Tea Party cheers as 'Joe the Plumber' says he wants illegal immigrants shot
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So this is what passes for considered thought these days.
Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher (above) gets an ovation from Tea Party people attending a convention in Cincinnati.
Why?
Because he wants to shoot illegal immigrants.
Wurzelbacher and Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight (possibly better known as being Angelina Jolie's estranged father) were two of the star attractions at the Cincinnati tea fest.
"We need to get behind real Americans," said Wurzelbacher saying America shouldn't let "a bunch of liberal pansies" take away their rights.
"Illegal immigration?" he said. "Put a fence up and start shooting."
Clearly Wurzelbacher, (in more ways than one) is no WB Yeats.
Yeats used to worry that: "Did that play of mine send out/ Certain men the English Shot?"
Is no one else worried about the consequences of this kind of inflammatory oratory?
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RealIrish2010 | Apr 25, 2010, 01:20 AM EDT
Has "Joe The Plumber" got his plumbing licence and paid his back taxes yet??? Is this how REAL Citizens act in this country? Oh ya, wasn't it the Republican Party brought this guy to the table? Way to go on the homework you dummies... Quite an opposition we have on our hands here people... Immigration Reform 2010 - We Will Pay Our Taxes and be true Citizens when our day comes...
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GuinnessGrrl | Apr 23, 2010, 04:24 PM EDT
Why is (Not his name)Joe the (not an actual) Plumber even in the news?
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GuinnessGrrl | Apr 23, 2010, 04:23 PM EDT
Hey pacmanisback & 2BorNot2B, you complain that your posts are censored, but all the posts that you put your complaints in are posted! That cracks me up!!!
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2BorNot2B | Apr 23, 2010, 11:52 AM EDT
Notice: It may take several minutes for your comment to appear.... or in frank IC parlance, maybe NEVER if we decide you're not toeing the left-wing-maggot line. We got word filters.. ya know!
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McNamara31 | Apr 23, 2010, 10:42 AM EDT
Would love to see a piece on the connection of the "Freedom Works" organization and the Tea Party movement.
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plasticpaddy | Apr 22, 2010, 07:20 PM EDT
sad that the misguided posters below can't handle an opinion piece!
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jmacroibin | Apr 20, 2010, 03:58 PM EDT
It's offical, pacman and irish and proud are my new heros.
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MalcomAC | Apr 19, 2010, 10:09 PM EDT
The state of discourse is, truly sad. The 'Tea Baggers' are a misinformed, sad lot.
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pacmanisback | Apr 19, 2010, 05:52 PM EDT
CENSORSHIP ALIVE AND WELL AT IRISH CENTRAL
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pacmanisback | Apr 19, 2010, 05:35 PM EDT
coming up with a new site to counter all of the censorship coming from this one,I need help finding a name, open to suggestions, here are some...Please vote:
1. The True Irish Voice.com-Type #1 if you like.
2. The Provisional Irish Central-vote #2
3.ThestoriesofIrishCentralandwhythepeoplethatrunitdontwantyoutocoment.com-vote#3
4.Ourselves alone the true story of the lonely slightly right leaning Irish Central posters-vote #4
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pacmanisback | Apr 19, 2010, 05:30 PM EDT
I need help on coming up with a name for the site Here are some...Please vote:
1. The True Irish Voice.com-Type #1 if you like.
2. The Provisional Irish Central-vote #2
3.ThestoriesofIrishCentralandwhythepeoplethatrunitdontwantyoutocoment.com-vote#3
4.Ourselves alone the true story of the lonely slightly right leaning Irish Central posters-vote #4
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pacmanisback | Apr 19, 2010, 05:20 PM EDT
To ALL IC AND THE IRISH VOICE (SHOULD BE CALLED IRISH VOICE-ONLY IF WE AGREE) READER-DONT POST HERE. Never have I come across such blatant censorship under the heading "opinion"
I will be starting my own blog based on the stories printed here but without the Natzi like censorship.
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Monsoonman | Apr 19, 2010, 12:09 PM EDT
What are the qualifications to be an editorial writer for Irish Central? A stint as Putins PR guy? Working on Pravdas editorial page? Writing timely pieces in granma? Just curious.
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Southernpride | Apr 19, 2010, 07:22 AM EDT
Joe the Plumber Wurzelbacher is an honest hard working American citizen, who believes that people should be law abiding, and obey the laws of our great land
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