Vice Presidential Debate on Huffington Post

Azeem Ibrahim: Televised Political Debates Dumb Down Democracy

2010-03-08T12:24:37Z

TV debates encourage us to judge politicians with the values of Hollywood. The danger is that in the minds of many viewers, cogent policies take second place to whiter teeth or a stronger jawline.

Read more: Vice Presidential Debate, Presidential Debates, UK Election, 2008 Election, Prime Minister, World News

Steven Petrow: Joe Biden's Tears Remembered

2008-10-12T20:27:35Z

Weeks after Joe Biden's election to congress, his wife and daughter would perish and I would write a note of condolence. Though the letter is long gone, his response back to me has been kept for 36 years.

Read more: McCain Campaign, Vp Debate, Vice Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Biden, Healthy Living News

Steve Young: Why Palin Won the Debate

2008-10-03T07:29:00Z

They'll say Sarah is just a high school cheerleader parading as a legitimate candidate. Perhaps those elite blue staters don't know that your can't spell the word "cheerleader" without the word "leader."

Read more: Vice Presidential Debate, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Media News

Campaign Cool Downs: 10 Steps To Inner Peace (SLIDESHOW)

2008-11-03T15:40:44Z

When politically provoked, here are 10 no-fail ways to go from riotous to relaxed.

Debate parties starting to feel like World War III? Are you aliena...

Read more: Yoga, Slideshow, Vice Presidential Debate, Health, Presidential Race, 2008 Presidential Race, Debates, Presidential Debates, Election Anxiety, Healthy Living News

Ambria Miscia: Do You Elect Anarchy When You Elect not to Vote?

2008-10-28T18:38:13Z

What's anarchy again? The definition is: The absence of government; a state of lawlessness due to the absence or inefficiency of the supreme power; political disorder.

Read more: Lawlessness, Vice Presidential Debate, Anarchy, Voting, Politics News

Chris Blake: Joe Biden's Tears Ease a Father's Fears

2008-10-22T17:16:56Z

Watching a US senator and VP candidate reveal his fear before a national audience was quite a remarkable thing. In doing so, Biden provided some much-needed release for fathers.

Read more: Vice President, Biden Gets Choked Up, Choked Up, Vice Presidential Debate, Joe Biden, Fear, Family Videos, Losing a Child, Masculinity, Parenting, Anxiety, Dad, Chris Blake, Fatherhood, Healthy Living News

Twisted Sisters: I Don't Speak Sarah Palin

2008-10-02T23:24:09Z

We're liberals living in the East Village in New York. Of course we're going to support Joe Biden. But WTF, what a boring debate. What would it take t...

Read more: Flavor Flav, Alaska, Vice Presidential Debate, Joe Biden, Bret Michaels, Todd Palin, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Chris Rodda: Palin's "Role of the Vice President" Gaffe: An Historical Perspective

2008-10-13T15:33:24Z

Palin's answers to these questions showed that she just plain doesn't know what the Constitution says about the office she's running for.

Read more: Vice President, Joe Biden, Vice Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin Debate, Dick Cheney, Sarah Palin, John Adams, Politics News

Jerry Weissman: David Brooks Does a U-Turn

2008-10-10T16:37:24Z

In his column after the vice presidential debate last week, the New York Times' David Brooks, a man with deep respect for erudition, surprisingly wrot...

Read more: Vice Presidential Debate, Ronald Reagan, David Brooks, Joe Six-Packs, New York Times, Danny Shea, The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg, William Buckley, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Jayne Lyn Stahl: Domestic Terrorism or Dissent?

2008-10-08T13:57:40Z

During the vice presidential debate, Sarah Palin couldn't resist showing off her knowledge of a new term: "domestic terrorist."

Read more: Dissent, Vice Presidential Debate, Domestic Terrorism, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Bill Ayers, Politics News

Sara Geiger: Can She Speak Now?

2008-10-08T18:13:45Z

...

Read more: Vp Debate, John McCain, Vice Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Bill Swadley:

2008-10-07T08:06:26Z

Many employees, and we number in the thousands, who work on the entertainment side of Fox often feel embarrassed, ashamed, and angry at the blatant, one-sided, dis-informational tactics of the producers, staff, and on-air "talent" at Fox News.

Read more: Fox News, Joe Biden, Vice-Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin, Karl Rove Fox News, Impartial, Election 2008, Media, Biased News, Campaign 2008, Biased Coverage, Multinationals, News Corp, Entertainment, Politics, Vice Presidential Debate, American Idol, Home News

Ann Handley: Sarah and Me: Junior High with Sarah Palin

2008-10-07T12:58:00Z

I know Sarah Palin because I went to school with her. And, in fact, most women did. Then, the Queen Bees or Mean Girls were just that. Now, they're really scary.

Read more: Sarah Palin Vice President, Vice Presidential Debate, McCain Palin, Sarah Palin, Mean Girl, Healthy Living News

Ellen Bravo: Peaceful Revolution : What Women Wish Gwen Ifill Could Have Asked

2008-10-07T15:07:51Z

I work with eleven statewide coalitions representing a million people, all fighting for policies that value families at work. Here are some questions we wish Gwen Ifill had been allowed to ask.

Read more: Vice Presidential Debate, Child Care, Women Voters, Gwen Ifill, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Paid Family Leave, Healthy Living News

Liz Umlas and Rachel Eliana Berman: Palin Brings Laughter To The Masses

2008-10-07T12:25:14Z

Liz Umlas has joined forces with her daughter Rachel to entertain OffTheBus readers with their political cartoons. Rachel supplies the artistic skills, and Liz brings the political ideas.

