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180. Biden's bringin' it!
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 09:27 PM
Oct 2012

Granted, Ryan's leaving a lot of easy openings. But Biden is being his usual kickass self.

here we go fox news talking points right off DisabledAmerican Oct 2012 #1
What a shit way to start. MrSlayer Oct 2012 #2
Agreed. geardaddy Oct 2012 #76
Sticking up for the Pres and admin cilla4progress Oct 2012 #3
But why did the moderator start out the way she did? Sounded like a "Gotcha!" WinkyDink Oct 2012 #4
To prove she's not partisan? nt babylonsister Oct 2012 #9
Bwahahahah! She failed! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #21
She's a liberal plant Dirty Socialist Oct 2012 #22
How do you know that? Listening to the Fox talking points. southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #48
A wink means I 'm not serious Dirty Socialist Oct 2012 #81
To give them both an opportunity to state their positions elleng Oct 2012 #75
Exactly. geardaddy Oct 2012 #89
(Wrong place!) WinkyDink Oct 2012 #111
Strong answer to a tough question. pa28 Oct 2012 #5
On iPhone, no tv need play by play. fearnobush Oct 2012 #6
the last thing this country needs is another war fishwax Oct 2012 #7
Bingo, Joe! ThatsMyBarack Oct 2012 #18
I see the look in Biden's eye. He's ready to pounce on the slick frat boy. I see it! Gregorian Oct 2012 #8
No shit. He's loaded for bear; he's ready if he gets a turn.nt babylonsister Oct 2012 #20
He looks like a shark. pa28 Oct 2012 #34
Ryan is stiff. Going well so far. DanTex Oct 2012 #10
Ryan needs to shut his fucking mouth about "respect for veterans". nt Barack_America Oct 2012 #11
I saw MRS. LyinRyan earlier. ThatsMyBarack Oct 2012 #12
Lyin' Ryan is going at it. He says Romney did not want to stay in Iraq. Dawson Leery Oct 2012 #13
OMG, I aready want to smack the hypocritical CRAP outta Ryan! Hello, 9/11/01??????????????????????? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #14
Bringing up Rmoney's inappropriate remarks!!! nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #15
He sounds so inauthentic to me cilla4progress Oct 2012 #16
Joe's Smiling he is happy about this DisabledAmerican Oct 2012 #17
Biden --mouthing "that's not true"! Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #19
YES! siligut Oct 2012 #33
AWESOME. Thanks for watching for me, btw. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #80
It is exhilarating, Joe is killing it. siligut Oct 2012 #184
Exhilirating is a wonderful word to read! Chorophyll Oct 2012 #194
Got this email from Joe: My promise to you and Barack tonight siligut Oct 2012 #195
He is saying what needs to be said Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #112
good catch! treestar Oct 2012 #57
I think Joe really wants to punch this jerk. fishwax Oct 2012 #23
Yay, Joe! Nail him for the malarkey. Mock him for it. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #24
I'm listening on Cspan http://www.c-span.org/debates/. Split screen nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #25
"Malarkey!" Go, Joe! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #26
Yes!!!!! Glimmer of Hope Oct 2012 #27
that's a bunch of malarkey fishwax Oct 2012 #28
WHAT DID I TELL YOU! "With all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey" Gregorian Oct 2012 #29
Biden's going for blood. Fuck Eddie Munster DisgustipatedinCA Oct 2012 #30
+1000! Fearless Oct 2012 #47
... TBF Oct 2012 #181
"malarky"! cilla4progress Oct 2012 #31
JOE STOMPS ON RYAN'S FACE!!!! Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #32
Lyin' Ryan siligut Oct 2012 #53
Yes Joe! DanTex Oct 2012 #35
Malarky!!! MadrasT Oct 2012 #36
Yes! GO JOE!!! n/t woodsprite Oct 2012 #37
He is kicking ass! Fearless Oct 2012 #38
Biden on the attack!!!! JohnA1 Oct 2012 #39
looks like ryan practiced the romney smirk...pretty good spanone Oct 2012 #40
"These guys bet against America all the time." fishwax Oct 2012 #41
This is a KILLER!!! uponit7771 Oct 2012 #43
"Usually when there's a crisis, we pull together as a nation ..." fishwax Oct 2012 #55
Great line. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #60
I wish joe could bring up that Bush congress outsourced our marines to blackwater DisabledAmerican Oct 2012 #42
This doesn't seem as much a debate as rather no_hypocrisy Oct 2012 #44
Joe is bring it! nt longship Oct 2012 #45
Dare I turn on the tv? i'm pretty traumatized from last week. mucifer Oct 2012 #46
I know! I can't stand the sight of either Mittwitt or Eddie Munster ... Myrina Oct 2012 #63
Direct quote from Biden: Lucy Goosey Oct 2012 #73
Ryan's coming across as a pompous Romney flunky. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #49
