Comedy gold: WFTV interviews Biden
posted at 1:00 pm on October 25, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Each question is funnier than the last, culminating with, “Are you forewarning Americans that nothing will be done and that America’s days as the world’s leading power are over?” As if he might say, “Sure.” She probably figured she was in for the same old talking points everyone’s heard from both sides umpteen thousand times by now, so she might as well shoot for viral video immortality by making him squirm. Mission accomplished. On to the petty campaign revenge!
Oh, his claim that Team Barry hasn’t paid a penny to ACORN for GOTV efforts? Highly nuanced.
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YOU’RE PUNISHED: OBAMA CAMPAIGN CUTS OFF TV STATION AFTER TOUGH BIDEN INTERVIEW..
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/10/obama-campaign.html
JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT OBAMA WILL DO WITH REAL POWER!!
christene on October 25, 2008 at 8:50 PM
…so it becomes clear that Joe Biden’s response to a difficult situation is to go to a happy little fantasy land where he is always right.
Oh, that just gives me udles of warm fuzzy confidence for his performance as Vice President or President.
/s
Count to 10 on October 25, 2008 at 8:52 PM
No one is talking about her prior interview that went fine.
I posted a link to it 7 hours ago and in all the stories, still no reference to it.
I think it is prudent because it shows she is not a shill, and she has done normal interviews with Biden int he past, which he expected more of the same, well, the last question was one that even Biden laughed at and in some ways, was a warning for her recent interview.
WoosterOh on October 25, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Politicians surely are a slimy, slippery bunch, aren’t they? No wonder no one trusts them. Biden is a master deflector even though it is obvious to everyone, he probably thinks he is telling it like it is.
It must be difficult deluding yourself every day that you are actually on the people’s side. But then again, after the first couple of years, maybe it just becomes who you really are.
Mr_Magoo on October 25, 2008 at 8:56 PM
IT’S ABOUT TIME somebody got a chance to really put the hard questions to these guys, and actually do it. Now, of course, a federal investigation is going to be opened, the station is going to be pillaried for being biased and untrustworthy, Obama’s “truth squad” goons are going to move in and start making arrests, and if the “fairness” doctrine returns, they’ll lose their broadcast license.
In truth, there’s nothing slick about these guys. Anybody with common sense knows they can’t back their positions, intellectually, and this is just a graphic demonstration of that for those that were unable to see through the lies and smoke. Naturally, though, we all know this interview never happened, and will never be acknowledged by the DNC or the Obama/Biden ticket.
Virus-X on October 25, 2008 at 9:00 PM
The video is no longer available!!
Dasher on October 25, 2008 at 9:06 PM
there’s a youtube link a few posts back.
sheesh on October 25, 2008 at 9:07 PM
I hope the good people of Florida take note of this and vote with their middle fingers.
diogenes on October 25, 2008 at 9:11 PM
This is the top story at FoxNews.com right now.
FloatingRock on October 25, 2008 at 9:19 PM
http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=sQXcImQfubM <— It’s on YouTube
Texyank on October 25, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Barbara West interview of McCain on 10-14-08.
Kind of normal and good questions, but they were all attacks on Obama and his camp. In some aspects the Biden interview was a follow-up, equal time.
WoosterOh on October 25, 2008 at 9:21 PM
Joe defines a tax break for the top 1% as a redistribution upward, yet denies that a tax break for the middle class is redistribution downward.
windbag on October 25, 2008 at 9:22 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQXcImQfubM
At first you don’t succeed. . .
Texyank on October 25, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Joe Biden is a big Pussy! Poor little boy can’t answer a few tough questions; pussy!
Get a sex change Biden.
Keemo on October 25, 2008 at 9:26 PM
The biggest question to Americans this election “do we want a couple of limp-d pussy socialist wimps facing down international terrorism?”
These two are an absolute embarrassment to all American men!
Keemo on October 25, 2008 at 9:29 PM
If you listen closely, you can hear Joe’s forehead beginning to crack from the strain of being asked a real question.
bloggless on October 25, 2008 at 9:32 PM
From that FoxNews.com link above:
“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, according to the Sentinel.
pambi on October 25, 2008 at 9:32 PM
Good googly-moogly !!
WILL be watching the Sunday shows, for sure !
