Debate's Big Buzz: Biden's Smiles, Smirks

Joe Biden must think Paul Ryan is hilarious, because he was constantly smiling, smirking, or laughing outright at his opponent during last night's vice-presidential debate. It didn't go unnoticed. Twitter lit up with posts about the smile strategy, Politico reports, and it even spawned two, count them two, Laughing Joe Biden accounts. Here were some of the more noteworthy tweets:

• David Gregory, NBC: "Biden's smile is out of control."
• Chris Cillizza, Washington Post: "Ok. I have decided. I find the Biden smile slightly unsettling."
• Jeff Greenfield, PBS: "Biden has always had a smile that at times is really, really inappropriate."
• Ashley Parker, New York Times: "Biden's grin is Cheshire Cat caliber."
• Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: "Joe! Stop smiling and laughing!"
• Indecision, Comedy Central: "If this keeps up much longer, Joe Biden's going to sprain his laughing muscles."

For more, see the source.

Republicans, of course, are eager to use the smile against Biden. Slate points out that before midnight, the RNC had out a video highlighting Biden's laugh, complete with ominous music, and Drudge Report's big headline simply read, "Smile, Smile, Smile." (More Joe Biden stories.)