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Tag: Not Michigan

Animal Magnetism

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Fri Oct 12, 2012 at 12:06:08 PM EST
Tags: Not Michigan, Joe Biden, Hyena, Democrats, Donkeys, Behavior, Animal Magnetism, Paul Ryan, Republican, Civilized Debate (all tags)

Oh yeah .. Joe has it.

The left needed a win last night to make them feel better about the drubbing Obama received at the hands of Mitt Romney a little more than a week earlier.

The coaching advice for Joe Biden surely must have been to:

"Be friendly, and kill em with smiles"

Plenty of smiles. Buffoonery has no limit with Joe however, and it showed with the frequent interruptions and impolite treatment of his opponent Paul Ryan.

The Donkeys that the Democrat-Socialist party produce for candidates lately are certainly bad enough in one-on-one debates and argumentative situations, but last night took the cake. Joe Biden interrupted Ryan 86 times to Ryan doing so to Biden 6. Add to this the moderator not able to control herself on occasion doing the same, with 2 or 3 times to Biden, and 12-14 to Ryan as he was making important points.

All the time where Biden was not interrupting Ryan was spent grinning and laughing, as if to say "your message is laughable".

In all the debates I have ever watched, I have yet to see such disrespect for the forum, the opponent, and the public which must wonder now if Uncle Joe had forgotten to take his meds.

Paul Ryan presented himself with dignity and was clearly better informed as expected. Biden's behavior took away from any potential legitimate answers he could have offered. The victory for Ryan was more obvious than many in the media will concede, but it was a sorry event if only for its damage to the vetting process. The Obama Biden team might be embarrassed if ever possible.

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Unimaginable

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Fri Mar 11, 2011 at 07:58:26 PM EST
Tags: Not Michigan, Earthquake, Japan, relief efforts (all tags)

Though it will hardly stop us from commenting on the daily fare from Lansing and around the state of Michigan, the earthquake saga unfolding on Japan reminds us yet again that we are hardly masters of our own domain.

Our prayers go out to those who been so terribly affected by these disasters. May God provide some measure of relief for those who have suffered through this event.

Please feel free to add links to legitimate and trusted relief organizations you feel will help the Japanese people, or others hit by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in some way.

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