The Biden / Obama Double Standard

Last weekend Joe Biden had an interview with a TV station in Florida. The interviewee asked Joe what was the difference between Karl Marx’s view on socialism and Obama’s plan to spread the wealth? A fairly easy question for him to answer, but the question caught him off guard because he thought it was a joke. His answer was only a denial instead of intelligently answering the question. He could have simply stated that the United States has always had a progressive income tax where those who make more get taxed more and vice versa. He could have said that although Obama’s plan is to level the playing field between the rich and poor, it does not go as far as socialism to put everyone as equals when it comes to income. He could have answered the question as simple as that, even if he felt the question condescending. However, when Sarah Palin opted not to answer some bogus questions she found condescending from Katie Couric, she was portrayed as stupid and ignorant. Palin should have answered those questions such as “what does she read”. Yes, it is a stupid and condescending question when given in a way that it stipulates people in Alaska are different and do not read the same things as us ‘normal’ folks in the lower 48. However, the difference is clear, Biden is given a pass despite ‘all of his so called experience’ and Palin is made out to be dumb. The Obama campaign took it a step further and said they would have no more interviews with that Florida station. On the other hand, when Palin is kept under wraps by the McCain campaign by not allowing her to give interviews because every mistake she makes is amplified, they are incompetent. It is a double standard and it is sad that it this obvious. Just as the media did not give Palin a pass because she was green to the media interview process, they certainly should not let Biden and Obama get away with choosing what questions they feel are relevant from the media.