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Biden and Ryan Quarrel Aggressively in Debate, Offering Contrasts - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    "His interruptions were strategic, intended to raise questions about the Republican ticket. When Mr. Ryan attacked the administration's stimulus program, Mr. Biden pointed out that Mr. Ryan had sent him a letter, requesting money for his Congressional district in Wisconsin. As soon as the debate was over, Republicans were trying to liken Mr. Biden's performance to that of Al Gore against George W. Bush in 2000, when unflattering cutaway camera shots caught him sighing and rolling his eyes impatiently as Mr. Bush spoke. But while the two campaigns awaited the results of "insta-polls" determining a winner and a loser, the key question would not come as quickly: Whether Mr. Biden did enough to help move the Obama campaign beyond the president's own listless debate performance a week earlier. At one point Mr. Ryan even made reference to his imperative to do so, telling him, "I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground." It was the biggest moment of the campaign for Mr. Ryan, who invigorated the Republican base in August when Mr. Romney asked him to join the ticket. But his role as chairman of the House Budget Committee also opened him up to significant criticism from Mr. Biden, particularly when Mr. Ryan promised a bipartisanship that he said Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden had not delivered as promised. Before the debate, Democrats were curious about whether Mr. Ryan would stand by his approach to Medicare, which has included different versions of a plan to offer people 65 and older an option to use government subsidies to purchase private insurance. He did, and then some, saying his only intention - and Mr. Romney's - was to ensure the program's longevity. "Medicare and Social Security did so much for my own family," Mr. Ryan said. "We are not going to jeopardize this program, but we have to save it." Looking into the camera, Mr. Biden said, "These guys haven't been big on Medicare from the beginning," asking the
Aidan Williams

biden and ryan debate - chicagotribune.com - 1 views

  • gamut
    • Aidan Williams
       
      The complete range or scope of something
  • castigated
  • malarkey
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  • Ryan responded that the country was going in the wrong direction, reminding Biden that the unemployment rate of his own hometown had grown to 10% from 8.5% since Obama took office.
    • Aidan Williams
       
      Why would Ryan say this?!
Baloo Ngo

Romney-Ryan ticket hits Obama admin on Ohio made tanks | Fox News - 1 views

  • brazen
  • made in conjunction with more blistering remarks about President Obama
  • gimmick
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  • Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan
  • The vice president
  • he said
  • Did you hear that?
  • We need M1 tanks because they're part of the greatest military on the face of the earth.
markham skelton

Joe Biden Versus Paul Ryan. - 0 views

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    Wonk - Someone who is engrossed in the technical aspect of implementing a policy. Negative connotations. Biased in favor of the democratic party. Minor abbreviations like pol for politician.
Aidan Williams

Biden and Ryan Prepare for Debate - NYTimes.com - 1 views

  • Unbound
  • scathing
    • Aidan Williams
       
      bitterly severe, as a remark
  • dissembling
    • Aidan Williams
       
      to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of
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  • vigorously
robert ellson

Biden and Ryan Prepare for Debate - NYTimes.com - 4 views

  • surrogates
    • robert ellson
       
      surrogate: replacement: it's like Paul and Biden are debating for Romney and Obama
Linh Nguyen

US election: Joe Biden 1 stems Democrat bleeding with aggressive debate performance - 1 views

  • stems
    • Linh Nguyen
       
      The articles talks about the altitude of the two vice presidents during the vice president debate  It describes Mr. Joe Biden as someone who doesn't show good respect toward his opponent - his determination to win the debate has been shown by his unrelenting aggressiveness, onslaught, disrespecting, repeatedly interrupt --> more negative  On the other hand, the article describes Mr. Ryan as a person who fight valiantly with a good closing statement --> more positive  Even though the headline seems to favor Mr.Biden --> it actually emphasizes the bad temper of Me. Biden  --> bias toward Republican 
  • onslaught
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  • secretly-recorded remarks
  • morale
    • Linh Nguyen
       
      the confidence, enthusiasm, and discipline of a person or group at a particular time  tính thần, chí khí, nhuệ khí
  • unrelenting
    • Linh Nguyen
       
      not yielding in strength, severity, or determination không nguôi, không bớt, không gim
  • disrespecting
  • repeatedly interrupted and overpowered
  • unhinged
    • Linh Nguyen
       
      make (someone) mentally unbalanced làm mất thăng bằng, làm cho mất phương hướng, làm cho rối (trí)
  • When you don't have a record to run on, laughing is all you can do".
  • valiantly
    • Linh Nguyen
       
      possessing or showing courage or determination
  • "unravelling".
  • "Mitt Romney and I want to earn your support,"
  • enraged
  • trigger-happy young radica
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