Joe the Senator allowed to do an interview

[over9five]

"Is that a real question?"

Yeah, Joe. Too bad you don't have the stones to answer it.

 

[tieguy]

Actually, I thought Biden handled the situation well, but thought the questions were ill concieved.

I would hope that all of our candiates would subject themselves to tough, fair, questions. Sadly that hasn't been the case.

I'm assuming that you are aware that the 'reporters' husband is a GOP operative?

Are you asking us if Biden knew this when he took the interview?

 

[passerby]

Are you asking us if Biden knew this when he took the interview?

Nope, asking if the posters here are aware of the 'reporters' background.

She's a tool.

 

[Catatonic]

Nope, asking if the posters here are aware of the 'reporters' background.

She's a tool.

As is Campbell Brown, Charlie Gibson, Brian Williams, Tom Brokow, Katie Couric.

 

[diesel96]

Those were not tough questions, they were completely specious and based mostly on poorly-choiced words on the part of Obama and Biden.
The Marx quote she used to compare Obama's tax plan to socialism had absolutely nothing to do with the issue. She ignored Biden's response that Obama's plan is simply to return taxes to pre-Bush levels. Is she suggesting that we were a socialist country under Clinton? Or Reagan, for that matter?
She propagated the false idea that ACORN as a foundation was responsible for voter registration fraud, rather than individual paid volunteers. She also propagated the false idea that any of the fraudulent registrations will even matter come election day. She conviently left out that ACORN was endorsed by McCain as well.
She spat out the typical conservative-bias non-issues; what America wants to hear, really? Every pundit and right-wing anchor has been asking these questions and they continue to get the same answers. Joe had every right to ask her who's writing her questions.

 

[Catatonic]

Those were not tough questions, they were completely specious and based mostly on poorly-choiced words on the part of Obama and Biden.
The Marx quote she used to compare Obama's tax plan to socialism had absolutely nothing to do with the issue. She ignored Biden's response that Obama's plan is simply to return taxes to pre-Bush levels. Is she suggesting that we were a socialist country under Clinton? Or Reagan, for that matter?
She propagated the false idea that ACORN as a foundation was responsible for voter registration fraud, rather than individual paid volunteers. She also propagated the false idea that any of the fraudulent registrations will even matter come election day. She conviently left out that ACORN was endorsed by McCain as well.
She spat out the typical conservative-bias non-issues; what America wants to hear, really? Every pundit and right-wing anchor has been asking these questions and they continue to get the same answers. Joe had every right to ask her who's writing her questions.

Yeah, so what's your point.
The main stream supposed news journalists do the same type of stuff to Republicans everyday.
That's the way the press works these days. They are just chasing the bucks.
There is no journalistic integrity anywhere on TV anymore...PBS comes the closest.

 

[diesel96]

As is Campbell Brown, Charlie Gibson, Brian Williams, Tom Brokow, Katie Couric.

Yeah, so what's your point.
The main stream supposed news journalists do the same type of stuff to Republicans everyday.
That's the way the press works these days. They are just chasing the bucks.
There is no journalistic integrity anywhere on TV anymore...PBS comes the closest.

The point is stated in the first sentence of my post. Whats so hard to understand?
"Those were not tough questions, they were completely specious and based mostly on poorly-choiced words on the part of Obama and Biden."

Do you think Brown, Williams, Brokow, Gibson, or Couric would base poorly choice words through tough questions in that fashion, where you propergate and represent false ideas in your line of questioning?
That was my point.
Maybe you should watch the Jon Stuwart and Steve Colbert show for your news. It lightens thing up.

 

[Catatonic]

The point is stated in the first sentence of my post. Whats so hard to understand?
"Those were not tough questions, they were completely specious and based mostly on poorly-choiced words on the part of Obama and Biden."

Do you think Brown, Williams, Brokow, Gibson, or Couric would base poorly choice words through tough questions in that fashion, where you propergate and represent false ideas in your line of questioning?
That was my point.
Maybe you should watch the Jon Stuwart and Steve Colbert show for your news. It lightens thing up.

And by the way, my reply "Yeah, so what's your point." is a typical reply used by adults when a person agrees with the point that the other person just said. You'll get these not so subtle attempts at humor as you mature.

I TIVO both Stewart and Colbert and watch them daily. Humor is one of my passions. "Nailin' Pailin" and "Riden’ Biden" came from Colbert (recent post).

AND my point is YES I DO THINK Brown, Williams, Brokow, Gibson, or Couric would base poorly choice words through tough questions in that fashion, where they propagate and represent false ideas in their line of questioning. D, you look at things through such a left-wing prism that you see these piss-poor excuses for journalists and think they are being objective. That is laughable and is a reflection of your lack of objectivity and judgment.

