Biden to Florida Reporter: ‘Are You Joking?’
During an interview with Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, Orlando's WFTV news anchor Barbara West came right out with some familiar-sounding questions: Is Barack Obama ashamed of his close ties to ACORN? Isn't Barack Obama kind of just like Karl Marx? Where could West have gotten these ideas?During an interview with Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, Orlando’s WFTV news anchor Barbara West came right out with some familiar-sounding questions: Is Barack Obama ashamed of his close ties to ACORN? Isn’t Barack Obama kind of just like Karl Marx? Where could West have gotten these ideas?
ABC’s Jack Tapper has helpfully listed West’s questions here. Also, as The Huffington Post points out, West’s recent interview with Sen. John McCain was a bit different.
Meanwhile, Fox News is reporting on the incident as though West’s “tough questions” sent Biden and his crew running angrily for the hills.
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