Insults --- The former President was so insulting in not only his words, but in his demeanor and body language, that it is no surprise that candidate Biden responded the way he did. I, in fact, thought at the time while watching the debate, that candidate Biden was being too soft and trying really hard to avoid confrontation. However, it seems that the American public loves a good confrontation and the rowdier, the better...which is unfortunate, because the public focuses so much on the fight and on the style of attack, rather than on substance and reason. Deep, thoughtful debates on real issues seem to bore people, and they seem to prefer "street-fight" type encounters much more. The bar seems so low...

Source author: Christian Peter Clay Mendoza cclay@sre.gob.mx