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CNN calls this NEWS!? BS! This is the most LAME news I've ever seen! Keep trying to MANUFACTURE AN ISSUE CNN.

Like most of you said...we don't know this lady!! There seems to be too much cover up. Even Alaskans don't like her..and she been in their houses and in their pockets. She's puppet and repeats herself, so of course we want to actually SEE her speak on her feet. Right now we can just replay the previous recordings and the are all the same...and I say 'Thanks but no thanks' to puppets.

Are we running blind and deaf? Family (all my American Brothers and Sisters). Iran and Venesulla are Putins puppets, China and N. Korea are observers. We will never stabilize Iraq but we must never leave but keep it as a stronghold in that region. Putin is going to play us into a war knowing that once it's own the observers, China & N. Korea are going to get involved. It's just like on the streets folks you can't show signs of weakness and expect to run things, cause everybody want's to be top dog.

We already know everything to know about Biden. Sarah on the other hand refuses to talk to the press because she has a lot to hide and the more we find out about her, the scarier it gets! She's staying away from the press because the Republicans CANNOT HANDLE THE TRUTH!

Biden has been in national & international politics for years, and he continues to do interviews with several networks (big difference). Many Americans already know Biden and have confidence in his abilities.

Biden doesn't think Obama is qualified either. Guess he figures he can steer him straight. Like the statement he made about Obama taking his guns? I think he said, "ain't gonna happen." This election gets wierder and wierder everyday. I think when all the attention is on the opponents second string, you have a big problem. The more the Dems. focus on her, the better McCain looks. Obama is #1 and is compared to Sarah Palin, the #2? I can hardly wait for the McCain and Obama debates. Obama needs to study more then 3 days, he needs Hillary to coach him, and then I don't think he can help but to stutter and stammer. The debates are, above his pay grade..Too many drugs in his youth, has affected his brain cells..LOL

Biden is not a new comer dodging the media. It bewilders me how an American running for USA Vice President will talk to foreigners but not to the USA media. Does the McShame No Game campaign have to train her on every aspect of being VP? You people are beyond hilarious. You can't brief someone on the VPs job and everyday task. Experience has to play in somewhere along the line. Oops my fault!! Is that why McCain changed his theme from Experience to Change. First because Palin has no experience and he knows Change is what this country needs. McCain you have more experience and we don't need the kind of change you're promoting.

Biden is not having a press conference because he wouldn't be able to practice plagarism which is cornerstone of his entire career along with the sexist views he's displayed.

A vote for Biden/Obama handcuffs our kids future and ensures that we're firmly on the track to becoming Socialist/Communist state like Cuba.

This isn't American Idol where we vote based on popularlity...use some common sense people...McCain/Palin for our the future of our children

Mike,
A teleprompter is nothing new. It was invented back in the 50's. Most people you see on television that makes long speeches uses a teleprompter. Why do people think Obama have to memorize his speeches? I have never seen this level of ignorance. When you see news reporters talking, most of them have a teleprompter in front of them unless they are just talking. Obama is well capable of talking without the teleprompter. Those type comments are just plain silly.

Obama/Biden 08

CNN IM SURE YOU GOING TO MODERATION ON ME CNN POST THIS

FREDDIE MAC PAID MCCAIN CAMPAIGN CHIEF'S OLD FIRM UNTIL LAST MONTH

Biden's press conference schedule is HARDLY the same to Palin's absolute vanishing act when it comes to press availability. Shame on CNN for trying to draw some equivalence between the two.

Palin is an utter unknown to the overwhelming majority of Americans, and her boss (John McCain) is preventing us from getting to know what she's all about.

I expect that kind of secrecy from totalitarians like Kim Jong Il and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. This is NOT how we behave in a democracy, John McCain. Where is your honor? Where is your decency?

GREED by the Republicans and Wall Street have all but destroyed
our Country. MORE to COME. The "bailout" is a band-aid!!! These
banks have transferred their money overseas!!!!!!

Stay a racist and lose it all-OUR COUNTRY!!!! Almost gone.

communication is two way, Sarah cannot just be talking to us and we cannot ask her in return, how then do we know her?

Hey, "marc from Indiana", speaking of mindless...take a look in the mirror. Not only will you see yourself, but Sarah Palin as well. Yes, Sarah who can't speak at all...talk about mindless. Remember, you can't spell Sarah Palin without L I A R. Yes, a mindless liar, she is.

Joe Biden is a very smart, and wise man. It is just the American people who fall for the "Sarah Palin's of this world. Only in America
can people be this stupid. Read up, people. Joe Biden's, Promises
to Keep. TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. Joe has VALUES which is something that American does not admire anymore!!!

Obama Biden 2008

Probably just as well. He's been blurting lately...

OCTOBER 2ND FOLKS
OCTOBER 2ND

VP PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES!!! I DON'T CARE WHO HAS ON A SKIRT. I DON'T CARE WHAT COLOR ANYONE IS BUT I DO CARE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

CAN YOU GUESS WHICH TEAM HAS BEEN PROVIDING THAT?

THAT IS THE ONE THAT WILL GET MY VOTE!!!

It's quite hilarious that someone calling other people idiots on this board goes on to name calling Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Grow up Marc from Indiana ...

And as for this 'story', like the American people don't know who the heck Joe Biden is? At least he's not hiding from press at rally's. At least he's not being sheltered from those big mean media people at events.

The joke that the McCain camp has turned in to is truly pathetic. There was a time when I could actually consider voting for John McCain .. that was when I actually thought he really DID tell the truth.

Question....Do the paid Obama blogger posts go through moderation? Is it necessary to have hundreds of Obama talking point quoting comments on every topic? Fortunately, your moderation "policy" has pushed the general public off your site.
The Obamabloggers are pretty much talking to themselves now.
One question to all the Obama bloggers who claim that they will win
this state or that state...(Virginia, North Carolina) Anyone wanna make a bet?

I am a OBAMA supporter, I do however respect John McCain for many of the sacrifices he has made for this country. I think he does care, but I just don't think he understands everyday Americans. I think he thinks that everyone who puts forth effort has 7 homes, and 13 cars. When the fact of the matter is, I have a double bachlors degree, and I struggle to make it with the skyrocketing cost of fuel, healthcare, etc etc. We need someone who knows what it's like to pay student loans, home loans, and do things that everyday Americans do.

Also could we stop talking about how the candidates present a idea. McCain reads off little cards and Obama reads a teleprompter. BIG DEAL! WHO CARES! We have bigger issues than that!

Um... last I checked, Biden has been dealing with the national press for decades. Palin has for a few weeks. Therefore, her avoidance of the press conferences is somewhat more of an issue than his.

BOJO 08
FOR THE CHANGE WE NEED

Is it true McCain's campaign manager Rick Davis was racking up the dough from Freddie Mac until this month then sent Senile MCCain out there to lie to the American people?

Does Rick Davis encourages LIES and Deception?

Triceratops for President!!! Triceratops has 4,000 years of experience being extinct so we could have oil and give us god's blesing in messing with the Middle East!!! Triceratops has more foreign policy experience than all candidates!!! Vote Triceratops if you want a safe global economy for your children and save Israel!!!

I LOVE the fact that Obama chose someone as his VP who isn't a "yes" man, who won't walk in lock step with every position and has knowledge, experience and insight that will both challenge and inform Obama. I believe that is why Obama chose him. He wasn't looking for a "soulmate" he was looking for someone who would help him govern. That takes real leadership, real confidence and real courage.

I KNOW all about Sen. Joe Biden.

I don't KNOW JACK about Miss Pitt Bull who apparently have a "tight muzzle" on her mouth!!!!

Dah.....

Andrea Mitchell on CNN reported tonight that the McCain Camp is keeping Ms. "Beauty Pageant" away from the Press until AFTER her VP Debate, just in case she PUTS HER FOOT IN HER MOUTH BEFORE the debate which would be used against her!!

CAN WE SAY..... Pitt Bull with a tight LEASH and MUZZLE !!

