Joe the Plumber’s address published – stay classy, internet!

Why do I, or Jill, even need to say that publishing his address is beyond uncool? The fact that the McCain campaign is using this man as a prop (much as they have done with Trig Palin), doesn’t excuse burrowing into his personal life in this manner. This goes for anyone, Republican or Democrat. TheContinue reading “Joe the Plumber’s address published – stay classy, internet!”

We’re all f*cked… But either Joe Sapien or Shia LaBeouf will save the day

OK, so Renee’s piece on the economic crisis pretty much spoke to me on the most fundamental level imaginable. I’m one of those supposedly middle class people – with enormous negative assets (student debt), a degree that doesn’t matter (English + Russian Lit), and not much of a safety net. So this piece? Had meContinue reading “We’re all f*cked… But either Joe Sapien or Shia LaBeouf will save the day”