Republicans love to mock Joe Biden for being an idiot. Hell, even most Democrats wouldn’t put Biden in the top twenty intellects of the party. Paul Ryan, though, is admired by many Republican politicians as the brains of the Republican Party. Mitt Romney chose to elevate Ryan to the VP slot because Romney needed a serious Republican thinker to codify his weak control over the base. Republicans think of Ryan (and Ryan likes to think of himself) as the serious numbers guy, the guy who comes up with the plans that other Republicans follow. He’s generally considered to be the smartest Republican in a national office today.
And Joe Biden creamed Paul Ryan. He laughed in Ryan’s face and left him speechless. He shook Ryan’s ideas until they fell apart like the crepe paper and chicken wire that they truly are. (It’s important to note that Martha Raddatz’s fine moderation held Ryan to the truth, too. Republicans are surely going to target Raddatz in the next few days, as they do all “uppity” women, but Raddatz should be proud of the fact that she reminded America what a great debate moderator is supposed to do.) Biden clearly stated his beliefs as a Democrat. He argued that America cares about Americans, and he fact-checked Ryan at every turn. (I was particularly moved by Biden’s personal opposition as a Catholic to abortion, but his commitment to the fact that, as an elected official, it’s not his job to impose his will on the American people.) Biden out-argued, out-spoke, and out-thought the smartest man the Republicans have to offer, and he did so armed with the courage of his convictions.
This was a very necessary win. Pundits will argue that the debate was a tie. Republicans will try to turn Biden back into a joke. (But they’re going to have to struggle to twist reality to turn this debate into a Ryan win; here are some headlines on the conservative National Review‘s Corner blog: “The Jerk Won,” “Joe the Bully,” and the absolutely heartening “Ryan Did What Was Needed.”) But Democrats (and, I’d argue, uncommitted voters) saw what really happened. A passionate, thoughtful, experienced advocate for the people went out there and reduced a highly esteemed Republican to the whinging punk kid he really is. This was a win for everyone who was disheartened by President Obama’s overcautious debate performance, and it was a potent expression of how much life and fire there is in the Democratic Party. This wasn’t a performance for the polls. It was more important than that. It was a mission statement for everyone working to get out the vote, a reminder of what the stakes are for Democrats, and a call to action for all the people who were beginning to lose hope. Because everyone was expecting a parody of Joe Biden, Joe Biden outsmarted everyone.
This is so fucking biased. I didn’t watch the fucking thing, and I STILL know this post is biased. Fact-checking..my ASS! That Ryan is one buff fucker.
All these lies won’t help Obama win. Joe Biden is a blustery jackass and the fact that PC takes his smirking and laughter “in Ryan’s face” as anything but stupid arrogance just goes to show how out of touch PC is with the real world.
PC lied in another article about Romney the other day and he isn’t to be trusted as a source of credible information.
I don’t know who I dislike more: Paul Ryan or Paul Constant.
Who the fuck cares?
Let’s just get this staged, phony ass election over with already! I’m tired of the bread and circuses and marathon of lies.
And Joseph Biden….yeah he’s a real man of the people. Wanna guess who drafted most of the core provisions which were eventually included in the Patriot Act??? I’ll give you a hint, he was at last nights debate:
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/12/joe…
Apparently Biden was watching stand up comedy or something. Nice dental work on that chucklehead. I thought he was terrible.
I’ve never been to this site & I can already tell that Paul Constant is a dickhole.
you can’t be serious Paul. You must have been on a different planet than the rest of us. I actually don’t know why you must act like this. Obama has some good ideas and is probably a good guy, but he did this to himself. He let us down.
I agree, Joe won the debate and knocked Ryan every where but loose last night! Joe responded to all of Ryan/Romney lies and Ryan couldn’t give legible comments, LOL.
Anyone who questions the outcome of this debate can look at other sites for a more accurate assessment of the debate. Paul Constant is a giddy cheerleader for the failed establishment and he refuses to be honest now and will likely continue the trend until the election is over.
Some say Biden won. Some say Ryan won. Some say it was a draw. In other words, it was a draw. Considering Biden’s looooooooong career as a politician, I suggest this draw accentuates one important truth. People want change. If the crazy ol’ blusterfuck can’t command your attention past insane soundbites and Obama can’t make any points the next round against Romney, it might be a one-term proposition.
There is no shame in failure. Not admitting it is another thing altogether.
“There is no shame in failure. Not admitting it is another thing altogether.”
YAAAAAYYYY! We finally agree on something! (So can you email Ryan and convince him to admit he lost?)
BIDEN WAS UN-FUCKING BELIEVABLE!!!! RYAN LOOKED LIKE A SCARED LITTLE BOY!!!!!! HE DID NOT EXPECT TO GET CALLED OUT ON ALL HIS LIES!!!!! #USA
I’ll do that if you quit publishing Paul Constant’s LIES!
Anyway, what do you see in Carly Rae Jepsen, Humptown? She’s no Taylor Swift, you know.
What debate were you watching where you think Biden won? The guy’s a tool and his demeanor was not only distracting but inappropriate.
Seriously? I think the author is reaching a little bit. There was no clear winner; if Joe didn’t act like such an immature idiot, he would have won. His debate etiquette last night were not representative of a VP. I hope he shows better manners in his meetings with Foreign Leaders. If anyone noticed at the end of the debate, Joe was not smiling one bit… Ryan got to him bad; Biden’s baiting tactics backfired.
Also, he threw the intelligence community under the bus, then when asked about Iran, responded with ‘… we will know if Iran has nuclear weapons because we have reliable intelligence.’ I guess we all should have seen it coming. Is it a surprise to anyone that Biden and ‘intelligence’ is at odds with each other?
Paul Constant – are you simply stupid or stupidly smart? If you can figure out which perhaps you can earn some cream.
@stjohnrules
I despise Taylor Swift for the same reason I despise mayonnaise sandwiches on white bread.
@everyone else
I welcome our new Republican readership! If you like high blood pressure, you’re really gonna love it here.
I despise Carly Rae Jepsen for the same reason I despise all Canadians.
Because they say hoser.
Neither one of them can hold a candle to Katie Shimer. What did you do to her?
Biden had too much Kentucky Moonshine pre debate. That’s all Paul. I think you may have too to come up with this assessment. Biden lost all credibility with his Laugh-O-Rama antics. Hopefully, he can get a job with Brite Smile next year.
I found you when I googled, just for fun, Joe Biden is an ass. Not even in Portland can you find very many people who disagree with that! Did you hear Tyrone Woods father describe the disgusting remark Biden made to him at the ceremony for the dead heroes? He is undoubtedly the worst VP America has ever had, and that’s saying something.