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Bill Maher on Facebook:
Bill Maher on Facebook: "Hello, 9-1-1? There's an old man beating a child on my TV."
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Biden: pompous.
Ryan: wonky Eddie Munster.
More wank than wonk.
More wank than wonk.
"Martha... Martha...
"Martha... Martha... Martha... my friend's pants? They're on fire."
Ryan is flat-out lying (again)
Both parties will increase military spending. Romney is proposing a massive increase without and specifics or stated reason. Joe is on fire, catching Ryan's numerous falsehoods. Paul Ryan: the Great Prevaricator.
I think they both were
I think I heard Biden say he didn't support the 2 wars but I thought he voted for both and he said that the administration didn't know that that the Libyan embassy had requested more security? According to the NY Times, they did request more security. Oh well-
But he explained winter.
But he explained winter. Afghani winter. And spring. They happen every year.
So the Hindu Kush is not like
So the Hindu Kush is not like Jaynesville?
I love the way Biden keeps
I love the way Biden keeps telling Ryan that he was there when Reagan and O'Niell did something. Or that he's known Bebe for 39 years. Or any number of other things that shows his experience.
I love this man. He knows how to mess 'em up and he's not afraid to do it.
Yep. Unkie Joe rocks!
Yep. Unkie Joe rocks!
I was afraid to watch, but
I was afraid to watch, but have been reading live blogs. Apparently this is everything last week wasn't.
Good for Joe.
Biden's a BFD!
Biden's a BFD!
Damn right!..........Romney
Damn right!..........Romney comes across for what he is...a BIG Fake......Biden is very real & honest.....he is for ordinary, hard working Americans.Biden dominated with facts...facts are what the Republicans run from.
My closing statement for Biden:
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CBS "snap poll" of
CBS "snap poll" of undecideds: who won? Biden 50%, Ryan 31%, tie 19%.
Seldom scene
The debate is what Fox news would look like if they allowed somebody besides the charismatic Alan Combs on their network.
There are Republican ditto heads that never, never, never hear an intelligent perspective of the other side of the argument.
If the next Presidential debate includes campaign trail Obama, it would be like Rush letting a guy like Obama call in to his show and talk for an hour and a half.
The zealots will stay zealots, but there will be quite a few voters who will be shocked to learn reality isn't exactly as it's described to them on AM radio and the one and only "news" channel they watch.
I thought it was amusing that
I thought it was amusing that he mentioned JFK lowering taxes. The highest tax rate at the time was 90%. JFK had a lot to work with. The tax rate did not fall to 50% or below until 1983.
I guess they had higher tax rates back in those days to pay for the wars, etc.
I can't believe Republicans
I can't believe Republicans haven't learned to stop bringing up JFK in debates. :)
I agreed with Lawrence O'Donnell.
The Catholic question was awkward and made me uncomfortable. Asking the debaters about abortion, fine. Let them mention how their faith does or does not affect their positions on the issue, if they choose to do so.
The Libya situation is turning out to be...
...more problematic than I thought. I hope the Obama administration can figure out how to deal with this issue a little more effectively, other than to keep blaming the State Dept. Because blaming the State Dept. is essentially the same thing blaming the Obama administration.
Also, according to NPR and a bunch of military reporters, Marines don't generally guard consulates. They guard embassies. Just an FYI, Paul Ryan.
We report. You decide.
A simple text search of the front page of the foxnews.com website this morning yields 19 occurrences of the word "Biden," and 5 occurrences of the word "Ryan."
Oh My!
Republicans are miffed at Joe Biden's show of 'disrespect' for their serial liar.
This is a BFD.
24 in 40
That's 24 lies Ryan told in 40 minutes, or is that 24 malarkey's?