VP debate: Ryan says facing Biden is 'a nervous situation' - Los Angeles Times [ournewsa.blogspot.com]

VP debate: Ryan says facing Biden is 'a nervous situation' - Los Angeles Times [ournewsa.blogspot.com]

This Is the Day by Les Garrett, led by Worship Team 2, First Church of God, Greenville, MI on September 6, 2009 [Ralene Dungan, Nick Cooper, Marion Raymor, Mark Hilbelink, Katie Kohn, Michelle Raymor, Craig Hilbelink]

This Is the Day

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LEXINGTON, Ky. -â€" Usually when he lands at an airport, GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is welcomed by some SUVs and maybe a smattering of local press.

But when he touched down Wednesday evening in Kentucky, he was greeted by his wife, his mother, and a couple of hundred supporters, who pressed against a barrier to get a better look. (Oh, and his favorite AC/DC music blaring on loudspeakers.)

Many in the crowd were holding posters with photos of Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden that promised a boxing-match-style “Thrill in the Ville.”

It’s all about putting the candidate in the right frame of mind for tonight’s debate with Biden at Centre College in Danville.

With the Republican campaign riding high after a clear win in the Oct. 3 presidential debate between GOP nominee Mitt Romney and President Obama, the pressure is on Ryan to keep the momentum going.

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Earlier in the day, at an ice cream store in St. Petersburg, Fla., Ryan was asked if he had “butterflies” about the debate.

“This is my first time so sure, it’s a nervous situation because Joe Biden is one of the most experienced debaters we have in modern politics,” Ryan said, as he ordered a cup of Moose Tracks ice cream. (He is a hunter, after all.) “Joe Biden’s been on these big stages before….But what he can’t run from is President Obama’s indefensible record.”

(Ryan also challenged reporters to stop lobbing “softball” questions at him, but when he was asked about his abortion position, he demurred.

After three days of debate prep in Virginia last week, Ryan had spent Tuesday out of the public eye, in the swanky Vinoy Renaissance, a historic Mediterranean revival style hotel on the western edge of Tampa Bay. There, holed up with advisors, he prepped with former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, a top litigator who plays Biden in their mock debates.

But he’d also gotten a chance to get some sun, he said. “I haven’t gotten a chance to spend much time outdoors so I’ve done some mountain biking in the last couple of months, but I got a chance to do some reading outside which was very relaxing.”

PHOTOS: Paul Ryan's past

In an interview with CNN on Monday, Romney raised a few eyebrows when he said he had no idea how much debate experience his running mate had. (Ryan has had at least eight debates with his four Democratic opponents since 1998 when he first ran for Congress.)

“Well, I’m sure he probably didn’t watch my debates,” Ryan said Wednesday.

Though the Romney campaign has consistently downplayed Ryan’s debate experience, Ryan is at ease in the spotlight.

A conservative darling with a considerably higher national profile than most of his colleagues, he has yet to be knocked off his stride on the campaign trail. The other day in Michigan, he expressed mild disapproval of a question posed by a TV reporter in Flint, but unlike the far looser Biden, he has demonstrated a superior ability to stay on message.

Ryan, 42, has been in Congress for 14 years, and is no stranger to the back-and-forth of legislative arguments or Sunday news shows. As chairman of the House Budget Committee, he proposed the “Ryan budget,” a blueprint for tackling the deficit by reducing taxes and restructing Medicare. (Newt Gingrich made news during the Republican presidential primary when he called Ryan’s budget “right-wing social engineering.”)

In 2010, Ryan politely but firmly contradicted President Obama on his proposed health care reform law during a conference-style summit.

DEBATE QUIZ: Who said it?

Biden, 69, was first elected to the U.S. Senate 40 years ago. A former chairman of the Senate Judiciary and Foreign Relations committees, he has run for president twice, and memorably debated Sarah Palin in 2008. A garrulous politician who has a tendency to ramble and express his thoughts in an impolitic manner, Biden nevertheless pulled off a much-praised debate performance with Palin. Many Democrats worried that he would come across as condescending or patronizing, but he avoided the trap by focusing his criticisms on Palin’s boss, John McCain.

Ryan may well do the same. asked to name Biden’s greatest weakness. Without missing a beat, Ryan said, “Barack Obama’s record.”

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Question by Megan Y: How to say "Snow Day" in Japanese? As in "Today we had a snow day." or "We didn't have school because it was a snow day." Anyone who speaks Japanese, please help! :D I know that Google Translate says 雪の日、 but I was just wondering maybe if they had another saying in Japan that they use when school has been called off for the day because of snow. (Sometimes Google Translate is too legit) Best answer for How to say "Snow Day" in Japanese?:

Answer by bill45310252
snow days = 雪の日

Answer by Dean
雪の日 yuki no hi

Answer by elvenparadise
今日　は　雪　の　日　だった　から、学校　が　ありませã‚"　でした。 Kyou wa yuki no hi datta kara, gakkou ga arimasen deshita. Today was a snow day, which was why we didn't have school. 今日　は　雪　の　日　でした。 Kyou wa yuki no hi deshita. Today was a snow day. 今日　学校　が　ありませã‚"　でした。　雪　の　日　でした　から。 Kyou gakkou ga arimasen deshita. Yuki no hi deshita kara. Today we didn't have school because it was a snow day. 今日　は　雪　の　日　の　で、　学校　が　ありませã‚"　でした。 Kyou wa yuki no hi no de, gakkou ga arimasen deshita. Since today was a snow day, we didn't have school.

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