Biden and a “Robohost”

Heads up: It may appear the lady interviewing is some sort of right wing robohost, or that the following clip is from sort of fake show, but this is an actual interview. Biden at one point asks her, “Are you joking, is this a joke, or is that a real question.” Huffington post has a [...]

You Betcha, SNL Kills

With Queen Latifah as Gwen Ifill, Tina Fey is too good to be believed. She hits every gag, you can’t miss this.

She won by not falling flat on her face (wink, wink)

Heather Gehlert from AlterNet:
Many politicians have mastered the art of dodging questions. What struck me about this debate was that Sarah Palin has mastered the art of something else: making you forget the question.
This debate wasn’t lost or won based on anything verbal. It was won on nonverbal communication. And the winner was Sarah Palin.
I completely [...]

All she did was save herself

Conservative Ross Douthat of the Atlantic has a nice summary…
But those same initial polls also show respondents giving it to Biden, and I’m not all that surprised. He didn’t need to wipe the floor with her in order to win, and he wisely didn’t try; he just needed to sound more authoritative, nuanced, and experienced [...]

The Verdict: Win for Biden

Early snap polls give the debate to Joe Biden by a large margin. TPM has a good write up on it here. To sum it up:
CBS polled 473 uncommitted debate-watchers, and found that 46% say Biden won, 21% say Palin won, and 33% say it was a tie.
While most people didn’t see the blathering confusing rants of [...]

Finally, Bubba Steps It Up

Today’s fire tracked with what one former Clinton campaign staffer told the Huffington Post would be a passionate next 35 days for the former president on the stump for Obama. The source added that we might even be treated to a “red-faced, finger pointing” moment on behalf of Obama, in order to lay to rest [...]

“That’s not change. That’s more of the Same.” – Joe Biden 8/27/08, Denver, CO

Gov. PALIN: I have quite a few people who are giving us information about
the record of Obama and Biden, and at the end of the day, though, it is–it’s
so clear, again, what those choices are. Either new ideas, new energy and
reform of Washington, DC, or more of the same.
Really, Gov? More of the same? Um, [...]

Laugh Break

This Thursday, get some popcorn and moonshine and watch the show.
“I have to admit, though, he’s a great debater, and he looks pretty doggone confident, like he’s sure he’s going to win,’’ Ms. Palin, 44, said of Mr. Biden, 65. “But then again, this is the same Senator Biden who said the other day that [...]

Go Joe

Biden Says Election Is About Values. Damn Straight It Is.
Yes, this campaign is about change, but it’s about even more than that.  It’s about what we value as a people.  It’s not just about a job, it’s about dignity. It’s not just about a paycheck.  It’s about pride.  It’s not just about opportunity. It’s about [...]

Lies, Lies, Lies II

We are getting somewhere.
Thanks, E.J:
John McCain’s campaign acknowledged this weekend that Sarah Palin is unprepared to be vice president or president of the United States.
Of course, McCain’s people said no such thing. But their actions told you all you needed to know.
McCain, Barack Obama and Joe Biden all subjected themselves to tough questioning on the [...]

Momentary Lapse of Concentration

Sometimes, you just need a break from all of this hoopla.
 

How to Debate a Woman

Random Thoughts From an Ordinary Person
Slate has a piece on the debate strategy Joe Biden should take when debating Sarah Palin.
And that’s why the best way for you to approach Sarah Palin will be to forget that she is a woman. Tell yourself that she is a machine in 3-inch heels that has been programmed [...]

Give ‘em Hell Joe

By way of Talking Points Memo

President Obama and the Pursuit of Justice

Recently Joe Biden implied that they might be interested in investigating crimes that may have been conducted by the Bush administration. 
If there has been a basis upon which you can pursue someone for a criminal violation, they will be pursued.
At first this struck me as somewhat disingenuous. I must admit that Obama’s compromise on the [...]