Reports: Van Hollen to Play Role of Rival Paul Ryan in VP Debate Prep
Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland's 8th District will stand in for VP GOP candidate Ryan, according to news reports.
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Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-MD, will play the role of GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan in practice verbal sparring with Vice President Joe Biden, who will face Ryan in a televised debate before the November election, two television networks reported late Thursday.
Van Hollen, who represents Maryland's 8th District, routinely confronts Ryan in exchanges on Capitol Hill where Van Hollen is the ranking member of the House Budget Committee, which Ryan chairs.
The two often clash over the same issues that will likely come up in the one televised debate between Biden and Ryan, CBS News and ABC News reported.
Van Hollen may know Ryan's controversial federal financial plan better than anyone, ABC reported.
"There's no place where Ryan could go that Van Hollen didn't go up with him toe to toe," a Democratic aide told CBS.
President Barack Obama's campaign officials told CBS that debate preparation has not begun but that Van Hollen has accepted the role of Ryan stand-in.
Biden and Ryan are scheduled to face off in Danville, KY, Oct. 11.
Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts will reportedly be Mitt Romney's stand-in for Obama's debate prep.
Concerned Citizen of Laurel
4:53 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Please let us know if they plan to air this to the public. This should even be more HILARIOUS than the original "DUMB & DUMBER".
Mike G
6:40 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Hi, sorry but this is not "breaking" new, this is just news. Please reserve the "breaking" news emails for higher priority items.
tanisha
7:39 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Agree with Concern Citizen of Laurel and Mike.
This is not breaking news!
Buck Harmon
7:57 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Broken news~ perhaps...
JTS53
9:00 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Chrissy Van Hollen better be studying 24/7 to even approximate Paul Ryan's grasp of the issues.
Captain Cook
9:55 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Slow day at the patch liberal HQs - Van Hollen is Nancy Pelosi's lap dog - when will this rich boy find time to do anything else?
The Patch as reached a new low.........
Concerned Citizen of Laurel
10:47 am on Friday, August 17, 2012
Somebody please let Chris Van Hollen know that it is only make believe! He will never come close to being as intelligent as Paul Ryan!
Ever wonder why the Democrats have a JACKASS for a masot! JOE BIDEN is PROOF!
David Goliath
1:18 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Let's just hope Mr. Van Hollen's advice to the Vice President is better than how he did when he decided he was clever enough to take on Frank Luntz (key message maker for the repubs). Yeah, Chris looked and sounded stupid going one on one with Luntz... let's just hope his ego doesn't mess this up, too.
Jo Ann Samaras
2:48 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Mr. Timmerman is a far better choice to serve the people of the 8th district. He really cares about us.
B Allen
10:31 am on Sunday, August 26, 2012
How do you know when VanHollen is lying??? he opens his mouth. I cannot believe how the people in his district can keep falling for his low life BS. He needs to go and let the door hit him in the butt on the way out. I also agree about the mascot thing, I have nbeen saying that for yrs. We need major changes in MD or this will become a third world republic, like CA.
B Allen
10:55 am on Sunday, August 26, 2012
I cannot wait to see Ryan squish Biden and deflate his ego. Biden has such a big ego because Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.