I LOVE HIS LAST LINE and that beautiful, beautiful full stop period he ends it with. Good on you, Joe!

smoked

I almost fell asleep.

Biden doesn't get enough credit... or news coverage.

She seemed way out of her league.

Fucking shit I wanted to kick her in the nuts. Just infuriating.

Very well handled by Biden.

To call this woman a "journalist" is an insult to the profession. What a fucking hack.

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It was almost like this lady was a set-up shill. Posing the easy, over the top questions for Biden to knock down.

I fail to understand why if it is so imperative to have a free and unbiased press in order to have a healthy democracy why we do not fight, nay, DEMAND such a thing. If nothing else the last 8 years have proven this need. In my opinion it has been clearly shown that a country becomes more divided and obtuse rather than informed when living under a press that operates like it has here in America. We need to trust those who work in the field of journalism to uphold the ideals of the Constitution and do their duty just as much as any president or senator. So why does there seem to be this lack of oversight into one of the most important aspects of a democracy? Lawyers must swear an oath to the Constitution to uphold the law as it is written, and if they violate that oath they are disbarred. Presidents, Senators, Police, Doctors, and many other professions that are given the duty of upholding the common good must all live by similar ethics, so why not journalists and reporters? I believe that any and all who wish to work in such a profession should be sworn in to uphold the constitution, inform the public to the best of their abilities, and remain completely unbiased. If they cannot uphold these ideals they should be replaced by someone who can, that is if we want this grand experiment to work.

>> ^dag:
It was almost like this lady was a set-up shill. Posing the easy, over the top questions for Biden to knock down.


You know i had that same thought... her argument was that bad. Pretty much hit all the "McCain/Palin" oldie but goodies...

BEST INTERVIEW EVER.

"aren't you embarrassed about ACORN registering phony voters"
"isn't Senator Obama's comment a potentially crushing political blunder?"
"you may recognize this quote, ... -- how is Senator Obama not a Marxist"
"Are you saying America's days as the world's leading power is over?"
"What do you say to Obama changing US into socialist Sweden?"

>> ^joedirt:
BEST INTERVIEW EVER.
"aren't you embarrassed about ACORN registering phony voters"
"isn't Senator Obama's comment a potentially crushing political blunder?"
"you may recognize this quote, ... -- how is Senator Obama not a Marxist"
"Are you saying America's days as the world's leading power is over?"
"What do you say to Obama changing US into socialist Sweden?"


It reminded me of the Simpsons episode when they showed FOX news and it had the ticker on the bottom of the screen:

"Do Democrats cause cancer? Find out at foxnews.com!"
"Study: 92 percent of Democrats are gay"
"JFK posthumously joins Republican party"
"Oil slicks found to keep seals young, supple"

>> ^MrConrads:
I fail to understand why if it is so imperative to have a free and unbiased press in order to have a healthy democracy why we do not fight, nay, DEMAND such a thing. If nothing else the last 8 years have proven this need. In my opinion it has been clearly shown that a country becomes more divided and obtuse rather than informed when living under a press that operates like it has here in America. We need to trust those who work in the field of journalism to uphold the ideals of the Constitution and do their duty just as much as any president or senator. So why does there seem to be this lack of oversight into one of the most important aspects of a democracy? Lawyers must swear an oath to the Constitution to uphold the law as it is written, and if they violate that oath they are disbarred. Presidents, Senators, Police, Doctors, and many other professions that are given the duty of upholding the common good must all live by similar ethics, so why not journalists and reporters? I believe that any and all who wish to work in such a profession should be sworn in to uphold the constitution, inform the public to the best of their abilities, and remain completely unbiased. If they cannot uphold these ideals they should be replaced by someone who can, that is if we want this grand experiment to work.


I agree with you in theory. However, I think it gets a bit touchy when private corporations are involved. All of these news outlets are privatized, so they all have their own agenda - their own spin on issues to target and reach a specific segment of the population. One of the main problems is that these private institutions see news as just another tv show/article/blog - it's all about ratings and corporate sponsorship (i.e. money). It's no surprise that the most unbiased news media out there is socialized (NPR) - they don't bow down to the mighty dollar coming from the fist of a corporation.

