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****OFFICIAL VP THREAD 2********* (Original Post) desertduck Oct 2012 OP
Eeeeewww---that smirk on Ryan's face really bothers me!!! *gag* hue Oct 2012 #1
He's doing the Romney thang... janx Oct 2012 #16
Bwah. Joe's not giving an inch. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #2
I LOVE YOU JOE!!! Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #3
And the "Smarmiest Smile Forever" Award goes to... ChaoticTrilby Oct 2012 #4
SHUT TFU RYAN!! hue Oct 2012 #5
Joe is doing amazingly well. woolldog Oct 2012 #6
why "amazingly?" Joe is a BFD. Smart as hell and tough as nails. nt progressivebydesign Oct 2012 #77
I had high expectations for him woolldog Oct 2012 #94
Somebody call Desitin Tree-Hugger Oct 2012 #7
I hope Biden runs in 2016. He's a fighter for us and what we believe in. tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #8
so, is Mitzy pissing his pants about now? KewlKat Oct 2012 #9
Yessss! Ryan went full throttle on his bullshit w medicare & SS. desertduck Oct 2012 #10
Paul Ryan is lying out of his ass now. tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #11
...now? theKed Oct 2012 #12
Every now and then he switches orifices when his lips get tired. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #19
Haha, fair point. tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #21
He wasn't lying out of his ass before? ChaoticTrilby Oct 2012 #15
Ryan's voice is whiny, high pitched, and annoying. MADem Oct 2012 #13
only 15% of small buisnesses will be affected by small buisness tax increase animalcrackers Oct 2012 #14
It's too bad Biden didn't debate Romney Catherine Vincent Oct 2012 #17
Do you have the specifics? tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #18
I am so reminded of the Hulk/Loki bit in "The Avengers" Rosco T. Oct 2012 #20
Ryan WON'T answer this question!!! ever! hue Oct 2012 #22
ask what loopholes and deductions plz animalcrackers Oct 2012 #23
"Lower tax rates 20%. Start with the wealthy." gkhouston Oct 2012 #24
thus far, Martha R. is one serious moderator. Kudos. Justice Oct 2012 #25
+1. She has been first rate. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #28
Agreed. Martha is much better... desertduck Oct 2012 #40
She has indeed!! arcane1 Oct 2012 #50
*coughcough*bullshit*cough* theKed Oct 2012 #26
Biden has referenced Ronald Reagan at least twice, janx Oct 2012 #27
Jack Kennedy returns to the VP debate arena! tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #29
Ryan uses: vague descriptions of plans! ChaoticTrilby Oct 2012 #30
So now you are Jack Kennedy? davidpdx Oct 2012 #31
Biden jolted a great memory at that moment! BlueDemKev Oct 2012 #38
I do believe Paul Ryan theKed Oct 2012 #32
Haha!! Joe--> "It has never been done before!!"--> Ryan BS piling higher & deeper!! hue Oct 2012 #33
Ryan is just being berried alive in his own BS his making. MassedPole Oct 2012 #34
Mistake for Martha to move along to "another math question" when the first one gkhouston Oct 2012 #35
oh man plz mention the military job bill filibuster joe! animalcrackers Oct 2012 #36
I wanted that too! Then Why Did All You Republicans Vote Down the Veterans' Job Bill? Overseas Oct 2012 #88
Mercy Rule? Thrill Oct 2012 #37
No mercy. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #39
Mercy will be theKed Oct 2012 #42
