The vice president’s fiery tone and his challenger’s pointy hair were the most-mocked traits of the evening. Here are some of the best tweets from last night’s debate.
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Mark Hamill Casts the Candidates as Star Wars Characters
There’s a little less than a month until voters finally cast a ballot on November 6th. Which means there’s still time to just reflect on the latest ephemeral Election 2012 news starring Obama, Biden, and Romney. Today, they get a …
TIME’s Vice Presidential Debate Drinking Game
Planning a night in with Biden, Ryan and your refreshing beverage of choice? Here are a few ideas on how to best enjoy (or simply endure) it.
The Infamous Onion Joe Biden Will Be Live-Tweeting Tonight’s Veep Debate
In the pages of America’s Finest News Source, Joe Biden is portrayed as a fabled figure who bounces checks and washes his car shirtless in the White House driveway. And during the debate, this hilariously fake persona will take to Twitter.
Hot Line Indeed: Florida Governor Accidentally Gives Number for Phone Sex Line Instead of Meningitis Line
He got nine out of ten digits right, but there’s no credit for being almost correct in this case. When Florida Governor Rick Scott attempted to give out the phone number for a meningitis hotline at a Tuesday meeting, he …
Pizza Hut Wants You to Ask the Presidential Candidates about Their Favorite Pizza Toppings
Other than a cameo made by a certain Sesame Street character, the first presidential debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama was refreshingly light on late-night comedy laugh lines and heavy on wonkish tax policy stances. But …
Pay Like It’s 2009! Illinois Gas Station Offers Pre-Obama Gas Prices
The nationwide “Obama’s Failing Agenda Tour” is offering drivers cheap 2009 gas prices to protest the President’s energy policies. But not everyone is interested in the politics of the matter.
French First Lady Risks Controversy —This Time, with Chocolates
With her politically disastrous Twitter swipe at her partner’s ex- scarcely behind her, French First Lady Valérie Trierweiler risks possible diplomatic ire from Mexico with a show of support for a French inmate in Mexican prison …
The Global Politics of Sesame Street
Mitt Romney’s ‘Big Bird’ moment was the biggest punchline from the first Presidential debate, but it underestimates how important to U.S. policy the muppet really is.
Did a French Spy Kill Muammar Gaddafi?
Overlapping news reports in Europe suggest that French intelligence services located and killed fleeing Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 using critical information provided by a fellow tyrant: Syrian President Bashar Assad
The Stewart-O’Reilly Debate: An Inside View of a Seriously Hilarious Rumble
Two political pundits debated in Washington, D.C. Saturday night — making the arguments that many Americans had wanted the real presidential candidates to advocate last Wednesday
Jon Stewart on the Debate: Obama ‘Had a Very Difficult Night’
He didn’t react Chris Matthews–style, but Jon Stewart seemed bemused by President Obama’s lackluster debate performance last night against challenger Mitt Romney. The Comedy Central host, who is promoting his own debate with …