but not McCain. I never slammed Obama for this. I merely questioned his campaign's due dilligence. If someone decides to make a legitimate run for the presidency I would like to think that one of the first thigns they would do is go through their family and friends to see what, if any, skeletons/issues/problems may come up. Basically, I would think the Democrats would investigate Obama and his family and friends as dilligently as anyone else would to avoid somethign like this being discovered by anyone else. I would expect the same of the Republicans and John McCain. If this was something they did not know about (and I am giving them credit that they did not), then I blame the campaign for missing it and not addressing it sooner. I, personally, do not fault Obama for this. However, if it ever came out that he knew about her alien status, than I surely woudl fault him. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:277992 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
