October 25th 2008
Biden Gaffe: “Bush Spread The Wealth Around”
J
oe Biden just did the nearly impossible – he has out-gaffed himself.
Finding himself in an unusual situation – tough, even hostile questions from a member of the media – he was faced with a question from Orlando’s WFTV’s Barbara West about Barack Obama’s “spread the wealth around” comment to Joe the Plumber.
By this time, he was already flustered by West’s first question, asking if he was embarrassed by ACORN’s “phony attempts to register voters,” and he blurted:
The only person who spread the wealth around has been George Bush and John McCain’s tax policy.
What happened to the Bush who rewarded only the richest of the rich? The Bush that is the anti-cornerstone to Obama’s tax policy? Here is Bidden admitting that trickle-down and low tax rates actually does spread the wealth around.
Kudos to West for treating Biden like everyone else treats Palin, with tough question pounding in after tough question. She followed up the Joe the Plumber question with a Marx quote – “From each according to his abiltiies to each according to his needs.” – and asking “How is Obama not being a Marxist if he intends to spread the wealth around?”
Biden’s response was not up to Palin’s level: “Are you kidding? Is that a question?”
The Obama campaign’s response was to blackball WFTV, canceling an already scheduled interview 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 Obama campaign.
McGinnis said the Biden cancellation was “a result of her husband’s experience yesterday during the satellite interview with Barbara West.” (source)
The West interview is fascinating because it is so rare. We’re just not used to seeing these guys under the gun, and if the rest of the media had acted more like her, Obama would not be leading in the polls today.
Here’s the clip.
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October 25th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Funny isn’t it. Catch them off guard and the truth comes out. Hussein O admitted he was a closet Marxist/Socialist when ask a simple question by ‘Joe the Plumber’.Slow Joe admits that the Bush tax cuts put money in every workers pocket.It going to interesting when the Liberals realize their take home pay has been reduced by a large percentage when/if Hussein takes office. It will happen and only those qualified for the white coat with many straps can’t see it. Me, I’ve been semi-retired since 1980 and Hussein will be the end of my many hours per week of volunteer work. The taxpayers can pay someone to do the work, and by law they have to have someone available at each fire station or it might be their home which burns to the ground. Their Mother/Father may die while waiting for basic medical care.