Twitternalysis of the Veep Debate

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

The Twitterers were hard at it again last night tweeting through the debate. Here are some selected highlights:

stevehoff: 2) Palin blaming crisis on “Predatory Lenders”. banks=bad/borrowers=good What happened to GOP mantra of personal responsibility?

kerryank: Crap - hard to tell who the biggest bimbo is in this debate!

bitterpurl: how do people think Palin “exceeded expectations” when she didn’t answer any questions? must’ve been the winking

verybigjen: I saw a powerful and intelligent woman during the #vpdebate last night - unfortunately it was the moderator.

yoga_mama: My.02: Palin did better than I thought she would, but Biden was stellar! He holds a balance between accessibility and countenance

lunarboy: Is Sarah Palin George W. Bush 2.0? She’s trying to charm her way through

mugwump2: If Palin were a river, she’d be the Platte: Wide sparkling surface, but an inch deep.

smith1022: so if mccain is maverick, is palin goose? is obama iceman? that’s cool, iceman rocks.

joshbuckner: Most important Biden/Palin distinction: the VP powers question. Palin endorses unchecked executive power. That’s not democracy.

orbitaldiamonds: She’s a “maverick.” That means she can change her mind as many times as she wants (apparently).

fusedlogic: Biden talked about his family situation with real emotion, then stomped on the Maverick BS…won him the debate

JSto: Sarah Palin reminds me of Dolores Umbridge

freeplay: sarah palin is very good at answering the questions she feels like answering, which are not the ones she’s asked

erinely: Think Palin did well? She charmed you. Read the debate transcript. She spoke gibberish. http://twurl.nl/ryuu8u

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McCain Picks Miss Congeniality as Veep Choice

Friday, August 29th, 2008

John McCain picked a former Alaska beauty pageant’s Miss Congeniality (source) as his running mate. Sarah Palin, who less than two years ago got elected Governor of Alaska, will join McCain as his running mate.

Her political experience is less than zero, and since McCain, if elected would be the oldest man ever to take the Oath of Office, Palin’s novice status is highly relevant.

Better watch out Cindy, she’s young and a former beauty queen like yourself. She’s a lot like you were when John was cheating on his disabled first wife with you. (source)

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McCain Attacks Obama - Using Biden

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

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John McCain’s campaign wasted no time in using the Biden nomination to further their negative campaigning, taking two clips from the primary and inserting them together into an attack ad (above). The question on many Democrats minds this morning is, does Biden do more good or more harm to Obama’s election bid?

Biden has a lot of negatives as a Veep candidate, as Politico ably points out here.

But the fact of the matter is, despite his negatives, most big D, Democrats approve of Joe Biden. He’s recognized as a real statesman, and his foreign policy experience is a plus for the ticket. He did vote for the Iraq invasion, as did virtually all the Senate, but he also has some of the best ideas on solving the Iraq mess now.

Time will tell if Biden was a wise choice, and certainly the McCain campaign is hoping that he makes one of his famous verbal blunders, but if he keeps his wits about him, he can lend an air of gravitas to the ticket.

Also Obama is bound to carry Delaware now.

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