Archive for 2012
October 11, 2012
VEEP DEBATE THOUGHTS: Vice-President Joey Giggles did himself no favors with constant laughing at Ryan, and may have done his boss some damage with his condescending finger-pointing and shouting at moderator. And Rep. Paul Ryan displayed an admirable level of composure, equanimity and grace under pressure.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: 4 Ways To Cook With Beer.
BIDEN INSINUATES He Didn’t Vote for Afghanistan, Iraq Wars, but blames the deficit on them.
Ahem — as the Professor noted on Monday, “here’s an updated version of that deficit chart, showing how absurd it is to blame today’s huge national debt on George W. Bush’s spending on Iraq and Afghanistan:”
Besides, I thought we had to we had to go spend money to keep from going bankrupt.
STEVE GREEN’S IMMEDIATE TAKE: “7:30PM Biden is seething. Ryan is wonking, if I may use a neologism. It’s not a knockout, but it is a win.”
Plus this: “Also, jeeze, who knew Biden could be almost as petulant as his boss? That’s my takeaway. What’s yours?”
WHEN BODY LANGUAGE WINS.
ED — AT ACE THEY SAY BOTH THE MODERATOR AND BIDEN ARE YELLING AT RYAN: Is this working for ANYONE? Is it only to our partisan lens that this sounds like bullying? Ann is saying: 8:51: The stress level is rising. Biden is so angry. Why is he yelling? Ryan needs nerves of steel not to lose his cool. I’m impressed that Ryan, when he gets his turn, is able to speak in an even, natural voice. It’s hard to concentrate on the policy itself, because the emotional static is so strong.
MEDIA HAMMERS BIDEN — STOP WITH THE SMIRKING ALREADY: “We’re about thirty minutes into the debate and already Vide President Joe Biden is receiving pretty tough reviews for his bizarre smiling and smirking as debate moderator Martha Raddatz talks about issues as serious as Iran getting a nuclear weapon,” John Nolte writes at Big Journalism, with several Tweets from non-official representatives of the Obama campaign quoted.
Sounds like confirmation of what Sarah wrote a few minutes ago.
WHAT I’M GETTING FROM ALL MY FRIENDS: Biden is either acting like the village idiot or a bar heckler. Is this playing well to anyone? And the moderator… seems to be immoderately biased. (And now I really must go eat. My family is threatening to eat without me.)
MORE LIVEBLOGGING: Ace of Spades — and now I’m going to refill my drink and get some food. I can’t actually watch this. I’ll go berserk.
ALSO LIVEBLOGGING: our very own Ann Althouse in case you missed the announcement below. Getch yer folding chairs and scoot right up. the show has started.
ASKING THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS: Is Pinterest Turning Women Into Submissive Housewives?
DRUNKBLOGGING: The only way to blog the debates, Stephen Green is on it.
FROM MY FRIEND BILL READER: Drawn in haste, his view of the debate preparation
NOW THAT’S A KINSLEY-ESQUE GAFFE: Michael Kinsley Endorses Obama: “He didn’t get us into any wars, and there were no major terrorist episodes on his watch.”
That would certainly be news to Ambassador Stevens.
GETTING A JUMP ON NEXT YEAR’S DURANTY AWARDS? “A Columbia panel on Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party doesn’t even pretend to be objective,” Harry Stein writes at City Journal.
As Hugh Hewitt noted back in 2006, they don’t call CJS the home of “The Media’s Ancien Régime” for nothing.
READER GREG TRIFILETTI WRITES: “Did I miss a post on Instapundit becoming a group blog? I think you mentioned that you were getting some help while you were some Hoover institute thing. Are the additional bloggers on board for good? Inquiring minds wouldn’t mind knowing more…”
I invited them to stay until after the election. I’m enjoying it!
PROMISE MEETS EXPIRATION DATE — if only temporarily. Remember this classic moment from 2008? Sure you do:
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The Obama administration is betting that Ohio and Virginia voters have forgotten: Environmental Group Demands Obama Pull Pro-Coal Obama Ad Spot.
By the way, if environmentalists really want to show their anger, they can cast their votes to Green Candidate Jill Stein.
As with the anti-war left, whom they just declared tin-foil hat wearers, the Obama Campaign can trash their base because they’re cynically assuming there’s nowhere else for them to go — here’s your chance to prove them wrong.
RELATED: Gas, Diesel, Mitt.
THE EXPECTATION GAME: I’m afraid I agree with Ace of Spades — Debate Thoughts: Lower Expectations only I think he underestimates the need of the wounded children of the left to be reassured that daddy is back. Not only will they seize on a “not totally horrible” performance by Biden to declare victory, but they’ll also endlessly pound home via the lapdog media that this means Obama is back and is all they hoped. Enough to win? At this point, I wish I could say no. But considering how the media has buried Fast and Furious and is still sitting on Benghazi — either of which should have put an end to Obama’s hopes, I’m no longer sure of anything. I hope enough of us remain furious and ready to vote.
DON’T BLAME OBAMA FOR YOUR HIGH GASOLINE BILLS: The Real Problem Is That You’re Fat.
MY FRIEND LARRY CORREIA IS EXCITED: About the debate. I wish I were. I have a sick feeling that reality will once more be kicked into an alternate reality type of shape by the media. I fear the headlines declaring Biden’s victory and the restoration of the Great Democrat Hope are already written.
DRINK IN SOLIDARITY WITH STEVE’S LIVER: Stephen Green of Vodkapundit is liveblogging the debate.