ARRRGHHHH !!
pambi on October 25, 2008 at 9:35 PM
It was a lady who finally manned up and asked the tough questions
Texyank on October 25, 2008 at 9:39 PM
Is it not wonderfull that this can only be found on Youtube now. The Bambi campaign did not pay “one single penny” to ACORN….they paid at least 800,000,000 pennies to ACORN. See plugs did not lie.
cobrakai99 on October 25, 2008 at 9:42 PM
Joe Biden showed himself to be unfit to be Vice President. Sarah Palin has shown herself to be qualified, That simple.
Phil Byler on October 25, 2008 at 9:47 PM
It’s too bad the camera doesn’t pan down enough to see Slick Joe’s crossed fingers.
shick on October 25, 2008 at 9:53 PM
I know how you feel. There are alot of women out there who are an embarrassment to us women. Good news is that us good women know good men when we see them. I see alot of good men here on this site.
SoldiersMom on October 25, 2008 at 9:58 PM
Obama campaign pays the tv station back by canceling interview with Jill Biden!!!
These people a bawl babies!!
Bicyea on October 25, 2008 at 10:12 PM
wftv.com for the video.
Write to Barbara West with your support: barbara.west@wftv.com
ashleymatt on October 25, 2008 at 10:16 PM
Wow! That was great! That woman was asking real, direct questions.
Of course Joe was just lying, but what else would he do?
4shoes on October 25, 2008 at 10:20 PM
Is this woman retarded? How did she ever get a job on the air?
This whole interview was comedy gold, from the marxist idiocy to the acorn lunacy.
McCain stooges will have to try a lot harder than this.
Dave Rywall on October 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM
As of 2006 the top 1% of taxpayers pay more income taxes than the bottom 95% of taxpayers. The total effective tax rate for the middle quintile of taxpayers is the lowest it’s been in the nearly thirty years they’ve been tracking the stat under Bush’s tax regime. The bottom 50% of taxpayers now pay lees than 3% of income taxes and under Obama’s plan even that will disappear leaving us in a state where a working majority of the population will have no stake in the society other than as receivers of stolen property. Unfortunately, the leftists have been so successful in creating dependency in an increasing portion of the populus that Obama and his socialist enablers no longer raise any red flags for most of the people who’ll be voting for the next President
The Founders recognized the human tendency of democratic systems to degenerate into this kind of take from the rich cesspool and tried their best to design our system to provide mechanisms to restrain it, but we have allowed politicians to continually erode those protections and now face the fruits of that neglect.
Many of you are probably to young to remember a wonderful political comic strip called “Pogo”, but it was responsible for one of the great posters from my younger days. It said quite simply, “We have met the enemy and he is us.”
djaces on October 25, 2008 at 10:27 PM
Oh good Gawd. The little baby dems need to go back to their pull-ups, can’t handle a couple of questions…!
All the dictators of this world are going to have a field day with 0bama, and then this country, if he gets elected.
4shoes on October 25, 2008 at 10:27 PM
HAHA… lookee who’s here ! DryWall !!
Thanks, ashleymatt on October 25, 2008 at 10:16 PM
pambi on October 25, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Sorry if this has been posted, but over at the Orlando Sentinel the Lefties are in a tizzy – check out the comments to the article, they claim he was ambushed, the reporter had an agenda, it was all Republican talking points, and that Biden was “interrogated!”
All I gotta say is, well it’s about f****n time!
dugan on October 25, 2008 at 10:33 PM
Sorry if this has been posted, but over at the Orlando Sentinel the Lefties are in a tizzy – check out the comments to the article, they claim he was ambushed, the reporter had an agenda, it was all Republican talking points, and that Biden was “interrogated!”
All I gotta say is, well it’s about f****n time!
dugan on October 25, 2008 at 10:33 PM
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That was a sh*t interview. She might as well flashed the McCain letterhead on the paper she was reading the questions from. Of course the reporter had an agenda. And that’s fine, just don’t try to deny it, clown.
Dave Rywall on October 25, 2008 at 10:36 PM
I’ve never seen a crazy person get a job working local news before. Highlight of the whole thing for me wasn’t the end, it was her seriously asking if Obama is a communist. Guess she’s a hero to the right now!
Typhonsentra on October 25, 2008 at 10:36 PM
You are the retarded one, it is a Budweiser commercial.
