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Debate Postmortem
Open Left - Front Page —
This was not a breakthrough debate for either candidate, but both of them did pretty well. Biden was emotional while Palin was able to filibuster and repeat talking points without being pressured by Gwen Ifill. I suppose the mau-mauing worked. I felt like I was watching George Bush with lipstick, the same on message mean spirited digs masked by a genteel tone of voice.
I'm curious to see what the polls say. Probably a slight nod to Biden, but not by a lot. All in all, a debate like this doesn't really matter; Palin didn't destroy McCain's chances, and I think that's what a lot of ...
Joe Biden on being a single father
Greatscat! —
This was touching, and heartbreaking. -Diane Stumble Upon Toolbar Stumble It! on Thursday, October 02, 2008 at 7:37 PM | | | Permalink [image] [image]
Biden's Best Moments, I Thought
J. Bradford DeLong's Grasping Reality with All Eight Tentacles —
Single father clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVBE7L37bgw
McCain as maverick clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk6ZcYyTydk
Joe Lieberman: "Joe knows subjects."
Joe Biden: Experience With A Big Heart Is A Winning Combo
Firedoglake —
This moment, when Joe Biden talked about being a single parent unsure whether his sons would make it after his wife and daughter were tragically killed in a car accident?
Most real thing I've seen in politics in a long, long time.
When Biden was speaking about the folks he grew up with in ...
Campaign 08: A Spicier Debate
The Nation: Top Stories —
Thursday's vice presidential debate was a serious and substantive affair. With superb moderating by Gwen Ifill, the conversation stuck to policy-driven sparring, but the footage is already taking a different shape on YouTube. Before the debate clock had run out, spicier clips from the debate were piling up on YouTube. Two of the most passionate featured Biden, speaking about personal adversity and why the "past is prologue" when it comes to John McCain's record: Palin's pluckier side -- love it or hate it -- is on display in a short clip quoting her own assessment of her experience as a running mate. "How long have I been at this - like, five weeks?" she ...
Kind hearts don't make a new story, Kind hearts don't grab any glory
SteveAudio —
Transcript: Look, I understand what it's like to be a single parent. When my wife and daughter died and my two sons were gravely injured, I understand what it's like as a parent to wonder what it's like if your kid's going to make it. I understand what it's like to sit around the kitchen table with a father who says, "I've got to leave, champ, because there's no jobs here. I got to head down to Wilmington. And when we get enough money, honey, we'll bring you down." I understand what it's like. I'm much better off than almost all Americans now. I get a good salary with the ...
Ari Melber: A Spicier VP Debate Hits YouTube (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Thursday's vice presidential debate was a serious and substantive affair. With superb moderating by Gwen Ifill, the conversation stuck to policy-driven sparring, but the footage is already taking a different shape on YouTube.
Before the debate clock had run out, spicier clips from the debate were piling up on YouTube. Two of the most passionate featured Biden, speaking about personal adversity and why the "past is prologue" when it comes to John McCain's record:
Palin's pluckier side -- love it or hate it -- is on display in a ...
Biden on Change and Single Fatherhood
TalkLeft —
Sarah Palin does not own family issues. McCain does not represent change. Look, I understand what it's like to be a single parent. When my wife and daughter died and my two sons were gravely injured, I understand what it's like as a parent to wonder what it's like if your kid's going to make it. I understand what it's like to sit around the kitchen table with a father who says, "I've got to leave, champ, because there's no jobs here. I got to head down to Wilmington. And when we get enough money, honey, we'll bring you down." More... I ...
Living with the animals
The Sideshow —
This may be the debate clip you want to send to your relatives who haven't been moved by the simple facts on issues. Most people don't think much about Biden's experience as a single father. Who won last night? Looks like Obama, as McCain gives up on Michigan: "Make no mistake, this is a terrible development for the McCain campaign, one that overshadows whatever happened last night (and not much did). The turf upon which the 2008 campaign is being waged was fairly solidly Republican in years past, with McCain increasingly playing defense and hoping for -- as Mark Warner might have put it -- the "triple bank shot" of holding every one of ...
