{"id":194366,"date":"2008-10-02T21:49:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-03T02:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2008\/10\/02\/vp-debate-live-blogging\/"},"modified":"2008-10-02T21:49:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-03T02:49:00","slug":"vp-debate-live-blogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2008\/10\/02\/vp-debate-live-blogging\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Debate Live Blogging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img143.imageshack.us\/img143\/2330\/pancakebunnycopy3617905dj4.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" width=\"200\" \/>She is doing better than I expected, but then again, how could she do worse.<\/p>\n<p>OTOH, she&#8217;s just ignoring the questions.<\/p>\n<p>Biden is doing a good job of going after McCain.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>She keeps referring to herself to talking straight to the American people&#8230;.Must have been something that polled well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>The war:<\/p>\n<p>Palin said the troops were down to pre-surge level &#8230;. Lie.<\/p>\n<p>We just had her crack about &#8220;surrendering&#8221; in Iraq &#8230; Sounded fracking loopy.<\/p>\n<p>Biden brings up McCain&#8217;s vote against MRAP armmored trucks, and the fact that McCain has been wrong <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">everything<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Biden asked about Iran and Pakistan and nukes, and he brings up the fact that McCain keeps calling Iraq the central front on the war on terror.<\/p>\n<p>Palin brings up Iran, DPRK, Cuba, and how they are <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">really scary people<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>She is <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">awfully<\/span> screechy.<\/p>\n<p>Biden just pointed out that Achmedinajad doesn&#8217;t control the Iranian security apparatus, and has said that McCain doesn&#8217;t have a clue on this.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s talking point on foreign policy is &#8220;abject failure,&#8221; which is a good way to tie McCain to &#8220;Mr. 27%.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Palin admits that there have been blunders&#8230;Will Biden ask her to name some.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Palin is pissed when Bide said that commanding General in Afghanistan said that a &#8220;surge&#8221; won&#8217;t work there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden talks about Genocide in Darfur, and Sarah Palin talks about how much she is a &#8220;Washington Outsider,&#8221; and a, &#8220;Straight Talker&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s me, but she is <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">unbelievably<\/span> lame.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;<br \/>Biden, &#8220;John McCain was in lockstep with Dick Cheney,&#8221; and Palin is saying that, Biden was a big supporter of McCain&#8217;s positions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>When asked about what they would do if the unthinkable happened and they became president, Sarah Palin sounds a bit too gleeful about McCain dying.<\/p>\n<p>Her smile is starting to grate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>Is it just me. or is Palin realy angry?  I just get the sense that she wants to shoot someone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Nice question from Ifill about what exactly is the role of the Vice Presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Palin goes back to talking points, Biden says that he would function as a fixer of things in the Congress, as that is his background.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Palin just <s>dropped<\/s> brought up her Downs Syndrome kid in the debate&#8230;Classy&#8230;Then Biden brings up his wife and daughter dying in a car accident&#8230;also classy.<\/p>\n<p>Biden actually choked up when talking about wondering whether his sons would live or die following the car accident&#8230;.Don&#8217;t know how that will pla.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>How many times can this woman say &#8220;Maverick&#8221;????  Jeebus.<\/p>\n<p>Biden appears to be sick of that word too, he&#8217;s going after her on that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Closing statements:<\/p>\n<p>Palin sounded a bit rote.<\/p>\n<p>Biden a bit, but <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">only<\/span> a bit less so.<\/p>\n<p>Analysis:<\/p>\n<p>Palin did well, much better than was expected.<\/p>\n<p>Biden did well too.<\/p>\n<p>My gut, I <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">really<\/span> dislike Palin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She is doing better than I expected, but then again, how could she do worse. OTOH, she&#8217;s just ignoring the questions. Biden is doing a good job of going after McCain. &#8230;&#8230;. She keeps referring to herself to talking straight to the American people&#8230;.Must have been something that polled well. &#8230;&#8230;. 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