::::::::::::::::BREAKING NEWS:::

FREDDIE MAC PAID MCCAIN CAMPAIGN CHIEF'S OLD FIRM UNTIL LAST MONTH

Why is this news?. Biden has never been afraid to talk with press. He has been interviewed at least 84 times this year alone on Meet the Press, This week,Fox News and other programs. What does Palin have to hide. She is a heart beat from being POTUS and she is afraid to talk with press? She we cut her break because she is a girl? As Hillary once said if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

Give it a break – we all know where Joe Biden stands on the issues. We know all about Joe Biden there are no surprises.

Now with the Bubble Lady (Sarah) we know that she is being handled so that people don't have a chance to find out about her except for the tale of lies spun in front of cameras at the convention.

let me compute this...FDR president when the stock market crashed in 1929 and he watched him on t.v. i see MNSBC jumped all over that but wait all their lawyers were still in Alaska...A HEARTBEAT AWAY.... help us all...

Is there really anybody out there that can favorably compare Palin's knowledge and experience to that of Joe Biden??? REALLY???
Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, you have to admit that he is far superior in both. Now, yes, I know that the conservatives are in the tank for Sarah Palin...and that is their right. But honest to God, are we, as informed voters, really supposed to just accept McCain's word that Palin is ready.

Forget that! I've heard all I need to know about Sarah Palin. She was a TOKEN on the ticket. The token woman who was supposed to gather up Hillary's disappointed female voters. Only one problem, the Hillary gals are just plain too smart for that.

One more thing...if Obama really wants to create a stir, take over the news channels, and make everyone ask McCain/Palin who...all he has to do is announce some of the people he would include in his cabinet. Maybe, say Hillary Clinton and Colin Powell.

Biden is fearless. BIden is honest. Biden is a real man. Biden knows how to answer questions. Biden is real. Biden is just the best.
Palin is a phoney. Palin is a skilled liar. Palin is a con artist. Palin is trouble. Palin is undereducated for the job.
No one should vote for the McCain/Palin ticket. They are tricking the American public and will wreck the nation if allowed to.
Vote all Republicans out. Do you want Lieberman as Secretary of State and Graham as Secretary of the Treasurey. I think not.

Wait a minute! Don't put Biden in the same pen with Palin. He answers questions, he's been on the talk shows, he's been on television for all of us to see. Maybe his schedule doesn't allow him to do any "news conferences" yet, but he's been there for us. At least we are getting to know this candidate. Palin, we know nothing about. She is like a Cheney. We cannot go down that same road again.

Enough! We need transparency, not Palin. The Palin effect is a joke!

Well it's certainly not because Joe Biden is ignorant on the issues. I guess he's tired of talking to the press, when the Republican VP is getting special treatment by the press by not having to answer any questions that are too difficult for her. I've never seen such an unfair campaign in my lifetime. If you can't talk to the press and answer questions, that should tell you something–you're not qualified!

Big Daddy Joe does not need to hide from the media. His silence will be greeted by the media with much scrutiny, but he knows how to handle this sort of thing. Obama doesn't need to rein him in – Biden can stand on his own two feet, unlike the fragile Sarah Palin who's been seen running around with foreign policy text books!

THE MEDIA HAS BEEN HARD ON THE HEELS OF GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN TRYING (AND COMPLAINING) TO GET HER TO TALK ABOUT HER MEETINGS WITH WORLD LEADERS? WHO ARE THEY TRYING TO KID? THE MEDIA INTEREST IS SELF-SERVING AND WILL USE PALIN'S REMARKS AGAINST HER.. IS IT NOT OBVIOUS THAT SHE IS GETTING THE VIEWS OF WORLD LEADERS AND HENRY KISSINGER IN PREPARATION FOR HER DEBATE WITH BIDEN. INCIDENTALLY, IS THERE A RUMOR THAT BIDEN MIGHT WITHDRAW THE VP SPOT IN FAVOR OF HILLARY.? CONSIDER BIDEN'S RECENT COMMENT THAT HILLARY IS A BETTER CANDIDATE THAN HIMSELF. AND HIS OFF HANDED CONTRADICTIONS WITH OBAMA'S COMMENTS ON THE AIG BAILOUT. AND OTHER TIDBITS WHICH CRITICS SAY ARE JUST THE TRUE BIDEN. IT WOULD INDEED BE A BOMBSHELL IF JOE BIDEN WITHDREW FROM HIS VP SPOT AND LET HILLARY IN AS THE VP CANDIDATE! THAT WILL BE MOST ELECTRIFYING THAN ANYTHING IN AMERICAN POLITICS.

It is amazing how some of you say Obama will lead us to the food stamp, unemployment or welfare line. During the Primaries, the candidates would visit towns all over our Country and would interview people of all races that suffer financially poor by the Republicans administration (including McCain 95% voting with Bush) being in the White House. There homes had holes in the roof, floors and walls. I can remember this Caucasian couple who said they had worked all their lives and when the only manufacturing company moved over seas, they cried for days (yes, they were receiving food stamps and ect….their unemployment had ended. That’s not Obama’s fault…..

Yah, yah, yah. Obamaites are full of excuses for Biden as usual. It's standard operating procedure for Dems to have one set of rules for themselves and another for everyone else. Given Biden's well documented history of gaffs, Obama has put a clamp on any ad libbing on his part. Dems you know it, so stop whining about Palin. And when is the last time Obama has talked to anyone without a teleprompter?

A key point here: Biden has been on the Sunday news talk shows about 100 billion times. For Palin it's ZERO.
We know pretty much where Biden stands on just about every issue. Or if you don't know it's fairly easy to Google it. If you Google Sarah Palin, the main result you're likely to get is "lipstick."
This is shameful journalism. CALL HER OUT newsmen and women! The GOP is trying to hide her, afraid for their very lives if we'll find out what she's really made of.
McCain, king of the Keating Five (remember that fiasco, newsmen and newswomen?) should retire and Palin should go back to Alaska and her "First Dude."

I have been hearing that Obama is planning to replace Biden with Hillary and that Biden will say he's stepping down for health reasons.

It is amazing how some of you say Obama will lead us to the food stamp, unemployment or welfare line. During the Primaries, the candidates would visit towns all over our Country and would interview people of all races that suffer financially poor by the Republicans administration (including McCain 95% voting with Bush) being in the White House. There homes had holes in the roof, floors and walls. I can remember this white couple who said they had worked all their lives and when the only manufacturing company moved over seas, they cried for days (yes, they were receiving food stamps, medicade, had visit churches and food shelters and their unemployment had ended. I say this because, I am a minority and I was taught to LOVE and CARE about EVERYONE. It's a shame that you blame Obama for putting people in this type of situation, when it is ALREADY happening. Do you honestly think a person with 8 houses, 13 cars and millions in the bank really give a d_m about any of us? Hatefulness is a disease and McCain/Palin is NOT the CURE........

Enough is ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!

Now the rest of the nation gets to find out what we here in Delaware have know since 1972.

Joe Biden is 'The Gaffe-Master'!

Be kind, he can't help help himself.

What a mindless bunch of idiots on this board backing Ole Joe. One thing is for certain, you all speak with one mind. I do mean that literally, also. Nobama and Ole Joe, what a combination. Guess Nobama is still looking for that missing father figure since Wright is momentarily out of the picture. Only thing better than a loose cannon on the democratic ticket is 2 loose cannons.

palin is trouble,, her knowledge is so limited,, how she was picked is way beyond me,, mccain was having a desperate moment,,,, and why is she gettin so much coverage? shes a woman,,, ge thinks ,, if i pick a woman,, ill win,, lol, hes so mistaken tho, because we all know what hes like,, with his lies and deceit,,, no one in their right mind would even think about votin for him,, obama/biden 08 and beyond,,,, between these two theres moreknowledge than bush in the last 8 years,,,,,

Everyone talks about Palin not giving interviews but what about Biden? He isn't answering any questions from anyone....Maybe thats because it is said he will be leaving Obama ticket. I heard that is the big plan.....Its wierd we don't hear a thing bout Biden.....

