[Sacajaweau]

Don’t kid yourself. Biden is a very good speaker and CAN beat out Romney. Be cautious. Remember, it’s the media’s game.

[USS Alaska]

Don’t kid yourself. Biden is a very good speaker and CAN beat out Romney. Be cautious. Remember, it’s the media’s game.

Well, maybe, but he is debating Ryan.

Your hate for Romney has finished your last firing brain synapse.

Comatose is one step removed from room temperature.

[V_TWIN]

you mean the guy that asked a handicapped man to stand up so all could see him? That biden? LOL

[milagro]

I was just thinking the same thing as I was scrolling down this list of comments. Biden is certainly gaffe prone, but counting on him to "play the fool" during the debate is--foolish!

Paul Ryan spoke to this, and--encouragingly--reminded his audience that Biden tends to NOT make gaffes in any kind of serious setting--like debates--and did deliver a very good speech (for a liberal) at the convention.

IOW, let's expect the best but prepare for the worst--in this case the BEST from Biden!

[erod]

Don’t kid yourself. Biden is a very good speaker and CAN beat out Romney. Be cautious. Remember, it’s the media’s game.

B.S. Biden like Obama had been shielded by the media and made to look smart. Although that is hard to do for Biden the man is a bumbling moron with a gaffe a minute, "They're going to put y'all in chains" "We want to raise taxes a trillion dollars" "Stand up Chuck!"

And the list goes on and on and on. Once the media protection is gone Ryan is going to DEMOLISH this bumbling, fumbling idiot. Ryan has experience, he's a good debater, he took apart Obama in the phony healthcare summit. Get ready this is going to be an ass kicking of monumental proportions.

[lacrew]

I listened to the Palin/Biden debate...but did not watch it. I felt awful, as I thought Biden had ‘won’...although most people gave the victory to Palin.

What I noticed - Biden can lie with great conviction. And I mean just flat out make stuff up.

Example: Last debate, he said McCain had voted with Obama on a tax bill...turns out McCain was not present for that vote. It is very difficult to prepare for this type of complete fabrication...Palin certainly didn’t come in prepared to defend a vote that didn’t happen.

Another example - he denied Obama had said he would meet with Ahmedinajad. We all saw him make this statement during a nationally televised debate...but Biden emphatically claimed it did not happen. Again, very hard to prepare for such an altered reality.

I hope Paul Ryan is prepared for this. All politicians exagerrate to a degree at some point during a debate...butRyan has to be prepared for the unpredictable, out of left field, fabrication.

Some other whoppers we all remember: Katie’s restaurant (close 15 years prior), Home Depot on Union Street (there isn’t one), average guy Joey Danko (washington lobbyist). Its an endless list of complete fantasy.

[Katya]

You are absolutely correct.... basically no one listens to what Biden says while he’s saying it, they watch the performance. Sure afterwards they’ll point out gaffes etc. but that shouldn’t diminish the performance aspect.

Ryan will need to not just hit back with the facts, but show a level of gravitas aka... channel VP Cheney.

Biden is also his Senior, and thus Ryan needs to remain respectful without deferring to Biden.

It will certainly be an entertaining dance.