Friday, October 12, 2012

VP Debate: Biden Outwits Ryan’s Gish!

Contrary to Congressman Ryan’s miscalculated  and far from accurate zinger that Vice President Biden was  “under a lot of duress”,  Biden figured out a way to outwit Ryan’s unsuccessful attempts at repeating Romney’s Gish Gallop debate tactic of “drowning the opponent in such fragmented information that they can’t possibly address it all”. Biden  zapped it fast, zapped  it hard, and he didn’t  relent!  He was fiery, passionate and on point particularly in debunking Romney’s and Ryan’s campaign falsehoods and -  most  importantly – Biden outwitted  Ryan’s  Gish!


Of course the Romney/Ryan Cable News Teams  on  CNN and FOX News weren’t pleased with Biden’s counter-attacks to Ryan’s attempted Gish approach.   In addition to bashing the Obama/Biden ticket a full two hours prior to the debate and throughout the post debate coverage,  they – not surprisingly -  misrepresented Biden’s passion, energy, and swift factual disposal of Ryan’s Gish as “arrogant, “rude”  and “condescending” . 

The CNN/FOX  Romney/Ryan Cable News Teams' descriptions made me chuckle because they actually ex-a-sketched  their own commentaries on the first presidential debate!  When Romney monopolized the debate galloping the Gish, they thought it  was “presidential”. When Biden  monopolized the debate counter-attacking Ryan’s Gish it was “rude”.   When Obama didn’t counter attack Romney’s Gishes,  it was “weak”.  When Ryan couldn’t keep up with  Biden’s  counter-Gishes, they described Ryan as exhibiting a “quiet demeanor”.  The CNN/FOX Romney/Ryan Cable News Teams, also, didn't point out how often Ryan failed to answer the moderator's questions choosing to respond with scripted stump speech rhetoric that had absolutely nothing to do with the question asked.  The Teams  flip flopped so much, I thought they were actually channeling Romney and Ryan! 

As of this morning, there were no conclusive results as to who “won” the debate aside from Flash Poll results  immediately  following the event, but before I share the Flash Poll numbers, I have got to fill you in on FOX News commentator, Greta Van Susteren's  post debate comments on the Flash Polls.   Greta was glowing about CNN’s Flash Poll result of a 48 to 44 win in Ryan’s favor. Then she actually made up a poll result.  You heard me right, Greta actually made up a – non-existing-  “NBC”  poll  giving Ryan a more than “50 point”  lead! Can you believe it?

Here are the Flash Poll results according to the dailybeast.com:

Poll
Vice President Biden
Congressman Ryan
CNN
44
48
Reuters
“the two men fought to a draw and a tie always goes to the incumbent”

CBS
50
31


Before I go, I would like to share my list of memorable debate moments (you can view them on the video link below) e.g.  Biden’s verification of the facts and the Obama/Biden fight for the middle class regarding  the 47% tape, job growth,  a woman's right to choose, the benefits of  health care reform, saving Medicare,  fair share of taxes, and the critical, potential nomination of future "severely conservative" supreme court justices likely to repeal Roe v Wade, but my most memorable moment  was when Ryan offered his second zinger – “sometimes the words don’t come out of your mouth the right way”.  Biden’s response was priceless: “At least I mean what I say, and so does Romney”!


The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them”!
Maya Angelou


Sources:
Polls: No Winner Yet  in the Debate


The Gish Gallop debating technique of drowning the opponent in such fragmented information that they can’t possibly address it all!


FULL VIDEO: Vice Presidential Debate


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