From [HERE] President Barack Obama may have pulled his punches during his first debate with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney but the GOP running mate didn’t have the same luck when he met up with Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday. During a segment about the economy, Biden repeatedly took shots at Rep. Paul Ryan over a secretly-recorded video where Romney was seen telling wealthy donors that 47 percent of Americans were “dependent” on government.

“Gov. Romney says 47 percent of the American people are unwilling to take responsibility for their lives,” Biden pointed out, adding that Ryan had also said that “30 percent are takers.” “These people are my mom and dad, my neighbors. They pay more effective tax than Gov. Romney pays,” the vice president continued. “They are elderly people who in fact are living off of Social Security, they are veterans who are — quote — not paying taxes.”