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sellitman

(11,607 posts)
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:51 PM Oct 2012

Ryan did better than Palin did 4 years ago.

All he had to do is look like a credible person that could take over should the President go down.

That's all he had to do.

Period.

He clearly looked better and more credible than Palin.

Ryan didn't beat Biden tonight, he didn't have to.




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Ryan did better than Palin did 4 years ago. (Original Post) sellitman Oct 2012 OP
trollolo UNREC! nt DemzRock Oct 2012 #1
no way... Biden couldn't be as vicious as he was tonight 4 years ago.. smorkingapple Oct 2012 #2
go away rateyes Oct 2012 #3
WTF? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #4
Who couldn't look better than Palin? budkin Oct 2012 #5
He was also better than Admiral Stockdale. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2012 #6
He is not credible MFM008 Oct 2012 #7
Ryan should have had Sarah help him Politicalboi Oct 2012 #8
At time Paul made less sense Pailn awake Oct 2012 #9
Nope. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 #10
Read my post. sellitman Oct 2012 #13
I actually agree with you to an extent. However... groundloop Oct 2012 #15
Clearly sellitman Oct 2012 #19
He looked like a kid who got caught NightOwwl Oct 2012 #11
He'd have to do the LIMBO to get under that bar! klook Oct 2012 #12
Nice Try! Blue Idaho Oct 2012 #14
Lyan Ryan = Palin with a Penis Angry Dragon Oct 2012 #16
However, Ryan is looking for his post-debate milkshake. mentalsolstice Oct 2012 #17
No one was even thinking of Palin tonight... Drunken Irishman Oct 2012 #18

smorkingapple

(827 posts)
2. no way... Biden couldn't be as vicious as he was tonight 4 years ago..
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:53 PM
Oct 2012

sure Ryan came off as more substantial... Anyone could, it's fucking Sarah Palin.

But it was minor/major league up there tonight...

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,781 posts)
4. WTF?
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:54 PM
Oct 2012

Saying he did better than Palin isn't saying much. It's kind of like saying a week-old liverwurst sandwich tastes better than dog shit.

MFM008

(19,818 posts)
7. He is not credible
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:54 PM
Oct 2012

dribbling bumbling liar-----and I mean Ryan. He got spanked. Now hand his a wolf-wolf send him to bed.

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
8. Ryan should have had Sarah help him
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:54 PM
Oct 2012


"Start off by asking if you can call O'Biden Joe" "Second, what does a VP do anyway?" "Give O'Biden some Ding Dongs, I mean Zingers".

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,869 posts)
10. Nope.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:55 PM
Oct 2012

You're wrong, Biden dominated tonight, he didn't dominate against Palin, he wasn't allowed to. We kicked ass tonight no matter what you chicken littles think. Stop being a debby downer and get excited for Nov 6.


Biden made Ryan look like an absolute fool on foreign policy.

sellitman

(11,607 posts)
13. Read my post.
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:06 PM
Oct 2012

Obviously Biden won tonight.

I said so clearly

What I was commenting on was what Ryan was up against.

Last VP debate probably lost McCain the election. People knew from that day on Sarah was not going to have the intelligence to run the country.

People here are reading my statement wrong.

groundloop

(11,520 posts)
15. I actually agree with you to an extent. However...
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:14 PM
Oct 2012

IMO Ryan needed to sustain the momentum they had built up after RMoney's lie filled performance. I don't believe he did that, in fact I believe the momentum shifted back to our side.

 

NightOwwl

(5,453 posts)
11. He looked like a kid who got caught
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:56 PM
Oct 2012

with his hand in the cookie jar.

There was nothing credible or presidential about him.

klook

(12,160 posts)
12. He'd have to do the LIMBO to get under that bar!
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 10:57 PM
Oct 2012

Ryan was pathetic -- especially fake with that memorized spiel he played back instead of answering the character question near the end. But Palin makes him look like - oh, never mind, he still came across as a two-bit punk. But at least not a complete imbecile like Palin.

Blue Idaho

(5,051 posts)
14. Nice Try!
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:11 PM
Oct 2012

How bad was it? There was a point where I'm pretty sure Ryan wet himself while the Vice-Pesident was destroying his political future.

 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
18. No one was even thinking of Palin tonight...
Thu Oct 11, 2012, 11:24 PM
Oct 2012

I don't see how that's comparable. Like saying, in '96, Jack Kemp won because he wasn't Dan Quayle.

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