Great reader comments in Ben Smith's Politico blog about Barbara West's Biden interview:

[marmar]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Biden_Obama_Marx.html?showall

October 25, 2008
Categories: Joe Biden

Biden, Obama, Marx?


A highly entertaining, hostile Orlando TV interview with Joe Biden.

Highlight:

Q: "How is Senator Obama not being a Marxist?"

A: "Are you joking? Is this a joke?"

ALSO: In the same reporter's previous interview with Biden, a reader notes, she asked him whether the online rumors that he was going to feign illness and drop out to pave the way for Hillary were true.

The comments:

No, Joe. She's an idiot!

Posted By: hope2008 | October 25, 2008 at 02:20 PM
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She is well qualified to anchor in FOX news. Ask her to send the application today.

Posted By: Joe | October 25, 2008 at 02:25 PM
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These people don't even know who Marx was. It's like they just randomly say things without having any idea what is coming out of their mouths. I feel like I'm living in an uneducated 3rd world country

Posted By: | October 25, 2008 at 02:26 PM
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Lol - theres that "liberal media" again. She got pwned !!

Posted By: Chris the Engineer | October 25, 2008 at 02:27 PM
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No one could have handled that better than joe biden. It just shows how much discipline is needed in interviews with idiots like this. Its a shame that out of all the important issues that this country faces now, these are the types of questions that were asked.

Posted By: wgsafsa | October 25, 2008 at 02:27 PM
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Here's a way to get to the "Call them Socialists/Marxists/anti-American" crowd: I just contributed $0.01 to Michele Bachmann's campaign (she of the "investigate un-American members of congress") in Minnesota. I figure that will cost her a minimum processing fee, maybe up to $1.15 like my credit card fees. One of you young people who know how to make things go "viral" should be able to get a couple of hundred thousand people to also contribue $0.01 to her campaign and: a) cost her a lot of money in processing fees (thereby minimizing her right wing hater campaign), or b) make her contribution web site disfuctional. It should work against any of those who attempt to profit from hate. Don

Posted By: Don Saunders | October 25, 2008 at 02:28 PM
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That was hilarious! You have to watch this. I hope she asks McCain or Palin similar questions...

Posted By: matt | October 25, 2008 at 02:29 PM
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This woman is CRAAAAAZY. Where did they find her? I bet you she's a Michael Savage devotee. True fringe masquerading as a reporter.

Posted By: | October 25, 2008 at 02:29 PM

[pacalo]

1. I've been thinking that the socialism meme properly belongs to the Rethugs

& that the I'm-on-board-with-McLame newsreader was following orders when she asked the question. It's part of the Rethugs'projection technique: "whatever scumbag policy is working against the little guys -- the voters, whose votes they need to get elected -- should be blamed on the other candidate; after all, the voters are ignorant & don't know what's going on, so we'll get away with it."

So I particularly liked this one (it was written in one huge paragraph, but I'm taking the liberty of separating it into several paragraphs to make it more readable :blush: ):

The things that kills me about this red scare argument is that people don't even know what communism and socialism stands for. Socialism involves nationalizing private industries--i.e. the financial sector. Well, the last time I checked, a Republican administration has partially nationalized the financial sector with the backing of both Democrats and Republicans. I have yet to hear John McCain come forward to criticize this action, decrying socialism--instead he has said it is ok because it is a national emergency.

And look at his complete dishonesty about taxes. Back when he was being "maverick" McCain, he was caught on tape saying that the wealthiest Americans could afford to pay a little more in taxes, and that this wasn't socialism. He votes against Bush's tax cuts up until 2006--calling them unconscionable, but now that he wants to appeal to his base, he tries to make anyone who talks about middle class tax cuts a socialist? Give me a break.

And I don't know if the dummy checked the way our tax code has been organized, but we are already spreading the wealth around. While 40% of people don't pay certain taxes, people making over $102,000 don't pay social security taxes but still benefit from the system.

So let's please stop this B.S.

Posted By: lawchic | October 25, 2008 at 02:39 PM

Thanks for the link, marmar!

:hi: