A bunch of us decided to get together and watch the debates. Someone suggested a drinking game spin, so no one was interested in trying to take notes. Someone suggested we turn to a trusted correspondent and once again, The Kid is covering the debate. Like the last time, I'm presenting The Kid's notes unedited except for typos. This is not snark. Quote of the night: "The candidate's ties are hurting my eyes."
And now.... the First Presidential Debate of 2008 as seen through the eyes of a 10-year old.
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UPDATE An idea that just hit me based on some of the comments. Why not have a panel of 10 year-olds comment on the Palin/Biden debate? That would be GREAT TV!!!!!!
Well today I watched the presidential debates and the adults made rules for when certain people say stuff like the following:
Drinking Game Rules
Iraq = water
Middle East = water
European allies = Heineken
Asia = Tsing Tao
Foreign Debt = Tsing Tao
Immigration = Dos Equis (one adult says they will talk alot about that. Hope they like that beer)
POW = Colt .45
Man, I hope they don't get drunk.
McCain = as you know he's Sarge
Obama = I feel bad for Obama he doesn't have a nickname and I can't think of one now.
Hope no commentary, it disturbs me.
Speaker BORING in beginning (PBS)
Obama and Sarge enter.
Is the question person going to shut up?!?!?!
Obama: Worst financial crisis
Man, that's a good speech.
2 minutes is a long time.
Sarge distracts from his speech says he's sick. (one adult says McCain should be sick, he confused a FINANCIAL and PHYSICAL crisis) I bet his speech without all the extras is only 30 seconds.
[Power failure]
They are drinking more.
Sarge Vocabulary extra....
When he says "Sure," he really means "NO! of course not!"
He says some random guy should resign and be accounted. Adults are laughing and saying HE needs to be accounted, because he wanted to FIRE the guy but you can't.
Question guy wants them to talk to each other.
This is starting to be like marriage counseling and I wanna watch cartoon channel.
Sarge won't look at Obama. I think he's scared.
Sarge has to use his brain now. OH NO!!!! Sarge has a pen!!! So that makes him president? That will make him famous? I have like 30 pens. I am writing in pen. Maybe I should be president.
Obama has a flag pin. Sarge DOESN'T. Now who's in trouble? Does pin beat pen? Are they gonna play rock paper scissor?
Obama thinks 18 billion dollars is a little? The adults don't earn close to that.
They are talking to each other.
They interrupt each other.
They are RUDE. McCain is getting grumpy.
McCain cannot walk the walk or talk the talk as he says.
Obama talks about taxes.
One sec, I'm getting a break soon.
I didn't know Sarge was from Arizona. He's the guy who owns the jean company?
Invest in education. Make college affordable.
WHAT!!! NO COMMERCIALS !!!! They need a break too.
Literal combat ship. (who cares)
McCain says he's good well just so you know Sarge looks like 105. Angry too. Get off my lawn Obama!!!
McCain wants to help war veterans (himself)
Water is down the hatch.
Obama gonna help education. (McCain wants us to stay in school for 2 HOURS LONGER!)
McCain wants 500 a lot more Nuclear powerplants (what he's gonna kill us with). He should go Green. How stupid can you be?
Tsingtao down the hatch.
Obama points out he agreed with the bush on almost everything.
McCain says he isn't Miss Congeniality. (Don't worry, no one confuses you with Palin, seriously.)
Water down the hatch.
McCain called Palin a maverick. (adults groaning and saying they forgot to have a rule for "maverick". How can she be a maverick when she was Miss Congeniality?)
Water down the hatch.
They are gonna have to go to the bathroom after this.
McCain wants to stay in Iraq and try to win.
Water and Tsingtao down the hatch.
McCain won't shut his yap.
Hahaha... Obama said Yo Biden, not Joe
McCain pretending war started in 2007 and war would be fast. (We were at war before that! We been at war ever since I can remember. Who does he think will buy that?)
McCain comes back by saying "I was in Iraq"
A lot of water down the hatch.
McCain starts rambling.
Water down the hatch.
Isn't bin Laden dead? (one adult says yeah)
More interrupting
More water.
The candidates ties are hurting my eyes.
Obama is speaking about Pakistan and saying it's funny I think.
They are running out of things to say.
McCain talking about adding troops? (from where?)
Singing songs about killing Iran is mean.
GALLONS OF WATER!
McCain wants to bomb Iran.
More water.
McCain agreed with golf war. I mean seriously, what does golf have to do with it?
Talking about bracelets they got from parents saying "make sure s/he didn't die in vain."
Both even on time so they can do more questions.
Man, I want a break!!!!! This is a hard way to get five bucks.
2nd Holocaust? I didn't like the first one.
More water, and water, and water....
Iran sanctions... The adults are drinking Tsingtao? China is in Iran?
Obama is gonna sit down with someone from another country.
Sarge doesn't speak Spanish.
Sarge is afraid of Spain and is gonna get a pet seal.
Heineken.
More interruptions. Adults are falling asleep.
Putin is Georgia president.
Basically, this is getting boring. I could be reading a book.
Walk the walk and talk the talk mentioned again.
9/11 mentioned
A lot of Ronald Reagan remarks
McCain wants war.
LOTS of Tsingtao.
Good health care needed (yawn) When is this over?
Obama's father inspired by America. Be Proud!
All the adults are groaning.
POW.
Colt .45 (adults are REALLY groaning).
Debate OVER!!!!!!! PAY UP !!!!