Posted on 10/25/2008 6:37:01 PM PDT by Fred
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., got asked some rather interesting questions from Orlando TV reporter on Thursday.
You can watch it here Youtube link of Biden interview with Barbara West
The questions are:
* If Biden is "embarrassed about the blatant attempt to register phony voters by ACORN," since Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., worked with the organization in the past;
* If Obama's comment about wanting tax policies that "spread the wealth" is "a potentially crushing political blunder";
* "You may recognize this famous quote: 'from each according to his abilities to each according to his needs.' That's from Karl Marx. How is Sen. Obama not being a Marxist if he intends to spread the wealth around?";
* Regarding Biden's comment that the world would test Obama and the Obama-Biden administration will need the support of Americans since it might not be immediately apparent Obama did the right thing -- "Are you forewarning Americans that nothing will be done and America's days as the world's leading power are over?"
* "What do you say to the people that are concerned that Barack Obama will want to turn America into a Socialist country like Sweden?"
Biden seems quite taken aback by the anchor's questions, at one point asking her, "Are you joking? Is this is a joke? Or is that a real question?"
The interview prompted the Obama-Biden campaign to cancel a subsequent interview with Jill Biden.
"The campaign cited 'an unprofessional interview' WFTV's Barbara West did Thursday with Joe Biden," reports the Orlando Sentinel. "In a statement Friday, Adrianne Marsh, Florida spokeswoman for Obama's campaign, said the station, in talking with Sen. Biden, was 'both combative and woefully uninformed about simple facts.
... In a line of questioning that would make Rush Limbaugh proud, West even went as far as to quote Karl Marx, a Communist icon, in a disturbing attempt to associate Barack Obama with socialism.'"
whatta treat!
Biden certainly was disturbed. LOL!!
Gosh.. Joe’s intimidated by a local reporterette? Pretty thin skin, there, Plugs!
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Press to Sarah Palin: “You wanted to play in the big leagues. Welcome to the show.”
Biden to Barbara West: “Are You Joking? Is This a Joke? Or Is That a Real Question?”
Obama/Biden seem to think they are above being asked hard questions. And then the station actually took the interview down. That’s censorship.
The station self-censored in reaction to Obama’s complaints.
Good-bye First Amendment. The prick isn’t even president yet.
If you can’t stand the heat, then get outta politics, ya little sissy mary.
Well come on. John McCain cancelled his interview with CNN after Campbell Brown said something about Sarah Palin he didn’t like.
Elitism to the max. Only person alive that has a more elitist attitude is his running mate. ;-)
Who knew the Democrats are closet totalitarians! These Democrats have no tolerance for opposing speech and will work long and hard to suppress and criminalize political speech. Chavez doesn’t have anything on Democrats when it comes to suppression other than opportunity and that is changing.
Are you joking? Is this is a joke?
No, but you are! (rimshot)
Part of a future transcript of an Obama-Biden foreign relations negotiation.
Vince Foster... Jerry Parks...
Ah, so a personal attack is the same as a question about voter registration fraud (especially when Obama is closely associated with said group).
Idiot Biden created the incident with his intolerance. All he had to do was field the question WITHOUT the antagonism he threw back
It's a variation on the "Joe the Plumber" approach to handling undesired questions.
He is a whining whimp — nevertheless, there were several times that I wished Palin had said as much to Gibson and Curic.
If only elected male Republicans were as brave as Barbara West, Sarah Palin ,
Cindy McCain and Michele Bachmann .
Joe the Plumber buries zero with a question.
Ms. west throws ZBiden off his game with a toughinterview.
this is the opening McPalin needs in the last week to hit from a different angle.
“Ask us the tough questions! We’ll answer them all!”
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