Showing posts with label barbara west. Show all posts
Showing posts with label barbara west. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Effigies: more double standard

October 29, 2008

Palin effigy story finally makes it on MSNBC but only because there was an Obama effigy found hanging at University of Kentucky. And they'll be more as long as Palin's lynched effigy remains suspended in the noose with her hands tied behind her back as "art".
"[University of Kentucky] School President Lee Todd says that he plans to personally apologize to the Obama family on behalf of the university and that he is "personally offended and deeply embarrassed by this disgusting episode."
Why is one effigy more offensive than the other? No, don't give me that pat answer. Two major candidates' human likenesses are being hung from a tree. How is one any less evil than the other? And yet, one gets more outrage than another. Ones racial bias is revealed in what one considers acceptable behavior concerning one race and unacceptable concerning another. It shows once again the double standard between race and gender, with race always winning.
West Hollywood pigs: "If it's a political statement, it's that (McCain's and Palin's) politics are scary to us. This is our palette and this is our venue of expression."
And if it were a different color palette? It wouldn't be a venue of expression protected under the first amendment - it would be a hate crime.

Did I miss barry's campaign asking them to take it down? Did he tell them they should apologize to the Palin family? Just more of the same obamanating: lofty words - no action. Transcender of race! Great Uniter! Man above the Fray! does nothing to stop the attacks on his opponents and keeps shelling out cash for McCain attacks ads. If Obama loses, it will because of the barrage of those ads, not "McCain/Palin racists".
It's the second time an effigy has been found on a college campus recently. Earlier this week, George Fox University in Oregon said it was punishing four students who confessed to hanging a likeness of Obama from a tree.
See AP for rundown of effigies and an inflatable doll. Note that these events took place after the Palin effigy "art" was lynched. And had the Palin effigy been addressed immediately and properly?

So, two universities this week. At one, four kids are punished and the other is extending a personal apology to the Obamas. And after three weeks, Gov Palin's effigy remains hanging from a noose with her hands tied behind her back as an "art" exhibit. Yes. I understand the historical differences and residential property vs school property. NEITHER are right and BOTH should be treated the same.

Gov Palin's effigy has been hanging with a noose around her neck for three weeks with nary a concern by the neighbors or federal investigator until it hit the news. An unsubstantiated threat of "kill him" got national press and even more outrage heaped on McCain. barry did not hesitate to play the race card by announcing the unsubstantiated claim to the entire debate audience. The final debate - ensuring no retraction - as was intended. Has barry made a public apology for his false allegation that can never be unheard? That can never be taken away from the consciousness of the debate audience - potential voters?

Who in their right mind still believes that barry has not used the race card at every and all turns? Who believes that what he did was not intentional? Who can possibly continue to say that his campaign has been the most honorable in history? It will be chronicled to be the most deceitful and deceptively vicious as there has ever been. Mark my words - though it may take longer than six months and may only come to light after barry needed help with that international crisis Biden already knows how he will handle.

And has barry publicly decried Rep Lewis' statement that admittedly so angered barry's own camp? Where was Jesse, jr's comments? Or on Biden's "false tears" during the debate? Typical pick and choose according to political expediency and what most helps barry and what most damages is opponents, with the pro-obama media happily playing along. What about every comment Senator Clinton, her husband and camp (allegedly or not) made? Senator McCain? Governor Palin? And the pro-obama media go on and on how McCain has disgraced and dishonored himself, while peering blindly into the eyes of the messiah, who meanwhile laughs behind the stooges' backs.

Has the pro-obama media forced barry to do what they have hammered McCain/Palin for not doing? How can someone respond to something that was never said? Has the pro-obama media mentioned the one allegation was completely debunked by the Secret Service as: "THAT'S him"? No, of course not. How would it further barry's cause? Just like all the misinterpreted comments made during the primary. Imagine the outrage if the skin colors were reversed. Racial equality in America? And the pro-obama TV personalities, including Whoopi, Mika, Martin, Gergen, Olbermann, Brazile and Behar still don't know that DAVID SINGLETON [I am exercising my first amendment] TOTALLY MADE IT UP. Either for his own personal gain or in cahoots with the Obama campaign - my opinion is the latter.

