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At #VPdebate, expect Paul Ryan to accuse Dems of stealing $716B from Medicare. There’s one problem with that line: bit.ly/P9bJcz
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 12, 2012
Since many of you asked: In lieu of our own, we endorse this bingo game. RT @meglanker: bit.ly/W90q5l Play #VPdebate bingo!
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 12, 2012
RT @timothypmurphy: I think Biden just literally licked his lips during Ryan’s answer. #vpdebate
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) October 12, 2012
Biden licks his lips twice during Ryan’s first answer, laughs during his second.
— Tim Murphy (@timothypmurphy) October 12, 2012
Biden: “a bunch of malarkey.” #VPdebate
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 12, 2012
Ryan, when asked if the US should apologize for troops desecrating corpses and Korans: “Oh God, yes.” #Good #VPdebate
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 12, 2012
Lies: Steven Segal. MT @alyssarosenberg: I cannot wait for Harrison Ford to play Biden with a dash of Indiana Jones in a biopic. #vpdebate
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) October 12, 2012
Biden literally (sorry) turns to Ryan, asks “you want to go to war?”
— Tim Murphy (@timothypmurphy) October 12, 2012
I have “Stuxnet” and I need a drink! #vpdebate
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 12, 2012
Biden: “War must always be the last resort.” Hey, there’s a novel concept. #debate
— Andy Kroll (@AndrewKroll) October 12, 2012
47 percent?! Pass the keg!!!!! #vpdebate
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 12, 2012
Biden: “Just get out of the way. Stop talking about how you care about the American people. Show me something.” #VPdebate
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 12, 2012
Biden: he sent me two letters that said BTW can you send me some money. #vpdebate
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 12, 2012
Biden does a Clinton. Looks right at srs and asks do you have more benefits today thanks to Obamacare. Answer: yes. #vpdebate
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) October 12, 2012
If anybody has the word “folks” in their debate bingo drinking game, they are totally trashed now.
— Josh Harkinson (@JoshHarkinson) October 12, 2012
Moderator: Do….you…..have…..any plan…..at all? #VPdebate #shitstorm2012
— allisonkilkenny (@allisonkilkenny) October 12, 2012
Can someone link me to the “6 studies” Ryan has now referenced twice? #NBCPolitics
— Jo Ling Kent (@JoNBCNews) October 12, 2012
Damn, Raddatz is *runnin’* shit. #vpdebate
— Deen Freelon (@dfreelon) October 12, 2012
Raddatz: Why not leave Afghanistan now? #GoodQuestion #Seriously #VPdebate
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 12, 2012
“We. Will. Leave. In. 20. 14.” – Biden motherjones.com/mojo/2012/09/a…#vpdebate
— Asawin Suebsaeng (@swin24) October 12, 2012
How can Paul Ryan talk about taking care of the “vulnerable” with a straight face? #vpdebate
— Andy Kroll (@AndrewKroll) October 12, 2012
At 10:14 p.m. EDT, Oct. 11, a debate question on women’s fundamental rights to their bodily integrity was finally asked.
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 12, 2012
CRUCIAL: “I refuse to impose that on others, unlike my friend here the congressman. “
— Irin Carmon (@irincarmon) October 12, 2012
No questions about Citizens United, but Uncle Joe brings it up. #debates
— Sarah Jaffe (@sarahljaffe) October 12, 2012
Wonder what’s on Obama’s mind right now.
— Gavin Aronsen (@garonsen) October 12, 2012
