October 7, 2004

• MORE POLITICS!! So dh and I are watching the VP Debate the other night, taking turns flicking each other on the cheek trying to stay awake. (Did anyone else notice that the little black timer boxes placed on the desks in front of the candidates looked like rolodexes, and combined with the incessant note-taking on the parts of both Dick and John, they started to look like a couple of receptionists? Anyone? Just me?) Since we are not learning anything about either running mate or the race in general we bide our time till the after-debate phone-ins begin, figuring these will hold much more entertainment value, and we are not disappointed. Unfortunately, most of the callers are not exactly eloquent, and in order to feel better about the situation we, of course, start to make fun of them. There is a phone line for Cheney, a phone line for Edwards and a phone line for Undecideds, and callers are phoning in with their opinion on who won the debate. We were really hoping to hear this one:

  Caller (male): Well, I was undecided before tonight’s debate, but after listening to Mr. Cheney and Mr. Edwards I’ve decided that Edwards is just sooo young and hot that I have to vote for him.

  Host: And that is based on the information in tonight’s debate?

  Caller: Well, look at him! He’s like, all eager and good-looking and Cheney’s all…not-hot.

  Host: Did you hear their discussion on same-sex marriage? They’re both opposed to it.

  Caller: Well, yeah, but I’m thinkin’ maybe Edwards might flip-flop, ya know? Ya know?

  Host: Were there other issues tonight that might affect your vote?

  Caller: Well, hotness is pretty important. A Kerry-Edwards ticket is pretty…

  Host: Hot.

  Caller: Yeah…hot.

  Host: Thank you, caller.

  Maybe we should’ve called. We’re soooo voting for Kerry and Edwards, even though I think Edwards just may suffer from ADD or may have had the first person singular pronoun removed from his vocabulary.

  Kim

  • 7:49 pm
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