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KENOSHA, Wis. – Four days before the vice presidential debate -- arguably one of the most important political moments of his life so far – Paul Ryan spent the day with his family preparing for Halloween.
Ryan, his wife Janna and their three children, Liza, Charlie and Sam, stopped at Apple Holler, a family farm in Sturtevant, Wis., to pick pumpkins – a Ryan family tradition.
The seven-term Wisconsin congressman noted that his family enjoys carving their pumpkins -- but likely wouldn’t do that until next week -- and said they "love" to scoop out the seeds and toast them.
After Ryan hauled a wagon nearly 50 yards to the pumpkin patch, the family carefully selected four of the largest pumpkins they could find. The winning pumpkins weighed in at 49 pounds, 37 pounds, 35 pounds, and 34 pounds.
The presidential race heated up as Mitt Romney continued his assault of President Obama's record in Florida, saying that a 7.8 percent unemployment rate is nothing to celebrate. NBC's Ron Mott reports.
Two weeks ago in New London, N.H., Vice President Joe Biden visited a pumpkin patch where he bought a 36.75-pound pumpkin.
Asked about the upcoming Oct. 11th debate with the vice president, Ryan maintained a jovial spirit.
"What debate?" he joked. "Oh, yeah – I'd better get ready for that."
Asked how his debate prep was going – he did just spend four days preparing in Virginia -- Ryan laughed: "You know I'd better get started. You just reminded me. No, it’s going well."
After the trip to the local farm, Ryan stopped at Tenuta's Deli here -- his favorite shop to buy spices for venison sausage. He wrapped up the long Sunday -- which he typically takes off to spend in Janesville with his family – speaking at the Annual Columbus Day Dinner hosted by the Italian American Society of Kenosha. He has missed the event only once during his time as a congressman.
"In 14 years – we were just reciting this – I missed this dinner once and it was because of our final Lamaze class in 2001. And my boss made me go to Lamaze," Ryan said at the dinner, referring to his wife.
Monday, the VP nominee will hold two events in Ohio and Michigan, which will likely be the last times Ryan will appear in public before the only vice presidential debate of the campaign cycle.
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It's nice that Ryan is getting in the fall spirit. When the republicans lose the election and "fall down go boom" they'll already be in the right mood.
See the story of two men trapped in one body....
47%
Taxes
Facts
Honesty
The last Retardican in the White House
Need I say more?
Obama/Biden 2012 - like America's future and your children's lives depend on it, because they do!
What an inspirational post, its really inspiring me to make sure i vote for romney. The more idiocy you libs say, the more you push people away from your extremist views.
unfortunately, my grandchildren's only future will be that of slaves to the marxist state if the Stalinist Obama is re-elected.
Stalin and Hitler would be proud of Obama
my grandchildren aren't moving, I am along with my business.
Things are looking up!
This debate may actually be very funny, that is if Biden doesnt call in sick or fake a heart attack to avoid being embarrassed.
Biden is the most moronic person ever to step foot in Washington. It amazes me that anyone with an IQ over 20 would like that idiot.
Actually Palin won the debates with Biden, albeit he won the vice presidency.
Presiential debate
American -1 Muslim-0
Lyan Ryan is out to break Mitt's record of 38 lies in 40 minutes at his debate.
The lamest talking points ever - so many lies in so many minutes. I've bothered to read the so called lies and found that you have to take a leap of faith to believe the explanation of the so called lies.
Neither side is truthful and both spin the truth - so to call Romney's statements lies with more spin and lies is hypcritical and stupid.
Looks like your views are in the minority, "proud hispanic", given that Obama has a 50-point advantage amongst Latinos.
I can't imagine why any woman, black, Latino or gay person would vote for Romney & Ryan.
I see they already have Biden locked up for the debate. Probably running a audio loop 24 hours a day repeating the phrase "Don't say anything stupid".
The VP debate is the one I'm really looking forward to. Ryan is a compassionless teabagger while Biden connects very well with ordinary people. Ryan repeatedly trips on his convoluted and contradictory positions while Biden is very direct and honest. Ryan thinks heterosexuals should have special rights and privileges, Biden thinks all Americans should have the same rights. Ryan has fully bought into the theocracy of the Opus Dei wing of Catholicism in regards to gay rights and women's reproductive rights, while Biden represents the views of the vast majority of Catholics and Americans in general and thinks the government shouldn't be in your bedroom.
