How so? I thought she was very soft on Palin when she should have pinned her down for answers when many non-answers were offered. She went to some lengths to not seem partisan.

It just seemed that Biden was given more oportunity to talk.. not that that in itself is all a bad thing. He was at least answering the questions and not just fluttering his eyes and tilting his head... yah fer sure den joe... Think that tactic would work in iran?

That was largely my take too.

I ended up liking Palin but was also more convinced that I wouldn't want her as my president. And the chances are pretty good...

And I can't figure out if I was more annoyed or amused at how she ignored the questions and talked about whatever she wanted

Did anybody else do a spit-take every time she talked about 'the surge'? Two weeks ago she didn't know what it was.

But I do think she handled herself well. She didn't get flustered and I think she controlled the debate just by not answering the questions. That hurt her in my eyes, but I bet, to most, it played pretty well.

Ifill became enthralled with Palin, too.

She couldn't swim against the tide of Palin's leadership of the debate's tenor, which became Palin's redirection.

A prime example of why this country is in the state it is... spin on my 3 wheeled friend

Yes, I was surprised by her new vocabulary. She is a quick study. It looked liked she was looking at some cheat sheets too.

You're funny today.

They are called (NOTES :) and they are allowed in debates and speeches.....

Well, she brought ALOT of notes that she was constantly reading.

The candidates usually just takes notes while the debate is occurring.

Look at California and see what this country is like.

Spin on?

California is broke.

Socialism and free lunch programs and liberal agendas do not work.

And as the 7th largest economy of the world, it still must curr to the dogs in Washington.

ALL BLUE STATES will follow suit.

The looney left on both coasts cannot ignore the writing on the wall.

It is a good thing to have them all gathered together for study purposes.


Spin on indeed.

KOOL AID isn;t just for kids anymore, it's for liberals and conservatives alike that bury their heads in the sand and live beyond their means on the taxpayer's dime.

Taxpayer, I say, not voters.

spin spin spins, help me I'm getting dizzy. I want a beer, now If I can find that darned church key!

Palin can utter so many words....without saying a freaking thing!!

what are you saying?

I was very clear.

And Democrats can spend 700 billion with 1.7 trillion in ADD ONS WITHOUT SAYING A THING about the National Debt and how it is inescapably impossible to fix now by their actions.

And the republicans are enablers for the gift of crumbs in the pork.

Treason.

http://www.theagitator.com/2008/10/03/debate/


The VP Debate
Friday, October 3rd, 2008
I thought Biden won handily on points. But in playing it safe–and he was clearly playing it safe for most of the debate–he cut Palin a huge break. I can’t say I blame him. Palin’s defenders have played the victim card at every turn. If Biden tried anything remotely aggressive, it may well have backfired.

Palin was rambling, didn’t answer the questions she was asked, and the folksy stuff felt contrived. I suppose Palin did okay in that she didn’t come off like the train wreck she was in her Katie Couric interview, but Jesus, is that the standard? Is the bar that low for vice president of the United States? That seems to be the way the conventional wisdom is playing out. Oddly, the Couric interview may have actually helped her, then.

Palin seems to have crammed just enough so she could toss out key phrases here and there to give the veneer that she’s informed. But it’s pretty clear she was in way over her head for most of the debate. Pick her apart with follow-up questions, as Couric and Gibson did, and she falls to pieces.

This growing anti-intellectualism on the right is alarming. It isn’t that Palin is dumb. I don’t think she is. It’s that she has no interest in learning, no interest in reading or experiencing anything that might challenge what she already knows she believes. She thinks with her gut, as Steven Colbert might put it. She’s a female W. And they seem to love her for it. The GOP has gone populist. Knowledge, worldliness, and learning are to be shunned, swept aside as East Coast elitism. It’s all about insularity, earthy values, and simpleness. Remember the beating John Kerry took in 2004 for daring to use the word “nuance?” There’s no room for complexity on the right anymore. It’s good and evil. Black and white. Us and them.

Maybe a good butt-kicking this November will bring about some soul searching.

Radley Balko writes for Reason Magazine, has done work for Fox news...

tribo should run for pres!

Release the hounds on 'em WOODMAN!!!!

BOtox is:

Botulinum toxin type A is a toxin produced by the bacteria that causes botulism. Botulinum toxin type A affects the nerves. When injected into a muscle, it produces a reduction in the activity of the muscle.

UNDERSTAND NOW???

I see you went to Clown College.

I got a rubber bannana and a used duck for that Radical Muslim...