Martha lacks facts - Joes showed her up - The Joint Chiefs of Staff flamingdem Oct 2012 #41
If her ignorance was feigned, it worked to Joe's advantage. gkhouston Oct 2012 #47
Yes, that time it worked out well nt flamingdem Oct 2012 #54
Bill Maher: RichGirl Oct 2012 #43
I literally kalli007 Oct 2012 #48
Hilarious. Gotta love bill maher! desertduck Oct 2012 #51
@BillMayer theKed Oct 2012 #53
Is Ryan theKed Oct 2012 #44
Ryan sounds like he is regurgitating stump speeches in parts. Lord he is 1 dimensional desertduck Oct 2012 #45
Totally agree w/You!! Ryan preaching rehearsed lines! hue Oct 2012 #60
"Hello 9 1 1? There s an old man beating a child on my tv" MassedPole Oct 2012 #46
Thanks for picking up the slack, Duck rocktivity Oct 2012 #49
My pleasure. Thx for the first thread. What a great night! desertduck Oct 2012 #72
they dont want to broadcast a timeline on afgan, but want a clear red line on Iran? animalcrackers Oct 2012 #52
Ryan is being an ass!! hue Oct 2012 #55
Why don't the Republishits understand that Afghanistan is not our responsibility? tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #56
Because they think that Americans are *~SPECIAL~* ChaoticTrilby Oct 2012 #59
This is floating around on Twitter. gauguin57 Oct 2012 #57
Oh my lord. mORE AFGHANS" to do the job. Whoaaa. Biden is smokin hot. desertduck Oct 2012 #58
@wilw (Wil Wheaton) theKed Oct 2012 #61
Ryan doesn't know what he's talking about! Joe corrects him=full time job. hue Oct 2012 #62
Seriously. ChaoticTrilby Oct 2012 #65
"What would Romney/Ryan do?" tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #63
Does this motherfucker answer a question? MajPayne2 Oct 2012 #64
No. It is quite evident he can't go off script. Nt desertduck Oct 2012 #95
Ryan is so stiff TexasCPA Oct 2012 #66
OH, SHIT! ChaoticTrilby Oct 2012 #67
Ryan can't see how to seperate church from state! hue Oct 2012 #68
fuck u and your fuckig faith lyan ryah....we all have our maker onecent Oct 2012 #69
The little shithead took the serious, somber topic of abortion tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #70
Ryan sucks TexasCPA Oct 2012 #71
I hope Ryan's smirk doesn't haunt me in my dreams...it's never ending!! hue Oct 2012 #73
Biden seemed theKed Oct 2012 #74
Did...Ryan just theKed Oct 2012 #75
I think he did. Sure sounded that way. tarheelsunc Oct 2012 #79
"Attack, blame and defame..." ChaoticTrilby Oct 2012 #76
Ryan "Romney has put plans on the table" animalcrackers Oct 2012 #78
Oh cmon theKed Oct 2012 #80
Ryan just said he could give "honesty"!! Biggest lie of the debate!!!!! hue Oct 2012 #81
BUT, it was a necessary lie Coyotl Oct 2012 #92
Biden was great! Martha was awful. Ryan lied throughout! Overseas Oct 2012 #82
BOOM theKed Oct 2012 #83
CNN LP2K12 Oct 2012 #84
It's funny how so much of the media was critical of Joe for being "gaffe prone" animalcrackers Oct 2012 #85
Better than being prone to lying Coyotl Oct 2012 #93
I never bought into that. He had a couple that i thought were funny as hell and bent way out of desertduck Oct 2012 #96
This is a great night for team Obama! GetTheRightVote Oct 2012 #86
I think the collective theKed Oct 2012 #87
Ryan got courseofhistory Oct 2012 #89
Joe did great but I wish he would have pointed out Republican obstructionism when Lyan was saying Overseas Oct 2012 #90
REC Coyotl Oct 2012 #91
 