I hear Paul Ryan is in the Fall Spirit. Falling in every way possible. Republicans always are in the Falling spirit.
Nit wit Mitt Wrongney has been repeating the same lies
saying he cares for the poor while on camera. Off camera he says it is not his
job to care for the poor. When the cynical Wrongney was speaking his lies at
the presidential debate, he said that Obama did not say what the specifics were
for who qualifies for refinancing their home. We all should know including Nit
Wit Mitt what it takes to qualify for a mortgage loan. The agreement is worked
out with the bank that is to refinance the applicant. Wrongney is telling us
that our deficit is increasing because of Obama’s policies. When Obama took office as president, the war
was costing more than $20 billion a month. One aircraft carrier uses one
million gallons of fuel every five months. The auto industry was set to lose
nearly one million jobs. George Bush had a bailout bill on the table as he was
leaving office. Obama used that to save the jobs of the nearly one million auto
workers. They were and are paying it back.
There were so many things that Nit Wit Mitt Wrongney
proposed that Obama has been trying to get the Republican run House of Reps to
pass for nearly three years. In his campaign speeches, he is saying the exact
same things as Obama said when he became president. Wrongney will do anything
because his money is his god. The Republicans said they don’t want to work with
Obama. The Republicans said they want him out of office because he wants to
help everyone in America. The
republicans are mostly self-serving and only want to fill their own pockets with
tax payer dollars by steering the money into their projects and special
interests. Nit Wit Mitt Wrongney said that the president’s policies failed but
the Republicans never allowed anything to get passed by voting NO on every
single measure. Remember that everyone in Washington was voted into their
position there by American voters to do a job. When the Republicans lied about
the socialism that doesn’t exist, they were voted in. Now the Republicans are
causing major gridlock on every measure that is put forth to make it appear
that President Obama is a failure.
President Obama doesn’t speak to America as if he is
speaking to ignorant and uninformed citizens. Wrongney is talking to America as
if they are completely uninformed and ignorant about what the republicans have
been doing to stop any kind of progress in Washington. Wrongney has put forth
his plan and it contains some of the plans that Obama has already tried to get
Washington to put through. Some things Wrongney said he wants to do is
something that are already in place at this time. Wrongney still thinks
everyone is completely stupid. That is how Wrongney wants to treat Americans.
His plan is to allow the individual states handle the billions of government
dollars. This will open the door to self-serving and greedy politicians to do
what they want with the money. The people waiting for help from the state
government will die on the hospital steps while they are waiting. The sick will
die in waiting rooms and at home because of the greed and misappropriation of
funds. It is happening right now in Florida and Mississippi. Billions are in
the hands of politicians that have personal agendas while those who need it are
waiting to get help. The governor of
Florida was cited for $10 billion dollars in Medicare fraud while he ran some
of the hospitals in Florida. The Republicans and TEA partyers are going to
destroy America as if a Terrorist group has taken over. The republicans are
doing the work of terrorists right now in Washington by stopping every plan
that Obama has on the table. People need help right now but Wrongney says that
he has a plan for the distant future. Obama has a plan right now in front of the
Republicans. When the Healthcare reform bill was being discussed by the
republicans and democrats in the same room, the republicans had the bill in
front of them on the table. The republicans were saying; “We can’t read this
bill” or “We don’t know what is in this bill.” It was right on the table in
front of each person on the Democrats side and the Republican side. The Republicans
were saying; “We want to be included in this process.” They were sitting in the
same room while the process was happening. Yet they were creating video bites
to be used later to fool feeble-minded and unaware American citizens. The democrats gave their input without any
nonsense. The republicans were just saying; “I am not going to read this bill. “ They just want to get the money into their
own pockets. Now Wrongney has been saying that he has a bill that will be a
better one. When they say that they haven’t read the first one, how will they
know that Wrongney’s bill is better?
Feeble minded Americans were told that they were angry by
Fox and CNN. They didn’t know what they were angry about until they were told
why.
