Right-wing Orlando anchor Barbara West to appear on O’Reilly’s show.
By on Oct 27th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Right-wing Orlando anchor Barbara West to appear on O’Reilly’s show.
Barbara West, the Orlando TV news anchor who bombarded Joe Biden with right-wing smears during a recent interview, will appear on The O’Reilly Factor tonight on Fox News. West’s line of questioning – which included queries about whether Obama is a Marxist or a socialist – was dismissed by many in the media as “embarrassing” and “a joke.” Tonight, she’ll in be in good company with Bill O’Reilly. Fox host Shepard Smith promoted West’s appearance this afternoon:
When McCain appeared for an interview with West, she asked him why he had not “gone after” Obama’s previous ties to ACORN and wondered if McCain felt that Democrats were “trying to make it impossible” for him to criticize Obama.
Update Today, Biden criticized West for the “ugly” questions she asked him. “You know, I mean, folks, this stuff you're hearing, this stuff you're hearing in this campaign, some of it's pretty ugly,” he said.
Update West's husband is a GOP media consultant.
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Barbara West to appear on O’Reilly’s show.
Of course!
October 27th, 2008 at 5:02 pmHe will be so happy that he will hump her leg.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:06 pmI guess this means a 30 minute loofah infomercial is on tap.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:06 pmLet me guess:
“Are you surprised that Obama/Biden and their allies have attacked you so fiercely since your interview (portending the questioning was legitimate).”
Why won’t Obama/Biden answer questions? What does this mean for a potential democratic administration?
Blah, blah, blah!!!
Woe is Mrs. West, Woe is O’Rally
October 27th, 2008 at 5:08 pmBring a loofah and plenty of falafel Babs. This is your chance to score that coveted newshooker gig at Fox you obviously lust after.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:08 pmWell, we all guessed she was auditioning for a spot on Fox. I guess we were right. She will be made a hero of the right for asking Biden such “hard hitting” questions. But, in the real world of journalism, if anything close to that exists, she is and will be a joke of a journalist.
I’m almost tempted to watch to see if they mention the fact that Biden wiped the table with her.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:11 pmRegarding her interview with Biden and the right’s reaction. Can you imagine what they would be saying if a reporter had asked McCain whether he didn’t think he was a Nazi because of the way he was running his campaign? Or, how about asking him if his involvement with the Keating 5 didn’t disqualify him from anyone taking him seriously on economic issues. The right would be howling if any reporter asked McBush questions like that.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:13 pmToday, Biden criticized West for the “ugly” questions she asked him. “You know, I mean, folks, this stuff you’re hearing, this stuff you’re hearing in this campaign, some of it’s pretty ugly,” he said.
I agree, Joe. Stupid is ugly.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:13 pmOne bad joke deserves another.
Or one bad hack deserves another. They can talk about how independent they are.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:16 pmIs she flying to see O’Reilly with Joe the Plumber?
October 27th, 2008 at 5:21 pmEeek — she’s married!
October 27th, 2008 at 5:23 pmSomehow I can’t imagine a man finding her attractive enough to date much less marry.
Then I see he is a GOP media guy — that explains it — she is the kind of woman he associates with all the time.
What if someone were to ask Palin or McCain similar questions — why do you aspire to the vice presidency of a nation you would like to secede from?
why, sir, do you condone torture of prisoners when you were a prisoner yourself? why, sir, do you ignore the middle class of America and favor the elite – are you in favor of oligarchy over democracy?
Look for her to sign a Fox contract in January 2009.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:24 pmHer interview with Biden turned out to be a job interview with Fox News. That makes a good amount of sense. Two to one she’s a full time Fox contributor by the end of 2009. Any takers?
October 27th, 2008 at 5:27 pmWest interviewed McCain again today (link here) and, at one point, McCain let slip a reference to the combination of Obama, Reid and Pelosi as “the lethal combination”, then he stopped himself, and called it “the combination”. (The link in the article is to the interview two weeks ago.)
October 27th, 2008 at 5:28 pmLet me see if I understand Barbara West’s objective style of journalism — she asks people in Obama’s camp if it’s “true” that Obama is a scumbag, and she asks people in McCain’s camp why they’re not going after Obama for being a scumbag.
Yup — sounds “fair and balanced” to me…(snark)
October 27th, 2008 at 5:29 pmSo West is appearing on the Falafel King show? West sounds like a potential new Fox Clown network recruit after her ridiculous interview with Biden. The polluter is going on the Polluter Network to pollute the airwaves. Two birds flock like a feather.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:31 pmI’m sure her secret lady-parts will be getting all tingly at the thought of being defended on national teevee for “doing her job” by “Abu Froman,” the Falafel King of New York.
And her “media consultant” hubby, wanking for the sidelines, is surely already hard at work getting her on the rubber-chicken dinner circuit.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:36 pmMs. West you will enjoy your moment with Bildo, yes he will be imagining you sitting on a D**do while he Master**its with a falafel while holding pictures of child p**n, you may even be lucky enough to engage in a phone conversation with him, don’t mind the grunts and moans, those are just an odd speech pattern he has over the phone.
I’m sure you’ll have a great time spewing propaganda from your Pie Hole.
