2 chapters across the catalog
Adam Curry describes his loss of interest in the U.S. presidential election while traveling, noting the BBC's reductive coverage of the final debate. He highlights a specific BBC report that consisted almost entirely of a montage featuring "Joe the Plumber." The hosts critique the entertainment-focused nature of modern news media.
John C. Dvorak critiques John McCain's comparison of Obama to Herbert Hoover, arguing the historical context of the Great Depression was misrepresented. This leads to a tangent about the origin of surnames in the Netherlands during the Napoleonic era, where citizens registered names based on their professions, such as "Joe the Plumber" or "John the Carpenter."
