Synchronized debates
We all could have stopped watching after the first one. We probably could have not watched any.
Political Humor with Lisa Nova
Making fun of the media, the main stream candidates and more...
Too Good To Not Post
As I was watching some of last weeks episodes of "The Daily Show" that I had missed. I could not help but laugh out loud at a couple of bits. Here is a great one on the differences of opinion around the same issue when people are talking about someone they don't want to support and someone they do.
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However, nothing made me laugh harder than the bit at about 4:20 in this section that compared John McCain's acceptance speech to George W. Bush's 2000 acceptance speech.
I just love how this shows speaking to what people want to hear more than anything of substance. I would love to see how Democratic candidate acceptance speeches are similar, if they are.
Fish Out of Water
In the 2004 elections the WWE invited the Presidential candidates, John Kerry and President George W. Bush, to debate in front of a live WWE audience. As you may have guessed( or remembered ), it didn't happen. This election cycle is a little different. Rather than debate, the candidates were invited to submit a video to address the WWE fans on Monday Night Raw. This must have seemed more politically safe because the three major party candidatates each has a video this past Monday. I must say, they were all out of their element. ...
To me they each seemed out of their element. The stream of catch phrases was a little annoying( one or two is enough ). I also feel that they didn't respect the fans intelligence enough, or at least whoever wrote the speeches didn't. Sure, the WWE fans like catch phrases - but only ones that they have latched on too from people who have earned the fans respect. I'm impressed that they took the "political" chance, but they still need some work.
It would be great to see how a former wrestler running for office would handled the situation. There always seems to be a rumor that Jesse Ventura will make a run, I'm sure his speech would have been much more audience appropriate. I keep wondering, "How would I have done it different?"
For a wrestler's perspective, here is JBL on Fox news: