The Paddock

Some of it will be how it's moderated. Will the moderator allow Biden to attack? Biden is far from dumb. Sometimes he makes a gaffe, a lot of times those "gaffes" are called gaffes when in reality they are politically incorrect truisms. A lot of times they are meant to look like gaffes when they aren't. The chains comment for example. It was hyperbole meant to fire up some of the base and he knew exactly what he was saying and what he was doing. But they called it a gaffe. Ryan is far from dumb as well but his policies are extreme fringe right policy. And the math isn't close to being right. I think this debate will have a lot more fireworks. Biden is meant to be the attack dog to Obama's cool and collected even keeled deal. I'm probably just being partisan but I really feel like Biden is going to make this guy look like a lost school kid. I do think Ryan will have his moments. I don't think Biden will whoop him as bad as Romney whooped Obama but whoop him none the less.

Ryan's other extreme disadvantage is that he's developed a precise and well-drawn view of the role of government and how it should play in the economy. (I disagree with it, but it's a thoughtful plan with little regard for political popularity). But Mitt is moving further from that position every day. How much will Ryan have to censor what he really thinks so as not to besmirch Mitt's attempt to get back to the center?

And when he does watch Biden pounce on the flip flop. You can bet the farm Biden will be calling a spade a spade.

I have a bad habit of avoiding movies which highlight actors with whom I disagree on their political, social or moral views which include clooney, penn, sarandon, allen, moore, et al.

Clooney in Oh brother, where art thou was an unusual (and enjoyable) exception.

I did preface by stating it was a bad habit - yes I've probably missed some recent "good" movies. I haven't seen anything with Tom Cruise since Rain Man which was an excellent movie.

I should have been more specific - insert "extreme" in front of political, social and moral views, As a rule I avoid movies by those with an extreme agenda counter to my own, which is not to say I don't make exceptions. I often wish some of these folks would just do what they do best and keep their political/social agenda to themselves.

I watch films by artists who are democrats and on a rare occasion I will see a Justin Timberlake film - In Time was entertaining.

I hijacked my own thread. And now for something completely different. You young ones have probably never seen this. You old ones probably don't watch snl. You middle ones like me will just laugh at the memories. I give you the greatest of all time. Mr Harry Caray intellectually discussing space with an astrophycisist. The writing is spanish. It's in english.

google her name and "Chloe", turn off safe search.

lol And better yet.... just watch Chloe.