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(Today's Feature) I Know Joe Biden. That Was Joe Biden. Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates have seldom been among our nation’s finest hours. According to the grading system of the media and many others, zingers, glibness and gaffes too often determine our “winners and losers.” Because of the format and media bias, truth is usually the first casualty in these encounters because there is little time or inclination to call a fabricator to account. A New Candidacy Paradigm Despite the heavily charged environment, however, candidates have always felt compelled to demonstrate a certain amount civility and common courtesy. Like hypocrisy, civility was the tribute that vice pays to virtue. Average voters, it was thought, would not put up with anything less. That was the thinking – until last night. Last night we saw boorishness-to-the-point-of-weirdness not just “slip out” but used as a tactic. Obviously, Joe Biden and the Obama team think that we’re operating under a new paradigm: that the increasing roughness of American culture can and should be incorporated into the candidacies of those holding and running for our country’s highest offices. You may ask how does laughing while your opponent is discussing a nuclear Iran, mugging, interrupting, trying to bully, and flashing a grin worthy of Jack Nicholson in “The Shining” possibly help one’s cause? How indeed. A couple of thoughts. Biden’s was a base performance in every sense of the word. In the days since the presidential debate the Obama-Biden base has been in an uproar. Romney and Obama were shown for what they are and the air has been rapidly escaping from the Obama balloon ever since. When vast quantities of hot air are needed, who better than Joe Biden for the job? The union bosses loved “Ol’ Joe” last night. They could have been more pleased only if Joe had overturned the moderator’s table and slapped Ryan around a little. They are ready to crank up the busses and hand out the “walking around money” on Election Day. What does it say about a candidacy that worried about its base this close to Election Day? And how does this bar room demeanor help them with women and independents? I can’t figure that one out. Except for one thing, which goes to my next point. Continue reading here - Fred Thompson Please go here to share your thoughts on this topic.  Fred's Tweets City of Chicago asks residents with ideas on how to reduce gun crimes to share their thoughts on Twitter. Easy: "arm the law-abiding". Click here for the full story. Poll: 69% of small business owners say Obama's policies have hurt them. The other 31% must've been bankruptcy lawyers. Read more here.
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