WoosterOh on October 25, 2008 at 10:38 PM
This interview and video must be fake because no one in the media would ever dare ask these questions of The One or his people. :-)
JeffinSac on October 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM
You’re just not used to hard questions directed at our candidates. We Repubs have gotten sort of used to it–just compare the tone of this interview to almost any Palin has had to deal with from the usual mainstream media sources. There were no gotchas. And Biden was given ample time, uninterrupted, to answer the questions.
BryanS on October 25, 2008 at 10:50 PM
You are the retarded one, it is a Budweiser commercial.
WoosterOh on October 25, 2008 at 10:38 PM
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Yes. Yes it is.
Dave Rywall on October 25, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Just sent a supportive email.
barbara.west@wftv.com
pambi on October 25, 2008 at 11:00 PM
Let me be the dissent on this interview.
I honestly didn’t think she did that good of a job and he actually did well spinning the question back to their talking points.
In other words, if you’re a moderate undecided, he didn’t say anything you haven’t heard before and neither did she.
IMHO, what makes a tough interview is not the original question on a subject but rather the follow up to the attempted spin.
In this interview she didn’t go for the jugular with a follow up.
E.g. Regarding the question on Sen. Biden’s remarks about Sen. Obama inviting an attack.
The follow up that would have nailed him should have been;
“But Senator, in your comments you didn’t say that it was every President. You said, ‘We’re about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America … Watch. We’re going to have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy’. Senator, if you were talking about every President, why did you say 47-year old?”
Next follow up;
“Senator Biden, what exactly did you mean when you said, “And he’s going to need help . . . to stand with him. Because it’s not going to be apparent initially; it’s not going to be apparent that we’re right.”?”
Although she did something we haven’t that often (if any) from MSM outlets, I do believe she could have gutted him, but held back.
cryptojunkie on October 25, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Him alone I wouldn’t worry. But he may have all three branches of government with him to prevent checks and balances from working.
Oh, and journalism is in the tank with him too!
The reasurrances I have are that there is a sovereign God who will use man’s evil and turn it into good and that in the end no injustice will escape His wrath.
shick on October 25, 2008 at 11:04 PM
Your soo right, It was a $hit interview. She should
have shined his shoes, fixed his make-up and hair.
That would have made him feel at home. She could have at
least asked if he was tried or hungry. What a witch.
Texyank on October 25, 2008 at 11:05 PM
A few have commented similarly on this post. I agree but have to say she did fine with what little time she had.
No one will change their minds over Obama and Biden.
Topic change:Where is the terrorist Osama bin Laden?
shick on October 25, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Perhaps she senses a McCain victory, Dave. I know he’ll win. Are you sure Obama will win? C’mon, big guy…you can talk the talk…but can you walk the walk? Ready to make that wager?
Or are too much of a Canadian Liberal to man up?
ManlyRash on October 25, 2008 at 11:13 PM
If they were all Republican talking points, why haven’t any other journalists asked the same question?
shick on October 25, 2008 at 11:14 PM
I hope some others emerge to challenge the Senators on the merit of everything they say.
It’s remarkable how many times either Senators Obama or Biden or someone from their campaign says soemthing, only to ‘clarify’ it later after there is some backlash.
cryptojunkie on October 25, 2008 at 11:15 PM
Methinks perhaps the campaign was more ashamed of oBiden’s answers, than the ‘viciousness’ of the questions. hmmmm.
OK, one can dream.
pambi on October 25, 2008 at 11:24 PM
OH, COOL !
The Drudge link goes right to the YouTube vid… hehe.
Just now checked that.
pambi on October 25, 2008 at 11:26 PM
It doesn’t get any better than this. Questioned TWICE about socialism. Destroy the plumber. Shun the TV station.
If this is how Obama will handle that crisis Joe the Biden warned about, I don’t want McCain talking about anything but this until November 4.
Ronnie on October 25, 2008 at 11:29 PM
SNL’s opening skit was a riot! Murtha and Biden were talking to PA. Murtha kept explaining his comment about racial PA and digging himself deeper in a hole. At one point Murtha’s impersonator said, “Have any of you seen the movie Deliverance.” Biden’s impersonator was mostly quoting Biden and the looming crisis when Obama gets elected.
Really funny. Humor is funny when it contains great elements of truth.
shick on October 25, 2008 at 11:41 PM
Joe Biden: Are you joking? Is this a joke?
Me: Senator, I have been asking myself those same questions about you for years.
Republican on October 25, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Ugh. Lying through his teeth, and getting away with it where his voters are concerned.
