Release the Biden!

I saw this really cool graphic on Facebook, called “Obama did poorly at the Debate? Release the Biden!”

 

 

I enjoyed sharing that. I thought it showed a lot of hope, hope that Joe Biden would make up for Obama’s lackluster performance in the first presidential debate, and really stick it to Paul Ryan in the one and only vice presidential debate, held on 10/11/12.

By the way, October 11 was National Coming out Day, a day set aside for people to come out to their families and friends and reveal their differences. The day is intended mainly, I am assuming, for those gay Americans, who might have been hiding their ture feelings, to man up — or woman up — admit to everyone that they are not what they thought everyone thought they were.

Both Biden and Ryan came out all right — they came out swinging. Well, Biden was swinging, Ryan was mostly sweating. I think that was why he drank so much water during the debate. I’m sure he ran to the bathroom after the cameras were turned off. That is, of course, if he didn’t sweat all of that water out.

One of Ryan’s first attacks against the Obama administration had to do with green energy grants. He called them “green pork.” He failed to mention the fact that, for twelve years, he had sought some of those “green pork” dollars for his own district. I guess it’s different when you are working to get yourself re-elected and not for the good of the country. I wonder if he also took some green eggs to go with that green ham.

As Ryan might say, “I do not like green eggs and pork. But, if you’re paying, hand me a fork!”

Joe called Ryan on some of his fibs by using strong Joe Biden language, by which I mean he called Ryan’s statements “Malarkey.” I think this must be Irish for bullshit, but the latter is probably not something one should say in a presidential debate.

I find it interesting that Democrats and progressives are willing to admit that Obama did not live up to our expectations in the first debate with Romney. However, Republicans are unwilling to admit that Biden was the clear winner in the second.

Some critics have pointed out the way Biden kept referring to Ryan as “my friend.” Well, maybe, on a purely personal level, Biden genuinely likes Ryan. Don’t you have friends or relatives with whom you have serious political disagreements, maybe even those heated Thanksgiving day political arguments with dear family members, when tongues are loosened by wine, whipped cream, and tryptophan? Maybe even more heated debates about which football game to watch or which quarterback is a moron!

Maybe Biden was trying to project the image of his being the adult in the room. “My friend” could be taken to mean something like, “Don’t judge this little guy too harshly by his opinions. You know how cranky he gets when he’s up past his bedtime.”

People criticize Biden for his eye-rolling, smiling, smirking, and laughing at some of the things Ryan said. But, when you get down to it, who in his or her right mind wouldn’t react in just that way? It was probably all Joe could do to contain himself.

We get another chance to see Obama versus Romney tonight. Make some popcorn. Try to stay away from the wine, whipped cream, and tryptophan for just a few more weeks.