VP debate

naw..palin obviously took it
that was hilarious how many slip ups there was

i loved when palin said that joe bidens wife's reward for 30 yrs of teaching was a spot in heaven that was hilarious

yeah that was great, notice how he didnt think it was so funny
its hard to say if anyone of them 'won' or 'lost' i think they both did good,
but i think palin did better. it was funny to watch all the slip ups (like waffle said)
but i think it was because they were both tierd and stressed the hell out, i know i would be
if i was them.

i watched most of it, but i was also cleaning my room so i didnt see it all.

Neither of them shocked me. When Biden got asked a question he would blame the Bush administration. Watching Palin debate was like watching my mom, i think she needed to be more on the attack of Obama.

http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Biden ... ng_To_CNN_Undecideds
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Ex_Bu ... Biden_Won_The_Debate
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Biden ... lin_in_Fox_News_Poll

Although in fairness Digg is about as Pro-Obama as you can get. But the stories are valid.

I watched it in my AP Language and Composition class today.

I think Palin did fairly well actually. I hadn't read/heard much about her so it was nice to finally hear what she had to say.

But I do think she added too much 'fluff'. She kept refferring to herself as a soccer mom and kept referring to John McCain as a maverick.

I do think she was doing better than Biden in the first half, but after she pulled the

"Being a mom, one very concerned about a son in the war, about a special needs child, about kids heading off to college, how are we going to pay those tuition bills? About times and Todd and our marriage in our past where we didn't have health insurance and we know what other Americans are going through as they sit around the kitchen table and try to figure out how are they going to pay out-of-pocket for health care? We've been there also so that connection was important."

Biden finally started really fighting back with:

Look, I understand what it's like to be a single parent. When my wife and daughter died and my two sons were gravely injured, I understand what it's like as a parent to wonder what it's like if your kid's going to make it.

I understand what it's like to sit around the kitchen table with a father who says, "I've got to leave, champ, because there's no jobs here. I got to head down to Wilmington. And when we get enough money, honey, we'll bring you down."

I understand what it's like. I'm much better off than almost all Americans now. I get a good salary with the United States Senate. I live in a beautiful house that's my total investment that I have. So I -- I am much better off now.

But the notion that somehow, because I'm a man, I don't know what it's like to raise two kids alone, I don't know what it's like to have a child you're not sure is going to -- is going to make it -- I understand.

I thought that was good because her whole thing was her being a soccer mom and Biden put her right back in her place when he shared his life experiences.

I guess it's like, Biden could have been dragging out how he lost his wife etc like Palin was doing, but he wasn't, and I respect that.

Overall, I liked Biden best just because he left the "fluff" out and said what he was going to do/his views on things.

Palin on the other hand reffered to her great Alaska 234234 times, reffered to herself as a soccer mom 23423 times, refferred to John McCain as a Maverick 23423 times, and winked at the camera.. That was actually funny.

But yeah, she did better than I expected that's for sure.

I thought it was a tie, no major slip ups except maybe when Palin said that troop levels in Iraq are below surge levels (which is totally wrong).
That was the only big lie that I heard but I'm sure they both made more.