# VP Debates Thread, or "Beauty and the Beast" **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 5, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649 "2004-10-05T15:08:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/261 "2004-10-06T02:33:48Z")
> [@Harborwolf](#): > > The veepers were supposed to be talking about themselves and the differences between them, not the big boys on the ticket. > > You’d think politicians would be good at talking about themselves. :smack: Yeah, I guess I heard the part about talking about themselves but I didn’t make the connection. Insomnia, a cold and having a few sips of wine are not condusive to watching a political debate, especially when one of the debaters is Mr. Mumbles Monotone. I’m going to bed now. ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/262 "2004-10-06T02:34:08Z")
> [@Already in Use](#): > > “An empty chair at your table!” It’s Dickensesque! …or better yet, Dickensian… ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/263 "2004-10-06T02:34:10Z")
9/11 terrorists 2 drinks ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/264 "2004-10-06T02:34:19Z")
Cheney ends with the Nuclear Boogeyman :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/265 "2004-10-06T02:34:22Z")
Whoa, did Cheney just say that they had increased jobs? ---
**Author:** ![5que](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/3bc359/32.png) [@5que](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5que)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/266 "2004-10-06T02:34:48Z")
You’ll all die unless you reelect us. Bottoms Up!! ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/267 "2004-10-06T02:34:54Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Whoa, did Cheney just say that they had increased jobs? hand jobs. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/268 "2004-10-06T02:34:54Z")
Chaney hit the talking points…but there was no emotion there. Not sure how to judge this one…I think Chaney in a 12th round split decision. -XT ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/269 "2004-10-06T02:35:15Z")
terror alqueda taliban alqueda terrorist terrorists drink drink drink drink drink drink. ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/270 "2004-10-06T02:35:31Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > I still haven’t heard Edwards lie about anything. LMAO Does the words “consistant position” have any meaning ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/271 "2004-10-06T02:36:09Z")
Getting any news out of this debate is going to be like getting blood out of a turnip. ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/272 "2004-10-06T02:36:41Z")
I call this one a draw only nobody really answered a question. It was like watching two boxers weaving and dodging punches that were never thrown and only swinging once a round. What a frickin farce. ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/273 "2004-10-06T02:36:54Z")
I am not going to play the ‘Who won the debate bit’. Takes more objectivety than I can muster up right now. (HINT HINT, **Dio** and company!) But I will say this was a damned sight more interesting than the last one. Good comments from the peanut-gallery as well! (Pull his heart plug, heh!) ---
**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/274 "2004-10-06T02:37:11Z")
> [@flickster](#): > > LMAO > Does the words “consistant position” have any meaning Damn do does did doesn’t (all those - just pick one) ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/275 "2004-10-06T02:37:16Z")
Hey! Who let the lesbians up on the stage?? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/276 "2004-10-06T02:37:45Z")
Just a personal Preference thing, but Edwards saying “we we we” is getting annoying. Everybody knows the VP does jack and shit anyway. It’s like a guy talking about his expectant wife doing the “we are pregnant” crap. Everybody knows who’s going to be doing the work, so can we drop the ‘we’ already, Please. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/277 "2004-10-06T02:38:05Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Whoa, did Cheney just say that they had increased jobs? Yeah, they increased jobs for people overseas. Okay, now I’m going to bed. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/278 "2004-10-06T02:38:10Z")
Seriously. What the hell happened? Both sucked as debaters. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/279 "2004-10-06T02:38:25Z")
Edwards got some good points in, but he should have been stronger. Cheney did pretty good at deflecting the difficult stuff. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649/280 "2004-10-06T02:38:37Z")
I think Cheney came out well. Edwards did okay too, but he didn’t seem as unflappable as Cheney, got more flustrated. I like the Mrs. Edwards is a big girl. (I’m a big girl so I can’t help but notice.) She looks very friendly and accessable, and she’s pretty. Sorry, nothing more substantial from me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vp-debates-thread-or-beauty-and-the-beast/267649.md?page=15)