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Rudeness is a Democratic Staple

If the vice-presidential debate illustrated anything in spades, it was Democrat Joe Biden's monumental, egotistical rudeness. He was contemptuous of his opponent, interrupted every few seconds when Paul Ryan tried to make a point, smirked and guffawed at Ryan's answers, and put a perfect example of bullying before the American people. So much for the Democrats' claim that they want to bring civility to politics. There was no evidence of that last night.

Paul Ryan, on the other hand, waited for Biden to complete his points, never insulted him with a sarcastic "my friend," and generally behaved like a gentleman. Unfortunately, that allowed Biden to get the bulk of time assisted by Martha  Raddatz whose husband was a classmate of Obama's at Harvard and was tapped to head the FCC in the Obama administration. Obama was also a guest at Raddatz's 1991 wedding which was an eyebrow raiser for this viewer. Did her friendship with Obama affect her neutrality in last night's face off?

Raddatz began pretty even-handedly but as the debate wore on she pressed Ryan for specifics even when he gave them and pretty much let Biden off the hook. I'd like to know how much air time each candidate received because Biden interrupted almost every statement Ryan made and Raddatz never made much of an attempt to rein him in, although on foreign policy she did point out several times when Biden talked about military support for Obama's policies that politicians control the military statements.

Pundits say the V-P debate doesn't make much difference and that both men held their own. For me, it was one more illustration of what we're in for if this bullying administration wins another term. God spare us!

Obama the Teleprompter

You can't really blame the president for taking his teleprompter everywhere. He sure doesn't want to look like Joe Biden! Want to see this in context? Go here.

The Celebrity President

I thought this video was interesting. In view of the fact that Obama has spent most of the last four years campaigning (often at taxpayer expense) and Michelle has become the darling of the entertainment TV circuit, I'd say we have a celebrity couple in the White House. And all the junkets make them look like the rich elitists they are. It's no wonder they want higher taxes. After all, they need them to plan their travel itinerary for the campaign -- like visiting college campuses to win the student vote even though Democratic policies have decimated jobs for recent graduates.