R. Waher on October 25, 2008 at 11:52 PM
Boo friggin’ hoo, Dave Rywall.
You sound pathetic, just like Barrack Hussein Obama, Joseph Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barney Frank, Bill Maher, Joy Behar, and similar wackos.
Too bad that Biden was asked good questions, questions that he did not have the stomach for. He came off as a complete sissy, a girly man, a momma’s boy, and he had no guts, nor integrity, and he even seemed to emit a bit of misogyny there, along with his condescending, arrogant attitude.
Dave Rywall, Biden and Obama are running for VP and President of the USA. They SHOULD be able to handle these things, but they cannot, yet they might still be elected, which shows how idiotic our country men are, and how inept our media are that they did not do their job during the campaign, but favored Obama, and chose to attack Sarah Palin.
Clearly Sarah Palin is the ONLY candidate who actually has the stomach, and the experience, for this job, while Obama, who spent most of his two years as Senator campaigning for the POTUS spot, and Biden, who is a blow hard, mindless nut who “served” ineptly as a “Senator,” have zero to no executive experience, thus are not as qualified to serve as POTUS and VPOTUS as Sarah Palin.
In fact, John McCain, the nut who goes after his own party with more vigor than he goes after the enemy – Democrat Party, even during a campaign, has less executive experience than Sarah Palin.
Dave Rywall,
Clearly, Sarah Palin is the most qualified of all four candidates, yet she has been the target of the most misogynist, hate filled, low blow, foul attacks and engineered “gotcha” so-called “interviews,” and distorted, dishonest news reports, while Obama and Biden got a complete pass.
So, stop whining, Dave. You only come off as a sissy, whereas Sarah Palin comes off as more manly, with more gonads than you, Obama, and Biden have, combined, and clearly has a better personality, more strength, and more personallity than any of you have.
Sarah Palin for President.
Obama and Biden for Rattlesnake Wrangler!
William2006 on October 26, 2008 at 12:04 AM
1. Barbara West showed some real character and professionalism in how she asked the questions. She was calm and collected, obviously prepared, and very serious. She never showed anger, delight, or any other emotion. I’m mailing her a “thank you” note. She’s going to go places.
2. WFTV shouldn’t be surprised by the response: anyone remember the Democratic debate sponsored by Foxnews? Probably not, since the Democrats boycotted the debate.
3. Since WFTV won’t get anyone from Obama’s staff back for a follow-up, these good journalists should replay this interview every night until the election.
4. O’Reilly should have her on his show sometime this week (not because I like/dislike O’Reilly, but because he has such a huge audience).
Send_Me on October 26, 2008 at 12:09 AM
BRILLIANT McCain Ad Put Together by LOCAL Pennsylvanians!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSemo5XC1Ic
grtflmark on October 26, 2008 at 12:11 AM
Oh brother. She is the most pure in her conservative philosophy, so I wish her well but McCain is more qualified…its just that he is a horrible candidate and doesnt have the ability to articulate a vision….or have a vision.
Roger Waters on October 26, 2008 at 12:13 AM
Thanks for that. She’s going to get a nice email from me too.
Wine_N_Dine on October 26, 2008 at 12:14 AM
I can’t look at his face he’s so disturbing to watch. Remember the movie The Ring? Watching him makes me dead stiff.
jaboba on October 26, 2008 at 12:17 AM
Get ready for the riots.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115442/posts
JellyToast on October 26, 2008 at 12:28 AM
Exactly what was wrong with the questions she asked? They were only questions and they were framed in the same exact way that Palin was asked about the magazines she read. The difference is that Biden was asked questions relevant to the positions that Obama espouses.
I think the problem you are having is that Greasy Joe didn’t do a very good job of answering them. He lied at least 4 times and obfuscated the truth on the rest.
csdeven on October 26, 2008 at 12:36 AM
Well, I guess there is some integrity left in journalism after all, no matter how minute. Hooray for journalistic integrity!
Cr4sh Dummy on October 26, 2008 at 12:47 AM
And so it begins… Check out what Barney Frank is saying now.
Send_Me on October 26, 2008 at 12:54 AM
I just went to her site. Wrote in a comment. You should read the Liberal’s crying crocodile tears. LMAO!!! She was great. About time a normal Journalist besides Fox. Asked questions that should have on other Liberal stations. Biden is such a liar. Loved how he covered up what he said about something happening in six months. Give me a shot of wild turkey!!!
sheebe on October 26, 2008 at 12:57 AM
Is this woman retarded? How did she ever get a job on the air?
