Lord Voldemort, the nature of evil, and politics

[sistermagpie]

> Tonks:
The poor man was just standing in his front yard playing 
> ball with his kid when Obama was walking around the neighborhood. 
So 
> when Obama came by his house, Joe asked a question. Because those 
in 
> charge of damage control had to protect the candidate from himself, 
> they investigated, humiliated and attempted in a small way to 
> destroy Joe the plumber. The poor man is not even a politician. 

Magpie:
So who's Joe being destroyed by? Didn't he come into the public eye 
not when he asked a question (there must be hundreds who have asked 
politicians questions when a politician is there) but when McCain 
used that in the debate? Then the press checked him out and found out 
he hadn't paid taxes, wasn't a plumber, etc. Last I saw him he had an 
agent and a record deal and was on TV asking whether Obama was loyal 
to his country.

I certainly wouldn't want to be dragged into a campaign, but wasn't 
it the press who descended on this guy and not the candidates? 

-m