CNN, you are obviously confused.

It is actually the Republican VP that has avoided all direct contact with the media and the public.

You should be running a discussion every single day about the disgrace to the seriousness of this election by the Republicans.

They have turned the race into a circus and you the mainstream media have not only participated, but have encouraged by your lackluster response to obvious manipulations.

Biden...

Has made flagrant racist and sexist comments

Stated Hillary would have been a better VP choice than he would

Said the McCain computer add was not right

Is, with over 35 years in Washington, supposed to be representing Obama's Change message

Is the GOP's number one weapon against the Democrats this fall

McCain/Palin '08

SARAH!!
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SARAH!!
SARAH!!
SARAH!!
SARAH!!
SARAH!!
SARAH!!
SARAH!!
SARAH!!

Why isn't CNN and the other major networks telling us the truth about Palin. Her church, her beliefs about dinosaurs and man present on earth at the same time and her poltical backstabbing are enough to make many of her intelligent defenders think twice.

please if lip lock Sara isn't saying anything why should he.

Like someone said we know about him we don't know much about her what we do know from the way this is being handled the republican know she was a big mistake

I find it hilarious that there are so many people who are blindly saying Palin has what it takes. If all it takes to be VP or President is to be able to give a canned speech and be kept under lock and key the rest of the time, then anyone could do it. You know nothing about her other than what the McCain camp wants you to know. The ironic thing is that it is obvious that the ones who are the most worried about Palin's readiness to be VP are McCain and his campaign.

I see their strategy though. Keep the expectations very low so that no matter what she does it will be seen as positive. Say what you want about Obama's experience, but he is just presidential. He thinks about things and America needs that in its next leader. Unfortunately McCain just reacts. He has no vision and Palin is obviously not ready if she is afraid of standing up to the media.

I like that Biden is a bit of a gafffemachine. He comes off as a guy who cares and who wears his heart on his sleeve. I think the fact that he questioned the ad about McCain and that he tells it like it is are both positives for Obama's campaign. I mean, Obama is showing that he is willing to surround himself with poeple who can disagree with him......its called checks and balances. Palin, on the other hand, will not question McCain at all. Think about that. I would rather have the ticket that can debate with each other about what to do to save America rather than a ticket that thinks they already know the answer no matter what others think.

When I asked my grandfather, a Republican, who he was voting for he said Obama. When I asked him why, he said, "Why should I vote for a ticket with a cheerleader? If I want to see a cheerleader, I'll turn on the game".

Enough said.

Obama/Biden 08

I have been reading comments on these blogs, I see misinformation all the time and most of the time I ignore the ignorant comments. But there have been a couple today that I have to address:

ONE: MCCAIN WILL BE BETTER FOR LATINOS.......REALLY??? THIS IS THE SAME MAN WHO VOTED FOR THE "WALL".......WHOSE OWN PARTY HAS BEEN TOTALLY .......UNJUST........IN DEALING WITH UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS!

TWO: "THE DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN IN CONTROL OF CONGRESS FOR .......SIX YEARS." NO.........NO.......... THEY WON THE ELECTION IN 2006, AND TOOK A ........SLIGHT.........I......REPEAT........SLIGHT.......MAJORITY ......IN.........2007! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU, FAR-RIGHT-NUTS-SPEW YOUR MISINFORMATION!

I heard Biden was pulling out of the Obama ticket in Oct and Obama will try to put Hillary on it. Also lets face it. I have had more time in the bathroom then Obama has in politics. So I don't care who runs with him. Hillary was my chose but she was treated like dirt by Obama and the dem. party. Obama and Hillary cannot stand each other. Dem party which I am part of has Obama with no experience running. Makes no sense to me......So I will back McCain/Palin just because the way Obama treats women.....Wake up America....

How will Biden solve the economy problems when 30+years of government work. He made over 2.5million over the last 10 years and his networth is between 70-150K. How can this guy manage our economy, he doesn’t have any money himself.

When the water hits her, she will melt like the wicked witch of the West.

Obama/Biden 08

Biden run...run away.....run now......Get away from O.J. Obama while you can.

He is soiling your reputation..

Run....

I can't see Barack running with anyone else but Biden. He is definitely my first choice. I'm so glad we have a winning ticket.

The others can talk, but that's all they can do, just talk. Barack walked the walk and gave us a VP we can be proud of.

Obama/Biden 08

Sen. Biden can surely speak his own mind during this campaign. If he disagrees with a position taken by Obama on something, then he can choose between being silent or expressing his views. So what?

We all know that many different people are speaking for the Obama campaign: Obama himself, Biden, the various prominent supporters who make speeches in his behalf, and the marketing people who put together his advertising.

These many voices pretty much agree on the basic themes, but some differences on particular issues are to be expected. That is the democratic way.

It is Conservatives who demand not only that all Conservatives must articulate the party line and nothing but, even down to the phrases used.

Wonder if the DNC is getting ready to pull a Frank Lautenberg and switch Joe for Ms. Bill Clinton after Sarah Palin cleans his clock on 5 October.

Biden is the salt of the earth, and Sarah Palin is a liar.

Sarah Palin was never vetted before she was selected, and John McCain is a liar.

Obama/Biden 08

Well that's ONE way of getting in the NEWS....the media and CNN is quick to let Biden be their news when he makes a mistake or misspeak within a speech, but since Palin was picked by McCain that Friday morning, she has been telling lies about Obama and herself and they have been running after her for days, instead of calling her on her LIES, they are to busy begging the McCain camp to allow them to ask her question. It's OK Biden, you still will BE VP.

Obama/Biden 08

What a garbage story. Oh wait, I'm reading CNN, of course it's garbage.

Biden isn't AFRAID to talk to the press like Palin is. She is terrified and has no idea what she's talking about on ANY issue – particularly with respect to foreign policy. If she talked to the press, she might make a mistake like she did last time – you know, when she said Freddie and Fannie were "tax-payer owned". Whoops! She has NO clue what she's talking about! Don't let anyone know...

Oh wait, you're CNN – you don't actually report the news, so Sarah Palin has nothing to fear.

Dear Igioia,

Any time you mention Sarah and Elvis in the same sentence, we know you're playing with our minds.

News Flash:
Sarah is not ready to be VP, and Elvis has REALLY left the building.

Obama/Biden 08

Palin is so scripted she is a muppet for heavens sake.This does WHAT for how the world see's women in leadership roles?? What a farce- a real circus. I am sick to the teeth of her already!

Thanks God we have ONE VP candidate that isn't running from the media and isn't OFF limits.

What kind of President or VP candidate would get such special treatment when it has been a MUST when running for any one of these IMPORTANT position to be able to show us the voters what they are about....ops.........that's right, McCain and camp thanks we are ALL dumb to buy what he selling....and it isn't lip stick......

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Joyeux Noel- French
Vesele Vonoce- Bohemian
Feliz Navidad- Spanish
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Merry Keshmish-Navajo
Hyvaa Joulua- Finnish

Seven holiday greetings for John and Cindy's seven houses.

Biden is the Hand and Obama is the Puppet. Obama needed some experience and hired an old man with gray hair. So maybe some gray hair is not bad about McCain.

Campbell Brown's story tonight about her Road to No where she is trying to criticize Gov Palin, that was a stupid report and waste of CNN money and the Road was already under contract and when she took offfice she had to complete it. Campbell just proved whose side she is on, the old feminist liberal block head, but she is hot! She should be mad for Obama throwing Hillary under the bus.

Sarah Palin is a reformer and the new blood of the Republican party, she is will fight for truth and justice against those thieves. They are digging against her out of fear. Biden is the old Washington that Obama wants to change, so why say he is for change and then hire the problem, the old Washington – Biden.

Palin is smarter than anyone thinks...if anyone thinks this then I guess she is smarter then 2% who blog on here, including the person who made such a DUMB comment...........