Would the barry effigies have happened if Palin's effigy had not been given so much press and written off as Halloween "art"?

How do Gov Palin's daughters feel seeing it on TV and hearing the pro-obama media laughing and saying that's where their mom belongs?

How do you think her son feels over in Iraq knowing that no one cared that his mom's likeness was hanging from a noose with her hands tied behind her back and that even after it was brought to the pro-obama media's attention it was allowed to remain?

How do you think her husband and parents feel about it being written off as "art" and touted as a tourist attraction?

Do you think Gov Palin's children feel any less offended or afraid than Malia and Sasha?

Do you really need a study to prove pro-obama media bias exists?

Saturday, October 25, 2008

UPDATE: Biden's "Are you kidding me?" interview

Backlash from Biden's (10-23-08) interview with WFTV-9's Barbara West. For the record, I think he did pretty good. I don't understand her "interviewing style". All the words have the same emphasis and she reads them from the teleprompter like they don't register up top.

Found this article at NewsBusters by P.J. GADNICK:
Here are the observations of what happened from the Orlando Sentinel blog of Hal Boedeker the TV Guy: (emphasis added)
Biden so disliked West's line of questioning that the Obama campaign canceled a WFTV interview with Jill Biden, the candidate's wife.

Laura K. McGinnis, Central Florida communications director for the Obama campaign."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.

McGinnis said the Biden cancellation was "a result of her husband's experience yesterday during the satellite interview with Barbara West."

WFTV news director Bob Jordan said, "When you get a shot to ask these candidates, you want to make the most of it. They usually give you five minutes."

Jordan said political campaigns in general pick and choose the stations they like. And stations often pose softball questions during the satellite interviews. "Mr. Biden didn't like the questions," Jordan said. "We choose not to ask softball questions. I'm crying foul on this one."

Hal Boedeker also cited how upset the Obama campaign was with an interviewer who finally asked tough questions of a Democrat candidate in another blog posting:

Why did Barack Obama's campaign cancel an interview Jill Biden, wife of Sen. Joe Biden, was going to do with WFTV-Channel 9?

In a statement Friday afternoon, Adrianne Marsh, Florida spokeswoman for Obama's campaign, said the station, in talking with Sen. Biden, was "both combative and woefully uninformed about simple facts."

Marsh said West's insistence that Obama was an organizer for ACORN was "100 percent false." "In a line of questioning that would make Rush Limbaugh proud, West even went as far as to quote Karl Marx, a Communist icon, in a disturbing attempt to associate Barack Obama with socialism," Marsh wrote.

"There's nothing wrong with tough questions, but reporters have the very important job of sharing the truth with the public -- not misleading the American people with false information," Marsh added. "Senator Biden handled the interview well; however, the anchor was completely unprofessional. Senator Biden's wife is not running for elected office, and there are many other stations in the Orlando television market that would gladly conduct a respectful and factual interview with her."
So it must be a FOX affiliate. Gotta give it to Joe on this one, even though his explanation of his mark my words comments were fantastical. For a laugh see his 9-26-08 interview with West.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Biden quote of the day: "Are you kidding me?!"

October 23, 2008
Interview of Joe Biden via satellite by Barbara West of WFTV. She has a strange interviewing techniques where she sounds like she's reading not talking to someone live. I can see why he was a little weirded out to begin with and then the questions were right from Limbaugh. Video courtesy of techvids 052oo6 via AmericasNewsToday.Org

[....]
BIDEN: We haven't paid ACORN a single penny to register a single voter. [in the general election - primaries absolutely.]

WEST: But in the past--

BIDEN: They're the facts!

WEST: But in the past Senator Obama was a Community organizer for ACORN, he was a lawyer for ACORN--

[Obama served ACORN and it's associates as an attorney on voter registration and on cases involving subprime mortgages that lead to this current financial crisis.]

BIDEN laughs.

WEST: ...and certainly in the senate he was a benefactor for ACORN.

