Obama's lackluster debate led to Romney's lead skyrocketing---with Obama's former lead collapsing. O's been reduced to leading in less than 10 states....and counting.
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Biden was cued to misrepresent Republicans as unworthy and illegitimate....... Biden’s rude laughs, snorts and sneers, his hectoring and mugging displayed Dems' in an evil light---according to some women.....
Women who've suffered spousal abuse said they could barely watch the debate-—b/c they were unnerved by Biden’s antics. They say Biden eerily reminded them of abusive husbands. All the tactics abusive men use to brutalize and demean, to make women feel inadequate and unimportant were the tactics they saw Biden use:
(1) not listening to their side,
(2) interrupting when they dared speak up,
(3) laughing and mugging when they tried to air their grievances,
(4) demeaning and marginalizing them for daring to disagree,
(5) asserting superority to keep them subjugated,
(6) showing contempt when they tried to defend themselves,
(7) being condescending to them and disdainful of their views.
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Women were unsettled by Biden’s behavior. Those who say Biden “won” the debate-—must be all men.
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AFTER THOUGHT Probably best to keep talkin' up Biden w/ fem-lib talk----b/c it makes Dems go ballistic----and b/c more and more women will see Team Obama for what they really are---a bunch of phonies.
Women need to ask themselves---who would they rather see come home for dinner--smiling/abusive Biden or soft-spoken, working-class Ryan?
I totally agree with your post, says exactly what I have been thinking!
“They say Biden eerily reminded them of abusive husbands.”
Yes, he did.
I could only watch 15 minutes of the end of it because it was emotionally traumatizing.
That kind of behavior usually resulted in a physical beat down.
I bailed and came here to read what FReepers reported, instead.
I’m wondering how women who wound up with abuse induced PTSD reacted to it.
Great analogy, Liz! I totally concur with your observations!
I have a cousin (PhD in psychology; stereotypical university professor elitist; atheist; liberal; etc.)whose “take” on the debate was the opposite... He wrote, in effect: Rudeness in the face of mendacity is an acceptable debate tactic. -His implication being that Ryan was the liar rather than Biden...
My observation was: I must be GETTING old... I thought debates consisted of opposing opinions where one person spoke, THEN the other offered a rebuttal, without RUDE interruptions. The silliness of the laughter is demeaning to the seriousness of the debate.
His actions do remind me of Drew Peterson....especially as portrayed by Rob Lowe.
Wow!...and 7 tactics confirming it!.....SPOT ON!...That needs to go viral!...ASAP!
The spousal abuse info you posted about Biden’s behavior is right on target. I was unfortunately in a brief relationship when I was just 18 with an abusive snake who posed as a human being. I got tired of poor treatment fairly quickly and tried to end the relationship. He proceeded to beat me unconscious. I was smart enough not to fall for his begging forgiveness and “I love you and it will never happen again” crap. I also informed him that he was already lucky to still be alive as the men in my family were all military and would hunt him down and kill him if they ever found out what he had done to me. He left me alone and I escaped. Now I am teaching my daughters how to shoot so they can kill snakes on their own, if necessary.
Anyways, the only reason for my posting the whole gory story from decades ago was that this all came back full force as I was watching Biden the other night. I wouldn’t be at all surprised to learn that he physically or emotionally abuses his wife :-(