This whole interview was comedy gold, from the marxist idiocy to the acorn lunacy.
McCain stooges will have to try a lot harder than this.
Dave Rywall on October 25, 2008 at 10:25 PM
No, but you are retarded. Dryballzzzzzz
sheebe on October 26, 2008 at 12:58 AM
Man, the one time they don’t get the white glove treatment from a journalist, and they squeal like pigs.
Amazing to watch.
You gotta love Biden’s righteous indignation, all the while lying his rump off.
capitalist piglet on October 26, 2008 at 1:39 AM
Most liberals are going to be outraged that Biden was asked serious tough questions, and they as usual will assert that Biden won and that there is something wrong with the reporter.
Most conservatives are thrilled that Biden was finally asked a serious, tough question.
It’s how the independents and undecided saw this that is/will be important.
I think they saw a reporter ask questions that they themselves have about Obama and Biden, and they saw Biden belittle the reporter and very slickly answer the questions without being truthful, and by sidestepping them.
For politicians that’s pretty routine. But then they saw the Obama campaign criticize the reporter and station, and refuse to allow anyone from that station to interview anyone from his compaign. In fact they cancelled Jill Biden’s interview.
What stands out is this:
1. If you don’t toe the party line you are ridiculed.
2. If you don’t toe the party line then Obama and company will enact revenge. In this instance it is simply because the reporter asked questions Obama and Co. didn’t like.
3. Ultimately the attempted response is to shut down anyone they don’t like and/or doesn’t toe the party line.
That is what independents and undecided voters saw. I think the Obama campaign made a BIG mistake when they decided to respond to the reporter in this way, and it is going to cost him.
sues on October 26, 2008 at 1:54 AM
I like this lady, at least for this. Quoting the Communist Manifesto to him is so priceless. It’s surreal.
deewhybee on October 26, 2008 at 2:26 AM
Obama’s Redistribution of wealth
Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read “Vote Obama, I need the money.” I laughed.
Once in the restaurant my server had on a “Obama 08″ tie, again I laughed as he had given away his political preference — just imagine the coincidence.
When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need–the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.
I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I’ve decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.
At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn,
but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient needed the money more.
I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.
http://hillbuzz.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/practical-take-on-obamas-redistribution-of-wealth/
Peter_P on October 26, 2008 at 2:53 AM
I went and wrote to Barbara. Thank you for putting the link up. Also, I checked out the McCain ad. Fantastic Job PA. And then I looked at the video of the riots. Glad I have guns. Best I better get to making more bullets. This is going to be a rough time for a while. Hope it doesn’t get that bad. I am off to bed.
sheebe on October 26, 2008 at 3:19 AM
Peter_P on October 26, 2008 at 2:53 AM
Cool Site! I left a comment too. Ok, am off to bed for sure.
And the server is working much better. A lot faster with no lag.
sheebe on October 26, 2008 at 3:28 AM
I’m sure most will disagree, but this interviewer came off as if this was one of the first times she’s been on TV. She came off very awkward, and she didn’t seem like a reporter trying to get some depth on various topics, but instead looked like a partisan hack who wanted to go after Biden.
If a reporter came after Palin like this, most of us would, rightfully, be upset. There are certain ways to ask a question and certain ways to deal with those you’re interviewing…her tactic, unfortunately, screamed ‘republican talking points.’
TheBlueSite on October 26, 2008 at 3:37 AM
“Few discoveries are more irritating than those which expose the pedigree of ideas”- Lord Acton
Glenn Jericho on October 26, 2008 at 6:51 AM
Nothing wrong with one reporter out of a thousand asking questions Republicans want answered. The fact that legitimate questions overlap with talking points is irrelevant. If I, a voter, could ask Obama a question, it would probably be one of hers.
Ronnie on October 26, 2008 at 7:19 AM
This was a spoof, right? A parody? Like the parodies that Rush Limbaugh runs on his radio show? It was a parody of a news anchor asking ‘tough’ questions?
Or was it a spoof of the old TV series Perry Mason where under intense, dramatic questioning the real killer suddenly stands up and confesses to the crime?
Would ’surreal’ cover it?