Notice also that your other examples of professions that are given the duty of upholding the common good are either government institutions or socialized (public officials and police officers). The doctor example is a touchy one, and in most industrialized nations, these would be socialized too - the reason they are held to such a high ethical standard in the US as opposed to journalists is that they're job is seen by the public as a more integral part of the human condition (protecting life). It's interesting though that most Americans support nationalizing health care in the US - in effect removing a majority of the greed, corporate motive, and lack of ethics out of the system.

Setting up any kind of ethical institution based on capitalistic principles is counter-intuitive. Ethics are only followed by corporations as long as it improves the bottom line.

If we're going to expect journalists and the private news media to hold themselves to an 'ethical standard', then we're going to have to:

a) reduce the privatization of the news media,
b) remove the rating system / corporate sponsorship from news programs,
c) realize that our society must start taking the news media as a serious ethical issue in the line of doctors/surgeons holding an ethical standard.

However, its a very fine line between preventing unethical behavior in an institution and upholding the 1st Amendment to the Constitution. Lawyers and government officials lie all the time and get away with it. So do journalists, reporters, and news corporations. Unfortunately, it's not illegal to be biased in these professions. That oath of which you speak seems to be less and less followed as privatization increases more and more.

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And yet, someone just linked me to this very same video saying how after this "tough" interview it was no wonder Obama was not taking any more interviews in FL or something. The person said Biden got angry because she asked the right questions. Someone explain to me how can the 45 people who upvoted can see the bullshit but there are other people who actually think this is a defense for Mccain and a loss for Biden?

What a stupid, stupid cunt.

The way Biden handled her as compared to how Palin would handle her is brilliant. I loved how he asked her if she was joking or if her question was serious, and questioned who was writing for her.

I think perhaps Obama should've picked Hilary for political reasons, but I've been pretty impressed with Biden overall, and I think he'll do a great job in the White House.

Without a single "you betcha" in any of his responses, it's no wonder McCain is edging toward a landslide victory in 10 days.

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I agree with you zombi and that's just the thing, privatized news as it stands today is completely consumed with making profits rather than actually fulfilling their role in a democracy by informing the public. In my opinion the responsibility of gathering and reporting news should never be given to those that are more concerned with the profit it might make rather than its societal impact. Most definitely the role should never be given to anyone who would purposely manipulate or obscure facts to push a preexisting agenda. Does that mean socializing it? I'm not sure, the government surely can't be trusted as they would most certainly use it to promote their own agendas and biases. On the other hand it might be the only solution to escape problem. Obviously no program is going to be perfect but many do actually work. Our police and firemen are socialized and while far from being perfect they most certainly are doing more good than harm. Our criminal justice system is most certainly flawed but if lawyers were held to the same ethical standards that current journalists are imagine how much worse it would be. As for doctors I believe that having a free press is no less important to the human condition than the care of ones health. They are both integral to having a happy and healthy democracy.
It's frustrating that we as a society can agree on things such as a standardized alphabet, or laws for the sake of maintaining order, or anything else that is imperative to maintaining a society yet something as important as the press falls to the wayside.
bah!...

Love the bit where he asks if it's a joke question!

arrrrrrrghghghghghghghghghghghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i also liked his responses but mauz15 is right, if you are a retard worried about "marxism" in the USA then you might think this was a "hard hitting" interview.

amazed how some people happily vote to give more tax cuts to the dicks who keep fucking them. the only alternative is MARXISM!!!?????!!!11!!! lol

read a fucking book. travel to sweden. asshats.

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Do indeed travel to Sweden. Spend your currently invigorated currency! It is a very nice country, and for the record it is not a socialist state.

Plus you can shoot moose!

Sweden? A socialist state? Are they kidding? Sweden is what i would say one of the most modern and wealthy states in the world.

What the fuck is wrong with Sweden? I live here and I can GUARANTEE that every single thing about Sweden works better than any American state has to offer.
Stupid ignorant bitch.