Any WOMAN will NOT DO in the White House!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Everybody knows Joe Biden – Palin ? No Clue.

We all know (and love) Joe Biden. On the other hand, who the hell is Sara Palin? I guess we'll all find out at the debate. Good luck to the "pitbull with lipstick"...she's going to need it!

Biden is our man. He doesn't need training and protection like Sarah Palin who should be sitting in her office back in Alaska. Go Biden Go!

If the media was doing their JOB, Biden would not be compared to Palin.....He would also have been in the news all most every day because he has made several speeches since Obama picked him as VP, but the media was to busy running after the LIP STICK lady and as she continued to be OFF limits to them. They didn't get any question answered, but WHINED to the people about her not talking to the press. They were the ones who MADE her famous (any woman will not DO for our Country VP). They have allowed McCain and camp to make them look like FOOLSSSSSSSSSS!

Biden is hilarious... .bet most people wish he was nominated and not the angryobama....... That's going to become a metaphor – angryobama......

Wow, a man with decades in public service. He must be hiding something by not talking to the press. Plus, he's so scripted. He never says anything "off the cuff". How mysterious.

This is a fluff article.

Road to Nowhere in light of 1st year law school contracts law: She could've stopped it based on the principle of impossibility. She didn't have to adhere to contracts premised on the existence of funding for a bridge after that very premise was eradicated.

I am reading Joe Biden's book "Promises To Keep". The amount of involvement in the destiny of this country and the experience Mr Biden has is astonishing. During the cold war, he was at the negotiating table with Leonid Brezhnev and the prime minister of the USSR on behalf of the United States - just to give an example. So Joe Biden does not need to give interviews or conferences to prove himself. His wisdom and experience are more than enough.

Obama/Biden 2008, 2012

The United States is falling apart, yet, their are some willing to elect 4 more years. Exactly how far down do we have to go?

The very reluctance of the Republicans to put Sarah Palin in front of an open mic shows their fear that she'll mess up or reveal just how ignorant she is on major issues. The debate should be fun.

Sarah Palin is pretending to be something she's not. All her speeched are well scripted and staged. No reporters allowed. Need I say more?

"To be fair, the famously talkative Biden has given roughly 90 national and local interviews, according to the campaign. Palin, in contrast, has granted just a handful, including one to People Magazine...."

and that, my friends, says it all!

For those concerned with gender issues, ask yourself would McCain be hiding Palin away from the Press if she were a man? I thought this was the woman who can kill a moose with her bare hands and compares herself, in her own words, to a pitbull in lipstick ...

McCain is looking more like a sugar-daddy and less like an equal partner in a campaign ..

When it's time to debate Joe Biden, Sarah Palin will call in sick.

Biden has spoken to the press plenty in his loooooooooooong political career. We know where he stands, what he's about, and what he believes. America just met Sarah Palin and since we can't all walk up to her and ask questions, we rely on the media to inform us on who she is and what she's about. That's not possible if she hides from them every time the opportunity presents itself for her to show us what she's made of. Don't try and make it seem like Biden is hiding from the press. That's crap.

We don't care about press conferences. We want revenge against the DNC and Obama for stealing the nomination from the one candidate who deserved it:.

Hillary forever.

PUMA for McCain/Palin.

I love Biden! Palin not so much! I will vote for a Democrat for the first time ever because this nation needs help and McCain is not the answer!

The ROAD to no where? Did anyone watch the news clip how Palin built the ROAD to no where in Alaska? What a waste! This is so annoying!

Just remember that, OK? This is going to be one dirty campaign, for sure.

Well, you see, Biden isn't doing any press conferences because he's too busy interacting with the actual electorate. Palin should be doing a press conference because she's at the UN interacting with dignitaries and the electorate deserves to know why she's there, what her intentions and are, and to have her answer those questions themselves. We really are comparing apples and oranges here.

I think there is a basic expectation that in the 21st century the candidate for VP should be able to interact with the media. It's frightening that people find Sarah's media blackout to be a good thing.

This Republican has had enough and voting for Obama this year!

There are people screaming about sexism in this campaign. Well I want them all to take a step back, wipe their eyes and realize that McCain's campaign is extremely sexist. They will not let Palin talk unless they give the say so... sounds like a bit of control and not having any trust in her. Don't dress her up and put her out there bit keep a hands off and no questions allowed approach and say others are being sexist towards her... McCain's campaign is the #1 culprit! Heck Campbell Brown challenged the campaign to stop all the nonsense and let her talk to the press!

The self proclaimed pit bull should be up for any challenge! She already said she is ready to be VP... Americans are saying PROVE IT!!!!!

Two weeks??!! Oh yeah, he's really avoiding the press, isn't he?

How long's it been for McCain? Forty-something days? How long for Palin? Never?

Of course, Obama has had at least two in the past week, so there's no denying who the President here is.

What, is the Obama campaign afraid of another Biden "blunder" such as his comment about the attack ad on John McCain's ability to use computer technology? I don't hear the media being critical of Senator Biden's lack of press conferences but then again, CNN is the official press secretary of the Obama campaign. So much for the media being fair or equal.

you could not pay me to vote for someone who is hiding from the press! not a republican or a democrat! most independents like myself depend on, on the spot interviews, Q & A sessions and that sort of thing to determine if the person deserves our votes. Palin has shown me that she is clueless and that is the reason why Mccain and his advisors are keeping her away from the press. The fact is, she does not know enough and they expect us to vote for her as VP and possibly as president? no way, no Mccain, no Palin....Obama got my vote!

Latinos love JOE!!

CNN's John King's attempts to defend the manipulative and transparent shielding of Sarah Palin from reporters and the press corp literally since her selection, are altogether asinine and insulting to anyone with an atom of intelligence and discernment. Ironically that would seem to exclude Palin and include King himself...hopefully.

If his rightist leanings are so compelling, surely Mr. King can fashion more cogent arguments which do not make him appear a lame-witted GOP strategist instead of a national news reporter.

What about the interview last Thursday with Katie Couric that was aired last night? Did you guys forget about that? All the media is focussed on is Palin as VP. I don't see CNN interviewing him for the last few weeks except on "Revealing the VPs". This is amazing how the Democrats can't get a break from CNN. At the end, to point out. How about tell everyone there is a "black-out" for Palin for interviews and also the Alaskan government is frustrated they can't talk to their Governor. Only McCain's staff and his lawyers can. Let's be fair here.

What does McCain like about Sara Palin? Her LEGS. But there is really nothing under those legs!!!

Oh puleeze.. Wasn't Biden recently on Meet the Press? Do shows like this not count for anything?

We've all seen Joe Biden for weeks now talking all by himself on news shows, morning shows, etc. without note cards. Does anyone (especially women) find this whole situation profoundly sad. John McCain is once again using a woman who may not fare well in this farce to achieve his goal. Would he sell his soul, too?

If the Obama camp were to let Ol Joe Biden talk at every turn, besdies being boring, he's sure to put his foot in his mouth as he often does. Guess the two only have one telepromter and it belongs to Obama.

The republicans have failed again. When republicans get into power Americans suffer. Big business is allowed to rape the nation in every way imaginal. Do we need Obama, or Biden to tell us what anyone can see? The people are the country, and Bush, McCain, and other republican sleaze have done nothing to put the people first. The news media is just feathering their nest with hours of useless news. It's time to sweep out the dirt, and start anew.

The implication of this article is amazing. Joe Biden is out there, speaking to people. He is accessible. He speaks his mind, although at times, say something that is awkward for the campaign to handle. However, he speaks the truth, and Obama accepts this knowing his tendency to make gaffes because he sees many other greater qualities in Joe Biden. I love both of them.

Sarah Palin, on the other hand, once discovered she lied about the 'Bridge to Nowhere' still continue to lie to the public unashamedly w/ this 'Thanks, but no thanks.' The campaign protect her from interviews, and we remain clueless about her, and she fills no small position – it's a VP post, a heartbeat from the presidency.

