Paper: Obama Campaign Payback At TV Station
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the Obama campaign has told station WFTV-Channel 9 not to expect any more interviews until after the election.
According to a blog on the paper's Web site, this stems from a satellite interview the Orlando station's Barbara West conducted with Joe Biden on Thursday.
West asked the Democratic vice presidential nominee to defend whether the ticket's policies were "Marxist" and whether Biden's comments about Obama being "tested" early in his presidency were saying "America's days as the world's leading power are over."
During the interview, Biden reacted with surprise to the questions.
"Are you joking?" he asked at one point. "No," the anchor responded. Later, Biden said: "I don't know who's writing your questions."
The paper reports that the campaign then cancelled a planned interview the station had scheduled with Jill Biden.
"This cancellation is non-negotiable, and further opportunities for your station to interview with this campaign are unlikely, at best for the duration of the remaining days until the election," wrote Laura K. McGinnis, central Florida communications director for the campaign, according to the paper.
Read more from the newspaper here.
Watch the interview with Biden.
According to a blog on the paper's Web site, this stems from a satellite interview the Orlando station's Barbara West conducted with Joe Biden on Thursday.
West asked the Democratic vice presidential nominee to defend whether the ticket's policies were "Marxist" and whether Biden's comments about Obama being "tested" early in his presidency were saying "America's days as the world's leading power are over."
During the interview, Biden reacted with surprise to the questions.
"Are you joking?" he asked at one point. "No," the anchor responded. Later, Biden said: "I don't know who's writing your questions."
The paper reports that the campaign then cancelled a planned interview the station had scheduled with Jill Biden.
"This cancellation is non-negotiable, and further opportunities for your station to interview with this campaign are unlikely, at best for the duration of the remaining days until the election," wrote Laura K. McGinnis, central Florida communications director for the campaign, according to the paper.
Read more from the newspaper here.
Watch the interview with Biden.
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See all 113 CommentsWhat an incompetent to BLOW AN INTERVIEW CHANCE LIKE SHE DID. EVEN BILL O''REILLY DID NOT TAKE THIS SNOTTY KNOW-IT-ALL APPROACH THAT WEST DID.
Who could deny Obama''s brilliance when you see him in action. Like on June 5, when he told a Jewish audience that Israel would have an undivided Jerusalem if HE''S President. Jerusalem and the Jerusalem question arguably is ground zero in the whole #$%& world, any leader of consequence would not let his mouth run like that. Even a Fifth-grader knows better. And you want to turn it all over to this car salesman.
"And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need." (Acts 2:44-45)
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"Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them down at the apostles'' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need". (Acts 4:34-35)
Still does not answer the question, when do we get to hear from Barney re Fan/Fred? Also, is Barney correct when he said on Friday that we will have to raise taxes? Sort of smacks OB''s message right in the teeth.
Just watch Palin''s interviews and you its understandable how much of an idiot she is!!!!
Carly Fiorini, got fired for economically trashing the company and spying on board member, by Hewlett Packard and got a $40 million severance package; then 25,000 HP employees loss their jobs.
more corrupt repigs...that is whay McShame is loosing.
Someone on this blog wrote earlier that Dems made more money and were more intelligent than Repubs. Heck, might be true. Did not mention the fact sheet from whence came this revelation. Anyway, if it is true, good. You have more wealth to be spread around. Be happy. As far as the intelligence bit, does Joe fit in the median of your survey or is he within at least 3 standard deviations?
I don''t get it. The VP of the most powerful nation in the world and is humiliated by a question to the point that all of his apologists have to come to his rescue. Good grief!
good on Biden..
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