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Here's a look at the stories we're following right now. What are you reading this morning?
Biden and Ryan go head to head in first VP debate
Truth Squad: Examining the candidates' statements
Sharp words as Ryan, Biden face off
European Union wins Nobel Peace Prize
With Stakes High, Candidates Wrangle for Upper Hand
Forceful Raddatz draws praise as moderator
'47 Percent' Finally Makes Debate Appearance




Joe came across as a senile old grandpa who smiles and laughs at everything because he doesn't know what's going on. Ryan looked very Presidential. If you turn off the sound and don't listen to what Biden says, you can almost believe he's telling the truth.
Mika does not have an issue with Joe Biden's actions during the debate because "the grin and facial disgust" are part of her daily mannerisms. One word for Joe Biden: disrespectful and one for Paul Ryan: respectful. Who would you rather have as your vice-president? He over did the 47%, a statement totally taken out of context.
Thank you, Mica!! In the last couple of weeks you seem to be finding your voice and standing up to Joe. Joe Biden clearly won that debate last night. I love Mica's image of Biden chewing Ryan up and spitting him up. Great! And Biden's smile was making a point -- "you're not being accurate, Ryan!" That's what his smile was saying. But I did notice Ryan with his "Mitt Romney smirk." Ryan and Romney may not get their stories straight all the time but they both have that little rich guy smirk. So cute!!!
Mika acts like she is still in high school. As for Biden, I've worked with people like him and it gets tiring pretty fast. He was trying so hard to make up for what the President lacked that he got negatively carried away. It is no wonder they cannot get anything done in Washington. Paul Ryan came across as cool under fire and was able to give it back in a professional manner. Who would you want in a room with foreign diplomats?
Mica is beautiful.
Joe - please help me with the kind of intelligent answers you are capable of on these questions:
1. Have you looked at the table of the top 20 (90% of dollars) tax expenditures? You could do a scathing and intelligent probe into the sanity (or lack thereof ) of the Romney plan by informing people that virtually all of these if eliminated would be counter productive to companies funding pension plans or medical expenses or people investing in houses and or even simple fairness like deducting income tax. I was both informed and shocked at the list which in my analysis totally proves that the Romney position is purely political allowing him to appeal to his conservative base with tax cuts and get away with a false claim of tax neutrality that he cant and in fact shouldn't deliver. And to cap that argument - wouldn't business stall for the two years that such a tax debate would take to fight through congress?
2. Why doesn't anyone propose changing the tax law to force all business to file as business with the actual income to the owner treated in a separate return. It seems that the tax debate is totally screwed up by the overlap which doesn't allow for a clean policy decision.
3. And why is Obama's proposed 2.5 in cuts for each dollar of tax increases at the top not given more credit. Can't he defend that this proposal was blocked by the current house - but that when the cliff hits - the tea party block will have to divide - and he will be able to put in place a plan of cuts and revenue increase.
Joe S. and most Republicans keep insisting Romney KO’d Obama in the first debate. You keep bringing up the Libya situation as if you could have saved the embassy. You know what, I hope Romney/Ryan wins and 4 years from now when the reckless economics and idiot foreign policy has destroyed the USA I’m going back to watch the video of you @$$holes propping up the LOW GRADE THOUGHT PROCESSES that got this nation into trouble in the first place (Bush/Bush Jr./Cheney) and then force accountability upon you.
Romney/Ryan revise history & LIE because they CAN, morons vote for Republicans DON’T KNOW OWN HISTORY because of news people like Joe Scarborough and FOX NEWS or the AM radio Limbaughs. You can’t admit your Conservative ideology failed miserably or take responsibility for the epic failures. BLAME? Republicans conveniently forget 32% of Obama spending is to pay off the Bush/Cheney debt, cyberbitchslap2.blogspot.com
Good morning Morning Joe Cast, congratulations to Willie Geist I will be watching him on the Today Show. Love You Mika. Now for the debate. I've heard some comments that Vice President Biden was too aggressive. You can't always please everyone. Suppose the the President had not protected his dignity and the office of the President they would came down on him. I have a question who do you think is being the most untruthful Mr. Ryan or Mr. Romney? Ryan said last night do you think I would harm my Moms benefits. Americans wake up Mr Ryan has rich people in his back pocket now he can afford to take care mom. Mr. Romney said just yesterday he would no longer fund parenthood. Do you know how many women depend on this program for care. The vice president won the debate by being honest and was generally caring about middle class. Obama/Biden
Folks, please. Let’s get Real ! All of this Guff ‘n Malarkey around Vice President Biden’s “Grinning, Feisty Style during the Debate with Mr. (Congressman - shhhhh, don‘t tell anyone) Ryan ?! Mr. Romney’s Style was very Cool, Slick and Glossy during his Debate with President Obama (who was serious and technocratic). So Cool, Slick and Glossy that those in the Listening audience, who have not had the Opportunities to follow the True Policies of the two Individuals involved in the Debate were Fooled - were Hoodwinked by each and every one of Mr. ( governor and Vulture Capitalist Bain CEO) Romney’s outright Lies and Prevarications of his True Intentions toward the American People. How Mr. Romney and the Republican party Intend to ‘Stick It To”: Women, the Middle Class, the Working Poor, the Jobless Poor, the Veterans, the Students and Education, the Elderly and Retirees, Medicare and Medicaid, those with Pre-existing Maladies and/or Injuries, the disabled, the disenfranchised, the disadvantaged… while cutting Taxes for the Millionaires and Billionaires, and Raising Taxes on the Middle Class, the Working Poor and Jobless Poor). Everyone they have Stated on Record to be the 47% (Americans who do not want to take responsibility for ThemSelves or their Lives) (and 30% Takers) these two ‘gentle(?)men’ consider to be sniveling Parasites and Termites. There’s nothing wrong with Feisty Passion. Especially when taking a Stand for what You Believe in or Know to Be the Truth, and Calling Out - Ferreting Out a Lie or Prevarication of another’s True Intentions and Action-in-Waiting. Otherwise, the Cool, Slick and Glossy will slide right through the dark and hidden cracks of Everyone’s Reality. Please, Folks, let’s get Real and Keep It Real.