We all make mistakes, but we can learn from mistakes and improve. Sarah, once found out that she lied to the people, still continue to lie to the people, and proud of it.

Joe Biden, yes, he did plagiarized, but he apolized and said it was a dumb thing to do. Joe Biden did vote for the war, but he expressed remorse knowing what he knows now. That's why we love Joe Biden. Nobody is perfect. He makes mistakes, he apologized, and he improves. Nobody expect perfection. None of us are. But we want them to be truthful when they talk to us.

The PUMAs need to come out and say we are sexist organization who will only vote based on anatomy. To Hell with issues and anything Hillary stood for! I a PUMA too.

Let see.....Joe Biden has asked a cripple to stand up and take a bow.
He said FDR new what to do when the Great Depression occurred
even though he wasn't President ......AND.....he said FDR went on TV to talk to the American people.....even though TV had not been invented
for another DECADE. WHO ARE THE DEMMES calling OLD and senile???????

We know Biden. We dont know Sarah Palin. Thats a dumb question....

This is a really bad case of false equivalency.

Biden hasn't stopped talking and answering questions long enough to hold a press conference. The guy has probably answered more questions from both the press and voters than anyone over the past few weeks. When else would he be able to give the small gaffes he gets called on on a daily basis. Good thing no one pays Biden any attention at all.

Hopefully, he will be much more useful in an Obama White House, getting legislation through Congress. That and his foreign policy experience should be helpful in actual governance. Can't say the same about Palin, but then again, no one can say either way since she is in witness protection.

Who says we know everything about Biden? I don't. I know he got very few votes in the primaries, said that Hillary would probably have been a better VP candidate, said that the Obama ad accusing McCain of not being able to use a computer was "terrible", and that Obama has had to reprimand him twice in the past couple of days about shooting off his mouth.

Just read a comment by an Obama supporter asking CNN "not to bend over backward being fair". Now THAT is what is scary! Win at any cost, will you? And you're afraid of Sarah Palin and what we DON'T know about her? Well I know enough about YOU! You actually ask CNN not to be FAIR???????? I think that pretty much says it all.

Joe, best thing you can do is to keep your mouth shut. If nothing else, but to keep from inadvertantly blurting out that your Presidential candidate has no experience; has ties with felons, radicals, and terrorists which he refuses to explain; has a tax plan that is guaranteed to wreck the economy; and who, when it came his chance to take a stand on an issue through his votes as a senator, simply voted "present" 70% of time.

Biden's an idiot. Read this:

In gaffe, Biden says FDR led when market crashed

WASHINGTON — Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says today's leaders should take a lesson from the history books and follow fellow Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to a financial crisis.

"When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened,'" Barack Obama's running mate recently told the "CBS Evening News."

Except, Republican Herbert Hoover was in office when the stock market crashed in October 1929. There also was no television at the time; TV wasn't introduced to the public until a decade later, at the 1939 World's Fair.

FDR was elected three years later when voters denied Hoover a second term. The Democratic challenger appealed to the "forgotten man" by promising a "new deal" to solve the Depression era.

Democrats usually like to remind the public that a Republican was president during the 1929 stock market crash. During the 2004 presidential election, John Kerry's campaign repeatedly cited Hoover as the last president until George W. Bush to oversee a loss of jobs during his time in office.

Biden was commenting on the stock market crash when he said leaders should explain the current economic crisis and how to solve it to the public.

"Part of what being a leader does is to instill confidence, is to demonstrate what he or she knows what they are talking about and to communicating to people ... this is how we can fix this," Biden said.

So, Palin will not give press conferences and Biden hasn't given one in 2 weeks.

Your point?

McCain has not held Press Conferences because it would show
people that his lies are all that he has to offer the American People.

Go to Huffington Post and read THE SHOCK DOCTRINE by Naomi
Klein, then click Link to Newt Gindrich, just to SEE for yourself what
is happening to our Country.

This "bailout" is only a "band aid"! Banks have transferred their money
overseas. Read and get educated instead of fighting over Palin's
lies. Yes, it has already been established, Palin lies. So does McWar.
GET EDUCATED on what the REAL ISSUES ARE. WE are very close
to losing our COUNTRY!!!!!!!!

OBAMA BIDEN 2008

And, I think Bill Clinton turned Republican on us!!!!

Joe has been put on a short leash the guy is the campaigns own worst enemy.

Palin will eat his lunch in any debate...

Raise taxes! Raise taxes! Yeaaa Taxes!

I love taxes! More more more!

Vote Democrat! Raise'em high! Take our hard earned money!

Gooooooooo taxes!

Joe Biden has been well vetted over his career and people know what to expect.

However for Darah Palin, the Republicnan chauvanistic nature has not allowed them to allow her to say anything.

Maybe a bright and whitty girl but we know nothing about her other than her Alaskan miniseries of possible corruption or not.

We don't know, in a week when the FBI is taking about 20+ banking firms inot investigations and corruption.

Make the CEOs of these banks and their senior henchmen pay the price and let the American people know that their conduct is not acceptable and payouts will not be given.

Outrageous...............when Senators of all colors are scared to the point of panick.. Mr. Paulsen should be investigated as well as Bernake and Palin.

The nation knows Sen. Biden well, for his long career in the Senate and particularly on the foreign affairs committee. No one, not even Republican opponents, doubts he is totally qualified to be VP in a crisis. Plus Biden has given roughly 90 national and local interviews,

Few people outside of Alaska know Gov. Palin well – including McCain himself! She has given almost no interviews or faced tough questions. We live in a democracy (at least I hope so)! Our candidates are morally obligated to reveal themselves and explain their policies to the media – even if they don't like the media. We do not elect candidates just because they were anointed by another candidate (McCain)!

We Know Joe, We Know Obama, We Know McCain......

We Don't Know Palin?

Gov. Palin. My First Instinct, A Heart Beat Away From "Running The Country"

Very Scary Thought! I See Her As A GOP Cheer Leader Only!

We Just Don't Know Her, And Sen. McCain Wants To Keep It That Way, For Some Strange Reason!

Sen. Obama Been At It For Almost 2 Years, Gov Palin, Has It Been A Month Yet? We Joe, We Know McCain, We Will Never Know Gov. Palin.

She's Too Programmed, Too Protected and Too Isolated From Us Who Dont Know Her.

Indepenent For Obama/Biden

ALL THE MEDIA IS WORKING OVER TIME FOR MORE NEGATIVE SLANG TO PUT OUT .

WELL THEY WILL MEET LIKE THE LATEST BUMPER STICKER . 1 MILLION SPERM , AN THEY WERE WAS THE FASTEST . BEHIND BARACK OBAMA , AN THE CHICAGO MAFIA . NOTHING NEW , CHICAGO POLITICS .

HOW WILLL DEMOCRATS STAND UP TO TERRORIST , WHEN THEY CAN'T FACE FOX NEW'S ???

SO THEY ARE FOR ABORTION , BUT AGAINST KILLING TERRORIST ?

NO BIRTH CERTIFICATE , NO PRESIDENT , BYE , BYE OBAMA

Case in point to what I said above: This story was published AFTER you published the story about Palin being debriefed for her U.N. playdate, but it is now positioned underneath that article on the Political Ticker page.

For Campbell Brown. Could you possibly imagine that Palin herself had no desire to talk with reporters? That it was her decision? Gee, what a thought. Frankly, I wouldn't blame her.

R. Hanlon

Biden and the others have been making the rounds for years, but with legitimate concerns over her qualifications if not fitness, Palin should be eager to convince voters of her preparedness and ability to think on her feet. She owes her country and the process nothing less. Instead, she is confined to controlled events and scripted remarks. On face value, this is both suspicious and alarming. This conspicuous hiding ought to be the central question hanging over her candidacy and dominate the national dialogue about her. If the far right seems willing to entrust our nation to a stranger based on superficial first impression, the rest of us need to all the more vigilant. For unless she receives scrutiny and starts to reveal herself we have no way of knowing if we are asked to put a viper into our midst.

