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Editor’s Note: Feel free to add your own observations in the comments section before, during and after tonight’s Vice-Presidential debate tonight between Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden …

Our moderator tonight is Mande Wilkes, who will not only be updating us with her observations on the debate, but incorporating your comments and e-mails into the live-blogging as well. Remember to e-mail Mande directly if you’ve got a question or comment you want her to insert into the post … her e-mail is mande@fitsnews.com …

 

10:48 p.m. -  I’m getting slammed with emails asking me to name a winner. The thing is, they both turned in a strong perfomance. But, as commentor Don Johnson has noted, a “draw” ends up being a win for Palin. Such is the silver lining in getting blistered for two straight weeks, people.

10:36 p.m. - I’ll be up for a while…keep it coming with your comments and emails for the inevitable postmortem.

10:34 p.m. - Predictable closing statements, down to Palin’s obligatory reference to Ronald Reagan. Seriously, if Republicans are all supposed to be Jesus freaks, it sure does seem like Reagan is the real JC.

10:30 p.m. - Palin doesn’t seem to understand the meaning of compromise. For her to say that she’s never compromised is just downright gratuitous, especially when she explains that bipartisanship has kept her from having to compromise. Isn’t bipartisanship kind of, I don’t know, synonymous with compromise?

10:24 p.m. - Sic broke free of the binds and escaped from the hallway closet to find that I’ve usurped the place. It was touch-and-go there for a second, but he decided to let me continue my little experiment…I know, you’re so welcome. Currently Mr. Sic is making inappropriate remarks about Palin, proving that he’s no worse for the wear and that no founding editors were harmed in the making of this live-blog.

10:15 p.m. - Commentor Lee agrees that there’s too many facts and figures, especially from Biden. His preppers obviously set him up to be the foil to Palin’s predicted n’er-do-well performance. But she’s turning out to be an “October Surprise,” leaving Biden looking totally overwrought and pedantic.

10:10 p.m. - Commentor Don Johnson has emailed me to say that he’s impressed with Palin’s performance, and to ask what I think of it. I’m a tough crowd, particularly when it comes to Palin, and even I’m impressed. She’s firm, coherent, cute, endearing…Like DJ Slick predicted before the start of the debate, she’s certainly setting herself up for a 2012 presidential run.

10:05 p.m. - Ok, this nuanced foreign stuff is losing me. My attention is now officially off of the substantive stuff and on Palin, specifically with regard to this topic.

9:56 p.m. - This part’s shaping up to be like a redux of last Friday’s presidential debate with all the appeals to Jewish voters. Palin and Biden are going strong with the points about Israel’s security threat in the face of Iran. They’re taking my advice…good for them. But they’ve got to be careful, because they need the Jewish vote and the young vote - and it’s en vogue for young Jews to be dubious about Israel’s sovereignty.

9:47 p.m. - No surprises on the answers about the Iraq war. Predictable party-line pandering. Except when Palin went after Obama’s voting record on funding the war: She made her point *and* maintained some mystery with her “that’s another story” finish.

9:41 p.m. - Biden did a good job of pointing to specifics on Obama’s stance on gay rights. Palin’s punking out on the topic, at least from a Republican standpoint, reiterating her “tolerance” for alternative lifestyle. Sure she paid lip service to tradition, but her PC “tolerance” throwback is just weak, considering her value-driven positions.

9:33 p.m. - Commentors Andy and Rick agree that Palin’s forgetting her party affiliation, especially on the topic of the bailout. Now she’s going all Al Gore on climate change, declaring not only that it exists but that it’s within our control. She’s clearly been coached to go after the moderates and Independents.

9:25 p.m. - Good catch for Palin on Obama’s energy record, and a nice segue into reiterating her own record on the issue. It’s also good that she made light of her own inexperience, quipping that she’s only been at this five weeks.

9:23 p.m. - Both candidates seem to know their stuff tonight. There’s plenty of facts and figures, which I expected from Palin but honestly didn’t see coming from Biden. He’s not the one with something to prove, yet he’s acting like he is. I know some people like all the references to facts, but I think that obfuscates the true point of the evening - which is for voters to get acquainted with the vibe of each candidate.

9:20 p.m. - Glad to see that Palin’s relented on that beehive bouffant. She looks good, though I expected a nice punch of color. I’d be feeling the courtroom suit she’s rockin’ if it were like tangerine-colored or something. Even a colored piping on her jacket would be welcome.

9:12 p.m. - Umm, did she forget that she’s a Republican? Demanding “strict oversight” to protect little ol’ us from “predatory lenders?” Her indictment of the financial sector is even more seering than Biden’s. What’s up with that, Sarah?

9:10 p.m. Palin’s milking that good ol’ girl thing, starting off with a “you betcha…” She’s obviously trying to build on that girl-next-door Middle America persona she’s cultivated over the past week. So far, she’s connecting.

9:07 p.m. - Biden starts off strong. Right off the bat, he sets out a bullet-list about Obama’s economic plans, punctuating that with a clincher about how that differentiates from McCain’s plan.  

9:04 p.m. - Commentor Natasha wants to know what I think of the media’s coverage of Palin. In politics as in pop, sex sells. And honestly, after a full year of Obamamania, all the Palin focus is a welcome change.

8:45 p.m. - The good people over at SC Hotline might be right about Palin handing Biden his ass tonight. That’s kind of my hunch too, especially since she’s been raked over the coals for two straight weeks. I’m scared she’s itching to prove everyone wrong, and to that end I believe she’s prepped a ton for tonight. Still, I don’t hold much hope for her…You know what they say about lipstick on a pig, and all.

8:42 p.m. - I’m getting so buttered up by (so much more than a) commentor DJ Slick that I just might have to slip into my old bedroom and do the nude-blogging thing after all.

8:32 pm. - Commentor DJ Slick anticipates that Palin can use tonight to position herself as the 2012 nominee. I agree. America’s determined to elect Pussy for President, no matter how much it reeks.

8:27 p.m. - If nothing else, Palin’s infused the election season with some comic relief. This one’s my favorite. And this is a close runner-up.

8:21 p.m. - I kind of miss Hillary already, and the debate hasn’t even started yet. I imagine Hillary’s gearing up for some vindicaton right about now.

8:00 p.m. - As prelude to the kiss that commentor Tiger is so sure is coming, I’m reading some incisive predictions. Also am watching Chris Matthews wax omnisciently about Sarah Palin’s “intellectual curiousity.”

7:39 p.m. - Hi Tiger! Sic didn’t advise one way or the other, as we’ve got him tied up and gagged in the hallway closet. Seriously, do you think he willingly gave me control of this site? As if. But, if he were free to comment, his advice would indeed have to do with me kissing Palin.

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