I fully realize that FOX is slanted and biased but you can not see that ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, etc are just as biased in the opposite direction. They toss softballs to the Democrats and then grill the Republicans with specious, biased questions.
That is why I watch PBS for political coverage 6 - 7 p.m. Mon - Fri and then Stewart and Colbert for levity 7 - 8 p.m. Mon - Thu

And since you decided to disparage me by saying I did not understand your clearly stated opinion on the speciousness questions...Yes I understood that but my not so subtle reply seems to have gone right over your head. If I reply to you in the future, I will try to respond like I am replying to an 10th grader so you can follow the logic and trail of the answer. It's been a while since I had teenagers in the house, so forgive me if I don't make replies directly to your stated position or question...I realize everything is all about you. (There I go again...you probably don't realize that this is an attempt at good-natured humor).

 

[trplnkl]

Those were not tough questions, they were completely specious and based mostly on poorly-choiced words on the part of Obama and Biden.
Evidently 'Ole Joe thought they were pretty tough, he sure didn't want to answer them strait up. Instead he tried to put the interviewers integrity into question just as you have.
The Marx quote she used to compare Obama's tax plan to socialism had absolutely nothing to do with the issue? (And it sure got Joe's undies in a wad.)
How can it not be the issue? Redistributing the wealth IS SOCIALIST by definition. Marx's quote is just another way of saying it. Very much an issue with me. Then Joe's answer blamed Bush and McCain for "spreading the wealth" and denied that Obama's plan was to spread the wealth but to raise taxes on the top 5% earners and give it(by lowering taxes) to the other 95%. If that is not spreading the wealth, what is it?

She ignored Biden's response that Obama's plan is simply to return taxes to pre-Bush levels. Is she suggesting that we were a socialist country under Clinton? Or Reagan, for that matter?
If you really believe that it is that simple, you just have not been paying attention.
She propagated the false idea that ACORN as a foundation was responsible for voter registration fraud, rather than individual paid volunteers. She also propagated the false idea that any of the fraudulent registrations will even matter come election day. She conviently left out that ACORN was endorsed by McCain as well.
I'm not convinced that ACORN as a foundation was not responsible, I figure the uppitie-ups in their organization new full well who they had in Ohio and what they were doing. If not, that sure is not a very well run organization. How would she include that fact that McCain had endorsed ACORN in the past into her question? Besides, Joe used that as part of his answer.

She spat out the typical conservative-bias non-issues; what America wants to hear, really?
What conservatives are not part of America? A candidate for President of the USA spouting "Spread the wealth" is a non-issue? Just what the hell is an issue for you? I am pretty generous with my money, I spread my "wealth" around as I see fit, I don't want the government doing it for me. There is enough of that already, I can't afford to "double down".

Every pundit and right-wing anchor has been asking these questions and they continue to get the same answers. Joe had every right to ask her who's writing her questions.
IMHO, I think she should have told him that the questions come from the American public, because they do. There are many people in the country (believe it or not) that do not want their welth distributed to people who would rather set on their butts and wait for the gubment check to arrive. And I be one of em.

Had to add, I'm getting realy tired of the Dems of this country telling me what the issues are. I know full well what my issues are.

 

[diesel96]

And by the way, my reply "Yeah, so what's your point." is a typical reply used by adults when a person agrees with the point that the other person just said. You'll get these not so subtle attempts at humor as you mature.

I didn't know you get your material from an AARP perspective, next time I'll try to be "mature" enough to get your subtle attempts of dry humor, in the meantime take a swig of Geritol and enjoy Stewart/Colbert rip your party that you claim secession from. I know, I would be embarassed also if I was associated with Bush and the Republican Party as well. But the least you could do is be honorable and go down with the sinking republican-ship you once supported rather than jump ship and point fingers from the sidelines.

And now here you are, such a "mature" knowledgable adult, claiming EVERY news agency but PBS are liberal bias. A claim;
A) You can't back up because it's just an opinion
B) You can't tell the difference between a journalist and an opionionated political news entertainment show.
C) Is an insult to every serious journalist who's poured their heart and soul into their work.



I TIVO both Stewart and Colbert and watch them daily. Humor is one of my passions. "Nailin' Pailin" and "Riden’ Biden" came from Colbert (recent post).

AND my point is YES I DO THINK Brown, Williams, Brokow, Gibson, or Couric would base poorly choice words through tough questions in that fashion, where they propagate and represent false ideas in their line of questioning. D, you look at things through such a left-wing prism that you see these piss-poor excuses for journalists and think they are being objective. That is laughable and is a reflection of your lack of objectivity and judgment.

I fully realize that FOX is slanted and biased but you can not see that ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, etc are just as biased in the opposite direction. They toss softballs to the Democrats and then grill the Republicans with specious, biased questions.
That is why I watch PBS for political coverage 6 - 7 p.m. Mon - Fri and then Stewart and Colbert for levity 7 - 8 p.m. Mon - Thu

And since you decided to disparage me by saying I did not understand your clearly stated opinion on the speciousness questions...Yes I understood that but my not so subtle reply seems to have gone right over your head. If I reply to you in the future, I will try to respond like I am replying to an 10th grader so you can follow the logic and trail of the answer. It's been a while since I had teenagers in the house, so forgive me if I don't make replies directly to your stated position or question...I realize everything is all about you. (There I go again...you probably don't realize that this is an attempt at good-natured humor).

