◼ Biden, Ryan at each other on everything - AP via Drudge
"I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be better served if we don't interrupt each other," Ryan later scolded his rival, referring to Democratic pressure on Biden to make up for President Barack Obama's listless performance in last week's debate with Mitt Romney.◼ TENSE - FOX
◼ CNN POLL: R 48% B 44% - CNN
◼ Chris Wallace: I've never seen a candidate as disrespectful as Biden - Business Insider
◼ Borger: Came Off As Condescending
◼ Hume: 'Cranky Old Man' - Real Clear Politics
◼ Biden Interrupted Ryan 82 Times? - Breitbart
◼ RNC AD: THE LAUGHTER... - Weekly Standard
◼ Grinning Biden Fails to Throw Ryan Off Course - Newsmax
A grinning Joe Biden became the overwhelming image of Thursday’s vice presidential debate as he made a conscious effort to undermine virtually every point his rival Paul Ryan made.◼ JOE BIDEN FLAT-OUT LIED ABOUT HIS VOTES ON THE WARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ - Ace of Spades
“Malarky,” “bunch of stuff,” “loose talk,” “not true,” “let me translate that” “not mathematically possible,” “this is amazing,” he said of various points Ryan made during the 90-minute debate.
But Ryan refused to be bowed by the older man’s attempts to talk down to him and belittle his points, hitting Biden with a torrent of detailed figures.
◼ Biden Claims He Voted Against Afghanistan, Iraq Wars - Washington Free Beacon
“I was there, I voted against them,” Biden continued. “I said, no, we can’t afford that.”◼ Post-debate thoughts - Neoneocon
Then Sen. Biden voted for the Afghanistan resolution on Sept. 14, 2001 which authorized “the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States.”
And on Oct. 11, 2002, Biden voted for a resolution authorizing unilateral military action in Iraq, according to the Washington Post.
◼ Vice President Jerk: The return of Smirky Malarkey McSmirk - Michelle Malkin
◼ Paul Ryan, Mission Accomplished - Larry Johnson/No Quarter
Paul Ryan had one job tonight–prove to the vast majority of Americans that do not know him that he could be trusted to be President. What did America see? An intelligent, measured man who treated a buffoon with respect. He was knowledgeable and articulate. He did not say anything stupid. He did not say anything ignorant. He looked at the camera and did not have to constantly glance down at notes. Not the same for Joe Biden. Biden played well with Democrat partisans. But flash polls of independent voters–the key demographic for the upcoming election–found Biden rude and bizarre.
