I do not understand the stink being made by certain pundits on the right over Obama having attended the VP Debate Mods wedding some 20 years ago. I wonder what Dick Cheney and Antony Scalia think of this.
Re: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
I do not understand the stink being made by certain pundits on the right over Obama having attended the VP Debate Mods wedding some 20 years ago. I wonder what Dick Cheney and Antony Scalia think of this.
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Re: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
Tactics. Set up the "unfair moderation limited our guy's chances" explanation in advance. Never works as well as an excuse if you seem to be making it up afterwards. Moreover, you can still use it as an enhancer -- despite the moderator's obvious slant our guy still did well -- if Ryan does well. Pretty much a "no lose" gaming of the situation akin to both sides playing down their own candidate's debating abilities prior to a debate. Lower expectations enough and it all looks pretty good.Originally Posted by Major Robert Dump
Plus, RW radio pundits love having a bash at the media
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Re: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
I have no idea how this debate is going to swing. Biden is an effective populist and Ryan is a bit wonky. I expect Ryan to be more competant than he is giving speeches, but still, you are talking to the American people - a horde of individuals who think sports are interesting and read "people" magazine. Don't bring up the CBO.
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-Eric "George Orwell" Blair
"If the policy of the government, upon vital questions affecting the whole people, is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court...the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned the government into the hands of that eminent tribunal."
(Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, 1861).
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Re: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
I think Paul Ryan's homoerotic workout photo spread being released on National Coming Out Day is just absolutely epic.
I mean, you know what they say about men who wear their ballcap backwards... and what Lemur says about Republican closet cases.....
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Re: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
I am not going to lie, Biden is saying his fair share of bullshit, but his expressions make me lol.
Re: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
I think that Biden is being effective. A bit unsettling to roam from hyena like hysterics, to irritated yelling, to solemn discussion, but the editorial press will eat it up.
"That rifle hanging on the wall of the working-class flat or labourer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there."
-Eric "George Orwell" Blair
"If the policy of the government, upon vital questions affecting the whole people, is to be irrevocably fixed by decisions of the Supreme Court...the people will have ceased to be their own rulers, having to that extent practically resigned the government into the hands of that eminent tribunal."
(Lincoln's First Inaugural Address, 1861).
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Re: 2012 U.S. Presidential Election
Roles got flipped here. Biden was very aggressive, Ryan wasn't.
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