tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post3141310720498376032..comments2024-01-26T03:26:54.060-05:00Comments on O-pinion: Biden vs. Ryan - the gradesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-44206826232457895092012-10-13T21:06:04.555-04:002012-10-13T21:06:04.555-04:00As long as Obama wins the election, I am happy wit...As long as Obama wins the election, I am happy with whatever the pundits say. Oh yea!!Adolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13126084351933946123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-18327148634565777302012-10-12T21:39:14.521-04:002012-10-12T21:39:14.521-04:00burtshabby,
I'm curious as to how you thought...burtshabby,<br /><br />I'm curious as to how you thought Ryan confronted Iran's nuclear ambitions, considering these statements:<br /><br />Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, head of the Israeli military (IDF):<br /><br /> "[Iran] is going step by step to the place where it will be able to decide whether to manufacture a nuclear bomb. It hasn't decided to go the extra mile."<br /><br /> "I don't think [Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei] will want to go the extra mile. I think the Iranian leadership is composed of very rational people."<br /><br /> 4/25/12, The Guardian<br /><br />Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak:<br /><br /> "[Iran has] not yet decided to manufacture atomic weapons."<br /><br /> 04/25/12, The Raw Story <br /><br />Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta:<br /><br /> "Are they trying to develop a nuclear weapon? No. But we know that they're trying to develop a nuclear capability. And that's what concerns us. And our red line to Iran is do not develop a nuclear weapon. That's a red line for us." <br /><br />2/8/12, Face the Nation<br /><br />Director of National Intelligence James Clapper:<br /><br /> "We continue to assess Iran is keeping open the option to develop nuclear weapons in part by developing various nuclear capabilities that better position it to produce such weapons, should it choose to do so. We do not know, however, if Iran will eventually decide to build nuclear weapons.[…] We continue to judge Iran's nuclear decisionmaking is guided by a cost-benefit approach, which offers the international community opportunities to influence Tehran."<br /><br /> 01/31/12, Unclassified Statement for the Record on the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence<br /><br />Responding to question from Senator Lindsey Graham: "You have doubt about the Iranian's intention when it comes to making a nuclear weapon?"<br /><br />JAMES CLAPPER:<br /><br /> I do […] I think they're keeping themselves in a position to make that decision but there are certain things they have not yet done and have not done for some time. [...]"<br /><br /> 02/16/12, Senate Armed Services Committee<br /><br />What do you and Congressman Ryan know that top Israeli and American officials do not?<br /><br />And, if Congressman Ryan intends to "confront" Iran, how does he intend to do so? Is he going to put on a uniform and fly over there? Or is he going to order your sons and mine to do his bidding? Especially since Iran's so-called "nuclear program" is so far as real as Saddam's WMDs.Garth Vaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575150785051894691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-13809299454877762012-10-12T15:57:13.986-04:002012-10-12T15:57:13.986-04:00If you want to know the outcome of the debate, loo...If you want to know the outcome of the debate, look at the Observer. If it was a Biden win, it would have been plastered across the website, instead we get an opinion piece tucked into a corner. Biden showed us who he really was, and instead of arguing the issues, he elected to argue,and interrupt Ryan throughout the debate. I wish we could have a round two between them.A. Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489133116770712532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-39709360780696405612012-10-12T15:54:36.210-04:002012-10-12T15:54:36.210-04:00I don't even read the Observer's editorial...I don't even read the Observer's editorial opinions anymore. For over 16 years I've seen their Leftist/Progressive bias. <br /><br />This article is no different.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07972078161534129140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-79096780380638592932012-10-12T15:22:26.642-04:002012-10-12T15:22:26.642-04:00Biden was a hour and a half attack commercial.
R...Biden was a hour and a half attack commercial. <br /><br />Ryan presented facts. <br /><br />Ettolrahchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291283028895857071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-83482126813549612922012-10-12T14:59:44.348-04:002012-10-12T14:59:44.348-04:00radio won, tv lost - see Kennedy/Nixon and let me ...radio won, tv lost - see Kennedy/Nixon and let me know how that turned out. Biden is a huge joke, a tool, a laughingstock. Anyone that says or thinks otherwise is fully uninformed or in the tank. Ryan resoundingly kicked ol Joe's ass last night. rbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402125623897298952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-55258510794713843342012-10-12T14:45:38.751-04:002012-10-12T14:45:38.751-04:00Please DON'T turn down the sound and watch it!...Please DON'T turn down the sound and watch it! Listen more to what they say, not the pageantry with which they said it, and you'll get much closer to the truth. As conservative Charles Krauthammer said on Fox freakin' News: on substance it was a tie (he said both had points to make and both made them effectively), if you listened on the radio Biden won easily, if you watched it on TV he lost. That's not necessarily my own opinion of how it went down, but deciding someone lost because you didn't like they way they smiled is a pretty childlike way to approach something as important as a national election.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144692342499315365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-7397727654653950332012-10-12T14:02:08.489-04:002012-10-12T14:02:08.489-04:00Panthers14, you know that this group knew they wou...Panthers14, you know that this group knew they would not get in the paper unless they fell in line. Ettolrahchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291283028895857071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-30741666918801415412012-10-12T14:00:54.457-04:002012-10-12T14:00:54.457-04:00Hey turn down the sound and watch it again. It lo...Hey turn down the sound and watch it again. It looks like Biden is selling a used car. Ettolrahchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291283028895857071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-9536750011926473152012-10-12T13:44:12.526-04:002012-10-12T13:44:12.526-04:00No question Ryan won on solutions and substance fo...No question Ryan won on solutions and substance for 1) ways to turn around the economy, 2) preserving Social Security & Medicare, and 3) confronting Irans nuclear ambitions but I really really really enjoyed Biden. I thought he was great fun and fairly harmless with his peripheral antics and facial expressions. <br /><br />Ryan for VP & Biden for a beer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-78893556332705675302012-10-12T13:06:35.752-04:002012-10-12T13:06:35.752-04:00I have no idea why I'm surprised when I read m...I have no idea why I'm surprised when I read more liberal spin on these "opinion" pages. It's almost laughable that Biden would get an A. He was a buffoon last night!faithplusnothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583351129497462595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-2505281372414819502012-10-12T12:54:40.030-04:002012-10-12T12:54:40.030-04:00Might've been nice to grade the so-called mode...Might've been nice to grade the so-called moderator too. Long-time friend of Joe Biden, who attended her wedding. I found her to be very ineffective and biased, declining to stop Biden from interupting but quick to cut Ryan on with a "let's move on...".<br /><br />If this posts twice it's the stupid interface with Google!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790338138769707016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-49003796508056560312012-10-12T12:50:27.309-04:002012-10-12T12:50:27.309-04:00Have these students been informed that the debates...Have these students been informed that the debates have been rigged by the Dems and Reps?<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXZNFTVzD_wGarth Vaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575150785051894691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536140049505603887.post-91112106553694602042012-10-12T12:27:09.732-04:002012-10-12T12:27:09.732-04:00Wow...sure wish we could get an unbiased opinion f...Wow...sure wish we could get an unbiased opinion from a non liberal writer.Everyone knows professors are very liberal,so this "grade" was like asking a cowboys fan what they think about the redskins.All my republican friends say biden was a clown and was very unprofessional,while ryan won in a "slam dunk." I am anxious to hear from others.The polls definately swung in favor of romney after last weeks debate,so i go more with facts than what the left wing observer writes,but we are pretty much forced to read it!panther14https://www.blogger.com/profile/16642430924896220594noreply@blogger.com