"Joseph" or "Joe Dawson" may refer to:

*Joe Dawson (baseball) (1897–1978), Major League Baseball pitcher

*Joe Dawson (Highlander), a fictional character portrayed by Jim Byrnes

*Joe Dawson (racing driver) (1889–1946), American racecar driver

*Joseph T. Dawson (1914–1998), officer in the U.S. 1st Infantry Division during World War II

*Joseph Bernard Dawson (1883–1965), New Zealand gynaecologist

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Politics has a number of definitions, and especially at the senior general and admiral level, there's a good deal of jockeying.

An active duty general is on very thin ice to offer any criticisms, negative comments, about the secretary of defense. Once a general is retired, however, the gloves can come off.