The fake polls began to pop up after one month of Obama
being in the office of president. The feeble minded people were told to go into
the streets and say they were angry. The media used steering tactics and fake
polls. They were and are spending and making millions of dollars on the feeble
minded that were duped by the media. The satanic Fox network had the biggest
influence on the feeble minded. I saw how it transpired and was not fooled. Fox
was stirring up the masses to rebel and riot in the streets. They paraded into
Washington DC with pictures of Obama hanging, swastikas and confederate flags
waving. Foxaholics began to buy guns because they were told to fight against
fake socialism in America. They were told that the FEDS were going to take
their guns. CNN joined the band wagon
and reaped millions of dollars. Mr. Murdoch’s media machine has been paying and
getting paid to spread UNLIMITED, MALICIOUS AND UNRESTRAINED LIES ABOUT THE
PRESIDENT.
This created a windfall of billions for the people at Fox
and CNN. People at Fox sold their souls for money and began to lie effortlessly
and very professionally. Some of the Foxaholics were buying guns by the box
loads and hiding them. Guns sales are
still soaring because of these steering tactics. Right now the word on feeble minded
street level is that there is going to be a civil war before the election. They
are preparing for this by digging bunkers and stocking up on thousands of
rounds of ammunition. Fox will be right in the middle orchestrating this civil
war. How much more satanic can it get than that? There are other nations that
want America destroyed. Fox and CNN are helping their cause.
Maybe Nit Wit Mitt Wrongney needs to go in a plane to
39,000 feet and roll the window down.
The Republicans want to privatize prisons and hospitals
to keep government money and to place rates however they want.
The votes from 26 states are sent to Tampa, Florida to be
counted. This is where the Republicans headquarters are located. The company
that owns the voting machines is owned by Spain and has its financial offices
in the Cayman Islands where Wrongney keeps his business affairs finances.
Let's see, if the nanny state babies are already vilifying the messenger before they even hear the message then they cannot have any confidence at all in their "I can't shut mouth even though I have nothing intelligent to say" VP. But hey if nothing else you can always blame the weather or the altitude...
mumpster99-Let's see, if the nanny state babies are already vilifying the messenger before they even hear the message ...
The problem is the American people have heard their message,reject it,and the messenger.
Obama/Biden 2012.
I look forward to this debate. It will be quite entertaining to watch Ryan expose more Owe-bama/Bite-me lies. You can tell the Democrats/Liberals are desperate - look at all their comments here. They're running scared.
It's funny how you just call Romney and Ryan liers... Totally unfounded. The fact of the matter is the press has been lie'n to you for a year now. So what happens when the truth comes out? The press calls them liers... Hence you call them liers.
You all are like a bunch of school girls that say whatever the popular girl tells you to say when she gets called out and laid out cold on the schoolyard grass.
I got 10,000 bucks for the first person who can say one thing Romney LIED about during the debate and PROVE IT.
Sheep all of you...
Fact: Hilary stomped Obama in the two debates... McCain actually scored even with Obama...
It should have been no surprise to you blind bats a skilled nogotiator like Romney was going to clean Obama's clock. And he is going to do it 2 more times without blinking an eye.
Here is another little tid bit you can soak in. Biden couldn't hardly handle Palin. Come Thursday you are going to see a real pro handle Biden... call him a lier, call it what you will but Biden will also have his sack handed to him on a paper plate.
Given that he's been on both sides (at least!) of every issue, here's a good video of Romney debating himself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPgfzknYd20
It's gonna be nice to have 2 dollar a gallon gas again or less
Romney|Ryan 2012
Yup clearly you Kool Aid Kooks don't have but one brian thinking for the lot of you.... Come on sheep... One Lie...
Yeah that's what I thought.
Top ten one liners that Biden should use on Lyin Ryan.....
I know I'm 68 tears old but I think I still have time to listen to your plan..
I understand you run an UNBELIEVABLE marathon time....
While my hair line is receding yours seems to be shooting down the middle of your forehead...
Have you and Todd Akin ever taken your wives out on a "legitimate" double date....
I would like to thank you for your service...but you haven't provided any...
Do your teeth not fit right or something ?.....
