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Can Biden Stop the Shooting?→
Alex Koppelman on the limits of what Biden’s task force will be able to accomplish: http://nyr.kr/ZPrASm
Photograph by Mark Wilson/Getty.
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"I said before the debate that [Biden] was an underrated politician. Last night, he demonstrated why that’s true. The guy in the Oval Office owes him more than a phone call."
—Read more from John Cassidy on last night’s VP debate: http://nyr.kr/OszVGg
(Source: newyorker.com)
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By Wide Margin, Democrats Want Biden in All Remaining Debates→
DANVILLE, KY (The Borowitz Report)—In a poll of Democratic voters taken immediately following Thursday night’s Vice-Presidential debate, a wide majority said they wanted Vice-President Joe Biden to appear in all remaining 2012 debates: Continue reading.
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![…[T]o dismiss tomorrow night’s debate between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden in Danville, Kentucky, as mere diversion would definitely be a mistake. Biden and Ryan are both expert politicians with canny instincts (even with Biden’s propensity for verbal gaffes). And, after Obama’s listless display last Wednesday, a masterful performance by one of them could influence the momentum of the race in his running mate’s favor. As we wait for tomorrow’s matchup, we thought we’d provide a guide to the pieces The New Yorker has run on each man over the past few years…
Joseph Biden
• George Packer, “A Democratic World,” February 16, 2004
• Jeffrey Goldberg, “The Unbraiding,” March 21, 2005
• Ryan Lizza, “Biden’s Brief,” October 20, 2008
• Bill Barol, “My Name Is Joe Biden and I’ll Be Your Server,” October 1, 2012
Paul Ryan
• George Packer, “Deepest Cuts,” April 25, 2011
• James Surowiecki, “Call That a Budget?,” April 9, 2012
• Ryan Lizza, “Fussbudget,” August 6, 2012
• John Cassidy, “Who is Mitt Romney?,” August 27, 2012](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbqju399UK1qav5oho1_500.jpg)
…[T]o dismiss tomorrow night’s debate between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden in Danville, Kentucky, as mere diversion would definitely be a mistake. Biden and Ryan are both expert politicians with canny instincts (even with Biden’s propensity for verbal gaffes). And, after Obama’s listless display last Wednesday, a masterful performance by one of them could influence the momentum of the race in his running mate’s favor. As we wait for tomorrow’s matchup, we thought we’d provide a guide to the pieces The New Yorker has run on each man over the past few years…
Joseph Biden
• George Packer, “A Democratic World,” February 16, 2004
• Jeffrey Goldberg, “The Unbraiding,” March 21, 2005
• Ryan Lizza, “Biden’s Brief,” October 20, 2008
• Bill Barol, “My Name Is Joe Biden and I’ll Be Your Server,” October 1, 2012
Paul Ryan
• George Packer, “Deepest Cuts,” April 25, 2011
• James Surowiecki, “Call That a Budget?,” April 9, 2012
• Ryan Lizza, “Fussbudget,” August 6, 2012
• John Cassidy, “Who is Mitt Romney?,” August 27, 2012
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My Name is Joe Biden and I’ll Be Your Server
Hey, chief. There’s the guy. How you doin’? Got your friends here, party of six. Lady in the hat. Great to see you. My name is Joe Biden and I’ll be your server tonight. Lemme tell you a story. (He pulls up a chair and sits.) …
Continue reading Shouts and Murmurs from this week’s issue, by Bill Barol.
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The D.N.C.’s Arithmetic Problem
“The problem for the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night was one of scale and proportion…” To continue reading Amy Davidson on Biden, Obama, and Friends: http://nyr.kr/NQecsA
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