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Who won, lost the VP debate?
Sun-Times pundits break it down
Chicago Sun-Times, by Staff
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Original Article
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Posted By:brianod1, 10/12/2012 11:58:21 AM
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| Roger Ebert: Winner: Biden Biden won, by doing what Obama didn’t do. He didn’t give Ryan a pass on anything. Biden spoke persuasively; Ryan was all abstraction. Wisdom from Biden that Ryan evaded: Biden: “War should always be the absolute last resort.” The knock-out punch: Biden on Ryan’s tax cuts: “Mathematically impossible. It has NEVER been done before.” The turning point: At about 40 minutes, Biden’s amusement begins to seem justified. He’s calling Ryan on everything. Getting under Ryan’s skin.
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Comments:
You know how far left the Sun-Times still is (despite new ownership's profession of neutrality) when it leads off its political commentary with uber-liberal Roger Ebert.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Grumpy Yee, 10/12/2012 12:05:47 PM (No. 8928354)
Old Smoky Joe didn't win anything but gained a reputation as being the new type of debating bully who showed absolutely no manners for the Robert's rules of debating and discussion. In fact he can be consider rude, arrogant, and crass. In my eyes he was the loser by his actions and words.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Newtsche, 10/12/2012 12:05:57 PM (No. 8928355)
Ebert continues throwing away a somewhat competent and respected career as a film critic. His descent picks up steam. Looking for him to end up wandering in traffic, gesturing or tweeting angrily at no one in particular.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Bjnealeigh@aol.com, 10/12/2012 12:09:54 PM (No. 8928368)
This guy is a nitwit. Biden is a. Fool. No win for him.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
digger, 10/12/2012 12:19:58 PM (No. 8928404)
FTA: The knock-out punch: Biden on Ryan’s tax cuts: “Mathematically impossible. It has NEVER been done before.”
The fact is that it was done and had positive results under Kennedy, Regan and George H.W. Bush. The movie reviewer should avoid situations where he might be subject to a knock-out punch because he'll never recognize it.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
kirby, 10/12/2012 12:24:48 PM (No. 8928415)
"Get under Ryans skin"? He was under America's skin!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
phx4546, 10/12/2012 12:30:47 PM (No. 8928428)
Well I saw the class(es) clown vs. the straight A student last night.
Do you know why the White House didn't know it was a terrorist attack in Lybya?
They tried to tell them but Bozo the class clown interrupted and changed the subject.
I can just hear the meeting
The State Dept and intellegence started to tell the truth and biden started sayling "La La La La La La i don't hear you" Of course since it was a meeting where decisions had to be made, zippy wasn't there
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
NeverVoteDem, 10/12/2012 12:31:34 PM (No. 8928432)
"Chicago Slum-Times" Steve Dahl (Chicago DJ)
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
right-turn, 10/12/2012 12:33:57 PM (No. 8928436)
Roger Ebert .... too much time watching movies in the dark.. seems to be in the dark about the Chimp posing as the VP.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Davids918, 10/12/2012 12:35:14 PM (No. 8928438)
Biden didn't get under his skin, he was disrespectful and tried to filibuster the debate by always commenting, making a face, shrug, grunt, whatever.
Ryan showed extreme poise under such circumstances.
That Biden wouldn't listen to information he's never been privy to is telling, and illustrates how Obama doesn't listen to anyone either.
That's a liberal trait.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
minuteman, 10/12/2012 12:35:44 PM (No. 8928441)
Biden showed that he should be on Jerry Springer...not a VP USA debate.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
KingBubo, 10/12/2012 12:45:13 PM (No. 8928465)
Biden "won" on "style". he controlled the debate with his sillyness and just being Biden. He did not win on substance.
This was a contorlling moderator, the opposite of Lerher. The moderator won!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
John21, 10/12/2012 12:52:40 PM (No. 8928490)
What debate was the Sun-Times watching?
The debate I watched Mr. Biden was obnoxious, loud, and in the wrong field.
He failed to provide coherent answers to any question put to him. His rude action was like a drunk in a bar fight. His constant interuptions were at best annoying. He provide the same old stale information that has been proven false repeatedly.
Mr. Ryan got far to complacated in the details but he came off as competent, just a little hard to understand.
Mr. Bidens actions were the reason he lost the debate not the lies, misinformation or noise.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
avikingman, 10/12/2012 12:54:33 PM (No. 8928495)
BiteMe was the personification of the 'RAT party.
A lying, bullying, blowhard who does not represent in any way the America we all know and love.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
jinx, 10/12/2012 1:14:32 PM (No. 8928546)
Ebert is a real Communist. He makes no bones about it. Biden was not only disrespectful to Ryan but also to the American people. He played the fool when we were seriously trying to make the most important decision of our lives: which man would make the best President. If we can go by the man each candidate chose to be his running mate, Romney wins hands down.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
civilservant, 10/12/2012 1:26:21 PM (No. 8928577)
With a tip o' the hat to #5........
Art Laffer disagrees with the Veep.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
lala, 10/12/2012 1:49:20 PM (No. 8928626)
If I'm not mistaken, Ebert tweeted last night during the debate something along the lines of "stop smiling, Joe." So now in the light of day, he decides that Joe is the brilliant incarnation of Kennedy, Roosevelt, Clinton, and Jackson all rolled into one big toothy package. Whatever, Roger. You're so irrelevant.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX, 10/12/2012 2:20:14 PM (No. 8928698)
Gay man Roger Ebert has been particularly nasty since he lost his lower jaw to cancer. Make of it what you will.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
snapper451, 10/12/2012 2:20:26 PM (No. 8928699)
What debate was he watching? Delusional is the word that comes to mind. Biden lied, Biden lied....
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Talk2, 10/12/2012 2:34:59 PM (No. 8928737)
Hey Ebert, have you seen the reports today about your boy's lying, and lack of knowledge? If you want a realistic look at liberalism you saw it on display last night - nasty, loud mouthed, bullying, and psuedo-intellectual.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Flipper3, 10/12/2012 3:11:09 PM (No. 8928804)
Roger Ebert is an ass (not to put to fine of an edge on it).
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
mickturn, 10/12/2012 3:32:44 PM (No. 8928843)
Hey Chicago Slime Times, how's that Chicago MURDER rate and the rat crap in your kids food working out for ya.
Seems instead of lying about a debate you have some serious work to do at home!
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
fembot, 10/13/2012 12:32:40 AM (No. 8929557)
Biden must have been sitting on a fire extinguisher, to keep his pants from being visibly on fire...
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