A truly democratic politician’s strength is his connection to the voter;
he is like Antaeus who replenishes his strength by clinging to the mother earth
Where Did the Idea of 'Joe the Plumber' Come From? … Ukraine!
"When
American politicians say that they admire and take pleasure in Ukraine's young
democracy, it is no empty or perfunctory compliment. In the course of their
admiration and enjoyment, the Americans borrowed the symbol of Independence
Square from Ukrainians - although the symbol's gender was changed."
A truly democratic politician
is particularly strong in making a connection with the voter; he's like Antaeus who replenishes his strength by clinging to Mother Earth.
[See Note on Anteus below]. To underscore an unbreakable
link with the people - who are the source of their power - democratic
politicians seek out some distinguishing characteristic of a particular voter, and
use that as a potent symbol to appeal to those whose support they cling. In
Ukraine, someone who participated in the [2004-5] Orange Revolution at Maidan
Square [Independence Square], BabkaParaska, has become such a symbol. This is the very BabkaParaskawith
whom now-President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime
Minister YuliaTymoshenko,
shoulder to shoulder, stormed the Bastille of Kuchma'sregime and laid the foundation of the Ukrainian
Kingdom of Reason.
[Editor's Note: In Greek
mythology, Anteus was son of the God Poseidon and the
Goddess Gaia. He was extremely strong as long as he remained in contact with
the ground (his mother earth), but once lifted into the air he became 'as weak
as water .']
From
left to right: Ukraine's 'Joe the Plumber', Babka
Paraska, a symbol of Ukraine's democratic
revolution
of
2004-5; President Viktor Yushchenko and his Prime
Minister,
YuliaTymoshenko, who, as
the article explains,
'stood
shoulder to shoulder' in facing down the regime
of;
former President Leonid Kuchma.
When American politicians say
that they admire and take pleasure in Ukraine's young democracy, it is no empty
or perfunctory compliment. In the course of their admiration and enjoyment, the
Americans borrowed the symbol of Maidan from
Ukrainians, although the symbol's gender was changed. Instead of Grandma Paraska, the aspirants for the American throne chose as their
object of joint veneration DidkoWurzelbacher.
But just for your convenience and to avoid a real tongue-twister, let us also
call him Joe the Plumber [Didko or Sam Wurzelbacher, is 'Joe the Plumber's' real name ]. Common-man-plumber Joseph (Joe) Wurzelbacher, having expressed misgivings about the tax
policy of candidate Obama, instantaneously attracted the attention of candidate
McCain, who understood that a plumber would be that very decisive and essential
prop that would alter the election campaign.
THE ENCOUNTER: OBAMA AND 'JOE THE PLUMBER'
Since then, Wurzelbacher's fame has risen to the heavens and he has
become a true lion [hero of the moment] - he is the subject of poems and
songs and the candidates have competed for his favorable attention. John
McCain, wishing to show his fellow citizens the malevolent soul of his opponent,
pointed that Barack Obama in now way even considers the interests of Joe the
Plumber, etc. It nearly came down to the candidates' in their newfound niche
singing couplets at pre-election rallies: "I am a plumber and a sixth
level locksmith//I have brought you, I have brought you your toilet;" However,
the plumber's fame turned out to be fleeting.
On one hand, Joe himself, in
whom McCain had placed such high hopes, failed to show up at one of the
Republican's crucial meetings with voters. On the other, Alaska Governor S.
Palin, driven by feminine jealousy, envied the attention McCain was lavishing
on the Plumber, and said that she doesn't want to hear anything about Wurzelbacher. Evidently, the Republican election
headquarters became the site of a squabble with the classic refrain: "Go
to hell with your Wurzelbacher! Who is Wurzelbacher? Is Wurzelbacher your
cousin? Is Wurzelbacher your daddy?" In American
language, he's told that at the last moment, Wurzelbacher
had been replaced by Loren-Dietrich, so what's he talking about? Wurzelbacher!
[Editor's Note: The author
appears to be referring to an old Russian film called Loren-Dietrich.
This is our best guess as to where this "classic refrain" comes from.
We encourage anyone with further information about this passage or this film to
contact us at contact@worldmeets.us].
Along with this keen interest
in the experience of "Orange" democracy - as evidenced by the story of
DidkoWurzelbacher - the
Republican candidate has shown himself to be no less receptive to the experience
of sovereign democracy, criticizing Obama for collecting "enormous sums"
- donations are mostly small ($100 and less), from people about whom nothing is
known, which undermines the traditional way of "financing the public-political
realm." On the other hand, McCain judged that this bit-by-bit approach
might work for him too, so he decided to undermine custom as well, and followed
Obama's example by gathering 'bits' wherever he could - in other words, not shying
away from small sums. And this would be fine and fully consistent with Protestant
ethics, if only the net that McCain cast hasn't been so wide as to include the
Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the U.N., which received a
letter from the candidate with an appeal to "Not let the Democrats take
over Washington," and a request to support this appeal financially.
