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Party Lines: More Master Debating

Graham Clark |
October 13, 2012 | 4:50 p.m. PDT

Staff Cartoonist

Rep. Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden had their own chance to debate Thursday. Along with debate moderator Martha Raddatz, the two vice presidential candidates whipped up enough rhetoric and dialog to stimulate discussion across the nation. 

All three parties avowed to laying facts on the table. Nevertheless, the conversation occasionally degenerated into merely overlapping exclamations.

Biden showcased his ability to pontificate with dramatic gesticulation. The tight-lipped Republican candidate uttered a few evocative statements, including the unique and memorable: “Oh gosh, yes. Urinating on Taliban corpses?”

This week’s cartoon features a compilation of the words said most frequently by Biden and Ryan during the debate, powered by Wordle and based on ABC’s transcription of the event.

Graham Clark/Neon Tommy
Graham Clark/Neon Tommy

Read more of Neon Tommy's coverage of the Vice Presidential debate here.

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