After the debate ended, Republicans were calling it a draw and Democrats were calling it a strong win for Biden. That tells you all you need to know. — Josh Marshall, TPM Editor’s Blog
And then this:
Mitt Romney watches the vice presidential debate alongside Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) from a hotel in Asheville, North Carolina. (Photo: Talking Points Memo)
Tonight’s debate, in images and a few words (go, Joe!):
andmodern: the only gif you need from the debate.
Biden Pins Ryan Down On Taxes: ‘Oh, Now You’re Jack Kennedy?’ | TPM2012: Joe Biden came ready to talk taxes during Thursday’s vice presidential debate, charging at Paul Ryan full speed over his campaign’s vague answers as to how they would pay for a 20 percent tax cut across all income brackets that nonpartisan analysts claim is mathematically unworkable.
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“We think you grow this country from the middle out, not the top down.” — Vice President Biden
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“Wouldn’t it be nice to have a rich-as-fuck-and-out-of-touch white guy in the White House?” – Paul Ryan (via)
Anti-choice because…
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paxamericana: Roll that beautiful bean footage.
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“My religion defines who I am…with regard to abortion, I accept my church’s view on abortion that life begins at conception but I refuse to impose my beliefs on others. I don’t believe we have a right to tell women to control their body, that’s between them and their doctor.” – Joe Biden (via)
Summary
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inothernews: Drudge’s front page and headline, right now. LOL.
Where’d that photo come from?
TIME Lightbox: Last year few of us knew the Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan or the now famous P90X workout plan, but TIME was early on the story. We sent Gregg Segal to photograph Ryan at a Wisconsin gym last year. Here are the some of the unpublished photographs from that session.
See more photos, if you can stomach it, here.
But let’s not mistake who’s being wronged here — it’s Scott DesJarlais! His campaign says ‘the revelations are “old news from the last election cycle that Tennesseans have already widely rejected.’” So suck it, gotchalamestream media! This has nothing to do with family values, pro-life values, or hypocrisy. DesJarlais says Tennessee approves of this behavior — so move along … nothing to see here.
A pro-life, family-values congressman who worked as a doctor before winning election as a Tea Party-backed Republican had an affair with a patient and later pressured her to get an abortion, according to a phone call transcript obtained by The Huffington Post.
“You told me you’d have an abortion, and now we’re getting too far along without one,” DesJarlais tells the woman at one point in the call while negotiating with her over whether he’ll reveal her identity to his wife. They then discuss whether he will accompany her to a procedure to end the sort of life the congressman now describes as “sacred.”
“You told me you would have time to go with me and everything,” the woman complains.
“I said, if I could, I would, didn’t I? And I will try,” DesJarlais says. “If I can [find] time, you’re saying you still will?”
“Yeah,” the woman answers.
The two bicker over when they can meet to hash out a solution, and they make clear the nature of their relationship when DesJarlais says delaying a resolution isn’t fair to his wife.
“This is not fair to me. I don’t want you in my life,” the woman says.
“Well, I didn’t want to be in your life either, but you lied to me about something that caused us to be in this situation, and that’s not my fault, that’s yours,” the doctor responds.
“Well, it’s [your] fault for sleeping with your patient,” the woman fires back.
After arguing for a bit about who came on to whom — with the woman seeming incredulous at DesJarlais’ interpretation that she made the first move — he gets back to the abortion.
“If we need to go to Atlanta, or whatever, to get this solved and get it over with so we can get on with our lives, then let’s do it,” DesJarlais says.
“Well, we’ve got to do something soon. And you’ve even got to admit that because the clock is ticking right?” he says at another point.
If the Republican Tea Party didn’t run hypocritical candidates, they’d have no candidates to run.
Does Palin’s skeletal appearance alarm you? Don’t worry — it’s all part of another potential grift. This time a fitness book:
In an email to PEOPLE on Tuesday, Palin …wrote, “Our family is writing a book on fitness and self-discipline focusing on where we get our energy and balance as we still eat our beloved homemade comfort foods!” Palin, 48, says she will discuss the topics in “our unique and motivating book.” “We promise you what we do works and allows a fulfilling quality of life and sustenance anyone can enjoy,” she adds. It is unclear if Palin has a contract for the upcoming book or when the work will be published.
More high fashion from July / August of this year:
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It’s 10/11/12! And at 1:14 PM this afternoon, it’ll be 10/11/12 13:14 : )
