The Rumble in Columbus: Veeps Attack!

[Sheilbh]

'But I always mean what I say' was an effective undercut to Ryan's best moment.

I LOVE this moderator.  Admittedly she is here as part of a care in the community program.

What, you don't think North America can't be 100% energy independent?

It's not a serious policy.  It's up there with 'economic patriotism' and 'moon colonies'.

[jimmy olsen]

On substance Biden is winning, but I really don't if his laughing and smirk is gonna go down well. It's rather disrespectful.

[MadImmortalMan]

Yeah I was going to say he needs to stop laughing.

[CountDeMoney]

30% of charity?  Yeah, to the Mormon Church.  I don't recall seeing Romney's name on the ASPCA Guardian list.

Or Planned Parenthood's gold star donor list, for that matter.  COME ON, MAN!!

Well, I think his statements about PP are well known.  But did he make amends for Seamus?  I think not, my friend.

[mongers]

That personal charity story comes over as somewhat wrong; if you're in trouble or down on your luck, trust in the random generosity of millionaires.

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah I was going to say he needs to stop laughing.

He's in the Giggly Joe Phase right now, it's still early;  as things progress, that'll drop, and he'll go into Angry Joe Phase.

[Sheilbh]

Yeah I was going to say he needs to stop laughing.

Sometimes, sometimes it works.  But I agree with this tweet by Ben Smith: 'It's like forceful & convincing Biden vs. smirking/slightly off-rails Biden with Ryan moderating.'

[derspiess]

Joe's smirking really is getting out of hand.

[CountDeMoney]

Finally, somebody in a debate explained what actually happened to the $700:  it's not going to the insurance companies anymore.

[Sheilbh]

I watched bits of the RNC.  The biggest surprise and thing I didn't get was that the dislike of Biden and that many of them genuinely seemed to believe that his gaffes was because he was pretty thick.  I think they maybe misunderestimated him.

[derspiess]

Diamond Joe ‏@DiamondJoeBiden
The entire middle east is on fire and WHERE ARE MY PANTS DAMMIT!?

[mongers]

Love Biden looking at the camera and directly addressing the OAPs/retires. 

[CountDeMoney]

Diamond Joe ‏@DiamondJoeBiden
The entire middle east is on fire and WHERE ARE MY PANTS DAMMIT!?

At least somebody else is enjoying it.    It's better than the debate.

[Sheilbh]

I love that the moderator's asking real questions rather than 'it would be fair to say, would it not, that you two differ on the deficit?'

[lustindarkness]

I'm watching the Jeff Dunham Monsters special instead. I'll read thru this thread later.