[Editor's Note: Russia's
Permanent Mission to the United Nations received a letter signed by U.S.
presidential candidate John McCain, with a request for financial assistance. In
the letter, McCain appealed to Russian Ambassador VitaliyChurkin
for 5,000 to 35,000 dollars to support his election campaign. McCain and his
representatives say that this was a result of a regrettable computer glitch .]
And it isn't just that the
vastness of the net cast by McCain that caused such a snafu. This almost as if a
true Aryan [White supremacist] running for office somewhere asked a
synagogue to help with campaign financing. One might get the impression that
McCain, who has been closely monitoring the situation in Russia, heard Vladimir
Putin's speeches regarding the way politicians scavenge around foreign
consulates, and, considering it a call to action, decided to scavenge around
foreign missions himself.
The
yacht of Russian metal business tycoon Oleg Deripaska,
where
a Conservative Party heavyweight admits to seeking
an
$80,000 donation. Apparently, John McCain isn't the only
politician
seeking Russian cash to further his endeavors. The
scandal
in Britain involves both main political parties.
Although this is hardly a
sin, because in spite of the incantations about funding politics in the 21st
century, one observes a rapid backward movement toward the 20th century - if
not the 19th. Britain's shadow finance minister George Osborne has admitted that he "actually
discussed" [with Russian billionaire] Oleg Deripaska
the possibility of a $80,000 donation to his party [the
Conservative Party aka/the Tories] ". And
since this discussion of mutual interest involved the close ties of Russian metals
industry with E.U. Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelsonwho has now become the Labor minister, it
seems that, along with the [Jewish] banker Rothschild , Deripaska has become an Elders of Zion. And in this new
capacity he has decided to sponsor the Tories.
[Editor's Note: The author
mentions 'the banker Rothschild' and 'the Elders of Zion.' This are references
to the notorious Protocols of the Elders of Zion , which is a
smear against the Jewish people - and was a document fabricated in Russia in 1903.
It proposes, among other things, a worldwide Jewish conspiracy to take over the
world. The author of this article suggests that Oleg Deripaska
- like the fabled Rothschild family - is part of that conspiracy, and that
donating money to the British Conservative Party is the wish of this shadowy
group of Jewish 'Elders'. This is puzzling since Deripaskais favored by the Kremlin.
Perhaps the author means this as some kind of compliment to his influence].
At a time of crisis and
hardship, what would one do without a sponsor? In Moscow, a society of wealthy
gamblers has coalesced under the chairmanship of the notorious Chekalinskiy, who spent an eternity playing cards and has
made millions in his time, winning promissory notes and losing cash. His rich
experience earned him the trust of his poker buddies, with which he petitioned
directly to Vladimir Putin with a request to sponsor the building of casinos at
a cost of 75 billion rubles. Chekalinskiy's notorious
buddies pointed out to the prime minister [Putin] that young people are ready
to overwhelm their establishments, preferring the temptations of the Pharaoh [the
name of one of the casinos] to the temptations of womanizing [prostitution and
aids are big problems in Russia] while local governments are impaired and casino's
aren't being built - and given their social significance, the project will not
be possible without government help.
[Editor's Note: We have been
unable to identify "the notorious Chekalinskiy,"
although translator suggests that it could refer to a character in a novella called
the Queen of Spades by the great Russian author Alexander Pushkin . Whether the Chekalinskiy in the previous paragraph is a real person we
do not know. Nor have we been able to confirm this project
for building casinos. Under the contrary, there is an ongoing controversy about
casinos and gambling in Moscow - and Prime Minister Putin has been cracking
down on it ].
It's certainly an interesting
endeavor. Although some twenty years ago, during the time of roaring Perestroika
[opening up ], there was a
popular comic couplet: "The people's money went left and right //Lies and
deceit ruled everywhere.// Suddenly from the sea of people's wrath//emerged TelmanHorenovichGdlyan." If one is to start openly handing out federal
millions to gamblers, or worse - to pathetic developers - another similar TelmanHorenovich or McDonald Carlovich will emerge any minute from the proverbial sea. Especially
considering that the day of the people's wrath has already been announced to
the project by those implacably opposed to it next Saturday [October 25. Apparently, people
against gambling were to protest these new casinos].
Posted by WORLDMEETS.US
[Editor's Note: TelmanHorenovichGdlyan was a member of the State Duma
who led several very aggressive anti-corruption investigations during the reign
of Mikhail Gorbachev at the end of the Soviet era . We presume
that McDonald Carlovich is another such person].
The oddity of all this is the
fact that wrath, by its very nature, is something spontaneous that comes not according
to a calendar of events, but suddenly. But of course, the opposition has many
tricks up its sleeve. Perhaps Saturday is scheduled not only for dies irae[the
day of wrath], but also for
TelmanHorenovich's
emergence from the depths of the proverbial sea.