I didn't know you get your material from an AARP perspective, next time I'll try to be "mature" enough to get your subtle attempts of dry humor, I can see why your teenagers left the house, in the meantime take a swig of Geritol and enjoy Stewart/Colbert rip your ex-party that you claim secession from. I know, I would be embarassed also if I was associated with Bush and the Republican Party.

 

[Catatonic]

I didn't know you get your material from an AARP perspective, next time I'll try to be "mature" enough to get your subtle attempts of dry humor, I can see why your teenagers left the house, in the meantime take a swig of Geritol and enjoy Stewart/Colbert rip your ex-party that you claim secession from. I know, I would be embarassed also if I was associated with Bush and the Republican Party.

Never been a Republican...only registered as a Libertarian. Not this year though, can't stand Bob Barr...he was my congressman...what a dip$**t.

And although I never voted for GW Bush, I would have voted for Hillary so we would still have a bush in the White House.
That was an attempt at humor, D.

And by the way, Geritol is so 70's, who told you about it?

 

[trplnkl]

Hoax, itsok...dry humor is much preferable to NO humor at all.

 

[Catatonic]

Hoax, it's ok...dry humor is much preferable to NO humor at all.

Thanks trplnkl...my humor is driver by a warped mind looking at things through my window on life.

I thought this aphorism might help some get us through this election cycle:

A young couple moved into a new neighborhood.

The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young woman sees the neighbor hang up the wash outside. "That laundry is not very clean", she said. "She doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs another laundry soap."

The husband looked on, but remained silent. Every time her neighbor would hang out the wash, the young woman would make the same comment.
About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband, "Look! she has learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this?"

Her husband said, "I got up early this morning and washed the windows."

And so it is with life: Our view of the world is clouded by our window on life

credit to "moreluck"

 

[toonertoo]

Amen to that story. And we are all guilty. But there is only so much dirt a window can hold before it starts streaking everything. Whether its too late for the election or not I am not sure, but Obamas window is really really dirty.

 

[Catatonic]

Amen to that story. And we are all guilty. But there is only so much dirt a window can hold before it starts streaking everything. Whether its too late for the election or not I am not sure, but Obamas window is really really dirty.

Just couldn't resist that last little dig, could you?

 

[diesel96]

Those were not tough questions, they were completely specious and based mostly on poorly-choiced words on the part of Obama and Biden.
Evidently 'Ole Joe thought they were pretty tough, he sure didn't want to answer them strait up. Instead he tried to put the interviewers integrity into question just as you have.
The Marx quote she used to compare Obama's tax plan to socialism had absolutely nothing to do with the issue? (And it sure got Joe's undies in a wad.)
How can it not be the issue? Redistributing the wealth IS SOCIALIST by definition. Marx's quote is just another way of saying it. Very much an issue with me. Then Joe's answer blamed Bush and McCain for "spreading the wealth" and denied that Obama's plan was to spread the wealth but to raise taxes on the top 5% earners and give it(by lowering taxes) to the other 95%. If that is not spreading the wealth, what is it?

She spat out the typical conservative-bias non-issues; what America wants to hear, really?
What conservatives are not part of America? A candidate for President of the USA spouting "Spread the wealth" is a non-issue? Just what the hell is an issue for you? I am pretty generous with my money, I spread my "wealth" around as I see fit, I don't want the government doing it for me. There is enough of that already, I can't afford to "double down".

Every pundit and right-wing anchor has been asking these questions and they continue to get the same answers. Joe had every right to ask her who's writing her questions.
IMHO, I think she should have told him that the questions come from the American public, because they do. There are many people in the country (believe it or not) that do not want their welth distributed to people who would rather set on their butts and wait for the gubment check to arrive. And I be one of em.

Had to add, I'm getting realy tired of the Dems of this country telling me what the issues are. I know full well what my issues are.

Given that we house half of the world's billionaires and millionaires is a great accomplishment, well with that kind of wealth to poverty ratio, it is also an embarassment to have such high levels of child poverty (US standards of course) in the US, comparably to worldwide levels. We can't even provide advanced healthcare to our own citizens yet our country approve billions and trillions spent overseas militarily on borrowed interest, on Corperate bailouts, and Republican support of continuing Tax Cuts we can't afford. How warped is that? "Newsflash"---Republican leadership has forced us deeper into Socialism with their policies in the wrong direction than I wanted them to go. You see, it's how you look at it, in Hoax's words "a dirty window", you say "spread the wealth" and I say "invest in your country". Because if we don't (invest / spread the wealth) in our own people, commodities and infrastructure, not only do the wealthiest have the most at stake to lose but like the Romans, the fall of the US Empire is in the horizon as the greastest show on Earth. It's time we stop stepping in Republican horse and get the wheels moving forward on progress instead of degressive stagnate leadership. --------------------------------------------------------------------

Good story Hoax, it reminds me of the DAD with his obsession to Windex in the movie of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".

Anyway, head for the mountains and enjoy a "Busch"......BTW..if Mccain wins you can still have a "Busch" in the Whitehouse with Cindy's connection to Annhesuer-busch