Twitter frowns on Joe Biden's laugh

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan were the two candidates on stage at Thursday’s vice presidential debate, but a third character emerged: Joe Biden’s laugh, which didn’t escape the notice of tweeting politicos. (And led, of course, to at least three satirical Twitter accounts: Laughing Joe Biden, Biden Smirk, and yet another Laughing Joe Biden.)

• Weekly Standard’s Mark Hemingway: “Joe Biden’s laughing through talking about Iran sanctions?”
  
• TIME’s Michael Scherer: “Not sure debate cameras have been light tested for Biden’s teeth. Best to watch with sunglasses.”
  
• Washington Examiner’s Philip Klein: “Biden’s strategy seems to be to laugh at Ryan constantly. Will it work to infantalize Ryan, or backfire like Gore sighing?”
  
• NBC’s David Gregory: “Biden’s smile is out of control.”
  
• BuzzFeed’s Ben Smith: “So did Biden practice laughing at Ryan???”
  
• ABC’s Rick Klein: “Biden on verge of breaking down in laughter when Ryan talks.”
  
• Former Eric Cantor staffer Brad Dayspring: “Joe Biden needs to realize this isn’t a Senate Foreign Relations Hearing. His laughter and condescending attitude is a disaster.”
  
• Radio host Neal Boortz: “Looking like Biden’s gameplan is to laugh his way through this.”
  
• Townhall.com’s Guy Benson: “Will Biden laugh his #### off at the terrible economy, too?”
  
• (See also: Complete coverage of the VP debate)
  
• MSNBC’s S.E. Cupp: “Biden needs to laugh a little less through the Libya, Middle East, nuclear Iran segment.”
  
• Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza: “Ok. I have decided. I find the Biden smile slightly unsettling.”
  
• PBS’ Jeff Greenfield: “Biden has always had a smile that at times is really, really inappropriate.”
  
• Washington Examiner’s Paul Bedard: “Can’t tell yet if Biden’s smirking, laughs, eye-rolling, head shaking, works for him or not against the oh-so-young looking eager Ryan.”
  
• Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer: “Biden is at risk of having his laugh come across like Gore’s sighs. He should knock it off.”
  
• The New York Times’ Ashley Parker: “Biden’s grin is Chesire Cat caliber.”
  
• Republican strategist Ron Bonjean: “Biden laughing does not come off with the intended effect. It is actually hurting him. Looks very condescending.”
  
• Movie critic Roger Ebert: “Joe! Stop smiling and laughing!”
  
• Washington Times’ Emily Miller: “Biden laughing when he disagrees with Ryan is so annoying. Like a child in time out.”
  
• Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin: “Biden’s laughing is losing the debate- obnoxious”
  
• Comedy Central’s Indecision: “If this keeps up much longer, Joe Biden’s going to sprain his laugh muscles.”
  

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1012/82313.html?hp=t3_3

You think anybody noticed?

Edited October 12, 2012 by The Patriot

[Penny Lane 8,159]

If that's the worst thing Biden did, it was a good night.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Twitter is for twits.

[Pooky 3,833]

Twitter is for twits.

[lostinblue 1,989]

He came off as rude and condescending according to many people who heard the debate.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Lets be real here. Who here can actually keep a straight face when Ryan speaks....I can't.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

He came off as rude and condescending according to many people who heard the debate.

I guess Ryan's smirking and eye rolling and interrupting you bothered just as much?

[Teddy B 17,252]

If that's the worst thing Biden did, it was a good night.

I agree. Biden has been known for major gaffes in his political career. If all people can say is that he was rude or kept smirking, it seems he came out of the debate in pretty good shape. I thought Biden slammed Ryan pretty good when after Ryan kept slamming the stimulus for being loaded with pork money, he said how Ryan asked for stimulus money twice.