VP Debate, Palin v. Biden Options

[shanaynay]

Starts in a half hour. Who's watching it, and what do you expect from it?

[Teesa]

"I may not answer the question the way you want to hear at all, but I'll talk straight to the American people and let them know my track record how folksy i am," Palin said.

i seriously do not understand how her folksy talk attracts people. it just dumbs her down.

I would have liked to see Biden rip into Palin, well, the McCain campaign in general, a lot more. He seemed to be holding back. He could up the ante during the second debate and connect with a haymaker during the third, but that would be really typical. We'll see how Obama does during round 2 with McCain. The outcome of tha may dictate how Biden responds to Palin's hillbilly babbling.

it would have been awful for biden and the obama campaign if biden did attack her. that's the thing-he did restrain himself-so much! if you've seen biden in past debates, he certainly does not hold back on anything, but he had to last night because people do not like seeing (obviously) a man "attacking" a woman. the george h. w. bush v. geraldine ferraro debate certainly proved that.

and about him not addressing the achilles heel question. first of all, i thought that was kind of a dumb question. but anyways, i think biden did just fine by saying he wouldn't change because duh-he's not, so there's no point in wasting precious time talking about him not being disciplined when he's going to stay the same. well, i definitely thought he showed great discipline last night!

[Reidar]

and about him not addressing the achilles heel question. first of all, i thought that was kind of a dumb question. but anyways, i think biden did just fine by saying he wouldn't change because duh-he's not, so there's no point in wasting precious time talking about him not being disciplined when he's going to stay the same. well, i definitely thought he showed great discipline last night!

It was a good question. I want to see if these talking-heads have an ability to take responsibility for their actions. Denying major errors is a key problem that most people have with Bush, and recognizing self-shortcomings in certain areas is part of that process.

And Biden saying he wouldn't change is a non sequitur. That's not answering the question. He wasn't asked, "What would you do to rectify your less flattering aspects?"

Also, I don't know where people are getting the idea that Obama and Biden support gay marriage. "No" wasn't exactly an answer that left a lot open to interpretation.