Nobody messes with Joe
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> 24, 2009, <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span>: “<span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Biden">Biden</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>, <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="oversight">oversight</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> – <span word="because">because</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="messes">messes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>.” <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="messes">messes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: <span word="First">First</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="DiMaggio">DiMaggio</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="great">great</span>.</p><p><span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Biden">Biden</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="Joe">Joe</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="messing">messing</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="overheard">overheard</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="yell">yell</span>: “<span word="My">My</span>, <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="messed">messed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="files">files</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>. <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sakes">sakes</span>! <span word="Years">Years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="gone">gone</span>!”</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="confront">confront</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="contradict">contradict</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="fistfight">fistfight</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tough">tough</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="butt">butt</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Biden">Biden</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="no">no</span>-<span word="nonsense">nonsense</span> <span word="Senator">Senator</span>.</p><p><span word="Alright">Alright</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mess">mess</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span>:</p>
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