The Bully vs. the Wonk: The Veep's strategy: Show contempt for your opponent

WSJ ^ | 10/12/2012 | The Editors

[mojito]

So now we know what Team Obama's comeback plan was following last week's defeat in the Presidential debate. Unleash Joe Biden to interrupt, filibuster, snarl, smirk and otherwise show contempt for Paul Ryan. The carnival act contributed to the least illuminating presidential or vice presidential debate of our lifetimes.

From the opening bell, Mr. Biden seemed to take to heart the interpretation that President Obama offered this week of his debate performance—that he had been "too polite." That was not a problem for the Veep, whose marching orders were clearly to steamroll the overmatched moderator Martha Raddatz and dismiss everything Mr. Ryan said with a condescending sneer.

By unofficial media counts, Mr. Biden interrupted the Republican some 80 to 100 times. Mr. Ryan let the bully get away with too much for our tastes, at least until he finally pushed back on the interruptions or until Mr. Biden lost steam in the last half hour. But as anyone who's been in a tavern past midnight understands, it's hard to win a fight with a guy who is shouting from the corner bar stool.

[annieokie]

Well stated. The same memories flooded my mind as well, especially that poodle Pelosi, you know she has that same stupid laugh, grin, smile that Biden has.

They must practice this somewhere along with how to interrupt/talk over and louder to your opponant when they began to hit on the truth.

Watch all the news shows when they have opposing sides, the infected Liberal will always interupt, talk louder, and faster, and it always comes when they detect the Conservative is about to speak TRUTH.

Makes me so mad, if I were the HOST, I would CUT THE MIC. maybe one day one of the HOST will get some guts to do that, you will learn to be respectful of what others have to say or else.

[Stand Watch Listen]

FOX’s Baier stated;
41 min, 57 sec for Biden;
40 min, 5 sec for Ryan

Brent Baier announced the 'unofficial' tally right after the debate. With the plethora of fact checkers ready to pounce on any statement, any ‘fact’, I would venture to say that the tally was correct.

BUT!!!... Raddatz interrupted Ryan 31 times, Biden interrupted Ryan 82 times. How could the time count set forth that Ryan spoke for 40 minutes, 5 seconds?? The large combined (113) interruptions alone conceivably have taken a third of Ryan’s time count.

[PeevedPatriot]

Did anyone score how many times the moderator interrupted Biden?

Thanks, annieokie :)

[ken5050]

Many thanks, my FRiend...have a GREAT weekend..

[Stand Watch Listen]

Did anyone score how many times the moderator interrupted Biden?

Hmmmmm...I don’t have any access to that info (if ANY exists!!)..but the following is an excellent representation

1 posted on Friday, October 12, 2012 2:31:04 PM by The Looking Spoon