This moderator sounds like she's carrying the Republicans' water, quizzing Biden. Ask Ryan what he'd WinkyDink Oct 2012 #50
Don't smile so hard, Joe. AlinPA Oct 2012 #51
I agree renate Oct 2012 #90
I'm not sure he can help it. nt Barack_America Oct 2012 #153
Joe looking great so far. Terra Alta Oct 2012 #52
eddy munster looks nervous and laruemtt Oct 2012 #54
eddy munster....lol...n/t onecent Oct 2012 #78
he didn't quite get all the zingers right SmileyRose Oct 2012 #109
Joe's saying what needs to be said!! SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #56
Biden looks great Coexist Oct 2012 #58
I think this whole Libya mess has been blown way out of proportion. LonePirate Oct 2012 #59
It has been. Nothing like St. Ronnie Reagan's 241 dead Marines in Beirut. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #74
"not presidential leadership"....OH SNAP! Barack_America Oct 2012 #61
That was a great statement by Biden fishwax Oct 2012 #70
Listen to her whispery "sincere" tone: "Should the US have apologized.....?" WinkyDink Oct 2012 #62
Ive got a great feeling. Ryan is shaken JohnA1 Oct 2012 #64
Joe is laughing a bit too hard. It does not look good to me. AlinPA Oct 2012 #91
"That's a bunch of malarky the Congressman just said" Hutzpa Oct 2012 #65
ryan voted against funding for more security. next question. spanone Oct 2012 #66
She moved on beforde Biden could get that in -- BIG missed opportunity! gateley Oct 2012 #84
Are rethugs arguing that we should bomb first and ask questions later? ecstatic Oct 2012 #67
Biden, mention 47% and our vets. SCRUBDASHRUB Oct 2012 #77
Can we mention Flatpicker Oct 2012 #68
Ryan has to get back to recess, as per my husband SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #69
Ryan is jumpy and douchebaggy. Go Joe! DanTex Oct 2012 #71
Martha Raddatz wants to move to Iran! Enrique Oct 2012 #72
let her llmart Oct 2012 #86
This moderator I don't like. nt tjdee Oct 2012 #79
Nor I. Feh! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #98
Clealy Ryan has already won - his flag pin is BIGGER!! SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #82
Biden pointed out the $350M cut in embassy security meow2u3 Oct 2012 #83
Is she not going to let Biden speak? WTH? So far, it's the Ryan Show. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #85
i love joe laughing at this asshole. spanone Oct 2012 #87
Ryan's word for the evening is *values*. Lars39 Oct 2012 #88
Biden just had a WTF look! StarryNite Oct 2012 #92
I'm watching the ballgame,,WE like what Biden is saying BUT what will the neophytes benld74 Oct 2012 #93
Go for the jugular, Joe.... llmart Oct 2012 #94
Honey, if they want to lie, they'll lie. aquart Oct 2012 #171
Aack! I just realized! Ryan has that INFERNAL 20-something-young-woman "vocal fry"! WinkyDink Oct 2012 #95
Seems to me the moderator knew Lybia was a losing argument for Ryan TlalocW Oct 2012 #96
Joe's brilliant. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #97
He is. I am enjoying this very much so far. Glimmer of Hope Oct 2012 #105
He's a rock. He's mature. He is pegging the pinhead on his talking points. This is great. Gregorian Oct 2012 #110
"You wanna go to war with Iran?" Barack_America Oct 2012 #99
Geeze ...he's not a professional lier obviously. Eddy fails! L0oniX Oct 2012 #100
I HATE that stupid independent graph. geardaddy Oct 2012 #101
Joe seems to be handling Ryan. Flatpicker Oct 2012 #102
Libya - Point Ryan. Iran - Point goes to Biden. Biden is allowed to speak finally! Go, Mr. V.P.,Go! Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #103
Joe has a really great smile. NM high density Oct 2012 #104
OMG! StarryNite Oct 2012 #149
Ryan's drinking a lot of water... PCIntern Oct 2012 #106
Ryan is nervous brentspeak Oct 2012 #135
LOL! Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #136
I noticed that - nerves michigandem58 Oct 2012 #143
remember how much Bush drank during the first debate with Kerry in 2004? renate Oct 2012 #164
moderator just called him Congressman Ryan. Take THAT congressman ryan fishwax Oct 2012 #107
nice, she keeps calling him congressman ryan trailmonkee Oct 2012 #108
fuck ya joe!!!! trailmonkee Oct 2012 #175
What the fuck is up with the CNN graphs? Phoonzang Oct 2012 #113
I like what Joe's saying, but he's smiling too much. (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #114
BIDEN IS KICKING ASS HARD ! GO JOE ! KICK THE SHIT OUT OF HIM ! RBInMaine Oct 2012 #115
Biden - I mean, what are they talking about? TlalocW Oct 2012 #116
Ryan is out of his depth. He's answering POLICY with TALKING POINTS. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #117
