{"id":12764,"date":"2008-10-02T13:27:18","date_gmt":"2008-10-02T20:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/10\/02\/debate-o-rama.html"},"modified":"2008-10-02T13:27:18","modified_gmt":"2008-10-02T20:27:18","slug":"debate_o_rama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/10\/02\/debate_o_rama.html","title":{"rendered":"Debate-o-Rama!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Regarding tonight’s VP debates …<\/p>\n

Both candidates are no doubt getting ready for tonight’s brouhaha. Word has it that Palin’s been hunkered down in her GOP bunker getting intense briefing and debate coaching<\/a> — though, oddly enough, she denies it.<\/p>\n

Everyone’s offering her advice<\/a> (and prayer<\/a>). The irony, though, is that for all the justifiable pasting in the media Palin’s suffering for her repeated gaffes and ignorance in the few interviews she’s given, she’s going into the debate with the advantage extremely low expectations. Unless she starts speaking in tongues, bursting into tears, or babbling about being chased by the Giant Head of Vladimir Putin, she can’t actually worsen <\/em>her standing in the polls. Indeed, if she even modestly holds her own against Biden, gets off a few snappy jabs and a few winsome y’knows<\/em>, it will be trumpeted by the pundits (and perceived by the party faithful) as a huge victory. And with some tactical tricks<\/a>, combined with the debate format, she could easily make it happen, especially if Biden loses patience or sticks his foot in his mouth<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The most likely scenario to my mind is that Palin won’t “win,” but she’ll come across as something better (or smoother) than the blithering dolt she’s managed to be in more give-and-take interviews. If she can stop the bleeding<\/a> in the polls, or at least her contribution to it, it will be a tactical success for the campaign that will have the GOP all a-twitter and full of renewed joy.<\/p>\n

Regardless of the result, if nothing else you can make tonight enjoyable by playing VP debate bingo<\/a>. Though I’m thinking what we actually need is a drinking game …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Regarding tonight’s VP debates … Both candidates are no doubt getting ready for tonight’s brouhaha. 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