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Palin expects Biden to be a '~~master~~ great debater'

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Posted by gorb 2008-09-19 02:10|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 keep (hair)pluggin' away, Joe. Nice tie, btw.

Posted by tep 2008-09-19 03:20|| 2008-09-19 03:20|| Front Page Top

#2 I heard on the radio yesterday that Biden's currently spending 3 - 4 hours every day preparing for this debate. I wonder why a senator who's been around for eons and has debated "an awful lot of tough, smart women" needs so much preparation.

Posted by Raj 2008-09-19 08:11|| 2008-09-19 08:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Perhaps he has to change his plugs?

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-09-19 08:49|| 2008-09-19 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 the anti-gaffe transplant isn't taking

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-09-19 09:39|| 2008-09-19 09:39|| Front Page Top

#5 No matter how much time I had in office, I would make damn sure I took a few hours a day to make sure I had everything nailed down for a Vice-presidential debate.

However, I expect the gaffe laden Biden to show up when Palin starts in on him.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-09-19 09:44|| 2008-09-19 09:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Biden's currently spending 3 - 4 hours every day preparing for this debate.

Well sure. I mean, what else does he have to do? The 737 he flies around in is virtually empty and his campaign stops attract no attention. Might as well practice.

Posted by Steve White 2008-09-19 11:19|| 2008-09-19 11:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Joe Biden's opening remark (via Mallard Fillmore):

"Four score and seven years ago, it was the best of times; it was the worst of times, so I asked NOT what my country could do for me, but said "Call me Ishmael..."

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-19 11:25|| 2008-09-19 11:25|| Front Page Top

#8 The University of Mississippi community is pleased to host the first presidential debate of 2008 on September 26. Foreign policy and national security issues will be the focus of the 8:00 p.m. debate

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2008-09-19 11:27|| 2008-09-19 11:27|| Front Page Top

#9 I bet Biden has a gotcha quote prepped. That's his style in the Senate - ambush politics with a smirky "gotcha" attitude. He gets one very old "gotcha" quote out of context that he uses to put someone back on their heels and force the topic off in a different direction. He used it against nearly every person he has gone against in Senate hearings, including Supreme Court justices.

Its typically out of context, thus requiring the person to supply context to rebut him. And he or his staff tend to find the most obscure public statement or written statement to use for that sort of thing in order to reduce the likelihood that the victim will be able to rebut him.

One thing that is fortunate for Palin is that her public life is not all that long nor famous thanks to being in Alaska, so it ought to be easy for her prep team to pull her entire public spoken and written record and comb through it to prep Palin on all her "gotcha" moments and supply her with context.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-09-19 11:41|| 2008-09-19 11:41|| Front Page Top

#10 Palin is smart, by propping up her opponent it makes a win (for her) even greater and a loss easier to deal with.

I suspect Biden is learning less about debating and more about body language and specific terms that will come off as bullying and sexist so he can avoid them like the plague. I suspect that Lazlo/Hillary debate is the game film and he's watching it over and over.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-19 12:17|| 2008-09-19 12:17|| Front Page Top

#11 Having served in the Senate with Biden for so many years, McCain should have some good ideas for countering the guy. He should be able to provide Palin with several Joe "gotchas". It should be an interesting debate.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-09-19 12:40|| 2008-09-19 12:40|| Front Page Top

#12 I thought Darth Vader was prepping Palin....
I mean Bolten would eat Biden for breakfast, make a lunch out of his tongue and a stock for supper out of his bones.

Posted by 3dc 2008-09-19 19:14|| 2008-09-19 19:14|| Front Page Top