And Biden actually answers the questions put to him during his campaign rallies and town hall meetings.

There is no comparison here folks!

our country is in DIRE STRAITS, future VP Biden-and gang-is VERY busy trying to figure out how best to get us out of this mess.

america is quickly becoming a second-tier player in the global economy thanks to the flippin GOP losers!!!!! it night be okay to you non-thinkers that we taxpayers bail out bush's buddies in the financial world, but it's NOT OKAY with every other person in ameirca who doesnt bother to watch the toy TV-FOX "news"!!!

CNN- YOu got be kidding me! Stop putting on pressure on Biden to do a news confernce. We already know Biden. Ever since been Palin picked for VP for republican party, she has done 0 press conferences. So get off Joe Biden and put pressure on Palin. Joe Biden done interview on,Mornning Joe twice, Cnn,Meet the Press,CBS with Katie Couric. Your artical is nonsense!

Biden and the rest have been making the rounds for years, but with legitimate concerns over her qualifications if not fitness, Palin should be eager to convince voters of her preparedness and ability to think on her feet. Instead, she is confined to controlled events and scripted remarks. On face value, this is both suspicious and alarming. This conspicuous hiding ought to be the central question hanging over her candidacy and dominate the national dialogue about her. If the far right seems willing to entrust our nation to a stranger based on superficial first impression, the rest of us need to all the more vigilant. For unless she receives scrutiny and starts to reveal herself we have no way of knowing if we are asked to put a viper into our midst.

no bailout! no communism! no more baby killings!

McCain 08

I must say "Thanks" to CNN for your "Fact Check" columns on claims and ads run by both candidates. Although I still think you lean and favor Obama, I've seen you debunk at least three of his ads lately, as either, untrue, mixed, or misleading. I appreciate it.

But he has given interviews and speaks to the press. We AT LEAST know his position on things.

He isn't in hiding and riding with the curtain closed on the press.

Please stop trying to make this look better for her. This a huge pathetic joke and you know it CNN.

Smiling Joe is a well known commodity that does not come out and lie every single day about his experience.Keep that million dollar smile and you integrity Joe,you are going to be VP and most are proud of that.Palin has that 26 million dollar road to nowhere to walk on when she gets home.American tax dollars paid for that so let her fall off the end of it and then get to work on the real issues with qualified people

Joe who?

Nobody wants to interview him anyway. With 50,000 people showing up to hear Sarah Barracuda in Florida over the weekend and Biden's biggest audience to date being 2,000--NOBODY CARES ABOUT JOE WHO?

Sarah Palin 12 & 16'

Libs be dopes......Hate to rain on your parade but Teddy Roosevelt was not president in 1929, that was Herbert Hoover-R the first Repug to lead us into a depression. Who's a dope now? What were you home schooled?

If Joe Biden fell over in the desert....

NOT ONLY DON"T WE KNOW PALIN but nobody really knows who McCain has become.

Dr McHide I guess.

Just 42 more days folks and we can send John and Cindy back to the ranch where they can rock on their 7 porches.

Hang in there,

Obama/Biden 08

Joe is refreshing and speaks his mind. I enjoy a VP candidate who isn't a clone or puppet. We do live in the good ol' USA, right.

LOL, Palin can't talk to the press until after John wins, because she's the biggest phony around. If John allowed her to talk to the press she'd be minced pie.

I saw her on television and she ran like a scared rabbit from someone who looked like a reporter. Not ready for prime time, not ready for America, and definitely not ready for the world.

Obama/Biden

HAHAHAHA...REpresentative Bunning just said "I am very frightful" about the bailout...and he IS...he is VERY SCARY!!!! lol

Can't wait to see this in a tv ad by the McCain campaign: "Joe Biden refuses press access...what is he hiding?"

CONAN THE DELAWARIAN SHALL SMITE THEE WITH HIS WILLINGNESS TO SPEAK THE NAKED TRUTH!!!!

How could you even compare the two...first o all, you all had no interest to speak with him, since barbie doll came on the scene...second, everybody knows what is on Joe Bidens mind & we also know his beliefs.
The media have been made to look like a joke–they have allowed themselves to be the mccains puppet-what ever happened to real journalist? Where oh where are the Edward R. Morrows of the world-this is when we need you most.

America wake up, neither party will fend for the American Hard working people, we put money in our 401k's to save for retirement and they want to tax us to death to bail out the riches people on wall street. They don't care about the dreams we have for our children or our future retirement, they want us to work until we are 80 funding the government.

I say no retirement no taxes no work. Lets go to their houses and demand a place to stay, eat from their tables and drink their wine. This country is not the great America which we thought we all love. We live in the land of the rich and greedy.

It's too bad that Palin isn't secure enough to agree to a free flowing debate with Biden.

I LOVE JOE BIDEN, HE'S THE SALT OF THE EARTH. I HOPE HE GOES TO THE WHITE HOUSE AND ENJOYS THE RIDE.

AMERICA LOVES JOE BIDEN–A GREAT AMRICAN.

Hey Nightingale, here are your answers:

a. Most of the time, they are called criminals. Those without a job or below the tax line, we'd usually call unemployed and blame the Republicans, because that's the truth.

b. Who is this Hussein? The candidate is Barack Obama. His middle name is Hussein, but that would be like calling you Bob, right Billy?

c. Right, and McCain never has "senior moments." Perhaps we shoud refer back to a week ago when he decided the fundamentals of the economy were sound.

d. Infantile.

As for PUMA, that's just a Republican fed outfit. Perhaps a few of the members were legit, but we all know it for what it is now. You can drop the charade.

And Obama went a year and a half without giving interviews, then when he fell behind, he all of a sudden found the need for the press.

Who cares, the press doesn't serve a useful purpose anymore.

Where is the outrage from the Media and the American Public that we can only see photos and hear speeches from Palin, but no one can question her??? What kind of idiot votes for a Vice President who won't answer any questions until they have been told what to say by the Bush/McCain staff????? If she is so great (as McCain claims) – let HER prove it!!
Karey – Mpls, MN

The difference is Biden has a wealth of experience, and the Obama/Biden campaign doesn't require that he be treated with deference either!

OH OH, HAVE TO BE "FAIR"! GOTTA MAKE IT SEEM LIKE ONE SIDE ISN'T INTENTIONALLY HIDING THEIR CANDIDATE!

Stop CNN.

90 interviews > 3 interviews and no press conferences.

Writing speeches!?!? Suuure, Sarah is writing her own speeches. LOL. Come on, how stupid do these McCain people think the American public is?

She's a puppet. End of story.

Obama/Biden 08

The liberal media is just upset because they didn't get to vet Palin before she was put on the McCain ticket. Now the liberal media is resorting to despicable and outrageous personal attacks on the Palin family.

Senator McCain was pretty clear that he was part of the financial meltdown when Bernanke blew the horn in Jerusalem.

Hopefully, McCain,72, will retire now .

Are you serious? Biden has done more interviews in his entire career than Barack has done in this entire campaign. CNN, get a clue–we already KNOW Joe Biden. We DON'T KNOW Sarah.

Please post somthing intelligent because this post is not it.

Obama/Biden 08

RICK DAVIS PAID BY FREDDIE MAC
One of the giant mortgage companies at the heart of the credit crisis paid $15,000 a month to a firm owned by Senator John McCain’s campaign manager from the end of 2005 through last month, according to two people with direct knowledge of the arrangement. The disclosure contradicts a statement Sunday night by Mr. McCain that the campaign manager, Rick Davis, had no involvement with the company for the last several years. Mr. Davis’s firm received the payments from the company, Freddie Mac, until it was taken over by the government this month along with Fannie Mae, the other big mortgage lender whose deteriorating finances helped precipitate the cascading problems on Wall Street, the people said.

