Wingnut News: WFTV's Barbara West gives us the view from Planet Bizarro (1)
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The Jed Report put together this little video mashup of WFTV's Barbara West, giving us a nice side-by-side contrast of her respective interviews with Joe Biden and John McCain. You can see the full Biden interview here and the full McCain video here. The latter is especially instructive in that we see just how far out there West is; mostly she's obsequious to the point of outright cheerleading with McCain, and her idea of a ...
Joe Biden shuts down GOP talking point-spewing machine (6)
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UPDATE below. Joe Biden sat down for an interview with Florida television anchor Barbara West Thursday and got hit by a barrage of Sean Hannity's talking points, prompting him to ask at one point, "Are you joking? Is this a joke? Is that a real question?" Interviewer: "You may recognize this famous quote: "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs." That's from Karl Marx. How is Senator Obama not being ...
It’s Policies before Personalities (1)
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John McCain on doughnuts and sprinkles. “This is our latest health program.” OK, here’s the deal. The media wants to make presidential elections about personalities alone, a clash between individuals instead of two people that represent certain policies they want to install in the country. But we’re supposed to be voting on a candidate that expresses a desire to pass legislation that will help the country. We’re voting on principles plain and simple. McCain represents ...
Media darling whines when reporters’ eyes wander (1)
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Well, I’ve finally seen everything. John McCain, who enjoys more media affection than any political figure in recent memory, has taken to complaining that reporters are overly fond of Barack Obama. Honestly, hearing the McCain campaign whine about someone getting fawning media coverage is a bit like hearing Barry Bonds accuse someone getting an unfair advantage by abusing steroids. For crying out loud, a detailed book was recently published chronicling the astoundingly biased coverage McCain ...