Sounded like the moderator and Biden were both laughing at Ryan after that last answer fishwax Oct 2012 #118
it's biden debating a punk kid d_b Oct 2012 #119
"Change the minds" of the Ayatollahs?! Ryan, the Genius. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #120
He's gonna put them in the mind-change machine RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #142
It's from the planet Kolob. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #155
Why should we give a damn how the mullahs see it? aquart Oct 2012 #121
Biden is doing great, but... theglammistress Oct 2012 #122
As an elder statesman laughing at an incompetent n00b. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #130
The laughing looks bad, though. What he says is great though. AlinPA Oct 2012 #151
Listening, not watching. Not getting that vibe. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #191
Laughing at the opponent, if he's a male, is emasculating. :-) WinkyDink Oct 2012 #132
Romney does it all the time with that "heh heh heh" all the time. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #193
but but but but ... TBF Oct 2012 #189
the ryan doomsday machine spanone Oct 2012 #123
Ryan trying to convince everyone Obama is BAD at foreign policy?! Hahahaha! babylonsister Oct 2012 #124
She seems whiney and keeps going back to Ryan flamingdem Oct 2012 #125
You know what the Ayatollahs see? Nevernose Oct 2012 #126
Biden not allowed to speak? He interrupts Lyin' Ryan and takes over. He WILL speak! Go MR VP GO! Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #127
"This is a bunch of stuff" LMAO! GO JOE NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #128
Got three letters for you guys on Martha Raddatz geardaddy Oct 2012 #129
What a douche. SCRUBDASHRUB Oct 2012 #150
She's rolling over for Lyin Ryan. geardaddy Oct 2012 #190
"Gotta get them to change their minds" Say it you fuck! The ANC wants war! siligut Oct 2012 #131
"THIS IS A BUNCH OF STUFF!" Chiyo-chichi Oct 2012 #133
This is a bunch of stuff! fishwax Oct 2012 #134
MAKE MY DAY, JOE! Gregorian Oct 2012 #137
Iran is isolated! Go Joe!!! nt babylonsister Oct 2012 #138
Shame Biden couldn't really say shyte like he wanted to. Lars39 Oct 2012 #139
Damn straight n/t RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #145
Go Biden! mvd Oct 2012 #140
Joe's bringing the common sense. Flatpicker Oct 2012 #141
If Ryan can interrupt, then Joe can laugh at him! Fair dinkum! "Facts matter, Martha." WinkyDink Oct 2012 #144
"We will have the world behind us, and that matters." highplainsdem Oct 2012 #146
Biden interrupts Ryan again. Good. If we have to take action, we will have the world behind us. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #147
PLEASE GO TO NEW #2 DEBATE THREAD! FOR OUR DIAL-UP FRIENDS!! NT riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #148
Facts matter! siligut Oct 2012 #152
Joe and Martha BOTH foreign relations experts. elleng Oct 2012 #154
Joe's WTF looks are absolutely priceless. n/t MadrasT Oct 2012 #156
I love his WTF looks! StarryNite Oct 2012 #161
It Matters!! Ha Ha, he's trying so hard not to laugh!! GoeBiden!! SaveAmerica Oct 2012 #157
I can't believe StarlightGold Oct 2012 #158
"Facts matter!" "Not true!" Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #159
I'm disliking this bitch! n/t woodsprite Oct 2012 #160
He changes his mind so often, I could be wrong! high density Oct 2012 #162
Go Biden!!!! I Love it!!!! ecstatic Oct 2012 #166
I don't believe a word Ryan says. Up2Late Oct 2012 #163
PLEASE NEW #2 DEBATE THREAD! nt riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #165
THIS PRESIDENT DOESN'T BLUFF!! nt babylonsister Oct 2012 #167
Joe loves to mop. He's mopping the floor. Gregorian Oct 2012 #168
Go Joe!! WinstonSmith4740 Oct 2012 #169
47%!!! Bazinga! Barack_America Oct 2012 #170
YOU GO JOE! llmart Oct 2012 #172
Shit just got real theglammistress Oct 2012 #173
please, Obama, take a lesson - laruemtt Oct 2012 #174
Yeah, Joe brought up 47% Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #176
Love you Joe! MissDeeds Oct 2012 #177
HOLY SHIT kalli007 Oct 2012 #178
'You don't read the statistics!' elleng Oct 2012 #179
Biden's bringin' it! LTR Oct 2012 #180
JOE IS KILLING IT! syncreticist Oct 2012 #182
I always say what I mean... theglammistress Oct 2012 #183
Eddie Munster has been practicing that MissDeeds Oct 2012 #186
Dialup here! dog_lovin_dem Oct 2012 #185
A recession that just fell out of the sky! Iris Oct 2012 #187
"THEY ARE SO SEIZED WITH CONCERN OVER THE DEBT THEY CREATED." JOE IS AWESOME !! RBInMaine Oct 2012 #188
In 2002? n/t countmyvote4real Oct 2012 #192
Go Joe! McCamy Taylor Oct 2012 #196
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