You do realize that tomorrow morning we will hear all about Biden's lack of press availability from the McCain camp. Yay. Way to feed the beast CNN...when it shoudl be eating its own tail from all the lying it's been doing. Perhaps you'd like to simply skip doing factchecks from now on as well? I mean, this is blatantly an unrealistic attempt to look balanced and skipping the factchecks would make that sooo much easier if you did that as well.

Can you be more idiotic CNN. There is a difference between avoiding the press all together and not having press conferences. Biden has not stopped press access. He answeres questions when they are asked. He does not have a campaign standing guard at his door saying no questions allowed. Biden has made an issue of press access not simple press conferences. There is more than one way to have interaction with the press you know. It is obsurd. It is infuriating how the you keep playing up to the McCain/Palin campaign game. You have listened to their talking points for so long that you have started to repeat them as if they were fact.
Grow a Pair CNN.

I'm a young person, and my friends and I couldn't care less about JMac's POW experience. We would if he didn't use it for political gain. We're not stupid and if he doesn't care about tarnishing his past, why should we care about honoring it?

I'm a new adult (3 months now), and I can't understand why John is running? He clearly doesn't like Americans or the Government. He should be in charge of a failing Fortune 500 company or something. At least he could walk away with a huge severance payment, like the rest of his buddies.

I'm for Barack because he's for the people, even newly adults, like me and my friends. We’re voting for him on 11/4/08, and then we’re going to ride the waves. Hopefully by the time we get back, Barack will have won.

The only reason why you all don't know a thing about Palin is that you don't know how to read.

At least, anything besides the Huffington Post.

neither candidate should give interviews, it would be detrimental to them... the way the press and mediators find everthing negative about what is said... the news media and mediators should all be banned from all politcal gatherings

people will learn the facts at the debates then we can all watch the mediators and the news media have a frenzy about what was said.

Joe Has Given Enough Interviews And The People Know Where He Stands! Spit And Run Palin Have One Interview And Failed Miserably! Thats Why They Wont Let Her Do Anymore! The Only Thing She Could Talk Intelligently About Is How To Dress A Moose And Cook Moose Tail Soup!

Joe Biden has been a U.S. Senator for 36 years...
WE ALREADY KNOW JOE!

Sarah Palin has been before the national spotlight for about 15min.

There Is A Difference.

Hnmm about time McCain comes out of hiding. He has been pimping Palin to do his dirty laundry. This makes me angry that he is using a skirt tail to promote his hidden agenda by putting a female face on it. Silly her for allowing the pimping to go on!!!!

Well, Obama has told him to watch it at least twice! So, I guess he doesn't want to take the chance that Biden might actually tell the truth!

Biden calls those who pay taxes patriotic. What does he call those who do not pay taxes?

Obama calls Midwesterners names and also refers to lipstick on pigs. What does that mean Hussein?

Obama says he will visit the 57 states. What states is he referring too?

Obama has a funny name and is scary/. I don't trust America's Freedom with this guy who lies about McCain. Obama is pathetic and then there is his wife, who just became proud to be an American.

When you go to the polls remember obama and his mean words.

PUMA

Should he? Republicans are whiners, worse than little children. They know they picked two big time losers. If Palin would give a press conference and would have to take questions from the press the election would be over before it even starts. Wake up Americans we are smarter than that.

Biden is a TEN PLUS , palin is a zero!!!!

We are not idiots! Nobody knows Palin, who is anything but transparent. We know Biden-the whole world knows Biden! Palin is an insult to our intelligence.

Hello Biden had 52 interviews with the media since being the vp nominee compared to Palins 2. This is like comparing apples to oranges. Get real and grow a pair. Start demanding why Palin is not being available for a press conference. People demand answers to her view on domestic and foreign policies.

Actually Biden does well for the GOP............

Until this weekend I did not know there was TV in 1929 when Teddy Roosevelt was President. He must have gone to public school.

Joe Biden, 37 years of tradition totally uninterrupted by progress!

Sae Palin has not given one yet, and John McCain gave one today first in 6 weeks.

Media hype

First, why should he bother holding press conferences when you would publish your stories underneath total SMOKE SCREEN FLUFF like stories about Palin's speed dating at the U.N. in a transparent effort to give her the false appearance of having foreign policy and international relations credentials?

Second, why should he bother when the press doesn't have the integrity to call it like it is and say what I said above about the NONSENSE the McCain/Palin campaign is selling...liek this U.N. farce?

Lastly, this is totally misleading garbage CNN and you should be ashamed. Biden walks the walk and talks the talk and campaigns all by himself like a big boy while Palin hides in the corner, does whatever she's told, says whatever she's programmed to say and participates in lying and what can only be called a ruse to trick the people of this country into thinking she is safe to elect and put one step from the Presidency.

Shame on you CNN...this is a blatant attemtp to appear balanced when all it does is show your willingness to pander. CONAN THE DELAWARIAN SCOFFS AT YOUR PETTY RIDICULE!!!

We've known Joe for 35 years. We haven't even seen Palin for 35 days, actually it's been 21. I counted because you guys are crazy loco–straight out of the looney bin.

LOL

biden is awesome! he answers every question asked ,honestly. what more could we ask for?

Talk about scripted speeches (re Palin) I'll bet Obama wishes he could script Biden's or muzzle him. Seems nobody knows what he's talking about fifty percent of the time. The other fifty percent do not care what he says, and most wish he would just go away.

Now all the folks who make fun of Sarah Palin and her ability to shoot and dress a moose or shoot a bear should remember. They have a Broadway play that's run for years about the great Annie Oakley - the best markswoman in the world. Even composer Irving Berlin scripted the ideal for Sarah that asks and replies: "Can you make a pie? Neither can I." Let it go guys. Sarah's a winner.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH PEOPLE WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR FUTURE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT PERSONALITY NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS WE DON"T NEED ISSUES WHO CARES IF THE GAS IS RUNNING OUT (WHY DON"T YOU WALK IT'S GREAT EXERCISE) WHO CARES IF THE GROCERY STORES PRICES ARE GOING UP( DRINK LOTS OF WATER THAT SHOULD FILL YOU UP) AND WHO NEEDS 401-K (WE ARE SELFISH PEOPLE WE KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE ISSUES AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO BETTER OUR LIVES AND OUR CHILDRENS LIVES WHEN WE KNOW THAT THIS ELECTION IS BASED ON MCCAIN-PALIN PERSONALITY.................

AND THAT'S WHY I AM VOTING FOR OBAMA BECAUSE BEAUTY BEFORE AGE.

Let Joe talk – he'll say something stupid

actually its probably best for Biden to not answer questions, because he tends to put his foot in his mouth.

Biden is doing a great job with interviews and I am getting to know even more.

Palin, forget it! We have no clue just where she stands and that is a great concern.

I think Palin and McCain should not do any more trail campaigns just let us vote of their track record alone.

Since Palin and McCain are not talking to media...just tells me that they have no respect for us as citizens.

They can just go home now and let us decide.

he held one 2 weeks ago...duh... what more do u want... let palin hold one

All we have heard from Palin is prepared speeches and canned lines, mostly taken from those speeches. Her ABC interview was cut up so no one really saw the whole thing, and she was frequently unsteady and the Hannity interview was worthless, unless you like Hannity as a GOP cheerleader.

So far, all we know is that she can lie emphatically, as in "I told Congress thanks, but no thanks" over and over – along with something like 50 other whoppers she has told.

So, unless she goes out and proves herself on the campaign trail every day for the next 6 weeks, with lots of unscripted media availability, we should say "Thanks, but no thanks" to the possibility of a Palin Presidency. That's a bridge to nowhere we just can't afford.

a cardboard cut-out of Biden is still smarter than the real Palin

you guys are a bunch of cry babies, you just can't deal with a strong, intelligent woman who happens to think for herself and not how the NO(L)W tells her to!!!!!!!!

