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I enjoyed watching last night’s Vice Presidential debate, as much as I cringed during the first Presidential debate. Uncle Joe was magnificent. We could easily determine the winner from the Republican Ministry of Propaganda, Faux Noise. They called Biden rude, unhinged, and a cranky old man. Their whining, instead of crowing, is a dead giveaway. Here are some of my observations of the debate, but first, in case you missed it, here is the complete video.

Or if you prefer, the debate transcript is here.

If Ryan won a point it was the segment on Benghazi. Biden correctly refuted that the Administration was wrong in their initial reports, because that’s the information they were getting from the intelligence community. He also nailed Ryan for accusing Obama of inadequate security when Republicans, under Ryan’s budgetary leadership, cut $300 million from embassy security. But he was not prepared to explain the entire issue.

Ryan embarrassed himself on Afghanistan. He just could not understand how Afghan troops are replacing US troops being withdrawn.

On domestic policy, Biden won going away. The high point was rubbing Ryan’s nose in his own letters requesting stimulus funds, because they would ‘create jobs’. He also pinned Ryan to his record on Social Security, Medicare, Taxes and women’s rights.

The process was so upsetting to Ryan that he actually said something true by mistake once or twice, but he lived up to his reputation as Lyin’ Ryan.

Here are a few of Ryan’s lies:

He said the US should apologize for troops burning Korans and urinating on Afghan corpses, but he and Romney have criticized Obama for doing so. He accused Obama of watering sanctions against Iran, when what Obama had done was negotiate a set of sanctions the international community would support. He said Romney is a ‘car guy’, who supports auto workers. He repeated the thoroughly debunked $716 billion Medicare lie. He repeated the thoroughly debunked death panel lie. He said Obamacare will force one out of six hospitals out of business. He said Obamacare will make 21,000 lose their health insurance. He said that a Democratic Senator from Oregon supports his Medicare plan. He said that ending Bush tax cuts for the top 2% would raise the taxes of over one million small businesses. He said Obama called Assad a reformer during the Syria crisis. He said the greatest personal trait he offers is complete honesty.

That last one is a real doozy! Now Ryan did not rise to the standard of Lord Willard, but who could ever outdo the Lord of Lies.

Chris Matthews with Joy-Ann Reid and Martin O’Malley think there may be a post-debate bounce.

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In the end, Biden had several advantages. He is passionate about supporting the 99%. The things, about which Ryan is passionate, are things he cannot afford to admit. Biden is linked with Barack Obama. Ryan is saddled with Willard Romney. Ryan was outclassed by Biden’s skill.

Biden’s face was wonderfully animated, and will Ryan did well at keeping a silly grin pasted on his face, the way his beady eyes kept shifting left me with the image of Ryan in Eddie Munster mode at a time when Thing has escaped from his box, has worked his way up Ryan’s pants leg, and has struck pay dirt.