As a Catholic, do you have to go to confession after every public appearance ?.......
So when your Mom goes on vouchers, does she still get to collect her four ex-husbands retirements ?....
I have met Ayn Rand Congressman...and you are no Ayn Rand.......
and the #1 one liner that Biden should use on Lyin Ryan...
Look me in the eye and tell me you trust Mitt Romney......and tell the truth for once....
I hope everyone get out and vote Obama -Biden, because these two would not be good for this country.
Poor little Eddie Munster Lyin Ryan will be sent back to the pumpkin patch by Ole Joe Biden.Should be fun to watch Lyin Ryan stumble for words in the debate, just like he does when asked for specifics on all of his LIES.
O&Joe 2012 ****Liar Romney 1040****
jondaly65
I just finished watching an obama commercial in ohio. it features a group of miners who, the narrator says, were coerced into attending a romney rally. (not likely. most miners know how the green president feels about coal.)
the commercial ends with this graphic:
"Mitt Romney: Not One of Us."
Wow. Can you imagine if McCain or Romney had run an ad with that graphic about Obama. Can you imagine the reaction among the mainstream media?
But Obama gets a pass. Because he's pitching a class warfare argument and because he's, well, obama, no one catch touch it.
#42 - Mon Oct 8, 2012 7:13 PM MDT
jondaly65: Before you lie like Romney and Ryan do, check with the coal miners, they are the ones that said they were forced by their supervisors to stand behind that LIAR Romney. So get your facts right, don't be stupid like the two liars you have for candidates.
O&Joe 2012 ****Liar Romney 1040****
I guess going face-to-face with the incumbent Socialist Barracuda might have an edge over one with a Plutocratic Shark, but in either case, 'Corporate Fascism' will continue to flourish.
I heard Revolution wipes the slate clean.
This is not a wonky comment. However, seeing this story inspired me to share a thought I had when I was stuck in traffic and looking at the decorations around me:
Republicans are like bats. They are blind but for the echo of their own voices, targeting the vulnerable to suck their life's blood, then returning to the dark cave of FOX News to rest.
Ryan vs Biden! This isn't fair! Ryan is an intelligent, high IQ professional. Biden is an imbecile with the IQ of a worm. Biden should share the podium with Obama. Between the two of them, they will be half as smart as Ryan.
GOP VP posuer Eddie Munster getting ready for Halloween.
You libtards talk about Romney not having the experience in politics....look what you have right now, a car wash boy....and that's a given.
I heard Biden had bowel problems and is in the can quite a long time, when Ryan gets through reaming him he will thank Ryan.....he will be able to go ...wham..wipe..whew!
It is amazing to me how people can write the vicious comments they do, not only about the candidate but the person who has chosen to support that candidate and simply because of a different political opinion. I do not know if anyone of you is an adult, but if you are, than you should actually start acting like one and realize not everyone has to agree with you on everything. It's time to put on your "big boy/girl pants" and grow up!
Lying Ryan is hoping he can be just like the Republican Political Whore RobMe was in his debate...
Say anything too get elected....
But guess that's what you pay a Republican Political whore too do...
Say anything too make you happy...
At some point during their upcoming debate, VP Biden needs to ask Paul Ryan why he claims to be pro-life when he supports the death penalty. The 3 of us are Catholics (me, VP Biden and PR), so I know what I'm talking about. There is only one definition of pro-life; pro-life is the protection of all life, from conception to natural death - the 3 of us know that. Lying all the way to the bank, Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney and almost the entire right-wing in America (Republicans, Tea-Party, Evangelicals, etc) throw around this claim of being pro-life while supporting the death penalty at the same time. This is immoral, intellectually dishonest, lacks integrity, and is an outright lie about their position on pro-life.
They claim to be pro-life because it sounds nice, and it sounds soft, and it sounds like they care about life. For those who know, it sounds like a big, fat lie!
Call Paul Ryan out on this VP Biden, please - so the whole country will see and know what hypocrites Paul Ryan and his potential boss Mitt Romney are on this issue. Then lay into him on all the other issues they're hypocrites on. Should be a great night for you Joe and for all real Americans who will finally see exactly what these nation destroyers are all about.