After this interview, anyone expressing any of those concerns is immediately identified as a right wing extremist crack pot like Joe McCarthy, right?
rockhauler on October 26, 2008 at 8:43 AM
No Joe, you and Barry are the joke!
grapeknutz on October 26, 2008 at 8:59 AM
yeah like his practce Q&A sessions with his staff didn’t cover this? Keep it up. America needs to know these guys are bad news now rather than letting them getting in office to see this kinda suff. We all have a ballot to make the differance. Lord help us.
johnnyU on October 26, 2008 at 9:14 AM
Dude! I’m gonna steal that story and send it to all my MYspace friends!
csdeven on October 26, 2008 at 9:27 AM
What planet are you living on? Magazines? Clothing? Is Trig really hers? Tanning beds? Medical records and Obama gives a one page note from his doctor?
Good God! Where do you people come from? Your grandma’s basement?
csdeven on October 26, 2008 at 9:36 AM
I just think its unreal that those kinds of questions have to be being asked at all, but dammit they have to be and its a gods honest shame to have a person get this far into the election process with a background like he has. Listen to Obamas soundbites and look at his associations. People don’t think this guy is bad news? ya gotta be shidden me. Nixon said once if the CLintons ever got in office that the country truely had gone to hell, but Obama? Multiply that by 10000. Folks were talking socialism vs capitalism. Forget he’s black and million man marcher blah blah, we’re talkin irreversible damage to the U.S. a country where brother fought brother to keep together and how us citizens function with said country. uhg…I think I need a pill.
johnnyU on October 26, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Dunno about the last two but all the stuff about her kids and those who published those stories were rightly flogged for unprofessional behavior. As for the clothing and personal expenses like make-up, those are legitimate issues when using campaign funds. Especially when there are all these reports about the campaign coming up short and having to pull out of several states due to a lack of funding.
Typhonsentra on October 26, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Let’s See—–
. A Guy named Joe , who happens to be a plumber with ambitions for a bigger business, questioned and challenged a Guy named Barack, who happens to be running for President of the US/Leader of the Free World…
And with in 24 hours the Media has given us more information about Joe’s life than they’ve given us about Barack’s life in the past 18 months.
Thanks to a diligent press corps , we now know about Joe’s professional licensing status, his income tax situation, his employment history, his domestic squabbles, his voting record, everything associated with his personal identity; his education…. It’s probably been reported somewhere whether he wears boxers or briefs.
Thanks to a lazy & biased press corps… We still don’t know what grades Obama made in college; how he got into Harvard; when he met Bill “the bomber” Ayers; when he stopped doing illegal drugs; his medical history; whether he still smokes cigarettes; the extent of his affiliation with socialist/communist organizations; why he’s no longer a licensed attorney; whether he lied on his Bar application;—-
Whether he’d qualify for a security clearance if he were just an “average Joe;” what passport he used to travel to Pakistan in 1981; who his ex-girlfriends are; whether he was or still is an Indonesian citizen; why his Kenyan grandmother insists he was born there; whether he was ever legally named Barry Soetoro or anything else besides Barack Hussein Obama—–;
Why he needed the help of a crook to purchase his family home; where he was on Nov. 6 and 7, 1999; what the long-version of his birth certificate says; why he helped an anti-American, pro-Islamic candidate for Kenyan President against US interests; why he listened to Rev. Wright’s sermons for 20 years; how many times he took his kids to a Rev. Wright sermon; what he actually did as chair of the Annenberg Challenge; the depth of his relationship with ACORN…
Well, you get the idea.
But, really, I am SO relieved that the Mainstream Media has done its job vetting Joe The Plumber, who is NOT running for public office, but who had the AUDACITY to challenge Barack Hussein Obama, who wants my vote for President of the United States of America.’
Enough with Joe the Plumber, the MSM now has a new target to destroy; Barbara West.
BTW: Drywall shows us once again that he is pure 100% limp-d pussified cry baby.
Keemo on October 26, 2008 at 10:02 AM
This election year let’s be reminded of these words:
* You cannot help the poor, by destroying the rich.
* You cannot strengthen the weak, by weakening the strong.
* You cannot bring about prosperity, by discouraging thrift.
* You cannot lift the wage earner up, by pulling the wage payer down.
* You cannot further the brotherhood of man, by inciting class hatred.
* You cannot build character and courage, by taking away men’s initiative and independence.
* You cannot help 20 men permanently, by doing for them what they could and should, do for themselves.