SWEDEN??????????????hahahaha......this is a joke. whats wrong with sweden? the average swede is wealthier there than the average american. everyone has free healthcare and they got a lot of hot chicks.

Of course sweden ist socialist. All of europe is. Didn't you know that? We have socialized medicine, social benefits, socialist parties and people in general are more social.

But I'm not surprised, since I was repeatedly asked in the US in the 80s if I was really, really, _really_ sure if I came from west germany. Because east germany was the democratic part of the country. Said so right in the name...

>> ^srd:
Of course sweden ist socialist. All of europe is. Didn't you know that? We have socialized medicine, social benefits, socialist parties and people in general are more social.
But I'm not surprised, since I was repeatedly asked in the US in the 80s if I was really, really, _really_ sure if I came from west germany. Because east germany was the democratic part of the country. Said so right in the name...


That is hilarious! Stupid uneducated people, you find them everywhere.

>> ^conan:
Sweden? A socialist state? Are they kidding? Sweden is what i would say one of the most modern and wealthy states in the world.


Many states have strongly socialist policies and are modern and wealthy at the same time. These things are not mutually exclusive. Now, a communist state would be a different story due to the lack of currency, etc. But, in all reality there has never been a truly communist modern state - all those that state they are communist (Cuba, China, USSR, Vietnam, etc) are not.

She doesn't mention the fact that the bailout of our failing corporations is socialism under the watch of a Republican president, and that both candidates see it as necessary?

I've seen hacks before, but this airhead could cut down trees with her rhetoric.

>> ^Kagenin:
To call this woman a Vice Presidential Candidate is an insult to the profession. What a fucking hack.


*Fixed for the next Sarah Palin Video.

Chock full of *lies.

Also, her husband is a GOP consultant.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/26/133722/20/1016/642755

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It has been reveal by the fine folks at Blue Tidal Wave that Mrs. West's husband is a GOP Media Consultant. So it is becoming clearer and clearer where her "questions" came from.

Well it turns out that her husband, Wade West, is a political and media consultant for Republican politicians. The GOP talking points Barbara West used in her interview may have come directly from the McCain Palin communications team via her husband Wade.

From Barbara West's website "I am married to Wade West, an international media consultant to politicians, professionals and organizations."

West's media communication and fundraising skills have made him a popular consultant for Republican political candidates ranging from local elections, to more than 85 members of Congress and members of the President’s cabinet.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/26/133722/20/1016/642755

she should of introduced herself like this "hello joe biden, I am a right wing republican bullshit believer and I would like to spread some misinformation about barack obama. Would you please answer some ridiculously slanted questions for me?"

This is a setup. If she was a REAL hack, she would interupt his good answers and yell at her producer to turn off his mic...

The interviewer spews false dilemmas and false assumptions with almost every question.

Watch his patience go down question by question through his face expressions.

... ...

Wow, that was VERY presumptuous of her. She gives blondes a bad name, news anchors too.

If she wants to pursue that kind of journalism, she should move to the FAUX network.

>> ^SSIops:
Wow, that was VERY presumptuous of her. She gives blondes a bad name, news anchors too.
If she wants to pursue that kind of journalism, she should move to the FAUX network.


Maybe she thought this was her chance to make a video to submit to their Hiring department.

Is it me or does she look like the Cindy McCain alien Onion video? This woman is what I think of an alien with fake skin human mask.

>> ^mauz15:
Someone explain to me how can the 45 people who upvoted can see the bullshit but there are other people who actually think this is a defense for Mccain and a loss for Biden?


Brb...."Mom, dad, meet mauz15. He/she has a quick question for you two wild & crazy kids".

Sadly, I avoid any and all topics having to do with politics and religion considering my past failed attempts to bring about the tiniest fraction of cognitive dissonance in them; lest I hear my own parents channeling Sean Hannity nearly-verbatim, like marionettes that make noise when you pull their string.

Shame I didn't spot this video earlier.

