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October 25, 2008
'Is This A Joke?'
Senator Biden crushes a Wingnut-Bot:
Creepy. She's like an animatronic drone. Barbara West from WFTV in Orlando.
E-mail WFTV
E-mail Barbara West: barbara.west@wftv.com
Be polite.
Filed under: Media
Posted By Bob Cesca | October 25, 2008 8:17 PM
Comments
You can't view this in isolation. Compare it to her McCain interview.
http://www.wftv.com/video/17712615/index.html
Her inability to ask questions and listen to the answer at the same time would concern me if I were in charge of that news program.
Posted by: dalti
at October 25, 2008 8:42 PM
She has the eyes of a Grey alien.
Posted by: J M Ashby
at October 25, 2008 8:51 PM
"Is this a joke?"
I love it. Biden kicked some serious ass on this one.
Posted by: duemsday
at October 25, 2008 8:53 PM
I enjoyed Biden's responses -- he was blunt, and that's just what a v.p. candidate should be. The questions were contemptible drivel. Marxism? They really are playing to the idiot gallery now. Apparently, even supporting the progressive income tax, or mentioning that there are poor people in our midst, makes one a full-bore commie. I'll venture that not a single one of the Republicans making these charges has ever read a paragraph of Marx. If they did, they might just realize that old Karl was a hell of a lot more intelligent and learned than they are. Whatever one thinks of Marx's social philosophy or his predictions about capitalism's demise, he's one of the best authors to read on how that system, stripped to its essentials, actually works.
Posted by: Allosaurus
at October 25, 2008 9:02 PM
I was nice in a snarky way (or is that snarky in a nice way?). And I CCed it to the General Manager of the station. It's so great to see Biden treat her like the imbecile she is--calmly laughing at her.
Posted by: dontpanic23
at October 25, 2008 9:24 PM
Surprise, surprise....it turns out that Barbra West's hubby is a GOP media consultant. Check it out:
http://www.bluetidalwave.com/2008/10/conflict-of-interest-orlando-journalist.html
Posted by: Rod Majors
at October 25, 2008 9:27 PM
Holy shit! Just like my next door neighbor! Only 150 lbs lighter!
Posted by: kansasdem
at October 25, 2008 9:48 PM
But how about that VP of mine ........... heh? How about him ............ heh?
Heh? Ain't he somethin'?
Heh?
Posted by: kansasdem
at October 25, 2008 9:51 PM
Good heavens. Thanks, dalti, for the comparison video. I'm stunned at how blatant this is. Not even subtle. Rod - thanks for providing some information that might explain such a blatant, thuggish hit.
QT
Posted by: QueenTiye
at October 25, 2008 9:51 PM
I'm writing that woman an email. Anyone here know Machine Code or COBOL?
He tore her the fuck up. That was great.
Posted by: Nanotyrannus
at October 25, 2008 9:56 PM
Sorry Bob I can't write this cunt a letter and be polite so I best leave it to those who can.
Posted by: Poleezz
at October 25, 2008 10:53 PM
Wow. That is just blatant shilling for McCain. How the fuck can this woman still be on the air? Good on Joe, though, because he took her down.
Posted by: LeeroyJenkins
at October 25, 2008 11:37 PM
WTFtv??
Do they somehow equate "socialist" with "communist" or even "fascist"? Frankly, Sweden is a pretty fucking healthy nation. We might at least be able to learn something from them.
Posted by: jmrunning3
at October 25, 2008 11:47 PM
Perhaps I'm oversensitive, but I don't care who she is, or how corrupt - I don't particularly like the word "c*nt." Sorry. :(
QT
Posted by: QueenTiye
at October 26, 2008 12:02 AM
(And yes, I know nobody asked me for my 2cts.)
QT
Posted by: QueenTiye
at October 26, 2008 12:03 AM
Holy shit, she's like a Pod person. Has there been some kind of a alien virus infecting the GOP? They act like they're insane!
Posted by: gyutty
at October 26, 2008 1:04 AM
Done and Done! I was respectfully snarky!
Posted by: cminri
at October 26, 2008 7:54 AM
@QT - I have trouble with that word too, and it's one of the few and almost only (besides the n-word or other ethnic epithets). I grew up during the women's rights movement and that one just reeks of (understatement) disrespect. I easily tolerate it from others but raraly can make myself use it (and I cringe when I do and must have a Really Good Reason). So, as we said in the 70s, don't feel pregnant.
Posted by: dontpanic23
at October 26, 2008 8:23 AM
@Cminri - I don't know how we could respond to that woman without a bit of snark. Even Biden seemed to be going there. She just invites it. But I was not nasty. Snarky, yes.
Posted by: dontpanic23
at October 26, 2008 8:25 AM
I love it! "Are you joking? Is this a real question?"
Posted by: girl du jour
at October 26, 2008 11:46 AM
This a beautiful coincidence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_West
Barbara Joyce Dainton (née West; 24 May 1911 – 16 October 2007) was the second to last remaining survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912 after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage.
Sinking ship.
Posted by: twoeightnine
at October 26, 2008 3:21 PM



