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Snapped Shot: Obama Campaign Angered By Tough Questions
Think Progress: Right-Wing Florida News Anchor Asks If Obama Is A Marxist; Defends Questions As ‘Probing’
JammieWearingFool: Petty Obama Camp Cuts Off Access For TV Station After They Make Biden Look Like An Idiot
California Conservative: Obama-Biden Whine Because Reporter Asked Real Questions
Obama Campaign Angered By Tough Questions
Snapped Shot —
... 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.
Were the questions "unprofessional" or just questions Obama doesn't want to address?
You decide:
[Update] From Gateway Pundit, reporter Barbara West defends the interview.
[Update 2] This video appears to be going viral, so I decided to ...
Right-Wing Florida News Anchor Asks If Obama Is A Marxist; Defends Questions As ‘Probing’
Think Progress —
... West, however, defended her interview questions to the Orlando Sentinel saying, “These are questions that are rolling about right now and questions that need to be asked.” “I think I was probing and maybe tough,” she said. ...
Petty Obama Camp Cuts Off Access For TV Station After They Make Biden Look Like An Idiot
JammieWearingFool —
... don't know who's writing your questions," Biden shot back. 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. West has no regrets , but wonders: I can't believe that in all of his years in politics, and all of his ...
Obama-Biden Whine Because Reporter Asked Real Questions
California Conservative —
... It’s amazing how thin-skinned the Obama-Biden ticket is. Today, they whined that the questions WFTV anchor-reporter Barbara West asked Sen. Biden. First, here’s a transcript of their interview: ...
How not to...
Main and Central —
How not to conduct an interview...!
Ms. West defended that screed...
"I have a great deal of respect for him (Biden). I have a great deal of respect for Sen. Obama. We are given four minutes of a satellite window for these interviews. Four precious minutes. I got right down to it and, yes, I think I asked him some pointed questions. These are questions that are rolling about right now and questions that need to be asked. I don't think I was rude or inconsiderate to him. I think I was probing and ...
Larwyn's Link Kerplosion: The $5.3 million Greek Temple at Invesco
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... Help defeat John ("My constituents are all racists") Murtha . Although I believe he prefers the nickname Porky Haditha . • YouTube: Republican for a Reason . If this doesn't send chills down your spine, nothing will. • WFTV: Five minutes of Hell for Joe Biden . If you're keeping score -- 8,244 media outlets in the tank for Obama bin Biden; 1 outlet is asking real questions. And, " how dare you ask Senator Biden real questions ?" Plus: Barbara West responds . Barack says that Biden is crazy like a fox . • Blackfive: ...
WFTV Biden Interview Followup: West Says No Regrets
Pirate's Cove —
Barbara West, whose interview with Joe Biden prompted a meltdown and hissy fit from Biden and the rest of Camp Barry, had this to say to the Orlando Sentinel
In a call to me Friday evening, West (pictured) said of Biden: “I have a great deal of respect for him. I have a great deal of respect for Sen. Obama. We are given four minutes of a satellite window for these interviews. Four precious minutes. I got right down to it and, yes, I think I asked him some pointed questions. These are questions that are rolling about right now ...
Biden Interview Meltdown Followup: West Says No Regrets
Stop The ACLU —
... , which has video) a meltdown and hissy fit from Biden and the rest of Camp Barry, had this to say to the Orlando Sentinel In a call to me Friday evening, West (pictured) said of Biden: “I have a great deal of respect for him. I have a great deal of respect for Sen. Obama. We are given four minutes of a satellite window for these interviews. Four precious minutes. I got right down to it and, yes, I think I asked him some pointed questions. These are questions that are rolling about right now and questions that need to be asked. I don’t think I was rude or inconsiderate to him. ...
I have been remiss: Biden’s interview with Barbara West
Rathergate.com —
... West of WFTV in Florida. She asked him some questions which he cannot believe he’s being asked. For instance, she asks if by intoning that he wants to “spread the wealth,” is Obama adopting Marxist principles. Biden is astounded that someone would ask him that, then he denies that Obama ever said he wanted to spread the wealth. She did not get any answers from the rather slick Biden, but it’s hilarious that he’d was confronted with the realities of his ticket. And here is Ms. West responding to the Obama-Biden campaigns whines .
“Spreading the wealth” - part 2: 2001 interview catches Obama in rare moment of pure honesty
Sister Toldjah —
... activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change. In some ways we still suffer from that.
[...]
I’m not optimistic about bringing about major redistributive change through the courts. You know, the institution just isn’t structured that way.
Senator McCain, you’ve got more message-hammering to do.
To WFTV’s Barbara West: You were right. No wonder Team Barry’s cut ...
On 'Loving Obama more than free speech and an independent media'
Hyscience —
... Here's the YouTube video of the interview with Barbara West of WFTV-TV (Channel 9) in Orlando, Fla. that has caused the Obama campaign to ban all future interviews for WFTV, at least until the election is over. As Greg Pollowitz ...
Romney Condones Right-Wing Biden Interviewer: ‘They Were Legitimate Issues To Probe’
Think Progress —
... .” The interview was so unprofessional that Biden wondered if it was a “joke,” although West responded that she was just “probing and maybe tough.” ...
Obama seeking more O campaign-friendly reporters for the final stretch?
Sister Toldjah —
... after an ‘uncomfortable interview,’ to this. A sign of things to come under a (potential) Obama admin? ...
The administration’s secretive nature
Sister Toldjah —
... mea culpa on their overwhelmingly pro-Obama bias.
And now that we know how Barack Obama’s chief spokesman handled the mainstream press while on the campaign trail, we have a good indication of just how that same spokesman will likely treat the WH press corps once Obama takes the oath of office. And in turn, we know exactly how the mainstream press will report on how Gibbs’ treats them: In order to maintain access, they probably won’t.
They’ve learned.
Related: ABC News ...
