Who is moderating? Martha Raddatz of ABC News will be in the moderator’s seat for the first time and will be the third woman to moderate a vice presidential debate. What is the format? The debate will cover foreign and domestic policy in nine 10-minute segments. The candidates will have two minutes to respond to the moderator’s opening question, then will use the balance of the time for follow-up discussion. Source: Washington Post
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:32:44 PM CDT
Ryan: This is not what a real recovery looks like. You deserve better. [...] At a time when we have a job crisis, wouldn’t it be nice to have a job-creator in the White House?
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:30:53 PM CDT
Biden: The president and I are not gonna rest until that playing field is level.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:29:29 PM CDT
Biden: Look at my record. It’s been all about the middle class.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:27:44 PM CDT
Ryan: Not raising taxes is not cutting taxes.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:26:19 PM CDT
Ryan: We’ve got to tackle this debt crisis before it tackles us.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:24:02 PM CDT
Biden refers to PACs as “an abomination” with regard to their ability to raise unlimited funds and run negative ads.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:20:44 PM CDT
Ryan: The policy of a Romney administration will be to oppose abortion with exceptions of rape, incest, and life of the mother.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:19:11 PM CDT
Biden on abortion: I do not believe that I have a right to tell other people–women–that they cannot control their body.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:17:45 PM CDT
Biden: My religion defines who I am.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:15:53 PM CDT
Ryan: Troops on the ground only in the national security interests of the American people.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:15:33 PM CDT
Ryan: Our faith informs us on everything we do.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:15:03 PM CDT
Ryan is talking Syria “would’ve, could’ve, should’ve” on Syria.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:12:07 PM CDT
Biden accuses Ryan of “never answering the question.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:11:30 PM CDT
Ryan on Syria: It’s been over a year. The man has slaughtered tens of thousands of his own people.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:10:32 PM CDT
Biden on Syria: The last thing America needs is to get in another ground war in the Middle East.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:08:33 PM CDT
Biden on using US troops vs Afghan troops: We are sending Afghans to do the job!
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:06:03 PM CDT
Ryan explains what’s called the Afghanistan “fighting season.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:03:34 PM CDT
While Ryan explains his position on Afghanistan, Biden over-talks him and says, “We-will-leave-in-2014.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:02:24 PM CDT
Ryan on Afghanistan: We don’t want to extend beyond 2014.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:00:54 PM CDT
Biden on Afghanistan: We are leaving in 2014–period.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 9:00:14 PM CDT
Biden on Afghanistan: We went there for one reason–to get the people who killed Americans. [...]
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:58:07 PM CDT
Ryan on why the U.S. should stay in Afghanistan: We don’t want to lose the gains we’ve gotten.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:56:41 PM CDT
Ryan: “This [cutting defense budget] invites weakness [...] Do we believe in peaceful strength. Yes we do!”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:55:12 PM CDT
Biden and Ryan cannot agree on any of the “facts” with regard to the claims that both campaigns have made.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:53:09 PM CDT
Biden points out that 97% of small businesses make less than 250K/year. He explains that the Romney/Ryan will increase taxes via cutting their deductions to make their tax plan work.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:50:21 PM CDT
As Biden laughs, Ryan still won’t give the specifics of the Romney/Ryan tax plan.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:48:15 PM CDT
Ryan: There aren’t enough rich people and small businesses to tax to pay for their spending.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:46:59 PM CDT
Question: If elected, who will pay more in taxes, who will pay less?
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:46:16 PM CDT
Biden: Middle class will pay less taxes and those making more than million will “begin contributing more.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:45:26 PM CDT
Ryan repeatedly insists that Obama/Biden are trying to scare people off from voting for them.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:43:11 PM CDT
Biden: We will be no part of a voucher program or the privatization of social security.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:40:36 PM CDT
Ryan asks Biden to stop interrupting him… haha
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:39:04 PM CDT
Biden: We will not privatize social security. Their ideas are old, and their ideas are bad.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:37:32 PM CDT
Biden: (paraphrasing) I’ve heard that death panel argument from Sarah Palin. It seems that every time we debate I hear about death panels.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:35:38 PM CDT
Ryan: Medicare and Social Security are going bankrupt. These are indisputable facts. [...] If you reform these programs for my generation, you can guarantee that they will be there for people who need it now.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:33:27 PM CDT
Biden reminds Ryan that Ryan himself asked, “Can you send me some stimulus money?” for Wisconsin.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:31:31 PM CDT
Biden: Just get out of the way. Stop talking about how you care about people. Show me a policy.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:30:13 PM CDT
Biden: Romney had no commitment to the automobile industry.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:29:35 PM CDT
Ryan: Sometimes the words don’t always come out of your mouth the right way. The VP knows this…
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:27:48 PM CDT
Biden laughs in Ryan’s face, while telling him he’s wrong about unemployment rates.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:26:19 PM CDT
Biden: Ryan/Romney should be signing a pledge to the middle class that we’re gonna be leveling the playing field.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:24:09 PM CDT
Question: Can you get unemployment to under 6%
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:23:28 PM CDT
Biden: War should always be the absolute last resort.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:23:12 PM CDT
Question: What’s worse another war in the Middle East or a nuclear armed Iran?
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Post by Cheri @ 8:21:35 PM CDT
Right now, Biden is schooling Ryan on how it’s done. Sarah Palin anyone?
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:20:55 PM CDT
Biden plays up his personal relationship with “Bebe” Netanyahu, and tells everyone to calm down because Iran doesn’t have weapons.
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Post by Cheri @ 8:18:16 PM CDT
Ryan is falling flat on his face… ha!
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:17:09 PM CDT
Biden: “These are the most crippling sanctions in the history of sanctions. [...] We feel quite confident that we can deal a significant blow to the Iranians. There is no weapon that the Iranians have at this point.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:15:13 PM CDT
Ryan on striking Iran: He insists that they cannot be allowed to get nuclear weapons. “They are moving faster toward a nuclear weapon.”
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:13:43 PM CDT
Question: How effective would a military strike on Iran be?
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:12:53 PM CDT
Ryan says that America SHOULD apologize for Marines urinating on Taliban corpses.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:12:07 PM CDT
Ryan: We should not apologize for standing up for our values.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:11:31 PM CDT
Biden blames the “intelligence community” for the misconception that protesters were the cause of the Libyan attacks. He says that the intelligence community changed their view, not them.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:10:01 PM CDT
Biden in response to Ryan’s statements about Libya attacks: That’s a bunch of malarkey!
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:09:03 PM CDT
Ryan: We shouldn’t be imposing devastating defense cuts.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:06:00 PM CDT
Biden: If you do harm to America, we will track you to the gates of hell if need be.
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Post by Heit & Cheri @ 8:03:02 PM CDT
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