2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDana Milbank: Biden rattles Ryan
By Dana Milbank, Friday, October 12, 2:57 AM
In the hours before Thursday nights vice presidential debate, word leaked that the Romney-Ryan campaign had instructed moderator Martha Raddatz to address Paul Ryan as Mister rather than Congressman.
To her credit, Raddatz ignored such instructions and referred to the Republican vice presidential nominee by his more relevant title. Not that it mattered anyway: Vice President Biden was not about to let people forget that Ryan, and by extension Mitt Romney, are inextricably bound to the unpopular House Republican leadership.
On issue after issue Libya, Iran, taxes, debt, Medicare, Social Security Biden kept turning the discussion toward actions Ryan and his colleagues took in Congress, at one point mocking Ryan for suggesting he could work across the aisle to forge a tax deal. Seven percent rating? Come on, Biden needled.
Perhaps Bidens most effective moment was his response to Ryans condemnation of the economic stimulus.
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fugop
(1,828 posts)... he fed Ryan his own lying ass !
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Had to hide his real expression behind that glass of water way too much. Funny how the water level didn't go down much.
WestSeattle2
(1,730 posts)he reached for it quite often. He's an amateur that is in no way qualified to step into a presidency. Basically he's Palin with a widows peak.
He remains a kid.
Historic NY
(37,452 posts)Every time Ryan told a lie Joe laughed and Ryan drank, in fact by some counts 24 times. .
lunatica
(53,410 posts)He doesn't suffer from liars' dry mouth.
Baitball Blogger
(46,750 posts)"An indignant Biden accused Ryan and his fellow Republicans in Congress of tanking the economy. They talk about this Great Recession as if it fell out of the sky, like, oh my goodness, where did it come from?? he said, then pointed at Ryan. It came from this man, voting to put two wars on a credit card, [and] .?.?. a trillion-dollar taxcut for the very wealthy.'
bushisanidiot
(8,064 posts)since he can't redo his poor debate performance.
maybe than can air-brush some muscles in. because i certainly don't see a buff person at all in those dorky pics.
i see a skinny guy who is probably trying to build muscle, but needs a hell of a lot more carbs for any bulk.