What? No VP debate thread?

[thatmariolover]

I enjoyed the debate a lot. I have not seen Joe Biden speak much in the past, and it was a very pleasant surprise.

Palin clearly showed a marked improvement, but everything she said felt memorized. She used the same phrases over and over, which is a common speech technique to imprint something, but in this case felt like more of a way of dissembling with rhetoric.

Biden on the other hand seemed very genuinely passionate about his answers. Not only did he explain how he felt about issues, he explained why he felt that way. It was very refreshing, and I felt like he was somebody I could vote for to be President. Which isn't something I've felt about past VP's.

All in all, I think a lot of ground was covered.

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

I enjoyed the debate a lot. I have not seen Joe Biden speak much in the past, and it was a very pleasant surprise.

Palin clearly showed a marked improvement, but everything she said felt memorized. She used the same phrases over and over, which is a common speech technique to imprint something, but in this case felt like more of a way of dissembling with rhetoric.

Biden on the other hand seemed very genuinely passionate about his answers. Not only did he explain how he felt about issues, he explained why he felt that way. It was very refreshing, and I felt like he was somebody I could vote for to be President. Which isn't something I've felt about past VP's.

All in all, I think a lot of ground was covered.

Rather than actually answering most of the questions, she did have a couple of things she continuously fell back on, even if they had nothing to do with what the question was asking. When asked what her weakness was, she rambled about something totally incoherent. When asked if she would pull back on anything because of the economic crisis, she also went off on a tangent, and only said "No" when the moderator asked her again.

Also thought that the civil unions thing was funny. I disagree with both of them, I don't think civil unions are good enough and I think marriage should be available for homosexuals. However, Biden at least did say he supported civil unions, and that is a step in the right direction, and is a nice thing to stick with, since it loses them more votes than it gains. I loved Palin's reaction when the moderator pressed the issue about if she would support a civil union.