3BP Liveblogs the VP Debate!
8:54 – Friday morning headline prediction: Conservatives fall in love all over again with Sarah Palin
8:56 – I hope we’ll be able to see Palin behind the podium.
8:58 – “Stand up, Gwen! Oh….broken ankle? God love ya!”
8:59 – I think they keep adjusting the angles of the podiums. Eventually the candidates will just be facing eachother.
9:00 – Ok, Gwen…so the audience isn’t allowed to cheer…what about you?
9:01 – “Can I call you ‘Joe’?” Damn, I love that woman.
9:02 – Joe starts things off and he’s discussing the bailooouuuuuZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ….
9:03 – Sarah looking right into the camera. Perfect. Exactly how you connect. Clinton always did that very effectively.
9:04 – Joe already has the ‘oh shit’ look.
9:06 – Ok, did they drug Joe? wtf?
9:06 – Ok, maybe he’s drunk.
9:07 – Sarah just winked at me.
9:08 – Gwen, you little stinker.
9:09 – After Sarah’s answer on the subprime question I sorta feel bad about what I owe on my credit card.
9:11 – Joe seems to have the Tim Kaine weird-eye thing.
9:12 – Good turnaround by Joe on the tax question.
9:13 – Palin grabs that turnaround and slams it right in Joe’s frickin’ FACE! GAAAHHH!!!
9:14 – Here comes the tax increase question. Palin needs to nail him for the ‘paying taxes is patriotic’ comment.
9:16 – POW!!! Atta girl.
9:17 – GREAT explanation of the health care plan.
9:18 – Annnnd a good knock by Biden. Way to demogogue, Joe!
9:19 – Sarah seems to do a LOT of writing during Joe’s responses.
9:20 – AHHH! BLINDED BY BIDEN TEETH!
9:21 – First time Sarah was ‘stumped’. And very well managed.
9:23 – Seems to me Joe has had a few more opportunities to follow-up than Palin.
9:24 – Ooo. Bringing up the windfall profit tax. Palin better get a chance to respond or that is a big Biden win.
9:25 – Orrrrrrrrr not.
9:26 – Biden is owning the bailout portion of the debate. Palin needs a topic change.
9:27 – Can we make this whole debate about energy? She’s perfect on this.
9:28 – HA! THANKS GWEN!
9:29 – Say ‘impact’ again, Sarah.
9:30 – Biden brings up coal. Sarah can nail him for his comment in PA re: “no more coal plants.”
9:33 – meh…she sorta got it.
9:34 – Hey look! Another Biden follow-up!
9:37 – Foreign policy. Keep your fingers crossed, America.
9:39 – “I didn’t hear a plan.” Now we should ask him what happened to his plan to split up Iraq into religion based provinces.
9:40 – Talibani?
9:41 – Biden’s “what the fuck is this” look makes America want to dropkick him.
9:42 – Hope Sarah was prepped for the “McCain voted against funding” line.
9:43 – Does anyone really believe McCain was wrong on the surge?
9:44 – I’m pretty sure Sarah is writing me love notes.
9:45 – WoT in Iraq was coined by Petraus! BLAMMO!
9:46 – Sarah was ready for Foreign Policy. Well….so far.
9:47 – Will someone please smack that crappy smile off Biden’s face?
9:49 – She’s ready on Israel. One story coming out of this debate will be about how well prepared she was.
9:50 – No one in the Senate has been a better friend to Israel than Biden. Um. Joe Lieberman may disagree.
9:53 – Ooo. Biden is getting pissy. CAREFUL, AMERICA! HE’S GONNA BLOW!
9:54 – Oh wait, maybe he’s just punch-drunk.
9:55 – Say “George Bush’s” again. Just try it.
9:56 – Oooook yeah she wasn’t ready on the Nuke question.
9:57 – There is no way in hell Joe Biden can chew meat with those teeth. They are flatter than my girlfriend in 8th grade.
9:59 – HOLY CRAP! Where did that Afghanistan follow-up answer come from? YEAH SARAH! Biden just had his best ‘duhhhh’ moment.
10:00 – Bosniacs? LOL!!!11ELEVENTY!!!1!!!
10:01 – Uh oh. Sarah is smiling during Joe’s answer. MUUUAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!
10:02 – Nice talk about being an outsider, Sarah….and key that you came back to talk about Darfur. Don’t want Gwen asking you to actually answer the question.
10:04 – GEORGE BUSH’S!!!!!
10:05 – Sorry.
10:06 – Solid answer by Joe on the ‘heartbeat from the Presidency’ question.
10:07 – SHE WINKED AT ME AGAIN!
10:08 – Sarah being Sarah wins over female voters. No question.
10:09 – And Biden is an asshole.
10:10 – SAY IT AIN’T SO, JOE! There…we’ve got our soundbite of the debate.
10:11 – Sarah knocking NCLB will REALLY help with chicks….er…women.
10:12 – Sarah has won. It’s over.
10:14 – Biden likes touching himself.
10:15 – Ew. Sorry.
10:16 – The most dangerous VP in history? Show some respect, dillweed.
10:17 – Some folks may knock Sarah for her point about the power of the VP.
10:18 – Wtf? The “what’s your weakness” question? Seriously? That question was lame even when I was getting interviewed to work at Wendy’s in high school.
10:19 – My excessive passion? Laughably lame.
10:20 – Biden: “I’m much better off than you.”
10:21 – Getting choked up? Oh come ON!
10:22 – Biden’s flailing.
10:23 – And now he’s talking about Bork and chairing the judiciarrrrrzzzzzzZZZZZZZ….
10:24 – Sarah: “I caved.” D’oh!
10:25 – It’s past Joe’s bedtime.
10:28 – Shocker. Joe is gonna get the last word.
10:29 – Sarah knocking the MSM. Atta girl.
10:30 – SaaaaaaaaaaLUTE!
10:31 – Annnnnnnnd America turns off their TV.
10:32 – Here comes what really matters. The coverage from the MSM.
Thanks to everyone for following along. I’m confident my headline prediction that I started off with will hold true. Palin proved she could handle the big stage. No major gaffes from either candidate. No knockout blows.
Clearly a Palin win.
Rock.
