"Obama has let it be known that he intends to spread the wealth which falls in line with that Karl Marx Quote. She asked how he was not being a Marxist if he intended to follow through with his idea of 'spread the wealth'. This is part of his policy that he is campaigning about currently."

- spreading the wealth is not socialism, especially the way that obama policies are structured...every civilized country in the world has programs to assist those in need by taxing income/trade...every president (republican and democrat) will oversee policies and programs that spread the wealth such as progressive taxation, medicare, social security, etc...it is not a legitimate question to cherry pick a quote from karl marx, and demand to know why obama isn't a socialist because something he said sounded similar

it would have been legitimate for her to ask how obama is not a socialist after he supported the nationalization of financial institutions...the same question could be levelled at john mccain, george bush, the federal reserve, the banks, and a majority of elected politicians...THAT is real socialism
maladroit Reviewed by maladroit on . Obama Campaign Payback At TV Station The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that the Obama campaign has told station WFTV-Channel 9 not to expect any more interviews until after the election. According to a blog on the paper's Web site, this stems from a satellite interview the Orlando station's Barbara West conducted with Joe Biden on Thursday. West asked the Democratic vice presidential nominee to defend whether the ticket's policies were "Marxist" and whether Biden's comments about Obama being "tested" early in his Rating: 5