Vice Presidential Debate Thread

Politics & Elections
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In looking into it further just now it appears they don’t want Obama claiming AARP support for Obamacare because AARP wants to appear politically neutral.

Moderator just let Biden run amok again and flat out insisted on changing the subject so Ryan couldn’t respond.

I’ll admit Biden is doing a better job and seems more authoritative than Ryan, but this friggin’ moderator might as well be waving pom poms and doing cartwheels in a short skirt, yelling “Go, Joe, kick that point!”

All in all though, a reversal of the presidential debate though at least Ryan is attentive and engaged.

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Re: Syria, well, I don’t think we need another ground war in the Middle East either. So, what if Turkey goes all in?

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Ryan, the question was about Syria, not Russia.

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I like Biden’s “really…” (or if you will, “WTF?”) reaction look we’ve seen a few times tonight. He can pull that well – Obama trying it would just look arrogant.

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I see Biden giving Ryan lots of time to talk… and lots of rope to hang himself.

And Ryan’s doing a beautiful job at it.

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Ryan: “Fuck the UN.” Er, so to speak.

There’s a bone to the conservatives.

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Apparently, Ryan’s plan for “What if Assad stays in power?” is for the White House to acquire a time machine.

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Shoulda woulda coulda.

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And Biden says the same thing.

Biden seems really angry. Angry, like why are you asking me all these questions?

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Oh, yes, tell us your worldwide criteria for intervention, Ryan.

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I think she’s doing a fair and balanced job. It’s certainly reasonable (and neutral) to press him on the specifics in his tax plan when he’s notorious for refusing to talk about the specifics.

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Did he just say “American troops on the bomb?”

I swear I heard that.

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Ryan: “We can only put troops on the ground when it’s on our national security interests.”

Was that true of the Iraq war which you voted for, Congressman?

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Moderator: No humanitarian reasons for intervention in other nations?

Ryan: …

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Yes, he did. Slip of the lip.

Now we’re going go all God on each other.

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So just off this narrative, it sounds like the Republicans are going to be screaming Moderator Bias.

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Exactly right.

Ryan: “Those are things that don’t put American troops on the ground.”

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Ryan is claiming to be a Catholic? How does that square with his actual religion of Randism?

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A fair enough assessment.

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abortion takes a bow. And Ryan has the BALLS to say he is in public office to protect the vulnerable? He’s delusional.

Aw, he lets us whores off the hook for incest and rape.