Do you recognize the author?
It was Abraham Lincoln
Very, very wise words, written years ago and we still don’t get it…
Keemo on October 26, 2008 at 10:04 AM
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1. All salespeople will be pooling their sales and bonuses into a common pool that will be divided equally between all of you. This will serve to give those of you who are underachieving a “fair shake.”
2. All low level workers will be pooling their wages, including overtime, into a common pool, dividing it equally amongst yourselves. This will help those who are “too busy for overtime” to reap the rewards from those who have more spare time and can work extra hours.
3. All top management will now be referred to as “the government.” We will not participate in this “pooling” experience because the law doesn’t apply to us.
4. The “government” will give eloquent speeches to all employees every week, encouraging it’s workers to continue to work hard “for the good of all.”
5. The employees will be thrilled with these new policies because it’s “good to spread the wealth.” Those of you who have underachieved will finally get an opportunity; those of you who have worked hard and had success will feel more “patriotic.”
6. The last few people who were hired should clean out their desks. Don’t feel bad, though, because President Obama will give you free healthcare, free handouts, free oil for heating your home, free food stamps, and he’ll let you stay in your home for as long as you want even if you can’t pay your mortgage. If you appeal directly to our democratic congress, you might even ge t a free flat screen TV and a coupon for free haircuts (shouldn’t all Americans be entitled to nice looking hair?) !!!
Keemo on October 26, 2008 at 10:06 AM
The Obama trolls must be getting worried, every thread on the HA site is overrun with as*hole comments by them- I know it’s fun for some of you to take them on, but it makes me not bother reading the other comments.
as for this reporter, I thought she was pretty good- not a lot of emotion, but Biden didn’t rattle her either. Biden’s a lying tool, always has been and once again, if the friggin’ media had done ANY kind of job, he’d have been laughed off the ticket. I seriously think he’s either a raving alcoholic, or has suffered serious brain damage from his aneurysms.
anniekc on October 26, 2008 at 10:13 AM
Must read:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/10/signs_pointing_to_a_mccain_vic.html
Keemo on October 26, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Important distinction that NEEDS to be made over and over again between now and Nov. 4.
When Obama talks about reducing taxes for 95% of working Americans he is only talking about income taxes. He is not talking about payroll taxes which is where the funding for new programs will come from.
The nationalized health care plan the Dems are salivating about is a 7% payroll tax, the new retirement plan to replace our 401k’s is a 5% payroll tax, and the wage insurance is a 1% payroll tax for a total new tax burden of 13%. Add that to the current 6% Social Security payroll tax and the 1% (or more) Medicare payroll tax and we’re looking at a payroll tax burden in excess of 20% which is not subject to the deductions the income tax is.
No one is exempt from payroll taxes so Obama is simply lying.
DerKrieger on October 26, 2008 at 10:40 AM
He got real questions and as the interview went on, I noticed his great smile disappeared, just like he got smacked in the face. hehe
la.rt.wngr on October 26, 2008 at 11:01 AM
Someone needs to make clear to the dems that we are not a Third World Country. At least not yet.
Elect these two clowns and it’s an open question.
The reaction to this interview is all about controlling the press, nothing more nothing less. Something they have done since the beginning of this campaign(with a willing MSM, I might add).
If only a few more journalist would do what Barbara the Journalist and Joe the Plumber have done than there is no doubt these two would not even be in the running.
Gulf Coast on October 26, 2008 at 11:11 AM
The only problem I had with the interview was Barbara did not ask any follow up questions.
Then again, Biden would have probably walked off the set.
Gulf Coast on October 26, 2008 at 11:16 AM
yep, we know more about Joe the plumber’s personal life in this short time than we do Obama or his wife for that matter.
johnnyU on October 26, 2008 at 11:20 AM
+++ 1 !!
Keemo, I love everything you say, you’re very concise and clear with the facts.
Thank you!
4shoes on October 26, 2008 at 11:21 AM
IF Fox News were smart, they would hire her and put her on evening news.
promachus on October 26, 2008 at 11:32 AM
4shoes on October 26, 2008 at 11:21 AM
You’re very kind; Thank you.
Keemo on October 26, 2008 at 11:38 AM
I suspect liberals are referring to WFTV as WTF?-TV…
CC – BHO: “my Muslim faith”
CapedConservative on October 26, 2008 at 11:44 AM
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