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2016 Postmortem

bushisanidiot

(8,064 posts) Fri Oct 12, 2012, 07:48 AM Oct 2012

TheBiden showed Ryan a thing or two about debating

first of all, tell the truth or you will get laughed at on national television.
second of all, have some passion about what you believe in, otherwise it's just words.
third of all, believe what you say. having "dead eyes" when you're speaking is
a clear indicator that you do not believe what you are saying.

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TheBiden showed Ryan a thing or two about debating (Original Post) bushisanidiot Oct 2012 OP

Joe outdid expectations! fugop Oct 2012 #1

Biden had passion OLDMDDEM Oct 2012 #2

Here's an analogy from Alabama: shayes51 Oct 2012 #3

fugop

(1,828 posts)

1. Joe outdid expectations!

Reply to bushisanidiot (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 08:04 AM

Oct 2012

The media's caricature of him did us a favor. They make people forget how GD smart Biden is!

OLDMDDEM

(1,575 posts)

2. Biden had passion

Reply to bushisanidiot (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 08:17 AM

Oct 2012

Ryan looked like he was in a fog. Yes, he answered the questions, but the answers were simply RW talking points. Nothing was genuine (from the heart).

shayes51

(1,105 posts)

3. Here's an analogy from Alabama:

Reply to bushisanidiot (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 08:26 AM

Oct 2012

Little Paulie met Nick Saban on the 50 yard line of Bryant Stadium tonight. The results were less than stellar for the kid.
Someone posted this on fb, and I thought it was pretty cool.

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