Tony Esolen’s final (alas!) pondering on Joe the Plumber’s interview making the rounds of the internet focuses on “first principles.”
… in that interview, [Joe the Plumber] showed that he rejected the idea that he should vote for a fatter wallet, since even if he had been persuaded that Mr. Obama’s policies would fatten his wallet [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 27, 2008
Joe the Plumber and First Principles
October 24, 2008
Joe the Plumber and Authority
In his third installment on Joe the Plumber, Anthony Esolen examines the sub-text in Joe’s interview with Media-babe on the topic of authority. Esolen sets up his ponderings on the political left with this snippet of the interview:
When the reporter asked him about Obama’s intention to take money from the supposed rich, Joe, who is [...]
October 22, 2008
Joe, the Plumber II
Esolen’s second essay on Joe the Plumber’s encounter with a media-babe is now online. Enjoy.
Esolen highlights but does not mention or expound directly the fact that at the heart of masculinity is unadorned, uncultivated dirt. That is the first and most direct reason given in Holy Writ for his creation – to cultivate the dirt [...]
October 21, 2008
Joe, the Plumber
To judge by the mainstream media attention given to Joe the Plumber, you’d think the photo on the left represents the media’s opinion of Joe’s work. If only Obama had been vetted even a tenth as much as Joe!
Tony Esolen has noted the way Joe pairs up with those who demand he explain himself to [...]
October 17, 2008
Palin and Evangelicals
The following is a transcript of an address by Fr. Bill, delivered in a chapel service at an evangelical seminary on October 1, 2008. Citations for quotes were not provided during the delivery of this address, but are included in hyperlinks below.
Thank you for that welcome. It is a honor to speak with you this [...]
