You know what’s crazy? I’ll tell you what’s crazy.™
Titans vs Steelers in one venue – Biden vs Ryan in another.
Who won? Who lost?
It was competition at its finest, mano a mano.
I was in a sports bar for the first half of the night and the game was on.
The action was back and forth. It was all NFL and some baseball playoffs to boot.
30 tv’s and the vice presidential debate was nowhere to be seen.
In between bites of a huge sandwich, I watch the Steelers throw a bomb for a quick touch down.
I slurp a frozen beer as the Titans scramble back at the half kicking field goals.
The bar is decidedly pro Titan and fans cheer at every first down, every penalty that goes the Titan’s way.
At no time does the federal deficit get booed.
At half time I’m back home and the vice presidential debate is ending on every network.
“How much does this move the needle in the end,” Diane Sawyers asks.
“Who won?” she keeps asking.
Stephanopolous says Biden fueled his base.
“So he won?”, Sawyer blathers.
“Fueled his Base” he reiterates not wanting to seem to biased.
Meanwhile, the Twitter reports are flooding in and the so does the spin.
Pundits weigh in with sentences like: “Biden’s goofy faces” “He became unhinged” “What was all that finger wagging.”
The age difference was an issue, 69 for Biden, versus 42 for Ryan.
The pundits say that Biden had plenty of energy and certainly experience.
Much was made of his Irish Uncle comments.
Democrats are energized one pundit says.
But the two candidates were talking to two entirely different audiences, another spews.
But the twitter universe wants to talk about Biden’s mannerisms.
“What was with all the eye rolling and smiling,” an anchor asks.
“didn’t he know there was a split screen” another asks.
“Saturday Night Live will have a lot of fodder”, the White House Correspondent quips.
His mannerisms were awkward, one broadcaster says, when Ryan was talking about a nuclear Iran and Biden is laughing.
Back to the 4th quarter.
The game, perhaps like the debate is tight. The Steelers have closed the gap and they are now pounding running backs into the center of the Titan’s defensive line.
Next week Obama takes on Romney. Some expect a comparable slug fest. It’s unlikely Obama will take a swipe at Romney’s wonderfully coifed doo, but then again, it is a winner take all affair.
Some say that’s Mularkey.
I say it’s crazy.™