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The Spectacle Blog
My lasting impression of the sole VP debate between Vice-President Biden and Paul Ryan is that Biden sounded like a loudmouth at a bar who had spent the past six hours drinking and should have been cut off by the bartender five hours earlier. Paul Ryan, by contrast, was a paragon of sobriety.
With that said, Biden did better in his debate than Obama did last week. However, as I stated earlier this evening, that isn’t saying a whole lot.
I do wish Ryan had been more assertive concerning Benghazi and Iran. Ryan should have identified Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by name when he spoke of senior officials who blamed the attacks on the YouTube video. He should have also said it was Secretary Clinton who said there were no lines in the sand where it concerned Iran.
However, I think Ryan got stronger as the debate progressed especially where it concerned domestic policy on jobs, health care and taxes.
When Biden made mention of Romney’s 47% comment, Ryan got off the best line of the night when he told Biden, “Sometime the words don’t come out of your mouth the right way.”
Given Biden’s propensity for inserting one or more of his feet in his mouth, he is the last person on earth who should be chiding anyone for having “loose lips.”
For much of the debate, Biden came off as sullen and abrasive and when he wasn’t interupting Ryan, he was rolling his eyes and looking up at the ceiling. He even chided moderator Martha Raddatz. During the segment on Afghanistan, when Raddatz asked Biden about troop levels, he snapped, “You need to be straight with me.” It made him come off as a bully.
I think Biden realized this because towards last third of the debate his demeanor turned softer and pretty much maintained that tone.
I’m sure the liberal media will spin this as an upset victory for Biden but I don’t think he did President Obama any favors nor do I think he has done anything to stall Mitt Romney’s momentum.
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Simon Templar| 10.11.12 @ 11:02PM
It does not matter what the MSM does, it how the American people react to this farce of a debate and the ridiculous, angry bullying, lying, and rude behavior of Biden. Even the MSM talking heads were tweeting about their disgust with Biden and his rudeness.
This is what you should be writing about!
Simon Templar| 10.11.12 @ 11:11PM
CNBC Post Debate Poll: Ryan Crushes Biden By 20 Points
Kingofthenet| 10.11.12 @ 11:25PM
When Joe said, I and my Church have certain views, but we aren't going to impose them on you....BEST THING EVER in a debate.
Ghost of Cicero (NB) | 10.12.12 @ 12:56AM
Yeah, the life of an unborn child & advocating for the defense of that life is such a crock, ain't it? I mean, after all, its not like they Declaration of Independence didn't guarantee "Life, Liberty or the Pursuit of Happiness" as the fundamental rights of the citizens of this Republic.
Those whom YOU support are no better than the Spartans. Especially now that ObamaCare has its tentacles in the healthcare market. "Oh, your pre-natal testing shows your child is going to have thus or such a birth defect. We can't expend the govt's resources on your kid. We've saved all such kids that our budget allows for this year. Try again next year."
And there goes yet another human life. Just as in Sparta, the weak are discarded. Except under MaoBama's plan, EVERYONE is expendable. Not just the unborn, but the elderly. Let's not forget the Dear Leader's "pain pill" moment, when he was asked by a citizen if the vitality of life that the patient has would be taken into consideration in the rationing that was sure to come.
Of course, its understandable. The more heads on the keg, the less beer there is to go around. Too bad a simple comparison like that still will never penetrate all that indoctrination you've been subjected to.
Bob S| 10.12.12 @ 2:35AM
Biden laughed like the old fool that he is.
Was it the air for Biden too? Did they pump laughing gas onto the debate stage?
The truth is, the Obama campaign just doesn't prepare for debates.