October 27th, 2008 at 5:37 pmUgly, meet uglier! Your reward for your willingness to trash the profession of journalism and drag it through the slime.
October 27th, 2008 at 6:20 pmAlso appearing on the Bildo show that night will be Sideshow Bob.
October 27th, 2008 at 6:22 pmFunny how Democrats “blackballing” this Orlando TV station after an unprofessional interview is a travesty, but Sarah Palin’s media strategy is responsible and designed to keep the public informed.
Funny how that works.
October 27th, 2008 at 6:50 pmWe can all rest assured OReilly will “sort evetything out.”
This will be nothing more than the latest right wing circle jerk.
October 27th, 2008 at 6:52 pmWhat a skank … she’s not a journalist, she simply a GOP skank!
October 27th, 2008 at 7:26 pmi got something i’d like to hit babs west with and it ain’t no question.
October 27th, 2008 at 8:13 pmSome hear a gnat buzzing around? Oh, it only JOHN KERRY. Someone hand me a fly swatter.
October 27th, 2008 at 8:15 pmtoo late, he’s done jacking off to the thought of this wench being on o’lielly tonight. he’s now windexing his keyboard.
October 27th, 2008 at 8:18 pmMurdoch can go ahead and continue to sink billions of dollars into a cable TV channel that serves an increasingly shrinking cult. That’s cool with me.
October 27th, 2008 at 8:54 pmHahahahahahahahaha…. Oh, STOP! Some of you make me laugh so hard my sides hurt!
What’s actually not funny is the Obama reaction to ANY questions not deemed “appropriate”. His reaction is to try and use GOVERNMENT FORCE to stop any line of questioning he doesn’t like.
What do you think he’ll do if he’s elected and has the FBI at his disposal, hmmmm?
October 27th, 2008 at 10:09 pmLOADED questions are not ” Tough ” they are loaded to put one on the defensive and repeat right wing issues , ie ” Marxists” or ” socialist ” or ” Acorn ” . All right wing issues used to attack OBama .
October 27th, 2008 at 10:13 pmSo the only equivalent is the the right wing flack, had asked McCain , HOW are you not an Imperialists , when you bombed Vietnamese . and killed many civilians . Which is closer to reality than all of right wing smear talking points .
And her example of a tough question for McCain ..” Are you going to bring ACORN with Obama” , unfortunately for the country, right wing parrots are so inconsistent and disingenuous , they will never admit the OBVIOUS .
Please.
Loaded questions are the stock and trade of the media, particularly those in the tank for Obama. If Obama had to endure HALF the tough questions that McCain and Palin have endured, he would be out of this race by now.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:15 pm.
They’ll have touch up her roots first…
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October 28th, 2008 at 1:05 amI’ve had it with these vulgar, shovel chinned, witch nosed hags who, like the “Think Tanks” we are automatically supposed to consider wise, never identify their true stripes but hide in the supposedly neutral MSM yet are in fact repugnicon snipes. Smarmy, sleazy, deceitful and snide they’ll call asking Palin what she reads a “gotcha question” but will drop from outerspace on Obama/Biden with asinine and inflammatory bullshit such as this. There have been 3 different plots to assassinate Obama already yet you’ll have a skank like this Barbara West throw gasoline on the “low information voters” the right wing hoarders count on to get a vote close enough for fixed voting machines to steal. Every talking head female republican looks like they travel by broom.
October 28th, 2008 at 1:41 amJohn Kerry Says:
Poor little pussy coward libs can’t take some tough questions!!
Good for Barbara!!
Haha, you were probably moaning and crying about how mean the media was to poor Sarah Palin, boo hoo boo hoo!
October 28th, 2008 at 2:53 amTim Vaculik Says:
Please.
Loaded questions are the stock and trade of the media, particularly those in the tank for Obama. If Obama had to endure HALF the tough questions that McCain and Palin have endured, he would be out of this race by now.
What tough questions? What kind of donuts do you like Senator McCain?
October 28th, 2008 at 2:53 amTim Vaculik Says:
Hahahahahahahahaha…. Oh, STOP! Some of you make me laugh so hard my sides hurt!
What’s actually not funny is the Obama reaction to ANY questions not deemed “appropriate”. His reaction is to try and use GOVERNMENT FORCE to stop any line of questioning he doesn’t like.
What do you think he’ll do if he’s elected and has the FBI at his disposal, hmmmm?
Pot, meet kettle…
October 28th, 2008 at 2:58 amWasn’t it just earlier today that Bill Boy insisted the WaPo change their description of him from Right-wing pundit to independant.
So where is the independant balanced version of things here Bill. Or are you just tired of telling guest who disagree with you to SHUT UP.
The term Megalomaniac comes to mind but I think that is a little mild for ol Loofa lover. Gotta love the new book too. A Bold Fresh Piece of Sexual Harrasement Payoff.
October 28th, 2008 at 7:13 amHa, since when is a tough question a smear?
The question must be true. West struck a nerve in the little dictators campain that hurt because it is TRUE.
Remember that Frank Marshall Davis, one of Obama’s mentors in life, was a full blown communist.
October 28th, 2008 at 5:45 pm