I would've posted it with the title:

QM's Mom Interviews Joe the Senator

>> ^mauz15:
And yet, someone just linked me to this very same video saying how after this "tough" interview it was no wonder Obama was not taking any more interviews in FL or something. The person said Biden got angry because she asked the right questions. Someone explain to me how can the 45 people who upvoted can see the bullshit but there are other people who actually think this is a defense for Mccain and a loss for Biden?


Well, it sounds like to me she's just preaching to choir. I can't see this interview converting any watchers one way or the other. It would just cement already established opinions on McCain and Obama.

It's even weirder to hear socialism as a buzzword again. Suddenly because there is international connections with a person, it makes him/her a socialist. I have a friend working with the Peace Corps. in China. Is he now a socialist? The way the term is being used you'd think we'd time warped back to the days when the government issued the "Duck & Cover" PSA's.

If redistributing wealth is socialist, then the "True Americans" best prepare to get rid of Social Security too, dooming all those who legitimately rely on it to postpone retirement or not retire all-together. Simply raising taxes here and lowering taxes there hardly qualifies as socialism compared to the literal transference of monies paid from workers sent to those retiring.

sweden is a lovely country with modern things like lots of east european mafia.

more seriously, norway and sweden should come back together as one. norway has too much money and sweden has lots of great inventinvness in many areas. together we'd be dynamite (an alfred nobel joke, get it?)

Simpsons did it!
On our right president McCain and on our left comrade Obama.

In socialist Sweden, communist party vote for you!

And Sweden has been moving right for quite some time now. Traitors, that's what they are!

You should be grateful someone--anyone--in the media asks challenging questions; no one in the "non-liberal" mainstream media will ask anything serious of a candidate they privately endorse.

Smirking liar Biden (Obama's campaign has paid out some $830,000 to one of ACORN's subsidiaries to 'get-out-the-
vote' in key battleground states) and the Obamessiah decided to cut-and-run from giving more interviews where they might be asked tough questions. To be expected, really.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2008/10/obama-campaign.html

Lol - I love you guys... On the same page we have "Christopher Hitchens slams Palin" and also "Biden Spanks Right Wing Media Hack". No bias here though, right? You people are such a bunch of mindless tools. It's really kind of amazing. When did you guys learn to metabolize feces? You must have, because you always have your heads stuck right up Obama's ass... So pathetic.

"QuantumMushroom; other 40 year-olds living in their parent's basements across the U.S. have been vocal in expelling you from their ranks due in part to your vitriolic racism and sexism, but mostly in response to recently revealed accusations that you've repeatedly paid child prostitutes to massage your privates. What do you say to those who think, because of your alleged past as a child molester, you should jump into a volcano with TNT strapped to your waste?"


There's a difference between challenging questions and leading questions. The leading questions in this case are not designed to confront the interviewee, but simply to seed the minds of listeners with negatives as the interview progresses. Colbert uses this technique frequently in his interviews, as it can be very humorous when transparent and recognize for what it is, especially since Colbert likes to push it slightly beyond its limits (... as in my example).

the thing about seeing the election from here, is the perspective you get on things. 8 years of bush has ruined not only usa's economy but the impact is felt all over the world. and it is clear that from your two candidates that one will continue to drag the world into more ruin and new wars. and the other candidate is just so sexy.

She might as well have asked:
"Some people say you are a secret member of the klu klux klan, how do you then justify running with a black man?"
There was nothing "challenging" in her questions. They were rude, ignorant talking points, period.


>> ^quantumushroom:
You should be grateful someone--anyone--in the media asks challenging questions; no one in the "non-liberal" mainstream media will ask anything serious of a candidate they privately endorse...

>> ^Winstonfield_Pennypacker:
"Biden Spanks Right Wing Media Hack". No bias here though, right? You people are such a bunch of mindless tools. It's really kind of amazing. When did you guys learn to metabolize feces? You must have, because you always have your heads stuck right up Obama's ass... So pathetic.

Questions for you.

