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ACTION ITEM: Tell WFTV Orlando And Barbara West To Apologize For Biden Hatchet Job
Firedoglake —
... Here's Orlando wingnut TV personality Barbara West "interviewing" Joe Biden. My favorite part is when she implies that a return to Clinton-era tax levels is akin to Marxism.
Local news is an advertising-driven business. It's all about eyeballs, and station managers really, really hate it when they lose them over stupid shit like this. And WFTV deserves to.
West is married to a GOP media consultant, and her bio, in which she delights in covering Clinton's impeachment and seems to brag about scuttling HillaryCare, tells you ...
FOX spins Biden interview, claims he didn't answer loaded questions.
News Hounds —
... The Friends are predicting that Barbara West, the anchor who asked the biased questions, will be "investigated," and I'll make a prediction of my own - she's a Republican supporter. Well what do you know - a fast Google reveals it's already started, and the connections are predictable. The Friends are also wondering worried that this is indicative of how an Obama administration will handle "tough" questions from non-mainstream media outlets, among which they count themselves. (FOX is famously schizophrenic for whining about their outsider status even as they trumpet ...
Video: Biden cuts off Philly station for asking tough questions, too?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... , it’s escaped my attention. Am I missing it in my searches or did they conveniently “forget” to upload it? Incidentally, dKos is already building a dossier on Barbara West . Did you know that her husband was once cited for not wearing his seatbelt?
For her unstable, right-wing slanted interview with Joe Biden, Barbara "Marxist" West is our Media PUTZ of the Week
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... Biden had no idea such a question was coming, he responded beautifully. Satellite interviews are tricky since you aren't in the same room or even the same state. You likely have never met this person, and she asks such a question. West is listed as a health reporter and anchor for the ABC affiliate in Orlando. According to her bio, she has covered political stories over the years. But also during most of that time, her husband, Wade West, has been a Republican media consultant. From Daily Kos : "Wade has long standing relationships with many Republicans. His connections date ...
