http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/vpdebate/ en-us Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:51:03 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2098625/posts “Candygram for Sarah!” That supersized box of chocolates – oh, and roses, too? – in Governor Palin’s dressing room just arrived courtesy of Gwen Ifill. What book on Obama? Because the great whooshing sound you heard was the air being sucked out of any other issue in the presidential race by the supernova that is the GOP veep nominee. As the First Hockey Mom might have put it, didya notice the helpless grin that kept appearing on Joe Biden’s face? Hmmm. I’d seen that telltale look before. Oh, yeah. 1984. When Fritz Mondale was watching his presidential ambitions being knocked... North Star Writers Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2098625/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:51:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098605/posts A careful reading of the questions Gwen Ifill asked during the VP debate reveals several that displayed her bias. The revelation that PBS's Gwen Ifill plans to release a book on Barack Obama on Inauguration Day raised the suspicion that her moderator role at the VP debate might be other than objective. It was. The evidence of her bias is evident in several of her questions to the candidates. Below are a few examples. The Forced-Choice Question The forced-choice question aims to force an answer from a choice of options defined by the interviewer. For example, in the early stages... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098605/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 13:19:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097889/posts Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin clearly and convincingly won last Thursday night's vice presidential forum with U.S. Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware. How do we know? Because the next morning most of the liberal talking heads were dismissing the event and, indeed, the vice presidency itself as of no consequence. Had Gov. Palin been anything less than stellar, these same windbags would be, as they were before the event, emphasizing how absolutely vital is the veep's role and how crucial it was for Palin to excel. The fact that she did excel is extraordinary, given the extremely immense pressure that she... Manchester Union Leader http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097889/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 11:54:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097731/posts HILLARY CLINTON, Barack Obama’s defeated opponent in the Democratic primary, has infuriated his supporters by praising Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, for her performance in last week’s television debate. “It is amazing, you know, she’s been thrust in the spotlight with very little national preparation and I think, all things considered, you saw a very composed and effective debater,” Clinton said. Her husband Bill recently issued some compliments of his own. “I come from Arkansas, I get why she’s hot out there,” he said. Her husband’s lukewarm endorsement of Obama was parodied on Saturday Night Live, the satirical show... The Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097731/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 02:07:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097643/posts Cool video here. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097643/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 23:02:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097537/posts In Thursday's vice presidential debate, Joe Biden changed his tune on John McCain's health care plan - but he's still singing off-key. The centerpiece of McCain's plan is to alter the tax breaks the federal government grants those who purchase health insurance. Currently, every dollar your employer spends on health benefits avoids federal payroll and income taxes. If you don't have job-based coverage, you generally get nothing. McCain proposes to eliminate that inequitable tax break and replace it with a universal tax credit. Every individual would get a flat $2,500 tax break, while families would get $5,000, no matter where... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097537/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 19:30:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097377/posts Does anyone think Governor Sarah Palin is not a force in this year’s presidential race? Here’s something for folks to consider when looking at the political landscape and the polls. The usually ignored VP debate drew a historic audience - jumping into first place for any VP debate and into 2nd place for all Presidential debates: Update: Looking at the per network totals at Drudge I noticed PBS and C-SPAN may not be included in the tally, so this could be the all time record breaker! Updated: PBS ads another 3.5 million viewers, making this debate number one even over... The Strata-Sphere http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097377/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 14:25:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2097218/posts Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Sarah Palin squared off Thursday night in the only vice presidential debate of the 2008 campaign. Ratings were expected to be strong. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2097218/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 04:22:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097178/posts A snapshot of Intrade prices for various contracts was taken before and after the debate. It showed a mixed bag at the time. However, the CEO of Intrade has posted that there was a blatant market manipulation attempt to boost Obama's price. As a result of adjustments, what was a murky vision is now clear: Palin won big. This debate was unique at Intrade because there was a contract to trade based upon Intrade prices resulting after the debate. It was based upon my suggestion sent in to Intrade. ________________________________________________ 04/10/2008 02:04:27 Subject: Re:New Intrade VP Debate Contracts ko Director... Intrade http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097178/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 03:03:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097181/posts Election '08: It's hard choosing the worst in last Thursday's vice presidential debate: Sen. Joe Biden's continual untruths, his certitude in delivering them, or the free pass he got all night long. In "The Prince of Darkness," his memoir_of 50 years as a reporter in Washington, Robert Novak points out that while Jimmy Carter successfully ran for president by acting as "the anti-Washington, anti-government, anti-lawyer candidate telling audiences, 'I'll never lie to you' and setting post-Watergate standards of honesty," behind the smile Carter was actually "a habitual liar who modified the truth to suit his purposes." But neither Carter nor... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097181/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 03:07:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097167/posts On Thursday night, Sarah Palin showed that she has the "right stuff" to be one heartbeat away from the presidency. Under fire for rambling answers in recent television interviews, Palin went into last night's debate the underdog against the sharp-tongued Joe Biden. But Palin, in style and substance, demonstrated she can hold her own on the national stage. Pollster Frank Luntz's focus group on Fox News watched the St. Louis debate. The group was evenly divided between Kerry and Bush supporters from the 2004 election. After the debate Luntz asked if she won, and his group almost unanimously said she... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097167/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 02:38:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2097097/posts It turns out that Katie's Restaurant closed down fifteen years ago. Talk radio host Curtis Sliwa of WABC dug this information up. He also got puzzled reactions from Wilmington Home Depots asking if anyone had ever sighted Biden. IRIS Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2097097/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:15:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096085/posts Okay, folks. Let's keep an eye on this debate and see if Sarah can beat down hairplug. c-span.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096085/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 20:48:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096966/posts Sarah Palin strode onto the stage, cheeky from the start. "Can I call you Joe?" The normally voluble Joe Biden seemed restrained by comparison as Palin made her play for the working-class, Joe Sixpack voters that have been his bread and butter as a politician. She's short on facts, but she has command of phrases ("We're mavericks!") and she strings them together with good effect. Biden looked on with a mixture of awe and horror as she did her every-woman show, winking at the camera, celebrating hockey moms and giving a shout-out to her brother's third-grade class. She succeeded in... Newsweak http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096966/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 21:07:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096985/posts ThinkProgress and other liberal entities analyzed the tape from last night's vice presidential debate and seem to believe that Gov. Sarah Palin brought a sheaf of talking points to her lectern and simply read them. That's not what happened. Debate rules prohibited candidates from bringing any pre-prepared material with them. Only blank paper and writing utensils were provided. So to the extent that Palin seemed to be reading, it was because she had, during the course of the debate or during Joe Biden's answers, written down some notes. Clearly, she had memorized talking points and wrote them down when she... The Atlantic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096985/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 21:35:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2096769/posts Now this analysis will come at you in a very Stephen Colbert - like fashion...go with on this. 1) She's got great legs. Certainly better than that of Joe Biden's. I'm not going to lie, I have not yet seen Joe Biden's legs, but I'm pretty sure Palin's are better. 2) Both Vice-Presidential Candidates decided to go with their "YAY America" style by sporting an American Lapel Pin. Evidently, someone from Camp Obama let Biden in on a little secret: "America doesn't like it when you say paying taxes is patriotic, here just put this on instead!" Here is where... Right Up Front http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2096769/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:23:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096752/posts Below, you’ll find a list of 14 “lies” Biden told last night, distributed by the McCain campaign. I’d just note two observations: first, when you tell stories of things that didn’t happen with the frequency of Joe Biden, coupled with his fervent belief of these untrue and inaccurate statements, I don’t think “lie” is the appropriate term. “Hallucinations” seems more accurate, I think. Second, they missed a bunch, so Biden’s list of li- er, hallucinations is well beyond 14. THE CONSTITUTION: Biden: "Vice President Cheney's been the most dangerous vice president we've had probably in American history. He has —... NRO's Campaign Spot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096752/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 17:08:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096720/posts That’s right—not only did Biden confuse the West Bank and Gaza, he blatantly lied when he said that Barack Obama did not support the Palestinian elections that put Hamas in control of Gaza. During