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McCain preps for nomination speech as Biden says critics should lay off Palin's family
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Republican presidential nominee John McCain began his final drive for the White House on Thursday with a boost from running mate Sarah Palin while Democratic opponent Joe Biden declared her family "off limits" and suggested that some news media coverage of her had been sexist. ...
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Could we wait, oh, a week before airbrushing the record?
Corrente — TalkLeft: Joe Biden on Sarah Palin’s media 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.” ...

Biden on Palin
TalkLeft — Joe Biden on Sarah Palin's media 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 ...

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