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alp227

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Fri Oct 12, 2012, 11:51 AM Oct 2012

Biden v. Ryan: Like a father-son brawl

Editor's note: Alan Schroeder, a professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University, is the author of "Presidential Debates: 50 Years of High-Risk TV."

(CNN) -- Add another chapter to the illustrious history of freewheeling vice presidential debates. At Centre College in Kentucky, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan engaged in what might euphemistically be described as a lively exchange of ideas. In reality it felt more like a testy verbal brawl between father and son. Consider these key 5 moments from the debate.

Ryan: No need to apologize

Biden's strategic anger

Ryan pushes back on the 47% remark

Biden: Now you're Jack Kennedy?

Ryan loses his cool

full with details: http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/opinion/schroeder-vp-debate/index.html
[link:https://twitter.com/billmaher/status/256568696212967424|
Bill Maher was right]: "Hello 9 1 1? There s an old man beating a child on my tv"

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