By Hunter Walker 10/22/12 3:37pm

The Wit & Wisdom of Biden

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Joe Biden’s Dating Advice

Joe Biden has spent the past few days hitting the campaign trail for President Barack Obama and, as usual, his stops have been filled with many memorable moments and quotes. Today, Mr. Biden was in Ohio where he visited a fire department in Parma Heights along with his daughter, Ashley, and former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. Though the pool reporter, Politico’s Donovan Slack, said he “had a hard time hearing many of the exchanges” Mr. Biden had with the people who came out to meet him, Ms. Slack managed to eavesdrop on the vice president giving a little dating advice to a fireman and his pre-teen daughter.  Read More

By Colin Campbell 10/11/12 11:27pm

Postgame Analysis

President Obama commenting tonight. (Photo: Getty)

Obama: ‘Joe Biden Was Terrific Tonight’

President Barack Obama, whose performance in his first debate against Mitt Romney was widely panned, appears to be very pleased Vice President Joe Biden’s rhetorical bout tonight went significantly more smoothly than his own.

On his way back from a campaign stop in Florida, Mr. Obama descended the stairs of Air Force One and addressed the reporters who “hollered” at him, according to a pool report tonight. Read More

By Hunter Walker 10/11/12 11:27pm

Redemption

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Joe Biden Gives Obama a Second Chance

This time, both candidates drew blood. After the first presidential debate, which was widely seen as a tough loss for President Barack Obama, his running mate, Joe Biden, gave a passionate, aggressive performance. While not a total knockout, Mr. Biden’s faceoff with the Republican vice presidential nominee, Paul Ryan, should go a long way towards re-setting the discussion and putting the president in a prime position to retake control of the presidential race in the final weeks of the election. Read More

By Colin Campbell 10/11/12 10:26pm

Zingers

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Biden to Ryan: ‘Now You’re Jack Kennedy?’ [Video]

In tonight’s debate, Vice President Joe Biden invoked one of the most memorable moments presidential campaign history in one of many back-and-forths with Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan.

Mr. Biden used Mr. Ryan’s argument for significant tax rate reductions as his segue.

“You can cut tax rates by 20 percent and still preserve these important preferences for middle-class taxpayers–” Mr. Ryan began.

“Not mathematically possible!” Mr. Biden interrupted.

“It is mathematically possible. It’s been done before–” Mr. Ryan continued.

“It has never been done before,” came another interruption.

“It’s been done a couple times. Jack Kennedy increased tax rates and increased growth. Ronald Reagan–” the Republican tried to explain.

“Oh, now you’re Jack Kennedy?” Mr. Biden intervened yet again, to the quiet laughter of the audience. Read More

By Colin Campbell 10/11/12 9:31pm

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Joe Biden Opens Debate With Osama

Well, the vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan started off with a bit of a bang. In her opening question, moderator Martha Raddatz asked Mr. Biden whether President Barack Obama’s administration responded properly in its controversial reaction to the attacks on the U.S. embassy in Libya. After calling it a “tragedy” and vowing to hunt down those responsible, Mr. Biden directly went after Mitt Romney.

“When you’re looking at a president, Martha, it seems to me that you should look at his most important responsibility, that’s caring for the national security of the country, and the best way to do that is to take a look at how he’s handled the issues of the day.”

Mr. Biden went on to praise the president for the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden and suggested Mitt Romney would not have killed the Al Qaeda leader. Read More

By Hunter Walker 10/11/12 5:52pm

Real Estate

An aerial view of Rick Lee's home in Danville, Kentucky. (Photo: Google Maps)

Looks Like Biden Found a Pretty Nice Place to Hang Out Before the Debates

An aerial view of Rick Lee’s home in Danville, Kentucky. (Photo: Google Maps)

It seems like Vice President Joe Biden is spending time at a large home with both a pool and its own lake before his debate with Paul Ryan tonight. According to a campaign official, Mr. Biden “will spend time with family and friends at a private residence owned by local supporters” prior to this evening’s vice presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. The Obama campaign hasn’t released any other details about the home, but thanks to some details from the White House press pool report and some of our own legwork, we believe it is the well-appointed home of an executive at a company that makes conveyor belts used in factories, mail sorting facilities and to handle baggage at airports. Read More

By Colin Campbell 10/11/12 12:06pm

Road Maps

President Obama campaigning in Ohio this week. (Photo: Getty)

Obama Campaign Explains ‘How Elections Are Lost’

President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign is out with yet another fundraising email this afternoon, but the latest one–themed on tonight’s vice presidential debate–is a little more pessimistic than usual. It’s entitled, “How elections are lost.”

In the email itself, Mr. Obama’s campaign manager Jim Messina said the lack of campaign dollars to respond to Congressman Paul Ryan’s debate arguments could lead to a Mitt Romney victory on Election Day. Read More

By Colin Campbell 10/11/12 11:41am

tactics

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Biden: ‘You Ever See Me Rope-a-Dope?’

Vice President Joe Biden will be facing off against Congressman Paul Ryan in their one and only debate tonight, and high anticipation has led to much speculation about the rhetorical tactics the two candidates will employ. Some of that speculation has included the thought that Mr. Biden will employ a “rope-a-dope” strategy, in which, in a game of psychological warfare, a debater initially adopts a losing position before rallying back to a win.

Asked about this possibility today at the New Castle Airport in Delaware, Mr. Biden quipped, “You ever see me rope-a-dope?” Read More