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Biden's Gloves Come Off... Against "Sexist" Media
Biden's Gloves Come Off... Against "Sexist" Media
ABC News' Matthew Jaffe Reports: Some might have expected Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., to come out swinging after Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's scathing speech last night at the Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn. But Thursday morning Biden threw more...
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Biden on Palin
TalkLeft — ... coverage: Asked if some of the criticism aimed at Palin has been sexist, Biden said: "Yes, by you guys in the media. ... When I heard that media response, you know, this coming from some of the right-wing guys, saying that, 'Well, how can you be a mother and a vice president at the same time?' ... I mean, millions of women in America are going through exactly what she (is going) through. And guess what? They can handle it." Amen. Biden on Palin's speech: [more ...] "I didn't hear a word mentioned about the middle class ...

Gingrich: The media’s overplayed its hand in shilling for Obama
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... The poll was taken before her speech so that 24/19 split is set to widen a bit, although I suspect the people saying they’re more likely to vote for her now were, like HA readers, already firmly committed to the ticket before the coverage got rolling on Monday. Much depends on where that 19 percent comes from, needless to say. Meanwhile, women voters see her as having been subjected to a sexist double standard to the tune of 48/35, which puts their opinion squarely in line with, er, Joe Biden’s (“I just think some of the stuff said has been over the top, totally unfair, and ...

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