Vp Debate

Joe Biden's Tears Remembered

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.17.2011

Steven Petrow

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.

The Oxymoron of Clean Coal (Joe Biden Had it Right Before He Had it Wrong.)

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Simran Sethi

Clean coal is a lie. The catch-all term is used by politicians and coal advocates alike to lull the American public into complacency.

Can She Speak Now?

Sara Geiger | Posted 05.25.2011

Sara Geiger

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Video: Presidential Debate Town-Hall

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

FULL DEBATE COVERAGE, ANALYSIS Watch the town-hall presidential debate live with CNN's player. loadCNNLiveModule("myCNNLiveModule",300); -OR- Wa...

The Truth About Palin and Darfur

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker) | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeanne Devon (AKMuckraker)

During last week's VP debate, Sarah Palin talked big with claims of her administration's leadership role in an attempt to divest Alaska holdings from Darfur. Sound too good to be true? Guess why.

Ifill: Palin "Blew Me Off"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

On "Meet the Press" Sunday morning, vice presidential debate moderator Gwen Ifill said Palin "more than ignored" some of her questions -- she "blew me...

SNL: Tina Fey's Plucky Palin, Ann Hathaway, The Bailout, And Mark Wahlberg With A Goat

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Tina Fey continued her dominance as late-night's favorite character in yet another killer portrayal of Sarah Palin on this evening's "Saturday Night L...

The View from Abroad: Who Won the Debate?

Jillian York | Posted 05.25.2011

Jillian York

During the run up to the vice presidential debate, there was much media and blogosphere speculation as how Governor Sarah Palin might handle the debat...

A Deadline for David Brooks

Peter Mehlman | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter Mehlman

What's the point of television sports criticism? It's not like a Broadway Musical where a bad review may keep you from seeing it. The game is over.

Behind the Red Velvet Rope: GOP VP Debate Party

Corinne Calesso | Posted 05.25.2011

Corinne Calesso

NEW YORK, NY: Houndstooth Pub is one of those bar-restaurants on 8th Avenue near Penn Station with red walls, black woodwork. Big tv screens replace ...

Sarah Palin Has An Eyelash Problem (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Sarah Palin has an eye-lash problem: Update: She also seemed to spend half the debate winking at America. Was she trying to woo us...or pull someth...

Biden Gets Choked Up Talking About Family (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011

Biden gets choked up when talking about the struggles of American families and the trials he himself went through when his wife and young daughter wer...

Vice Presidential Debate: Reaction, Analysis (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Below is a round up of reaction to Thursday night's vice presidential debate: The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder called the debate a wash in terms of who w...

Obama Hits Palin's Debate Performance In Ad (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Barack Obama's campaign is already out with an ad based on the vice presidential debate -- specifically, Sarah Palin's inability to defend John McCain...

McCain: How About Sarah Palin, HHEHHH?!?! (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

John McCain gets guttural while touting his running mate's performance in the vice presidential debate. Watch: UPDATE: Here's a remixed version cou...

Right-Wingers, Reporters Make Up Biden "Bosniac" Gaffe

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

TPM noted last night that Joe Biden used a word that would probably be misinterpreted as a gaffe: Watching the debate I noticed that Biden referred ...

Nico Pitney

Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 05.25.2011

An image making the rounds among Democrats (the site behind it, adennak.com, is down, but here is a Daily Kos diary on it): ...

VP Debate: Who Won... Reactions, News Analysis

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Below is a collection of reactions to Thursday night's vice presidential debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden. For HuffPost blog...

What the Palin-Biden Debate Really Told us

Carl Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Carl Bernstein

Palin appeared to lack any semblance of the requisite depth, knowledge, or sense of history we should expect in a president or vice president. As a Republican former White House chief of staff said to me, "Palin is evidence of desperation; she is an embarrassment."

Gosh Darn It, Palin Didn't Self-Destruct

Bill Katovsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Bill Katovsky

Palin is to "Wheel of Fortune" what Biden is to "Jeopardy." Around and around, her Hamster-wheel arguments travel, before slowly clicking into a predictable slot. Ad infinitum. Ad nauseum.

The Politics of War: Substance Rules Over Spin

James P. Rubin | Posted 05.25.2011

James P. Rubin

With our nation facing two hot wars abroad and an economic melt-down at home, substance matters. And when it came to substance, Senator Biden had a good night indeed.

Ace Pundits Blow Debate Analysis (Yet Again)

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Greg Mitchell

It's not just conservatives like Bill Kristol, Peggy Noonan and David Brooks who have lowered the bar so far that even a grasshopper could not limbo under it.

This Week in Blackness Episode #9 - about the VP Debate

Elon James White | Posted 05.25.2011

Elon James White

With this episode, Comedian Elon James White talks about the vice presidential debate and interviews watchers of the showdown at Drinking Liberally debate party.

Palin Got Troop Levels In Iraq Wrong

Factcheck.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Palin got her numbers wrong on troop levels when she said that troops were now down to "pre-surge" levels. The surge was announced in January 2007, at...

Grading the Debate: As Smart as a 5th Grader?

Darryle Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011

Darryle Pollack

Based on the debate, what would a 5th grader think about what they are learning in school? They might believe that what we tell them is true: anyone in America can grow up to be president.