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Joe Biden Angered by Tough Questions
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Those were two of the angry responses by Joe Biden to a couple of tough questions posed by Barbara West on Orlando's WFTV. You can get an idea of just how upset Biden was by reading the title of of this account of the heated interview: "Obama campaign cuts off WFTV after interview with Joe Biden." Here are the observations of what happened from the Orlando Sentinel ...
Obama Campaign Angered By Tough Questions
Snapped Shot —
... Those were two of the angry responses by Joe Biden to a couple of tough questions posed by Barbara West on Orlando's WFTV. You can get an idea of just how upset Biden was by reading the title of this account of the heated interview: "Obama campaign cuts off WFTV after interview with Joe Biden." ...
Joe Biden Angered By Tough Questions
Snapped Shot —
... Those were two of the angry responses by Joe Biden to a couple of tough questions posed by Barbara West on Orlando's WFTV. You can get an idea of just how upset Biden was by reading the title of this account of the heated interview: "Obama campaign cuts off WFTV after interview with Joe Biden." ...
Joe Biden Has Meltdown Over Tough Questions
Pirate's Cove —
... Barbara West with WFTV in Orlando decided that, unlike the majority of the Credentialed Media, she would, you know, be a journalist and ask the tough questions, and Joe Biden and the Obama campaign were not amused ...
Meltdown In Biden Land Over Tough Questions
Stop The ACLU —
Barbara West with WFTV in Orlando decided that, unlike the majority of the Credentialed Media, she would, you know, be a journalist and ask the tough questions , and Joe Biden and the Obama campaign were not amused 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. ...
Reporter Grills Joe Biden: How Is Obama not Being a Marxist?
Stop The ACLU —
... Its refreshing to see Joe’s frustrated face when he discovers he didn’t walk into a powder puff interview and actually has to answer tough questions. 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? 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 ...
Biden Takes No Bull from Wingnut Anchor
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
The sandbagging of Joe Biden didn’t work. That the Obama campaign has canceled a further interview with Jill Biden is fitting.
"How is Obama not being a Marxist if he intends to spread the wealth
around," asked the anchor, Barbara West. "Is this a joke?"
asked Biden. Is that a real question? Remarkably, it was.
That’s an idea of the questions Biden got in one of the most ideologically
biased interviews heard outside the Fox News Channel. With ...
I Guess Joe's Right
Riehl World View —
... for showing a result Progressives didn't like. A campaign that has no problem tossing a reporter off the bus if they produce something they don't like. I guess the media will let that pass. I've come to the conclusion that it isn't ideology or business concerns that is driving much of the media bias. It's their desire for a compelling story, a great headline. ...
SATURDAY ROUNDUP
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... Sullivan, Daily Dish [image] 'Go More Rogue' - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo [image] The Palin Problem Mutliplies - Taylor Marsh [image] Palin Goes 'Rogue'? - R.S. McCain, The Other McCain [image] Best Interview of Joe Biden Ever - Michelle Malkin [image] Joe Gives RNC Its Next Ad - Moe Lane, RedState [image] Biden Angered By Tough Questions - P.J. Gladnick, Newsbusters [image] Obama Camp Cuts Off WFTV - Hal Boedecker, TV Guy OTHER NEWS SOURCES: Obama and McCain Roll ...
Matt Lewis: Obama Cuts Off Station After Tough Biden Interview
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... [image] Hugh Hewitt | Mike Gallagher | Michael Medved | Mary Katharine Ham | Kevin McCullough | Matt Lewis | Radio Blogger | Your Blogs Directory [image] Saturday, October 25, 2008 Obama Cuts Off Station After Tough Biden Interview Posted by: Matt Lewis at 7:13 PM After reporter Barbara West had the audacity Sen. Joe Biden some tough questions on Thursday, t he Obama campaign decided to cut off her station . [image] Email It | Print ...
Petty Obama Camp Cuts Off Access For TV Station After They Make Biden Look Like An Idiot
JammieWearingFool —
Welcome to Obamaworld, where tough questions are forbidden . 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? 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 ...
Surprise! Obama Found Palling Around With More Terrorists
Dean's World —
... and then later claim he had not been there that regularly once Rev. Wright’s venom was disseminated to the general public? Is Obama for, or not for, a simple yes or no, missile defense, nuclear power, off-shore drilling, and coal-powered electrical generation? There might be legitimate answers, but surely the public could profit by them, rather than worry over the Palin pregnancies, wardrobe, or Tasergate.
And a journalist who does her job finds her station cut off by the Obama campaign. He’s not even in office yet, and already the Fairness ...
Biden Gets the Palin TreatmentObama Campaign Throws Tantrum
GayPatriot —
... So much did Biden dislike the kind of questions his rival for the vice presidency so regularly gets “the Obama campaign canceled a WFTV interview with Jill Biden, the candidate’s wife:” ...
