“Are you joking?”
That was one of Sen. Joe Biden’s responses during an interview with a Florida news station that the Obama campaign said was so “unprofessional” it canceled another planned interview with his wife, Jill Biden.
Barbara West conducted the interview for WFTV-Channel 9 and asked the Democratic vice presidential candidate if Sen. Barack Obama was a “Marxist,” referenced a recent statement Obama made in Ohio to Joe the Plumber about “spreading the wealth around,” and was Biden “embarassed” about Obama’s alleged ties to ACORN.
“You may recognize this famous quote,” West said. “‘From each according to his abilities to each according to his needs.’ That’s from Karl Marx. How is Sen. Obama not being a Marxist if he intends to spread the wealth around?”
Biden did not immediately take the question seriously.
“Are you joking? Is this a joke or is that a real question?“ Biden said. “It’s a ridiculous comparison with all due respect.”
For her final question, West asked Biden what he would say to the people “who are concerned that Barack Obama will want to turn American into a socialist country, much like Sweden?”
For a complete list of her questions..
I am frankly impressed with Biden for keeping his cool and/or not walking off. This was outrageous. Especially compared with the way she handled her previous questioning of John McCain. So much for the media being “Liberal” and “left-leaning”..
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2 Comments
October 25, 2008 at 7:17 pm
This was one of the single most outrageous interviews I have ever heard. Unbelievable.
October 25, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Wow. I’ve never heard anything like that. Talk about pit bulls in lipstick.
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