BIDEN: (Indignant) How's he been a benefactor of ACORN? (Like he truly doesn't know.) He was organizer. John McCain stood before ACORN not long ago complimenting them on the great work they do. Does that make John McCain complicitous in any mistake ACORN has made? Are you kidding me?? C'mon, let's get real here!

West smiles like she's got him now. They discuss Joe the Plumber and spreading the wealthy around and whether Obama made a "crushing political blunder". Biden says, "Absolutely not!" And then goes on about middle class and taxes.

WEST: You may recognize this famous quote (I wasn't sure if she meant it was one he plagiarized. Joe Biden is in the Plagiarism Hall of Fame.) "From each according to his abilities - to each according to their needs." That's from Karl Marx. How is Senator Obama not being a Marxist if he intends to spread the wealth around?

BIDEN: Are you joking? (He blinks and gives his classic I'm going to eat you little girl grin.) Is this a joke?

WEST: No.

BIDEN: Is that a real question?

WEST: Yes.

BIDEN: He looks down and does that grin like listen here girlie. He's entertaining even when he's patronizing.) He's not talking about spreading the wealth around. He's talking about giving the middle class an opportunity to get the tax breaks they used to have......that's what we think. It's a ridiculous comparison, with all due respect. (Too late, Joe.)

WEST: You recently said: 'Mark my words...

BIDEN nods his head, clenches his mouth and licks his lips...too late...they've already flapped.

WEST: ...it will not be six months till the world tests Barack Obama.' But what worries many people is your caveat asking them to stand with him because it's not going to be apparent initially that he is right. Are you forewarning Americans that nothing will be done and..

BIDEN puffs up his chest and leans forward in his seat.

WEST:...that America's days as the world's leading power are over?

BIDEN: (Barely able to contain himself. The question was designed to provoke him. Is this a FOX affiliate? He closes his eyes and shakes his head. The Obama camp must have been ready to shock his dog collar) No. I am not at all. I don't know who is writing your questions (like even you a dumb blond couldn't come up with these.) - but let me make it clear. The fact of the matter is that everyone has acknowledge from Colin Powell down that the next president of the United States will be tested." He goes on comparing BO & JM and the economy, Iraq, Afghanistan and North Korea. "Barack Obama's been right. John McCain has been wrong. That was my point. Barack Obama is more ready than John McCain."

[Even for Biden that is a stretch - though he tried to sound convincing.]

WEST: Getting back to the spreading the wealth question...

BIDEN has that incredulous look like how dumb is this broad?

WEST: What do you say to the people who are concerned that Barack Obama is going to turn America into a socialist country much like Sweden?

BIDEN: (He doesn't even other to dignify it.) I don't know anyone who believes that except the far right wing of the Republican Party. (Get me to the hell out of here.)

WEST: Thank you, Senator Biden.

Video cuts off so we can't see what he said.

UPDATE on post interview happenings.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Need a laugh?

September 26, 2008
Day of Presidential Debate

Need a laugh? The video is worth watching. I couldn't embed it. WFTV-9 (Florida) Barbara West interviews Joe Biden via satellite. They discuss McCain's behavior before the presidential election, the financial crisis, the middle class. Then she says last quick question and he says sure. He really is quite affable and certainly somebody to knock one back with - he just doesn't know when to hit the mute button. Fine for a crazy old uncle - not so for the VP. He should take the pen out of his hand.

WEST: (4:50) There's been a lot of speculation on the internet that after the vice presidential debate you're going to announce some kind of health problem and drop out of the race, which will pave the way for Hillary Clinton to step in to be the vice presidential candidate.

BIDEN laughs openmouthedly as was I. Even Ms West thought it was funny. Of all the things in the blogosphere this is what she asks.

WEST: What's your reaction other than laughter?

BIDEN keeps laughing. I thought you were going to say I was going to drop out and make sure some great baseball star or somebody came in. To the best of my knowledge, and God willing my health and the creek's not rising my health is holding. If you take a look we're doing just fine. Not only healthwise but also in terms of helping this ticket. And ends with his trade mark smile. That's good question. He was serious like that was one I never heard before.

See here and here for his October 23, 2008 interview with her that didn't go so well. It took place after his worse than a gaffe "he's gonna need help" remarks.