Good Journalism Rejected. Hello Censorship!

Recently Senator Jospeh Biden was interviewed by a Florida TV station and had the following experience http://tinyurl.com/6fobun . The Obama Campaign's reaction to the interview is what is more interesting than the reaction of Biden. No more interviews for asking tough questions? What is even better, is that no interviews until after the election. Sure every campaign has this right and the McCain campaign has tried to limit coverage, but really guys? How can we expect to do our jobs as journalists if we can only play slow pitch softball with politicians? We need some bean ball throwing, crashing at home plate, 100 mph pitch baseball. If the candidates don't want to play, find a new arena to play in. Americans have the right to know what our leaders will do. I cannot trust any politician no matter how long he has "served" us as long as he can't account for why he acts the way he does. We need to gauge their moral compass test their value judgement and leadership skills. Running and hiding is just fine when you get lost in the sea on congress, but as the head of the United States of America you cannot run and hide. As a journalist Barabara West was asking very legitimate questions. Often times we can tell they are good questions because the candidates don't want to answer them. That is journalism. McCain and Obama showed during the debates how well they could recite memorized responses and stump speeches. When they have interviews we see their glorious facade fade away. Journalism exposes, clarifies, and reports. Sugar coating is for posters and lapel pins.