I don’t know what else to talk about after that epic debate last night. I guess we can plan for the next debate which will be between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden. Well, I don’t know if they really need my advice because it’s pretty obvious the Romney campaign as a good handle on debating, but still, here’s my two cents.
Basically, the strategy should be to let Biden talk. Now, the Obama campaign is going to give Biden a bunch of scripted things to say and train him best they can to not go off script, so Ryan will have to do all he can to get Biden to go off that script. For instance, after Biden has finished speaking, instead of Ryan responding, he should instead say to Biden, “Wow. You’re very smart. I’d like to hear more. Please go on.” Now Biden will be out of script, but encouraged by Ryan, he will think of his own things to say. And that will be awesome.
Also, Ryan needs to keep bring up Math! People respect Math! almost as much as Science!, so just beat him over the head with it. All Democrats are deathly afraid of Math! and what it will do to them and their spending.
And remember, Biden had been in the Senate for 36 years, so don’t underestimate what a completely useless person he is.
If done well, the debate should resemble a battle between a bunny rabbit and a thresher. Make us proud, Ryan.
Biden has one small chance to win the debate – a surprise punch in the junk as the candidates shake hands before the debate.
@1 – Won’t work. Ryan will anticipate Biden’s treachery, tighten his junk-muscles, and Biden will have to suffer through the debate with a broken hand.
well, I didn’t say it was a “sure-fire can’t lose” chance…I said a small chance. If it was easy politicians would be punching eachother in the junk all the time.
oh wow. how awesome would THAT be?
Bunny rabbits can be sweet and appealing or, in the case of Bugs Bunny, as wily as they are wascally. Make that a battle between a cane toad and a thresher.
“it’s just a harmless little bunny” – famous last words
I was going to say that as a preview of the VP debate, just use all of the “Moment with Joe Biden” segments from the past weeks, and randomly insert them as Biden’s responses.
Then Biden goes and says how the middle class has been buried for the last 4 years, and makes all of those ficticious segments, that had previously seemed over-the-top and ridiculous, seem tame by comparison.
I will be surprised if the Obama campaign doesn’t slap a gag order on Biden. Or an actual gag!
@6 – as Richard said, the biggest line item in the White House budget will be duct tape for Biden’s mouth.
The one that needs to worry about punches to the junk is Biden. He’s a bàllchinian.
@ 8: ~~~~~ for the MiBII reference
They should handicap Biden by forcing Ryan to express himself only in charades.
Ryan: (gestures animatedly)
Biden: Ok, two words, one syllable each, rhymes with “hit shed.” Um…
Biden had been in the Senate for 36 years, so don’t underestimate what a completely useless person he is.
Not to mention that Biden is also an attorney, so he’s trained to get in the way of people who create wealth.
In my opinion, Paul Ryan needs to walk that fine line in not offending the elderly. The media will be hyper-sensitive in Ryan’s demeanor and how he responds to Biden’s outrageous attacks. Paul Ryan will need to take some deep breaths and think of his ultimate goal, to let Joe Biden hang himself with his usual ridiculous comments.
In my opinion, Paul Ryan needs to walk that fine line in not offending the elderly
C’mon…really? Ryan will make the elderly think of their own respectable grandsons…”…such a nice boychick, an altar boy he was, and so smart…good provider to his wife and kids too..”
Ryan brings that impish, Irish charm along with the Math! Biden brings..what, hair plugs, a bad eye job, babbling idiocy along with his vain arrogance.
I’m sure that Ryan will not exploit his opponent’s extreme age and infirmity…unduly…treating Biden like a shawl-wrapped paralytic in need of a change of Pampers and a draining of his drool cup.
Notice that Obama tried to pull the “It’s math” shtick on Romney last night and it blew up in his face?
@14 – Apparently Obama forgot that math involves numbers – which he’s not good with.
Ryan could kill time while Biden is speaking by doing one-handed pushups like Jack Palance at the Academy awards.