Vice King Joe
"Who dares ask me tough questions? Take care of em' boys."
Last Thursday, Joe (the Jerk) Biden was interviewed by WFTV Orlando reporter Barbara West via satellite. It must have been the shock of Biden's life. Here he was, the Democratic nominee for Vice President dealing with a news reporter and expecting the usual softball questions that Democrats always get from the media. After all, hardball questions are for the Republicans, right?
Instead, Ms West hit Biden with a series of hardball questions-you know, the kind of questions candidates for president or vice-president should get. She asked him if Obama's desire to "spread the wealth around" didn't equal Karl Marx's line about, "from each according to his ability to each according to his needs".
"Is this a joke?” Biden asked. “Is that a real question?” West replied that it was.
Later in his answer:"...that's a ridiculous comparison with all due respect."
Later, Ms West asked Biden if Obama wanted to make the United States a socialist country “like Sweden,” and whether Biden’s “tested” remarks about Obama meant that Obama’s leadership would result in the United States losing it’s status as the world’s lone superpower.
“I don’t know who’s writing your questions,” replied Joe.
Needless to say, Joe was not amused. He went on to complain about the questions to a public rally. As for the Obama campaign, they are also indignent. They have cut off West's employer from any further interviews.
"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.
Well, the questions couldn't have been that bad. If you watch the interview, Biden's forehead never even wrinkled once (that's because it can't).
This is what happens when a maverick news reporter gets out of line and asks a tough question to a Democrat instead of a Republican. All Hell breaks loose. Remember when ABC reporters Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulis dared to ask tough questions of Obama during a debate? They were cricified by their peers in the mainstream media. How dare they? How dare Barbara West?
Amazing how thin-skinned Joe Biden is. If you have seen him on one of his committees grilling a witness from a Republican administration, you know he is a high and mighty guy. He is arrogant, to say the least.
That's why it is nice to see him taken down a notch or two.
6 comments:
Guess she was just being "fair and balanced," right?
Give me a break. This woman is obviously partisan as her "questions" are largely rhetorical in nature and just starting points for right-wing monologues.
Perhaps so, but wasn't it a refreshing change to see a member of the press hit the Dems with legitimate, hard questions for a change?
Not really because they weren't legitimate, hard questions. Like I already said, they were almost completely rhetorical in nature, meant to lead into Republican talking points. I'm glad Biden at least brought up the fact that McCain gave the keynote speech for ACORN in 2006.
I bet McCain is sorry about that now.
Not legitimite? That Obama might have a socialist agenda? Not a legitimate question?
Gary,
When, exactly, is Sarah Palin going to sit down to some hard-hitting questions?
I realize that "what kinds of magazines and newspapers do you read" is a real toughy, but I think that they could ratchet it up a notch.
Lance,
She sat down with Charles Gibson and Katie Couric. The results weren't too good were they?
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