The Vice Presidential Debate

I faded out after about 45 seconds.  Sorry.

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Poll P. said…
I lasted 53 minutes, butt I was also cooking dinner, so I wasn't as bored as I might have been. Contrary to the pundits consensus, I thought Kaine's scrappiness was welcome. Hillary isn''t allowed to vent, so I'm glad Tim did it for her.
October 5, 2016 at 10:29 AM
Don't Hit (the bottle) said…
"I'm downing the hard stuff too. I was just reduced to taking a swig of Lagavulin right out of the bottle." - GE, April 24, 2016.

"I faded out after about 45 seconds." - GE, October 4, 2016.

Little wonder. - DH, October 5, 2016.
October 5, 2016 at 11:46 AM
Green Eagle said…
Probably right this time, Dikram, whatever you were trying to get at. At least this time I kept off the Lagavulin. I need to save that for Sunday's debate.

And Poll, just to be honest, I did hear a little of it, because my wife was watching it in the kitchen. What I heard was Mike Pence doing a great job of regurgitating the canned Republican responses he was taught to squawk like a parrot. Maybe great debating technique, but it sure doesn't make him an honorable man.
October 5, 2016 at 12:48 PM
Poll P. said…
I'm annoyed, though not astonished, that the pundits are praising him and touting his credentials to be the new Republican saviour, while overlooking his complete lack of a 'moral compass.'
October 5, 2016 at 3:33 PM
D. Hagopian said…
Dear Green Eagle,

Dikran ends with an "n," not an "m."
October 6, 2016 at 4:36 PM
ez said…
One good thing came out of the Debate, The commercial that Hillary's people whipped up over night. The comparison/contrast of Pence protesting Kaine's truthful assertions with video of Trump saying what Kaine said he did was a delight to behold.

October 7, 2016 at 8:47 AM
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