Joe Biden took it to Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday today...

[Pepperbelly]

I looked for transcripts but could find none. However, Biden did an exceptional job, as Joe Kennedy put it during the impeachment debate, of "putting the wood to" Bush's main line of attack against Kerry.

Now what makes this interesting is that they also had a segment in which Garry Mauro and Weld discussed debating Kerry and Bush in earlier general election campaigns. What Mauro said emphatically is that how Bush will respond in the debate is EXACTLY how he is responding right now in his statements to the press and his stump speech.

Chris Wallace, who, without a doubt in my mind, takes his cues directly from the gop spin machine on how to procede, confronted Biden with the clip from Kerry regading deposing a dictator and getting chaos to replace it with. Then he played the clip of Kerry saying in 12/03 that we were better off without Saddam. Chris smugly asked Biden if that wasn't a flip-flop for political expediency.

Biden's answer was almost as good as his teeth-clenching dressing down of Herr Ashocroft regarding the treatment of prisoners.

Things have changed, Chris, he started. Wallace started to object and Biden talked right over him, more than 700 soldiers have DIED since Kerry's statement. There are huge parts of the country delcared no-go zones. The borders are porous and jihadist are streaming into the country.

Then Chris tried a second attack, this time playing a clip of Kerry talking about allies juxtaposed against the clip of him saying Allawi was just putting the best face on it. Biden said HE WAS. He said Allawi is a very good friend of his that in private, Allawi acknowledges all of the problems Kerry has noted.

That's most of what I remember.

Peace out. If anyone remembers more, please add it.

[EST]

1. Missed it! Damn!

Thanks for the read.

[BootinUp]

3. It'll replay on Faux cable at 5pm Est. n/t

[Spiffarino]

2. Chris Wallace's dad must be ashamed

Mike Wallace is pretty good (though far from perfect) at speaking truth to power. His son is nothing but a worthless corporate whore.

I hope both are reading this right now. F*ck you, Chris Wallace.

[Southern Patriot]

5. When Wallace decided to take the job at FNC I understand

that Mike Wallace gave him his blessings.

Don't be canonizing Mike, just yet.

[Spiffarino]

12. Really? Very sad!

I thought MW was better than that. I couldn't understand how such hellspawn could have sprung from a real journalist's loins, yet perhaps I was wrong in identifying Mike as a real journalist.

I will examine further and adjust my level of disgust accordingly.
:evilgrin:

[Lefty48197]

4. WHAT? A Democrat who fights back?

Wallace's brain must have short circuited.

[BlueNomad]

6. Excellent viewing

... and I recommend if you can catch the re-air on your radio. Biden crawled all over Wallace and smacked him against his head about four times. Wallace attempted to interrupt Biden but was wholly unsuccessful. Currently Bidne is Kerry's best friend. he's articulate, quick and unfailingly supportive of Kerry's message. He also flushes out Kerry's answers into pithy concise lines.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

7. I saw that!!! After that I would love to see a Bush/Biden Debate.

[rfkrocks]

8. Biden is a great man

He is clear and strong and intelligent! Makes you proud to be a Democrat!!

[wryter2000]

9. Spine transplant

Let's hope the spine transplant takes this time and Biden stays with us. I truly admire the guy, and hearing him make nice for the chimp turns my stomach.

[Pepperbelly]

10. He had me worried for a while ...

HHe was really a kiss-ass for a bit but now seems to be coming back around to his old ascerbic self.

[GreenArrow]

11. Joe Biden is a very good friend of Allawi's?

:wtf: