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It bears repeating.

Apr 17, 2008

Surprise surprise: World’s Worst Debate Also Most Popular Debate

The elitist assessment of that terrible debate last night is pretty much, Oh my god, they let that be broadcast on the teevee?” So, obviously, it is the debate “Regular Americans” loved most, because ABC just announced that no primary debate has ever had so big an audience. Take that, Lincoln-Douglas Debate! Suck it, Kennedy-Nixon Debate!

More than 10 million people watched at least part of the idiotic spectacle, the New York Times reports, making it the biggest hit of this endless primary campaign. It even beat other “reality shows” such as Big Brother — but not American Idol. When that hit karaoke show came on, everybody turned off the dumb debate so they could sing along with the stars.

I posted this the other day at Agitprop, but…

…Fell in love with a girl.

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Written by Frederick

April 17th, 2008 at 3:57 pm

Posted in Media, Memes, Military, Politics

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  1. Renegade Eye

    Beats the heck out of the debate.

    Apr 17th, 2008

  2. Lew Scannon

    That people immediately switched over to watch American Idol pretty much explains the mentality of the debate watcher. Me, I’d have rather watched Brad Garrett on that one show he has on Fox, whatever that’s called, I’m Not Raymond, I think.

    Apr 17th, 2008

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