Political figure, newest American icon, representative normal citizen. Yes, he is a little of all of these, but Joe Wurzelbacher is more than just someone who happened to land 15 minutes of prime time coverage. He is an American Hero. A guy who does a job, does a job well, and wants to make good by it. Why? Because that's what Americans do.
I think he deserves the only truly American expression of his achievement. I think we need *drum roll here* the Joe the Plumber Action Figure. It would come with all the right tools for the job and maybe a small book explaining plumbing (or, at least, naming the tools). I also propose dual outfits for him. The first would be classic plumber attire sporting the red, white, and blue True American Heroes [trade mark pending] logo. The second would include cape and mask for saving the public from those really bad liquid disasters.
I'm sure a web site would soon follow. Accessory kits with pipes and fittings kids can use to build their own water movement system would be the hottest item for Christmas. Then there are other Heroes to consider: Dave the Truck Driver, Mary the Waitress, Bob the Security Guard.
No politicians, though. Not in an election year.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
On election day
God has given us many blessings. What good are they if we refuse them?
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/october/22.150.html
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/october/22.150.html
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Nothing new under the sun
Have you seen the commercial? The one where they take Honey Bunches of Oats cereal and blow away the flakes. They call it New Just Bunches. The irony is that recently they published the history of the original cereal on the box. I hadn't realized it was developed in the late '80s. I sure don't remember getting it in those years. (Oh, that's right. Those were our oatmeal years.)
I read the account--mostly because it was written with words. I've always been a sucker for those. It tells how a Post worker thought that he could take a number of existing cereals and create an even better one. He used a couple kinds of flakes and some granola. After some experimenting, Honey Bunches of Oats made its debut.
Now what do we get? The granola by itself. The favorite health food of 20 years ago. And this in an election year advocating CHANGE.
Well, maybe Just Bunches makes sense after all.
I read the account--mostly because it was written with words. I've always been a sucker for those. It tells how a Post worker thought that he could take a number of existing cereals and create an even better one. He used a couple kinds of flakes and some granola. After some experimenting, Honey Bunches of Oats made its debut.
Now what do we get? The granola by itself. The favorite health food of 20 years ago. And this in an election year advocating CHANGE.
Well, maybe Just Bunches makes sense after all.
ACORN
ACORN: The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc.
Founded in the '70s, ACORN has worked to get low- to middle-income people in housing. They forced (by lawsuit, etc.) compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act that dictates banks to make loans to those with low incomes. In the '80s, Barack Obama was involved in these lawsuits in Chicago.
In the fall of 2008, the overwhelming impact of defaults on loans such as these destroyed major invesetment banks and forced the U.S. Congress to spend $700 billion of our money to bail out the economy.
At last, I know what a community organizer is!
Oh, ACORN is also involved in voter registration. They or their workers have been investigated for fraud in a number of states--including Wisconsin.
Founded in the '70s, ACORN has worked to get low- to middle-income people in housing. They forced (by lawsuit, etc.) compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act that dictates banks to make loans to those with low incomes. In the '80s, Barack Obama was involved in these lawsuits in Chicago.
In the fall of 2008, the overwhelming impact of defaults on loans such as these destroyed major invesetment banks and forced the U.S. Congress to spend $700 billion of our money to bail out the economy.
At last, I know what a community organizer is!
Oh, ACORN is also involved in voter registration. They or their workers have been investigated for fraud in a number of states--including Wisconsin.