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why? if i were barry i'd be living in a bar.

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You can't exactly roll video in the middle of a debate. Lay the groundwork early that he's not truthful, though, and you can roll out a "there he goes again" mid-debate when he tells more whoppers.

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"Princessy pout" - Ann's permanent expression.

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Well, really. It IS his time, guys. Just give it to him.

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Someone really ought to interview George the Smarter, and ask what he thinks about the Ryan "budget".

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In <strike>Soviet Russia</strike> Amercia, joke tells you.

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The debate's just going to boil down to he-said-she-said, Joe will come with the facts and Paul Ryan will lie and lie about his lying. The only upside is that the debates are probably when people pay most attention to the fact-checkers; the downside is that nobody really pays much attention to the VP debate.

Joe knows what he's doing, he just has to make sure he doesn't come over too aggressive when pointing out that nothing Paul Ryan has said is true.

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Yeah, obviously Bamz is going to have the same problem of pointing out the relentless mendacity without turning off viewers, but you're right, it shouldn't be a problem because Mitt gets very <em>testy</em> when people in his presence don't accept his blatant lies as gospel.

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In Mitt Romney's case, it's best to ask if he has a belly button. I don't think those come standard on his model.

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Schoenkopf is Showin' It Off - but I'm sure you've heard that one before.

Also.

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Mitt Romney will take a lot of credit for that joke.

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On Friday evening, Mark Shields predicted the first candidate to show some self-deprecating humor in debate #1 will win it.

I'm pretty sure that won't be (r)Money...

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Lede graph: This proves birthers are not racist.

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And brilliant red hair and captivating smile...

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