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Biden complains after dust-up with reporter
TheHill ^ | 10/25/11 | Alexander Bolton

Posted on 10/25/2011 9:00:20 AM PDT by ColdOne

Joe Biden’s office has complained to the Senate press gallery about a confrontation the vice president had with a conservative journalist last week on Capitol Hill.

Biden aides asked whether Senate rules were broken in the wake of the contentious exchange between the vice president and the reporter.

Jason Mattera, who works for Human Events, a conservative magazine, used a pretext to catch Biden off guard in a Senate hallway and grill him on claims the vice president has made about jobs legislation.

Biden’s office has also contacted the standing committee of correspondents, which oversees the gallery, regarding whether Mattera broke the rules by ambushing him.

Heather Rothman, the chairwoman of the gallery’s standing committee, said the matter is under review.

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KEYWORDS: biden; biteme; jobs
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To: ColdOne

God forbid our vaunted almighty Vice President should have to abide being questioned by a reporter.


41 posted on 10/25/2011 10:26:45 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: jra
Biden 2016 is off the rails before it even got going.

Biden 2016 is the best laugh I've had all week. When he ran in '08 he gathered what, twenty votes? He may have repeatedly duped the voters of Delaware, but even dem voters elsewhere were able to see through him.

42 posted on 10/25/2011 10:30:23 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: jra
Biden 2016 is off the rails before it even got going.

Biden 2016 is the best laugh I've had all week. When he ran in '08 he gathered what, twenty votes? He may have repeatedly duped the voters of Delaware, but even dem voters elsewhere were able to see through him.

43 posted on 10/25/2011 10:30:23 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: ColdOne

Biden’s office has also contacted the standing *committee* of correspondents, which oversees the gallery, regarding whether Mattera broke the rules.

Democrats rules only ask questions WE give you.


44 posted on 10/25/2011 10:33:46 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: ColdOne

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1370371/Vice-President-Joe-Bidens-staff-lock-journalist-closet-stop-talking-guests.html
28th March 2011

“An aide to Vice President Joe Biden has apologised to a reporter who was locked in a closet for hours after he was invited to cover a Florida political fundraiser because they did not want him talking with the guests...”

Yeah, what a peach, but his job is only to make Obama look good by comparison.


45 posted on 10/25/2011 10:43:48 AM PDT by mrsmith
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To: ColdOne

Crybaby and wimp!


46 posted on 10/25/2011 11:19:45 AM PDT by bamagirl1944 (That's short for Alabama, not Obama)
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To: geezerwheezer

I thought the answer was “hairplugs”.


47 posted on 10/25/2011 11:49:57 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Madoff screwed the rich. Bernanke screwed us all.)
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To: Hodar
Why was the reporter unwilling/unable to challenge Biden on his 'rape' remarks in a legitimate setting?

There are no "legitimate settings."

Hussein is the master at this.
When was the last time that Hussein had a question and answer session without an audience hand picked beforehand?

48 posted on 10/25/2011 12:54:39 PM PDT by Publius6961 (My world was lovely, until it was taken over by parasites.)
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