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Who's watching the VP Debate tonight? What are you expecting?
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First off, I'm not trying to get into a political debate about parties or politics, etc. :no: I'm just wondering what your expecting 'debate' wise from Biden and Ryan?
I'm thinking Biden will take this debate hands down. He has that cockyness about him and he always seems comfortable in a debate type atmosphere. Ryan has the 'cockyness' as well, but in a young cocky kind of way... like the old saying goes, you can't beat experience.
Romney hammered Obama last week but I think Biden gets even tonight.
So whatcha think?
I'm thinking Biden will take this debate hands down. He has that cockyness about him and he always seems comfortable in a debate type atmosphere. Ryan has the 'cockyness' as well, but in a young cocky kind of way... like the old saying goes, you can't beat experience.
Romney hammered Obama last week but I think Biden gets even tonight.
So whatcha think?
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WTH does that mean?
We're a UK based website.
lol, good point.
That would be like if I went on a U.S.-based forum and asked everyone what they thought of UK benefits reforms or who should be the next leader of the Leader/Conservative Party, I suspect I would quickly get replies asking me what the hell I was on about or being politely informed that Americans don't care for domestic British politics.
Not being rude, just honest.
That this is how the 3rd most powerful nation in the world selects its leaders
I didnt watch the debate live but I have seen some highlights, and a few reviews / political commentary on it, which oddly vasty disagreed. Biden seemed to me to be the cool grandad you would never mind having around. Ryan, whilst acting a little normal, still looked like he was trying to hard to be something that too many people know he isnt.
This might be because the US has a great deal more power in the world than we do.
Even if they do have more power than us, why should they assume we care about their politics? In all honesty I've never overheard anyone discussing what the Yanks are doing.
If the other country has a supply of oil they care...
Interesting you say that, if in the future the US decides to get involved in a conflict with a country which has no oil supply whatsoever, what will the conspiracy theorists have to argue against then?
Much oil in Vietnam?
That being said I'm a little surprised that (some) people who read and contribute to the politics section of a discussion board would have such an averse reaction to someone bringing up a political debate taking place in another English speaking country. If you are dissinteressed don't comment, or by all means state your dissinterest, but the semi-accusitory tone of offence strikes me as unnecessary. At best such reactions discourage civil discourse, at worst they scare off new contributers to the politics board which (lets face it) has seen more lively days.
It underlines a general anti-US feeling which is a shame really because they are our closest cousins in reality.
My reaction was based on a seemingly common approach on internet forums by many Americans that the rest of the world has obvious interest and knowledge about US affairs.
I wonder how many Americans know who Nick Clegg is?
I wonder how many British people care who he is
It would seem the OP didn't realize this is a UK based site. And even assuming they did know this was a UK based site, is it at all unreasonable to assume that people in a politics forum might have an interest in a political debate taking place in another English speaking country? I don't believe it to be unreasonable.
They'd tell you about Cleggers, the signer of giant, novelty pledges. His flipty-flopping has international appeal.
Looolz.