The Biden v. Ryan Debate Thread

So glad Ryan has repeatedly pointed out how Republicans only want to work with Democrats, who have just been meanies to them the past few years.

i wish Biden would attack directly on this point ... and righty whining about "meanie Democrats" would be laughable if these people didn't really believe this.

what a douuuuuche!

yes he has selfxp

what a limp fucking closing statement

So what else are people saying on twitter

lord but ryan seemed so petulant through this whole thing

This. So smarmy.

ryan is the guy who leaves the party first, and immediately after he leaves someone opens a bottle of whiskey and shit gets crazy fun

Eddie Munster/Eddie Haskell

Joe opens that bottle of whiskey

So what else are people saying on twitter

― Raymond Cummings, Thursday, October 11, 2012 7:32 PM (19 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Republicans complaining about how the moderator was a big ol meany and Biden was being just cruel. So Biden won basically.

i wonder if obama will be at this second presidential debate i keep hearing about

Chris Matthews called it for Biden

My wife just noticed that all the women on stage have the same hemline.

God Is Real ‏@grifteezy
for closing arguments biden procures a pair of paul ryan's mother's panties and staple-guns them to the debate set like a hunting trophy

David Brooks calls it for Biden, election over.

possible Onion headline: Obama seriously considers putting Biden in blackface for second presidential debate

Z S I'm not watching that one, I'll just read the thread the next day

I thought Raddatz was good in this.

I find the part at the end of the debate when the candidates' families come forward to embrace them to be so creepy

She was, all debate mods should be like that

All debate mods should embrace the candidates' families.

Watching BBC and argh Katty Kay go work for Fox like the other bitey blondes OK?

i think debate mods should receive the token sacrifice of a candidate's child, to be devoured onstage before the main event

fuck, i just want to see lehrer bite into the longpork you know has been denied to him

Predictably, Matthew Dowd sez Biden did as well as Cheney against Edwards in 2004: stopped the bleeding, energized The Base, and so on, blah.

Must be true, then.

What do the polls say!?!?!

mitch mcconnell complaining about biden's tendency to interrupt

Fuck that dude.

is MSNBC is any indication Biden did his job of getting the liberals excited

jesus I can't watch television

"Governor Romney, 10 days ago, was asked, you pay 14% [taxes] on $20 million. Someone making $50,000 paid more than that. Do you think that is fair? He said, yes, that is fair,” Biden said. “You think these guys are going to cut those loopholes?”

I'm switching to baseball, but Maddow just zinged the fuck out of Ryan re Afghanistan. Paraphrasing: "He doesn't know enough to realize how badly he messed up. He just knows the answer by studying for the test, he doesn't really understand what he's talking about."

So much more interesting than last week. Biden was fantastic for the first half, especially that one segment where he said "Malarkey." He hectored a little whenever they turned to foreign policy, and I'm not sure how well all his split-screen laughing and eye-rolling will go over. Ryan's got some annoying cadences, and factually, I guess we'll find out tomorrow. I haven't scrolled back, but I don't think you can say he was terrible; he held his own, and had some good moments. (And one really bad one, when he alluded to the closing polls.) I can't see that tonight hurt Romney. Democrats will be happy, ditto Republicans. Raddatz was really good for the most part.

("narrowing," not "closing")

http://www.theonion.com/articles/eloquent-biden-brings-entire-audience-to-tears-in,29887/

i think ryan came off ok provided you forget that he's a randian psycho

"i met a soldier with a banal truism totally unconnected to his profession. what would you say to this american hero?"

Most brilliant debate performance I've ever seen by the veep.

“Go ahead and laugh at Uncle Joe, or call him a fool if you like—I’m not going to stop ya,” Biden continued. “But know that I have a soul, and that my soul bleeds. Hell, I may not always know which way I’m going, or why, but god damn it if I’m not trying the best I can. The everloving best I can.”

Well Biden was so awesome tonight, knocked it out of the park.

this got really boring

see thread title

internet is fast

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really shocked Ryan didn't call Biden out on voting for the Iraq war.

"i met a soldier with a banal truism totally unconnected to his profession. what would you say to this american hero?"

That was her corniest question, yeah--that and "Talk about your religion" (which she saved by linking it to abortion).

omg everybody go to drudge

kinda think biden's catholic answer came off as mealymouthed, but he'd banked at least some goodwill. he's eloquent and well-composed, but i really get the 'smug' thing.

Not to sidetrack, but it's just bizarre to think back to Palin being up there.

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this kinda thing is what i'll remember from this debate. just the general WTF? from biden, and ryan looking all shady in response

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