Biden is getting very little coverage even when he does talk. The media only seems to report the few gaffes that he has made. Seriously, out of the 90 national and local interviews, how many of those have been reported on? I haven't heard one positive comment from the media on any of those speeches. 90, compared to a handful of carefully scripted interviews by Palin. Since Day One, he has been talking to and interacting with the voters at the campaign stops but very little was highlighted by the press in follow ups. How many town halls has Palin done where she takes questions from the public? McCain stopped giving anything but prepared speeches that he reads verbatim because he can't stay on message and makes gaffes and he refused to take questions from the press or the public long ago. This is way lopsided, CNN.

Interesting how CNN feels the need to do a little "tit-for-tat" jounalism here.

First of all Sen. Biden has done the interviews, he has taken the questions, people pretty uch know what his stance is on issues. When Biden is out stumping he tells you what his positin is on the issues.

Sarah Palin, regurgitates the same lines all the time...

"I Said No Thanks to that Bridge"
"I call him the "First Dude of Alaska"
"I'm gonna "shake" up Washington"
"I put the State Check book on-line"

Blah Blah Blah....

No mention of how she is gonna "Shake up" Washington
You said yes before you said no.
Who cares about the "First Dude" except to say he is as corrupt as you.
How bout Sen. Obama pushed through legislature to put the Fed's "Check-book" on-line. Benn there done that!

Please for the sake of our Country, McCain and Palin please go away.

CNN, what is the purpose of your headline: "Biden not Holding Press Conferences Either" ...? Clearly you intend to excuse Palin and the McCain campaign for intentionally covering up how shallow her intellect is, and how frightening her ignorance about the nation and the world.

Palin is hiding from the law in Alaska. She and McCain are hiding from the press in America. Obama and Biden are not hiding anything. Please don't give readers the impression that they are.

Obama chose old politician for CHANGE. Maybe he wants to change everything to be OLD~~~

Two weeks isnt bad. And yes the debate is coming up. However he must start talking to the press again soon even if its just for show and nothing important is talked about.

Biden we know, its Palin that we are all afraid of.

Joe Biden has an excellent record, and is well liked. He is established in world affairs, he doesn't have to prove himself.

Palin is scary....

She tried to convince us that Obama was picking on her ...HELLO PALIN Obama hasn't even mentioned you.

You are a liar.................

How laughable to 'notice' that Biden isn't holding press conferences. Biden has been a prominent public figure on the national scene for years. He has held many such conferences during that period. He has held many events during the last few weeks, whether they are technically 'press conferences' directly between him and reporters or other types of events.

Palin, however, is new to the national scene. People naturally are more curious to find out more about her and how she handles herself, and it is not just idle curiosity. Those can be very important things to know before electing someone to high office.

To compare the two situations as if they were two peas in a pod is simply ludicrous.

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Thank you CNN for being fair. People forget that Palin has given several very long interviews (the transcripts are online), there is a book out about her (it's available in bookstores) and most networks have exhaustively interviewed her friends, family and political enemies in the past few weeks. As well, most of Wasilla's and the state of Alaska's docuements and meeting transcripts are online – the information is out there. If people don't know about her, it's because they don't want to know. It's easier to complain that "she's hiding from the media" and believe half-truths then to actually read an article online.

HE'S PREPARING FOR THE DEBATES! WE'VE SEEN HIM FOR 36 YEARS! WE KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM! WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT MOOSE HUNTING MOM! WHAT IS HER VIEW ON THE BEST WAY TO SOLVE THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN IRAQ? IRAN? RUSSIA? ISRAEL? LEBANON? VENEZUELA? BOLIVIA? CUBA? THE MISSILE DEFENSE SHIELD IN EASTERN EUROPE? OUR DETERIORATING RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA, AFTER THE FOOLISH ATTACK ON SOUTH OSSETIA? WHAT ROLE DID RANDY SCHEUNEMAN HAVE IN LOBBYIST TIES TO GEORGIA? UNFORTUNATELY, MCCAIN'S PRESS CONFERENCE HAD 2 QUESTIONS, SO WE COULDN'T ASK HIM MUCH EITHER. SHOULDN'T SARAH BE HELPING MCCAIN GET OUT HIS MESSAGE ON "SECONDARY ISSUES,AT LEAST? NEVERMIND I'LL JUST VOTE DEM!

I do not see anything Biden has said that I consider a gaff!
He just speaks what he feels , he knows Hillary is capable and would have made a good choice and would have helped the campaign ...So what he said was the truth, so why is that a gaff?
And when he said he thought the ad about McCain was terrible , well so did I and I feel the one in Spanish is in poor taste . But I am still voting for Obama. I don't like many ads on either side , they do not always speak the whole truth....McCain has done worse with his. SO
When does speaking the truth tranlate into a gaff?

If they would turn Palin loose we might find out what real gaffs are!

The only time Biden closes his mouth is when he's covering up something.

We already know who Joe Biden is, we know nothing about palin. It looks like the mccain camp is really trying to hide her from the media and from answering questions about anything.

Does mccain really expect us to vote for someone we know nothing about, and who is shrouded in secrecy. I have had enough secrecy and lies from the Bush admin, I am not about to vote in another person/group who is full of lies, deceit, and secrecy.

Palin is smarter than anyone thinks. She is keeping people and
the press excited and wondering, just like col. Parker did with
Elvis Presley. Then, watch out. This lady is smart and will
outsmart the best of you. And I am one that is rooting for her and
McCain!

Good thing Biden isn't holding press conferences who knows what other nonsense would come out of his mouth. Like how FDR as president explained the stock market crash on TV 3 years before he was elected and ten years before it was available. And democrats are saying the McCain is losing his mind.

Oh, please!! As we've constantly been reminded by republicans, "Biden has been in Washington for more than 30 years", so there's much about him that the American people are already familiar with. Sarah Palin has only been in the spotlight for 3 weeks. The comparison is futile. This particular blog article was unnecessary. Next?

We don't need press conferences. We just need for everybodty to take away the priviledge of having the Republicans govern again! They had 8 years to prove what they can accomplish with their ideology of the Republican way of governing and, still, people are actually thinking of throwing their vote away to McSame!! These Republicans lost their chance to govern this country! We can't afford one more Republican presidency anymore! It's a matter of life and death!

ya c'mon CNN-Joe's at least in the mainstream. And I offer this: Biden would hold a prs conference ANYwhere ANYday ANYtime-can the same be said about Palin? I'm waiting...

Joe's been in the spotlight

Why should he hold any press conferences if Palin is allowed so much 'privacy'. Please let the McCain camp complain about this. Being the known liars that they are, they probably will.

Has Biden refused to answer questions? Seems like he is out there everyday talking to the press through interviews. He also ran for President and participated in multiple debates.

On the otherhand, I have no idea if Gov.Palin can think on her own.

What if she thinks bear markets can be fixed by shooting and skinning them?

This is not news. Do not bend over backwards to be fair in your coverage.

How is this a story?

McCain has not had a conference in 6 weeks. Palin has not had one and the campaign sees no reason to put her out there.

Biden had one two weeks ago and he has been out on the trail since.

AMEN Gorbashov!!! Exactly we know everything about him and he was on a lot of shows!! Palin nothing! ZERO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Biden is out there everyday talking up a storm. We have seen him in the primary debates and seen him in action for many years. He doesn't need to reveal who he is. Palin has been hiding from and avoiding the press and the public. Other than her scripted speeches and "field trips" ti various places, we know nothing of how she will react. I can't wait for the debate.

IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT MCCAIN DOESN'T WANT PALIN TO HAVE INTERVIEWS. . .HAVE YOU HEARD HER, WHEN SHE OPEN'S HER MOUTH?

Biden doesn't need any press conferences. He has been fully vetted. Focus should be placed on the one unknown in this race...the Republican VP candidate.

We've known Joe a long time, anyone that wants to talk to him can. Sarah Palin is a different story.

You must be joking CNN if you are even attempting to make comparisons regarding Bidens and Palins media availability.

You know, when I look at Biden, there's an air of confidence of a man with steady hands. This is all we need to know about him.

A lot of people have come out to express that he has what it takes to lead.

DUH!!!!

WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PALIN!

WE ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT BIDEN!