3BP Liveblogs the VP Debate!
8:54 - Friday morning headline prediction: Conservatives fall in love all over again with Sarah Palin
8:56 - I hope we'll be able to see Palin behind the podium.
8:58 - "Stand up, Gwen! Oh....broken ankle? God love ya!"
8:59 - I think they keep adjusting the angles of the podiums. Eventually the candidates will just be facing eachother.
9:00 - Ok, Gwen...so the audience isn't allowed to cheer...what about you?
9:01 - "Can I call you 'Joe'?" Damn, I love that woman.
9:02 - Joe starts things off and he's discussing the bailooouuuuuZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ....
9:03 - Sarah looking right into the camera. Perfect. Exactly how you connect. Clinton always did that very effectively.
9:04 - Joe already has the 'oh shit' look.
9:06 - Ok, did they drug Joe? wtf?
9:06 - Ok, maybe he's drunk.
9:07 - Sarah just winked at me.
9:08 - Gwen, you little stinker.
9:09 - After Sarah's answer on the subprime question I sorta feel bad about what I owe on my credit card.
9:11 - Joe seems to have the Tim Kaine weird-eye thing.
9:12 - Good turnaround by Joe on the tax question.
9:13 - Palin grabs that turnaround and slams it right in Joe's frickin' FACE! GAAAHHH!!!
9:14 - Here comes the tax increase question. Palin needs to nail him for the 'paying taxes is patriotic' comment.
9:16 - POW!!! Atta girl.
9:17 - GREAT explanation of the health care plan.
9:18 - Annnnd a good knock by Biden. Way to demogogue, Joe!
9:19 - Sarah seems to do a LOT of writing during Joe's responses.
9:20 - AHHH! BLINDED BY BIDEN TEETH!
9:21 - First time Sarah was 'stumped'. And very well managed.
9:23 - Seems to me Joe has had a few more opportunities to follow-up than Palin.
9:24 - Ooo. Bringing up the windfall profit tax. Palin better get a chance to respond or that is a big Biden win.
9:25 - Orrrrrrrrr not.
9:26 - Biden is owning the bailout portion of the debate. Palin needs a topic change.
9:27 - Can we make this whole debate about energy? She's perfect on this.
9:28 - HA! THANKS GWEN!
9:29 - Say 'impact' again, Sarah.
9:30 - Biden brings up coal. Sarah can nail him for his comment in PA re: "no more coal plants."
9:33 - meh...she sorta got it.
9:34 - Hey look! Another Biden follow-up!
9:37 - Foreign policy. Keep your fingers crossed, America.
9:39 - "I didn't hear a plan." Now we should ask him what happened to his plan to split up Iraq into religion based provinces.
9:40 - Talibani?
9:41 - Biden's "what the fuck is this" look makes America want to dropkick him.
9:42 - Hope Sarah was prepped for the "McCain voted against funding" line.
9:43 - Does anyone really believe McCain was wrong on the surge?
9:44 - I'm pretty sure Sarah is writing me love notes.
9:45 - WoT in Iraq was coined by Petraus! BLAMMO!
9:46 - Sarah was ready for Foreign Policy. Well....so far.
9:47 - Will someone please smack that crappy smile off Biden's face?
9:49 - She's ready on Israel. One story coming out of this debate will be about how well prepared she was.
9:50 - No one in the Senate has been a better friend to Israel than Biden. Um. Joe Lieberman may disagree.
9:53 - Ooo. Biden is getting pissy. CAREFUL, AMERICA! HE'S GONNA BLOW!
9:54 - Oh wait, maybe he's just punch-drunk.
9:55 - Say "George Bush's" again. Just try it.
9:56 - Oooook yeah she wasn't ready on the Nuke question.
9:57 - There is no way in hell Joe Biden can chew meat with those teeth. They are flatter than my girlfriend in 8th grade.
9:59 - HOLY CRAP! Where did that Afghanistan follow-up answer come from? YEAH SARAH! Biden just had his best 'duhhhh' moment.
10:00 - Bosniacs? LOL!!!11ELEVENTY!!!1!!!
10:01 - Uh oh. Sarah is smiling during Joe's answer. MUUUAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!
10:02 - Nice talk about being an outsider, Sarah....and key that you came back to talk about Darfur. Don't want Gwen asking you to actually answer the question.
10:04 - GEORGE BUSH'S!!!!!
10:05 - Sorry.
10:06 - Solid answer by Joe on the 'heartbeat from the Presidency' question.
10:07 - SHE WINKED AT ME AGAIN!
10:08 - Sarah being Sarah wins over female voters. No question.
10:09 - And Biden is an asshole.
10:10 - SAY IT AIN'T SO, JOE! There...we've got our soundbite of the debate.
10:11 - Sarah knocking NCLB will REALLY help with chicks....er...women.
10:12 - Sarah has won. It's over.
10:14 - Biden likes touching himself.
10:15 - Ew. Sorry.
10:16 - The most dangerous VP in history? Show some respect, dillweed.
10:17 - Some folks may knock Sarah for her point about the power of the VP.
10:18 - Wtf? The "what's your weakness" question? Seriously? That question was lame even when I was getting interviewed to work at Wendy's in high school.
10:19 - My excessive passion? Laughably lame.
10:20 - Biden: "I'm much better off than you."
10:21 - Getting choked up? Oh come ON!
10:22 - Biden's flailing.
10:23 - And now he's talking about Bork and chairing the judiciarrrrrzzzzzzZZZZZZZ....
10:24 - Sarah: "I caved." D'oh!
10:25 - It's past Joe's bedtime.
10:28 - Shocker. Joe is gonna get the last word.
10:29 - Sarah knocking the MSM. Atta girl.
10:30 - SaaaaaaaaaaLUTE!
10:31 - Annnnnnnnd America turns off their TV.
10:32 - Here comes what really matters. The coverage from the MSM.
Thanks to everyone for following along. I'm confident my headline prediction that I started off with will hold true. Palin proved she could handle the big stage. No major gaffes from either candidate. No knockout blows.
Clearly a Palin win.
Rock.
Ifill = The Chief from "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" (Lynne Thigpen).
ReplyDeleteI actually hear Rockapella in the background every time she speaks.
turn on telemundo. This debate is so boring. It's better in spanish.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't watch the debate, but I was hoping that Sarah would rock the place wide open. I think the McCain camp has kept her under wraps just for this purpose. We'll see how the MSM spins it in the morning.
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