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October 3, 2008 at 09:32:35

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Biden-Palin Debate: Discipline and Heart Beat Fluff, No Stuff

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I have to give Joe Biden a lot of credit. Palin was a formidable opponent-- chirpy, perky, cynically nasty, on talking points. But Joe cut right through and kept going after John McCain. 

Then, when she brought up children and hockey moms, Joe responded as a single father, and, holding back tears, his heart came through. Palin didn't skip a beat, didn't notice and ignored Joe's moment of pain. That may have been the most powerful moment of the debate, when it came through loud and clear to all the Moms, all the widows and widowers and parents who'd lost children, that Palin was a lot of fluff, with no stuff and no heart. 

As Joe said, the rest was prologue. 

The debate was never something Joe was expected to win, but he did. Sure, McCain's supporters will continue lying about the debate as they've lied about so much, but America saw. Independents and undecideds saw. Even some Palin supporters surely saw. And Joe Biden did the unexpected-- he won the debate by being disciplined, staying focused on the target-- McCain-- and unintentionally, by just being himself, and showing his heart and almost his tears, he shredded Sarah Palin. 

Way to go Joe. 

 

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I agree Rob by E. Nelson on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:10:23 AM
Couldn't agree more! by Randall Gleason on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:24:37 AM
Debate by Judy Burnett on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:35:48 AM
The whole "Past is Prologue" thing was the key by mikel weisser on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:39:56 AM
I have to say I missed that by Maxwell on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:27:16 AM
Just a question by John Little on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:53:32 AM
Your Question Couldn't Be More Appropriate, John. by GLloyd Rowsey on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 1:15:39 PM
What will we end up with by Blacktiger on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 4:19:14 PM
i agree with the winking by TRADESMAN on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 5:11:55 PM
"I'm so pretty" by Ken McGee on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:59:38 AM
Palin wants EVEN MORE POWER than Dick Cheney!! by W. Christopher Epler (Bill) on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:59:43 AM
How Dare Y'all Pick on the New GOP heroine and our Savior? by Stephen Fox on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:02:25 PM
Biden/ Palin replays McCain/Obama: Style defeats substance by steven mather on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:13:20 PM
Say what? by Tony Forest on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:15:46 PM
WOW!! by Blacktiger on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 4:33:52 PM
No big surpeise by Caronome on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:20:51 PM
One of Many Moments the GOP Cringed over by mikel weisser on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:23:22 PM
Palin's inhumanity by Joan Wile on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:32:43 PM
Biden's tears by Michael Shaw on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 12:57:05 PM
Heaven, I'm in Heaven by Tony Forest on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 1:32:39 PM
Hey, Tonisimo! by GLloyd Rowsey on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 3:14:21 PM
Palin is a sociopath by Geek_Gal on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 2:16:02 PM
No Substance Behind The Hockey Mom by dotmafia on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 3:06:41 PM
Sorry to burst your bubble, DW by John Little on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 3:48:39 PM
John Little: by dotmafia on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 4:16:58 PM
Debate! by Heidi L. Nordberg on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 4:26:40 PM
Heidi: by dotmafia on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 4:33:44 PM
Say hey, D W by GLloyd Rowsey on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 5:44:48 PM
Glloyd: by dotmafia on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 6:54:01 PM
Defining Victory in Iraq by b dewey on Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 at 10:50:10 PM
We have an illegitimate government ... by Mr M on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 7:13:14 PM
Mr M - nice quote!! by John Little on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 8:08:24 PM
We most likely passed ... by Mr M on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 10:26:26 PM
This might be part of the reason....... by 911TRUTH on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:27:24 PM
Rob - I never meant any disrespect for your site by John Little on Friday, Oct 3, 2008 at 11:42:09 PM
10 questions by Mark Sashine on Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 at 9:22:46 AM
Palin Pure Cotton Candy by conservative not neocon on Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 at 2:06:02 PM

 
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