- Was this a Rightwing Media Hack?
I'll add some reminders since you seem to be semi-retarded.
"isn't Senator Obama's comment a potentially crushing political blunder?"
"you may recognize this quote, ... -- how is Senator Obama not a Marxist"
"Are you saying America's days as the world's leading power is over?"
    Would those be journalistic questions, or just push-polling nonsense?

- Did Biden answer her nonsense and even go toe to toe with her and maybe even make her look foolish?

So yes, Biden did spank the rightwing hack. So where is the bias? What does any of this have to do with Obama sycophantism?

She can't even defend her questions. Talk about a pointless mouth piece.

"So yes, Biden did spank the rightwing hack. So where is the bias?"

Your statement is flawed because Biden didn't 'spank' her. He just fumbled around, acted amazed that she even had the gall to ask such questions, and in the end ran away crying like a little girl. "Wah wah wah - no more interviews for you...!" If Palin acted like Biden after a tough interview then she'd be hassled for it, but the Cowardly Biden gets yet another free pass from neo-libs.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/orl-barbara-west-joe-biden-102808,0,5063691,print.story

These are questions the SAME reporter asked McCain...

"There are reports now on in-fighting between her [ Sarah Palin's] staff and your staff. Is that indicative that she believes your ticket is not going to win, that she's positioning herself for the future?"
"You've made Joe the Plumber the centerpiece of your campaign in the past week, yet independent analysis shows that he would do better under Obama's tax plan. How do you respond to that?"
"Your plan has tax cuts for the wealthy. Do the wealthy really need tax cuts?"

Tough questions for both candidates. That's not a right-wing media hack. That's a JOURNALIST doing thier job for a change. Biden/Obama have been getting free-rides and everyone knows it. The 'hacks' all left-wing neo-libs deperately trying to get Obama elected and abandoning all professional ethics in the process. They aren't journalist anymore. They're cheerleaders. What else can explain them totally falling asleep at the wheel (on purpose) regarding Obama's background?

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Story?id=6099188&page=1

Just like this guy says... Everyone knows the media is slanted 90/10 towards Obama. You guys here are just a sad, pitiful reflection of how stupid the general public is, dancing to the media fife. How does it feel to be such a mindless pile of complete and total tools?

>> ^NetRunner:
Shame I didn't spot this video earlier.
I would've posted it with the title:
QM's Mom Interviews Joe the Senator


That's not his mom, that's QM in drag...

That woman was no journalist.
She should be kick out on her ass.
Bitch.

he didn't "act amazed" ... he ridiculed her unprofessional and insulting question. He might even have actually BEEN amazed, it was that amazing.

you might as well ask Palin if McCain is a Mussolini fan, seeing as he likes industry so much. It's just nonsense.

HE'S A NIGGER/MARXIST/TERRORIST!!! when i hear things like that it kinda convinces me he might be the best choice. He annoys all the people I consider to be retarded.

And I refuse to believe that a progressive tax system discourages anyone except greedy selfish fucks. They say "we are being punished for working hard" and I say "so quit your job and become a tramp in obama's marxist paradise you dumb fuck."

I have a hard time understanding who's writing her questions as well. Surely any intelligent person would not continue to ask such leading, damning questions...

The really sad thing is that ALL DAY on Monday CNN ran with this story on the angle "Biden's angry responses to interviewer"... o.O

Can someone tell me where in ANY of this clip Biden ever once got angry?

Biden seems like a very intelligent and cool-headed guy. He makes Palin look incredibly artificial and automated, like a doll with a string coming out of it that you pull to make it talk those same 5 lines of dialogue

I can't believe these comments and questions that CNN are making/asking! It is like they are trying to make Biden angry and they just fail horribly; Biden actually has the decency and cool to answer intelligently and respectfully while still presenting his distaste for the questions asked, in an entirely respectable fashion. He even says "With all due respect" when responding to the ridiculous Marxist comment; respect that was not even deserved on CNN's part here.

Is CNN really such a right-wing propaganda tool? I thought that was just a popular belief or a joke but I am shocked by this. Here in Finland it is not even a news agencies place to ask subjective and ridiculous questions, they just report the facts and that's that. If people want to read crap, they'll buy a gossip magazine.

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