It isn't the question or the questioner that matter.
It's the answer that matters, and this is the answer he gave:
"It's not that I want to punish your success. I want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance for success, too. My attitude is that if the economy's good for folks from the bottom up, it's gonna be good for everybody. I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."
Joe himself only matters in the discussion because he managed to shine a light on Obama's socialism - or rather, get Obama to shine that light on himself. Joe himself is being held up by the right because he is a symbol of the common man, the American dream being pursued. Joe himself matters because he is willing to work hard to make the best life he can for himself and his family - like most Americans. Joe himself matters because the media and the other minions of Obama have seen fit to crush him, digging through his private life and taking away his source of income.
But what should REALLY matter to you, the voters, is OBAMA'S ANSWER.
Joe will get through this, because guys like Joe are stronger than the left gives them credit for.
That Obama's answer to his question, and the subsequent attempt to discredit the questioner, hasn't opened more people's eyes is astounding.
Posted by Vox at October 20, 2008 12:23 PM | politics