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Originally Posted by Dr. Casey
There's no 'probably came off a little strong' to it. I think Biden gave a perfectly good performance in that he gave sound arguments, but I can't see how anyone could claim that his demeanor and attitude wasn't that of a jackass.
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While I wouldn't say he was a jackass, I think there was a bit too much "Get-Off-My-Lawn" syndrome. Biden was clearly, at times, treating Ryan and his ideas as childish and was often seemingly scolding Ryan for his perceived childishness. Whether you think Ryan's ideas are childish are not is irrelevant, the fact of the matter is Biden shouldn't have treated Ryan so dismissively. And sadly, even hen you break down the point by point analysis and see that Biden was clearly ahead in most instances (just in terms of general facts and rhetorical ability), it will be his dismissive nature that will be equally remembered.