His 2006 Trip To The Middle East, Obama Met With Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas And Said The Election Represented An “Opportunity...To Consolidate Behind A Single Government.” “Illinois Senator Barack Obama’s journey to the Middle East took him to the West Bank Thursday for a meeting with the man elected to replace Yasser Arafat. ... For a time Thursday in the West Bank there was only... Little Green Footballs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096720/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:29:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096671/posts The famed "Violence Against Women" Act, which Biden cited 1 million times was declared unconstitutional. Good work, Joe. Why did Biden claim someone was accusing him of not knowing what it's like to be a single mother and then start crying? No one said that. Did Biden really need to tell us that the assassination of a U.S. president would be a "national tragedy of historic proportions"? Does he get points for correctly identifying a national tragedy"? Our beauteous Sarah nailed Biden on their plan to raise taxes, nailed Biden on voting against the surge, nailed Biden on not taking... Anncoulter.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096671/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:26:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096424/posts Sarah Palin roared into her rally here tonight — after her first and only Vice-Presidential debate — aboard the Straight Talk Express that literally drove into the arena. She hopped out flanked by her family: parents Chuck and Sally Heath, Todd, Willow, Piper, and baby Trig and dove into the crowd greeting several thousand supporters at the Chaifetz Arena at St. Louis University. Palin — clearly buoyed from her debate performance — told the screaming supporters that she was talking for them at tonight’s head to head with Joe Biden, “That was quite the debate we had here tonight and... Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096424/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 06:04:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096437/posts After the vice presidential debate Chris Matthews criticized Sarah Palin for, of all things, looking into the camera because it made her look like a "dolt." In fact, the "Hardball," host took several stylistic shots at Palin that implied the Alaska Governor wasn't very intelligent. Audio here When guest panelist Roger Simon noted Palin looked directly into the camera, Matthews observed: You know what I think of people when they come on "Hardball," and they look at the camera, I think they're dolts. In addition to the "dolt," remark Matthews viewed Palin's performance as "so reciting," and "automatic," "like a... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096437/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 06:47:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096406/posts ST. LOUIS - Sarah Palin used folksy language, winks, smiles and sharp elbows to try to put seasoned rival Joe Biden on the defensive in last night's vice-presidential debate. "It's so obvious that I'm a Washington outsider and I'm someone who's just not used to the way you guys operate," Palin said after Biden answered a question about Iraq. "You voted for the war and now you're against the war," she said. "Americans are craving that straight talk. If you voted for it, tell us why you voted for it." Biden called GOP presidential candidate John McCain the "odd man... NEW YORK POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096406/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 05:23:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096418/posts ST. LOUIS — Sarah Palin was supposed to fall off the stage at her vice presidential debate Thursday evening. Instead, she ended up dominating it. She not only kept Joe Biden on the defensive for much of the debate, she not only repeatedly attacked Barack Obama, but she looked like she was enjoying herself while doing it. She smiled. She faced the camera. She was warm. She was human. Gosh and golly, she even dropped a bunch of g’s. “John McCain doesn’t tell one thing to one group and somethin’ else to another,” she said. “Those huge tax breaks aren’t... politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096418/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 05:46:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096423/posts ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2 -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin spent much of the past two weeks on the defensive, hounded by critics over halting performances in television interviews and questioned even by conservative writers doubtful about whether she is ready to be vice president. But the Palin who showed up for Thursday's debate against Democratic Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. was anything but defensive. In a fast-paced exchange about a range of domestic and foreign policy issues, she was the aggressive campaigner who in the first weeks of her candidacy had so energized the Republican faithful. Washington Compost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096423/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 05:57:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2096504/posts Jonah Goldberg: What struck me the most about the debate – and it probably helped having quintessential Obamaphiles in the room – was how Biden’s “gravitas” is derived almost entirely from the fact that he can lie with absolute passion and conviction. He just plain made stuff up tonight. I read a long list tonight in my debate with Beinart here at Wash U, we can visit the details tomorrow. Just a few: Flatly asserting that Obama never said he’d meet with Achmenijad; that absolute nonsense about spending more in a month in Iraq than we’ve spent in Afghanistan (“let... The Virginian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2096504/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:15:34 GMT