I am Joe

Tip o' the Hat to Iowahawk.



I am Joe.

I am just another American with the usual bag of hopes, fears, strengths, and flaws.

I am Joe.

I am an American who wants to succeed or fail through my own work.

I am Joe.

I am an American who still believes in the First Amendment, in citizens participating in the political process, in expressing disagreement with others' ideas without becoming disagreeable about it.

I am Joe.

I am an American who believes that I have the right to ask tough questions of those who seek my vote, and that it's utterly reasonable to expect serious answers to those tough questions.

I am Joe.

I am an American who now wonders if my disagreement with The One, Barack Hussein Obama (PBUH) will someday result in a howling cybermob demanding my scalp.

I am Joe.

I am an American who now wonders if my disagreement with The One, Barack Hussein Obama (PBUH) will someday result in the press spending 48 hours to dig up every last bit of possibly-embarrassing information on myself, my wife, or my daughter.

I am Joe.

I am an American who has just discovered that, in Iowahawk's immortal words, "Web 2.0 turned into Berlin 1932.0."

I am Joe.

And if the fact that I am Joe offends you . . .

Bring.

It.

On.

I am Joe.

A "fix" we can do without...

If Senator Inhofe is right, Hillary Clinton and Barbara Boxer are planning to "fix" talk radio.

I guess they don't like free speech that doesn't go their way.

Potential backlash?

MacRanger raises an interesting point over at Macsmind. Could we see a backlash from people who are sick and tired of hypocrites like Al Sharpton going after their favorite radio hosts?

Furthermore, with his stated intentions, firing back at Sharpton may be self-defense for a lot of people. The man clearly is going to try to go after otherswho have crossed him in the past.

Thought on Imus...

First they came for Opie and Anthony, and I did not speak up because I didn't listen to them.

Then they came after Howard, and chased him to Sirius, and I didn't speak up because I could always buy that subscription sometime.

Then they came after Imus, and chased him off the air, and I didn't speak up because Imus was stupid to say what he said.

Now Al Sharpton is saying there will be more.

SHARPTON VOWS MORE: 'It is our feeling that this is only the beginning. We must have a broad discussion on what is permitted and not permitted in terms of the airwaves'...

(Drudge Report, 5:24 PM EDT, April 12, 2007)

Now I feel I must speak out, before he decides to come after me.