Barbara West and Joe Biden: The Interview Barak Obama Doesn’t Want You to See
(Obsolete Feed) —
... Obama-Biden got some tough, but fair, questions and they’re in total meltdown mode over it:
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 ...
What an Obama Admistration Would Look Like
California Conservative —
... If you didn’t know what an Obama administration looked like, this article gives you an idea what their communications department would look like: ...
Obama campaign can't handle tough questions
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS —
... 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." Source Posted by John Ray. For a daily critique of Leftist activities, see DISSECTING ...
Why Can’t The Media See They’re Being Played Like Violins By The Obama Campaign?
Say Anything —
... Like I said, I’ve never - we’ve never - seen anything like this. We’re being force fed a potential president who does not have this county’s best interests at heart. And if someone from the media dare step out of line and asks the tough questions of Team Obamathey’re immediately shunned by the Obama campaign. Ask WFTV in Florida. ...
No Soup For You!
The Corner on National Review Online —
[image] [image] NRO BLOG ROW | THE CORNER | ARCHIVES SEARCH E-MAIL PRINT RSS [image] [image] Sunday, October 26, 2008 [image] No Soup For You! [ Jonah Goldberg ] The Obama-Biden team doesn't like hostile questions. 10/26 10:11 AM [image] [image] [image] © National Review Online 2008. All Rights Reserved. Home | Search | NR / Digital | Donate | Media Kit | Contact Us
Biden Offers Another Taste of What We May Soon Be in For
Moonbattery —
... As a result of Barbara West refusing to offer Biden the usual softball questions in this interview, the Obamessiah campaign canceled an interview Jill Biden was scheduled to give WFTV. ...
"Is Obama Marxist?"
sisu —
... ," says an Ace of Spades HQ blogger, who has some fun with the Obama campaign's latest thuggish attempt to stifle free speech so we don't have to. ...
Obama Campaign Blackballs WFTV After Biden Gets Tough Questions
Boots and Sabers —
... Thin skin much ? 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 ...
The Ultimate Obama Law: We Will Take Away Your Words
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... You know by now, the WFTV reporter Barbara West’s tough question interview of Joe Biden the other day has caused the Obama campaign to deny them any future interviews. ...
You Don’t Question the Apostles. Capiche?
Brain-Terminal.com —
A local TV reporter in central Florida made television history the other day by questioning Saint Barack’s running mate in a manner usually reserved for Republican candidates.
And, of course, disciples of The One aren’t happy about it.
So the TV station has been cut off from all access to the Obama campaign for the duration of the election.
The Orlando Sentinel reports:
WFTV-Channel 9’s Barbara West conducted a satellite interview with Sen. Joe Biden on Thursday. A friend says it’s some of ...
Aides Say Obama, Like Palin, Has Gone Rogue
ScrappleFace —
... Today, word leaked from the Obama campaign that the Illinois Democrat had a similar “unguarded moment” during which he “went off script, let his hair down and was just completely himself.”
According to one anonymous witness, “During the rogue episode Sen. Obama said nothing at all and seemed to lapse into sleep mode, like that scene in Star Wars where C3PO shuts down. Obama, like totally, just went off.”
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Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/26/2008
Gates of Vienna —
... Obama Campaign Cuts Off WFTV After Interview With Joe Biden 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? 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 ...
Joe Biden Can’t Take a Tough Interview
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... After the above interview with Biden, the Obama campaign canceled an interview with Joe Biden’s wife, Jill.
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 ...
Wealth Redistribution
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days —
... instead of using the courts and is quoted on Sullivan's site . He ignores the quote completely to claim that Obama is being a conservative . One is not sure whether Sullivan is being dishonest or whether he just cannot read properly, but either way, it is appalling. How any of this is different from "From each according to his ability to each according to his need" is beyond me. And of course, if anyone raises that comparison with anybody from the Obama campaign, they get utterly shut out : WFTV-Channel 9's Barbara West conducted a satellite interview with Sen. Joe Biden ...
Wealth Redistribution
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... How any of this is different from "From each according
to his ability to each according to his need" is beyond me. And of
course, if anyone raises that comparison with anybody from the
Obama campaign, they get
utterly shut out: ...
Noonan for Obama’s Press Sec’y?
The Anchoress —
... to do. I don’t know how she will square her small-government Reaganism with Obama’s large-government redistributism, and I still worry - as I do every day - about issues of free speech, but as one of my Aunties used to say, “first we’ll see, then we’ll know.” Perhaps Noonan, Christopher Buckley, David Brooks and Gen. Colin Powell will plead for the rest of us who’ll be sitting in the Gulag Conservico along with Joe the Plumber and Barbara West.
Make no mistake - with Howard Dean woo-hooing about one-party rule, ...
