did I hear him right?

Rick Davis, McCain campaign manager (yes, the same Rick Davis who said the campaign is about personalities, not issues), was interviewed on this morning's Fox News with Chris Wallace. When asked why Gov. Palin was not being interviewed along with the other candidates, he explained it this way. "When the campaign feels she's ready she'll be available for interviews. But she'll do them on the terms and conditions the campaign decides." She won't subject herself to any tough questions from reporters "until the point in time when she'll be treated with respect and deference."

Ready? Tough questions? Deference? What's going on here? Does Joe Biden get this sort of pass?