Read more: Vice President, Wasilla, Experience, Library, Books, Joe Biden, Governor, Foreign Policy, Vice Presidential Debate, Political Cartoon, Expectations, Sarah Palin, Domestic Policy, Election 2008, Alaska, Palin Books, Home News

Richard Cohen: Who Lost The Debate? The Media

2008-10-07T10:45:53Z

Reading William Kristol's column in yesterday's New York Times, I discover that Sarah Palin and I have something in common. Kristol, who was once Dan ...

Read more: Vice Presidential Debate, Richard Cohen, Bill Kristol, Dan Quayle, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Video: Presidential Debate Town-Hall

2008-10-07T19:20:36Z

FULL DEBATE COVERAGE, ANALYSIS

Watch the town-hall presidential debate live with CNN's player.

loadCNNLiveModule("myCNNLiveModule",300);

-OR-

Wa...

Read more: Biden VP Debate, BIden Debate, Debate, Vp Debate, Palin VP Debate, VP Debate Video, Palin-Biden Debate, St. Louis Debate, Biden Palin VP Debate, Vice Presidential Debate, Palin St. Louis Debate, Vice Presidential Debate Video, Palin Debate, Biden St. Louis Debate, Politics News

Lucy Bernholz: Palin = Cruella Da Ville?

2008-10-07T14:05:30Z

A friend of mine has a 16 year old daughter, with whom she watched the Vice Presidential debate. About halfway through the teen turned to her mom and ...

Read more: Sarah Palin, Youth Vote, Vice Presidential Debate, Politics News

Disgrasian: Why So Soft, Gwen?

2008-10-07T14:17:26Z

Sarah Palin is out of control. This was the one opportunity for us to really see it, and with stronger moderation and Joe Biden going for the jugular we could have seen her go down.

Read more: Going Soft, Vice Presidential Debate, Bias, Sarah Palin, Gwen Ifill, Joe Biden, Wink, Barack Obama, Entertainment News

Dr. Anne Chapas: Skin and Politics 2: The VP Edition

2008-10-06T19:36:51Z

Thursday night' s vice presidential debate that was broadcast in high definition allowed us to see each candidate's skin in an unusual amount of detail.

Read more: Joe Biden, Vice Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin Tanning Bed, Skin Cancer, Dermatology, Sarah Palin, Healthy Living News

Eric Morse: Obama's Keys To Winning Tuesday's Town Hall Debate

2008-10-06T07:52:21Z

Obama, who has been criticized by opponents for being "aloof" and "professorial," may have his work cut out for him on Tuesday. But his laid-back, unflappable demeanor creates an excellent opportunity to connect with the voters in the room and those watching on television.

Read more: Nashville, John McCain, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, Town Hall, Vice Presidential Debate, Harvard University, McCain Palin, Progressives, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Obama Biden, Campaign 2008, Home News

Paige Donner: Hayden Panettiere says, Register to Vote!

2008-10-06T14:44:01Z

"When we want to make changes, it's not enough to protest or march. We need to contact our congressmen and elected officials to tell them how we feel about issues."

Read more: Voter Registration, Declare Yourself, Heroes, Greek, Declaration of Independence, Hayden Panettiere, Amber Stevens, Brothers and Sisters, Voter Rights, ABC Family, Environment, Scott Michael Foster, Emily VanCamp, Norman Lear, Campaign Issues, Campaign '08, Vice Presidential Debate, Celebrity Activism, Entertainment News

Erik Ose: Signs of Growing Friction Between McCain and Palin

2008-10-06T15:38:58Z

Palin is in the driver's seat and plans to stay there. Her take-no-prisoners nasty streak and extreme right wing views have found kindred spirits now that she's fully staffed up with veterans of Bush.

Read more: George Bush, Sarah Palin Reaction, Veepstakes, Sarah Palin Vp Pick, Palin Vp Choice, McCain-Palin Friction, Sarah Palin Vp, Tucker Eskew, George W. Bush, 2008 Election, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Palin Gaffes, Bush, Politics News, 2008, Sarah Palin Mccain Vp, Katie Couric, General Election, Vice President, John McCain, Obama 2008, McCain Vice President, Palin Inner Circle, Mccain Palin Ticket, Joe Biden, McCain VP, Jeremiah Wright, Mcnasty, Mccain, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Mccain-Palin, John McCain 2008, Sarah Palin Running Mate, John McCain 2008 Campaign, Sarah Palin Vice President, Steve Schmidt, Palin Ambition, Mccain Vice President Palin, Mcdesperate, Biden-Palin Debate, Vice Presidential Debate, Politics News

Adam Hanft: Sarah Palin and the New White Ebonics

2008-10-06T15:09:02Z

Were she black, Sarah Palin's performance would have been skewered by the right as undignified and demeaning to the office she seeks.

Read more: Ebonics, Vice Presidential Debate, Double Standards, Palin's Grammar, Doggone Betcha, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Jerry Weissman: Sarah's Sentences

2008-10-06T13:29:55Z

The New York Times has a feature called "The Conversation" in which two of its star writers, David Brooks, their Republican-leaning columnist, and Gai...

Read more: Vice Presidential Debate, Tina Fey Sarah Palin, David Brooks, Katie Couric, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Tina Fey SNL, The Coversation, Sarah Palin, Gail Collins, Politics News