Biden Echoes Obama on Palin Family’s Privacy

Corey Dade reports from Deerfield Beach, Fla., on the presidential race. Joe Biden had refused to address the disclosure that the unmarried 17-year-old daughter of Sarah Palin , John McCain ’s running mate, is five months pregnant. But few factors make a candidate more talkative than when the question comes from a voter in a community of ardent-voting seniors in the ultimate battleground state of Florida. “With regard to the stuff that you’re talking about, I have a simple proposition: children are off limits. Children are off limits,” he said to applause. “We’ve all been through things with our children. Just treat people with common decency.” On Monday, Democratic nominee Barack Obama , emphatically made the same declaration. Obama has vigilantly kept his two daughters out of public view and demanded that news media honor that. Biden, taking questions Monday afternoon from the audience at a senior facility here, said, “The press has been asking me that question and I have not ... (link)