After an hour of watching that crap, I turned to American Idol

[undeterred]

where I got to see Mariah Carey and a former American Idol sing. And the singers were put into groups where they clung to each other, until finally, at the end of the show, the girl who sings country and sold her horse to come on the show was eliminated.

Don't tell me that wasn't more intellectually satisfying and stimulating than watching Highchair Georgie and Vanilla Charlie insult the audience and the candidates with incredibly stupid questions. That was the poorest excuse for a debate I've ever seen.

How I miss Peter Jennings. Doesn't ABC still have Ted Koeppel? You couldn't pay him to ask questions that stupid. Do they keep him locked in the basement?

[glowing]

1. I think they will give that little country girl her own sitcom.. she's cute and bubbly

in a disgusting way.

[undeterred]

3. Her voice isn't that bad and I'll bet she can act.

[glowing]

9. She'll fit some mold of a teen daughter or someone's girlie friend.

[Selatius]

2. I stopped watching Idol after roughly season 2. There was nothing worthwhile on except Family Guy.

After the League of Women Voters stopped hosting debates in protest of both Repubs and Dems always attempting to attach preconditions on the questions to be asked, debates in America went downhill. Now, both parties have more control over the questions.

[undeterred]

4. Last nights debate was a joke.

[Fox Mulder]

5. American Idol was a step-up from the debate last night.

And American Idol is the dumbest thing on tv.

[undeterred]

6. Yes and yes.

[nebula]

7. ABC has turned into the state-owned propaganda network

[islandmkl]

8. they asked better questions on 'American Idol'...

that's for sure.