You know where I'm going with this. Two years after the 2008 Presidential Election we still have large gaps in knowledge about Barack Hussein Obama. But we learned the intimate details of Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher within a day of his arrival on the national scene. That sort of thing does not happen by accident.
To briefly review, Candidate Obama wandered over to Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher's front yard on October 12, 2008. They briefly chatted and Mr. Wurzelbacher politely asked the candidate a general question about his proposed tax plan.
Withing hours, the details of Wurzelbacher's life were shot into the air to be viewed like a summer fireworks show. They might have missed his most recent prostate exam but they put everything else on display.
From Wikipedia:
Regarding his statement to Barack Obama about intending to buy the plumbing firm that employed him, Wurzelbacher later said that the idea of buying the company was discussed during his job interview six years prior.[6] According to MSNBC and Fox News, court records show that Wurzelbacher made $40,000 in 2006.[16] Dun & Bradstreet's report estimated that A. W. Newell Corporation, the full corporate name, had $510,000 in annual sales and eight employees.[42] As part of the background on McCain's use of "Joe the Plumber," several media outlets researched his professional plumbing credentials. One Toledo Blade article stated, "Mr. Wurzelbacher said he works under Al Newell’s license, but according to Ohio building regulations, he must maintain his own license to do plumbing work. He is also not registered to operate as a plumber in Ohio, which means he’s not a plumber." "Mr. Joseph [business manager of the local union] said Mr. Wurzelbacher could only legally work in the townships, but not in any municipality in Lucas County or elsewhere in the country."[43] Wurzelbacher has since stated that he is no longer employed at Newell.[1]
ABC News reported on October 16, 2008, that there was a judgment lien against Wurzelbacher for non-payment of $1,182 in owed Ohio state income taxes dating to January 2007, but "no action has been taken against him outside of filing the lien." Barb Losie, deputy clerk of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, said that "there is a 99 percent chance [Wurzelbacher] doesn't know about the lien, unless he did a credit report or was ready to pay his taxes."[44] While on Hannity & Colmes, Wurzelbacher stated that he was unaware of the tax lien prior to it being reported in the press, and thought he was being attacked because of his question to Obama.[45]
Clearly, when the mainstream media want us to know something, we are informed. Clearly, when their interests or biases are threatened, the news media will expend considerable effort to protect their interests or biases. Clearly, they will use their massive power to intimidate. This last point cannot be underemphasized. Just how newsworthy was Wurzelbacher's $1,182 tax lien? Like it or not, it would lead the news cycle.
Before we put aside Joe The Plumber, let's look once more at Wikipedia. They following tidbits might not link directly back to the Fourth Estate but they have been known to use civilians to cover their tracks.
Main article: Controversial Ohio database searches of Joe Wurzelbacher
Prior to the 2008 election, Vanessa Niekamp, an employee of Ohio's Department of Job and Family Services, at the behest of its director, Helen Jones-Kelley, used state computers to search for information on Joe Wurzelbacher. On November 20, 2008, Niekamp reported the violation to the State Inspector General. When state and local officials completed an investigation into Jones-Kelley's order, concluding that the searches were improper.[70][71] On December 17, 2008, Jones-Kelley resigned.[72] In response to the event, Republican Ohio state representative Shannon Jones sponsored House Bill 648, which mandates civil and criminal penalties for improper access of personal information on state databases.[73] On January 6, 2009, Governor Ted Strickland signed the legislation,[74] which became effective after 90 days.[75]
On March 5, 2009, on behalf of Joe Wurzelbacher, Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court in Columbus[76] charging that Jones-Kelley and fellow ODJFS employees Fred Williams and Doug Thompson improperly searched "confidential state databases" in an attempt to retaliate against Wurzelbacher's criticism of then-presidential candidate Barack Obama.[76] The lawsuit claims that "officials of the State of Ohio violated Mr. Wurzelbacher's constitutional rights,"[77] and that "Wurzelbacher suffered emotional distress, harassment, and embarrassment as a result of the search."[78] Tom Fitton, the president of Judicial Watch, stated that "no American should be investigated for simply asking a question of a public official."[79] The lawsuit seeks unspecified punitive damages.[78] On August 4, 2010, the U.S District Court in Columbus dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the privacy violation didn't amount to a constitutional violation to the right to privacy. Judicial Watch stated it will appeal. [80]
On October 14, 2009, the Columbus Dispatch reported that, "A former contractor for the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police has been charged with rummaging through state computers to retrieve confidential information about 'Joe the Plumber.'" The State Highway Patrol has stated that, "this individual has also used a law-enforcement computer network on Oct. 16, 2008 to access personal information about Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher."[81]
Yes, the dinosaur media can still intimidate.
Now let's view the media's treatment of our International Man of Mystery.
THIS VIDEO GROWS MORE CHILLING WITH EACH PASSING DAY
TWO YEARS AFTER THE ELECTION WE STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!!
TWO YEARS AFTER THE ELECTION WE STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!!
TWO YEARS AFTER THE ELECTION WE STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!!
TWO YEARS AFTER THE ELECTION WE STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!!
TWO YEARS AFTER THE ELECTION WE STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!!
TWO YEARS AFTER THE ELECTION WE STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!!
TWO YEARS AFTER THE ELECTION WE STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA!!!
It is because they don't want us to know!
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