woolldog

(8,791 posts)
94. I had high expectations for him
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:01 PM
Oct 2012

and he exceeded them. (I supported him in the 2008 primaries, btw, edit: early in the primaries before he dropped out, then Obama)

Tree-Hugger

(3,370 posts)
7. Somebody call Desitin
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 09:45 PM
Oct 2012

And find out if they'd be willing to donate some baby butt cream to Paul Ryan. He's going to need it after tonight's ass-whooping.

desertduck

(213 posts)
10. Yessss! Ryan went full throttle on his bullshit w medicare & SS.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 09:46 PM
Oct 2012

All the elderly people i know are attached to their medicare and ss benefits. This can't be good for romney ryan.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
13. Ryan's voice is whiny, high pitched, and annoying.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 09:49 PM
Oct 2012

Biden, by contrast, has a very reassuring and confident speaking voice.

animalcrackers

(93 posts)
14. only 15% of small buisnesses will be affected by small buisness tax increase
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 09:49 PM
Oct 2012

and thats through the personal tax loophole

ChaoticTrilby

(211 posts)
30. Ryan uses: vague descriptions of plans!
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 09:53 PM
Oct 2012

It is extremely ineffective!
Biden kicks ass!
Ryan laughs nervously and resorts to lies.
Biden laughs his ass off!
Ryan faints...in a perfect world.

flamingdem

(39,314 posts)
41. Martha lacks facts - Joes showed her up - The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 09:58 PM
Oct 2012

why is she working to undercut him?

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)
47. If her ignorance was feigned, it worked to Joe's advantage.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:00 PM
Oct 2012

When he talked about The Joint Chiefs of Staff he was clearly remembering a meeting he had personally been in, which underscored his experience/knowledge.

theKed

(1,235 posts)
53. @BillMayer
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:05 PM
Oct 2012

"This Biden guy is awesome! I hope he keeps that nice sleepy black guy on the ticket!"

rocktivity

(44,577 posts)
49. Thanks for picking up the slack, Duck
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:01 PM
Oct 2012

I had so much work I had to get finished, I barely had time to put up the first thread!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251134243


rocktivity

ChaoticTrilby

(211 posts)
59. Because they think that Americans are *~SPECIAL~*
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:09 PM
Oct 2012

And therefore better at ending wars...just like in Vietnam.

desertduck

(213 posts)
58. Oh my lord. mORE AFGHANS" to do the job. Whoaaa. Biden is smokin hot.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:09 PM
Oct 2012

The silence thT followed was heard round the world.

theKed

(1,235 posts)
61. @wilw (Wil Wheaton)
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:10 PM
Oct 2012

"Sources tell me that Biden will forgo the final question and spend his two minutes doing "stop hitting yourself" on Paul Ryan."
I wish this were true.

ChaoticTrilby

(211 posts)
65. Seriously.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:13 PM
Oct 2012

This isn't even a debate. It's one of those moments where a student gives a speech and a teacher has to correct him on something every few minutes. Yikes.

onecent

(6,096 posts)
69. fuck u and your fuckig faith lyan ryah....we all have our maker
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:17 PM
Oct 2012

to attest to..you cannot tell me who my maker is..ONLY I CAN FUCK U

tarheelsunc

(2,117 posts)
70. The little shithead took the serious, somber topic of abortion
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:17 PM
Oct 2012

and decided to start attacking Obamacare. I don't see how people can support that.

ChaoticTrilby

(211 posts)
76. "Attack, blame and defame..."
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:25 PM
Oct 2012

You mean like you just did, Ryan? Now, now, I think that Romney's campaign has been hypocritical enough. He doesn't need any more help!

animalcrackers

(93 posts)
85. It's funny how so much of the media was critical of Joe for being "gaffe prone"
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:39 PM
Oct 2012

He's a perfect counter to the foriegn policy weakness lie and is tough as hell. Call em as you see em Joe!

desertduck

(213 posts)
96. I never bought into that. He had a couple that i thought were funny as hell and bent way out of
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 12:20 AM
Oct 2012

Shape. But the rest were all pathetic attempts to discredit him b/c the gop has notjing else. So pathetic...

theKed

(1,235 posts)
87. I think the collective
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:48 PM
Oct 2012

Freeper-Rage from this debate has crashed their website...I went over to check the reactions, and I can't even load it.

courseofhistory

(801 posts)
89. Ryan got
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:55 PM
Oct 2012

OWNED! When asked for specifics a couple of different times by the moderator, Ryan changed the subject and Joe got the giggles! Loved it!

Overseas

(12,121 posts)
90. Joe did great but I wish he would have pointed out Republican obstructionism when Lyan was saying
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:55 PM
Oct 2012

Romney worked with Democrats and the President hasn't worked with Republicans!

Big liar!

I wish Joe had called Lyan out on that and had mentioned dear Mitch McConnell's pledge that the Republicans' main duty was to be sure the President didn't get a second term.

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