The NY Times passes along a description of the Biden/Ryan brawl with which both sides can agree:
Jim Messina, the president’s campaign manager... [called] the debate a “clash between facts and conviction on one side and glib lines and empty promises on the other.”
Well, yes. Mark Salter was not so even-handed:
Mark Salter, a senior adviser to Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign in 2008, quipped on his Facebook page: “Evidently, the Obama campaign debate strategy is sleepy cop/crystal meth cop.”
Next Tuesday we will see Obama 2.0. Or will it be the O-1000, shifting shapes as necessary (but eventually melting down)? The suspense builds...
Meanwhile speaking of impotent leadership, when is the Muppet March?
Posted by: Jane - Mock the Media! | October 13, 2012 at 11:12 AM
$500 Million Billion dollars...
Syria 5 times bigger than Libya
Posted by: matt | October 13, 2012 at 11:19 AM
Mark Salter is certainly an expert on losing campaigns.
Posted by: Captain Hate | October 13, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Nov 3, Jane.
As for the next debate I picture the pinhead troika studying the Acme Campaign Strategery Model on how to stack townhalls with your partisans rather than preparing substantively for it.
Posted by: Clarice | October 13, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Interesting choice of words in "crystal meth". Didn't the Obama campaign promise that they would be "tweaking" Obama's performance after his lackluster first debate? Looks like they did exactly that, but with Biden as their guinea pig. I wonder whether his performance will make them more or less likely to "tweak" Obama for Tuesday.
Posted by: Dr. Weevil | October 13, 2012 at 11:24 AM
This is what happens with 'cunning, cunning' plans;
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/10/3043826/ex-cia-man-accused-of-leaks-seeks.html
Posted by: narciso | October 13, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Do we think any of the remaining debates will matter to anyone but the talking heads? Romney and Ryan passed the threshold test and that was that. It can only get worse for the one who is just not that smart.
Posted by: MarkO | October 13, 2012 at 11:37 AM
Nov 3
I cannot think of a more perfect date. Have they invited big bird himself? i bet he declines.
Mark,
I am really looking forward to the next 2 debates - mostly because I think Obama is stupid and operating without a teleprompter shows that better than anything.
Posted by: Jane - Mock the Media! | October 13, 2012 at 11:43 AM
((Do we think any of the remaining debates will matter to anyone but the talking heads? ))
I bet they are going to come up with some outrageous personal attack on Romney at the debate, attempting to put him on the defensive. They have just come out with a malicious personal attack ad saying he pays less tax than anyone because his taxes are paid at the lower capital gains rate. Maybe that's the prelude to the debate attack. Someone called into Hannity yesterday saying, "I ain't gonna vote for no rich white guy."
Posted by: Chubby | October 13, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Million muppet march. LUN.
Posted by: peter | October 13, 2012 at 11:52 AM
So won't vote for a rich white guy means he vote for a rich black guy if his vote is to have any meaning.
"President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden released their 2010 tax returns on April 18, 2011.
Obama reported $1,795,614 of total income, which consists mostly of his salary as president ($395,188) and proceeds from the sale of his books ($1,382,889)."
http://taxes.about.com/b/2011/04/26/obamas-2010-tax-returns.htm
Posted by: pagar | October 13, 2012 at 12:06 PM
I'm sure he can't wait for those big fat speaking engagement checks and his memoirs....
Dreams of my Administration....
Posted by: matt | October 13, 2012 at 12:19 PM
I suspect the only thing that makes him want to stay in the WH is the $1.4billion of taxpayer money spent on his personal expenses for 1 year.
Posted by: Jane - Mock the Media! | October 13, 2012 at 12:39 PM
Jane, he's a nasty little man.
Posted by: MarkO | October 13, 2012 at 12:46 PM
A little unintentional humor, from someone who doesn't know what they are talking about, yet is still quite confident
:http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-12/the-final-word-on-mitt-romney-s-tax-plan.html
Posted by: narciso | October 13, 2012 at 12:49 PM
Doesn't the president have to claim the million he won for the Nobel Peace Prize joke?
Posted by: Ann | October 13, 2012 at 02:46 PM
At the time he promised to give it to charity IIRC Ann.
Posted by: Jane - Mock the Media! | October 13, 2012 at 02:54 PM
"At the time he (Obama) promised to give it to charity, to some degree"
FIFY, Jane
Posted by: Frau Aussendienst | October 13, 2012 at 04:30 PM
Well, since he didn't claim it on his tax return, are we sure he gave it to charity? Seems to me he would of bragged about it and had a huge press conference. Did he?
We should start a rumor that it is in a Swiss account or better yet, the cayman islands.
Posted by: Ann | October 13, 2012 at 04:45 PM
Ann,
I doubt it - I assume it's in the Caymen islands somewhere.
Posted by: Jane - Mock the Media! | October 13, 2012 at 05:47 PM
Not crystal meth, nitrous oxide. Obviously.
Posted by: bmcburney | October 13, 2012 at 05:51 PM
Bath salts.
If you find yourself in a room with him...RUN!
Posted by: Stephanie | October 13, 2012 at 11:33 PM