By: DonkeyHotey
In the final weeks before the election, the presidential campaign can only be described as something between a high school rivalry and an afternoon soap opera. Here are five of this week’s weirdest moments from the race.
1. Voter registration dumping
A Republican consultant was arrested earlier this week after thousands of voter registration forms were found in a dumpster. The fraud was uncovered when a student at James Madison University tried to verify changes to her registration online and found that the form had never been submitted. This is the third instance of registration dumping that has occurred in Virginia.
2. Biased debate moderators
Everyone was excited to finally see some female debate moderators … until they sided with the Democrats. Martha Raddatz continually interrupted vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, and Candy Crowley defended President Obama when challenged about his handling of consulate attack in Benghazi.
3. Staged photo op
Paul Ryan decided to make a campaign stop at the Mahoning County St. Vincent De Paul Society soup kitchen for a 15 minute appearance on his way to the airport. He proceeded to wash dishes that reportedly weren’t even dirty, and Brian J. Antal, the charity’s president, later said that Ryan did not obtain permission for the visit. Now, the soup kitchen is losing money from donors over what Antal calls an “embarrassing” incident.
4. Biden’s behavior
Speaking of vice presidential candidates … we don’t know what happened to the old Biden, but the new one giggles incessantly and says “malarkey.” In his most recent display of bizarre behavior, Biden called tax plan “etch-a-sketch-y” and told Ryan that “the bullets are aimed at you” in regards to his recent book about Americans’ dependence on the government.
5. What did he just say?
Both presidential candidates have said things this week that have made us shake our heads. Thanks to Romney, “binders full of women” went viral after he tried to explain his efforts to include women in his cabinet as the former governor of Massachusetts. Unfortunately, Obama followed suit in coining a new term, saying that his opponent’s changes in stance in the days leading to the election can only be a result of “Romnesia.”
