Posted on 10/26/2008 4:37:41 AM PDT by Federalist Patriot
Yesterday, we ran the video of an interview Sen. Joe Biden did with WFTV's (Orlando, FL) Barbara Waters in which she grilled Biden with questions no one else in the media has asked about Barack Obama. The interview was so tough, in fact, that the Obama Campaign has now retaliated against the TV Station. Could this be a sign of how an Obama Presidential Administration will deal with anyone who dares to ask hard questions? West wondered about Sen. Barack Obama's comment, to Joe the Plumber, about spreading the wealth. She quoted Karl Marx and asked how Obama isn't being a Marxist with the "spreading the wealth" comment. "Are you joking?" said Biden, who is Obama's running mate. "No," West said. West later asked Biden about his comments that Obama could be tested early on as president. She wondered if the Delaware senator was saying America's days as the world's leading power were over. "I don't know who's writing your questions," Biden shot back. Biden so disliked West's line of questioning that the Obama campaign canceled a WFTV interview with Jill Biden, the candidate's wife. "This cancellation is non-negotiable, and further opportunities for your station to interview with this campaign are unlikely, at best for the duration of the remaining days until the election," wrote Laura K. McGinnis, Central Florida communications director for the Obama campaign. McGinnis said the Biden cancellation was "a result of her husband's experience yesterday during the satellite interview with Barbara West." WFTV news director Bob Jordan said, "When you get a shot to ask these candidates, you want to make the most of it. They usually give you five minutes." Jordan said political campaigns in general pick and choose the stations they like. And stations often pose softball questions during the satellite interviews. "Mr. Biden didn't like the questions," Jordan said. "We choose not to ask softball questions." Jordan added, "I'm crying foul on this one."WFTV-Channel 9's Barbara West conducted a satellite interview with Sen. Joe Biden on Thursday. A friend says it's some of the best entertainment he's seen recently. What do you think?
Imagine the wailing from the left if the Bush administration did this with Helen Thomas.
enemy’s list
Jordan added, "I'm crying foul on this one."
We'll see if the tanning bed media pick up on this.
Obama & Biden are wusses. They’re afraid of their own shadows.
If they’re this afraid of a news reporter, how would they fare against Putin or Iran’s head nut?
WOW here is a tough question for Obama that America needs to know.
Senator: The state of Illionis has a Democratic Governor, Mayor and both Senators are Democrats no Republicans involved in the top levels of Government, Do you intend to use Illionis as an example of how you will run the Country?
I saw it happen on FOX news on Friday. The Obama spokesman attack the messengers saying basically, that he suspected FOX was in the Tank for McCain.
The history of socialism is to suppress dissent. Once in office, socialists have always chosen violence to remain in power. Just ask the Jews, victims of National Socialism under Hitler.
I would pay to see anyone do this to that bitch.
Joe lied to Barbara West
Obama campaign paid Acorn $ 830,000.00 to get out the vote and lied about it in its filing as Stage and Lighting expenses.
Joe Biden lied about who said what about being " tested in the first 6 months of "if Obama was President" ( Colin Powell never said a word about this) . He blames Bush for this and yet since 2001 no one has tested Bush on any major world crisis.
Barack Obama said on more tham 1 occasion that he wants to " spread the wealth around" a Marxist doctrine. The Bush tax cuts cut the middle class taxes, which both Biden and Obama voted against in 2007.
I guess the Delaware and MSM press has never made them accountable for those statements.
Can you say Fairness Doctrine?
I knew you could.
Juan Williams said weeks ago on Fox, that he was on the Obama campaigns “bad list.” According to him, if you don’t play by Obama’s rules, they cut you off.
Then we have the article by the CBS reporter that said Obama treated the press like dirt and as a side note, their plane stinks.
My question: Why do these reporters continue to run cover for Obama if they know what he’s about, as far as character. Of course, the press covered for Bubba for years, so I guess it’s habit.
You might get some individual reporters covering the campaign who see it for what it is, but their reports will never get past their editors.
Fox and Friends doing this story after this commercial break that is on right now.
they are hoping to be among the elite if he is elected. joke is on them, like everyone else he will use them then discard when no longer useful.
As oppose to NBC, CBS, CNN, ABC, MSNBC, New York Times, etc. being water carriers for obama.
Wonder if the other News outlets will come to the defense of their compatriots -—I ain’t holding my breath
Biden would just cry if he got treated the way Sarah gets treated...
He’s a cry baby and so is the whole Obama crowd.
It was the best interview I’ve seen. She had her questions, let him answer and moved on to the next...Good for her! What’s his complaint? He got to answer the questions. She didn’t argue with him.
McCain’s camp pulled the plug on CNN after Campbell Brown’s remarks about Palin being an unfit mother. The difference here is...CNN was trash talking behind her back, this anchor asked Biden tough questions, legit questions that have been reported in the MSM, to his face.
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