Debate this!

Today’s Sametime Status contains every intelligent phrase from yesterday’s Vice Presidential Debate.


You actually watched that?


It was at least somewhat akin to watching NASCAR for the crashes, but the difference is I actually did watch it, unlike NASCAR. It was moronic.


And what did you come away with? A better understanding of the issues or the candidates' positions on them?


I came away knowing that Alaska has oil, and John McCain voted 20 times against capping carbon emissions. Those were the talking points, so that's what we got to hear about. I think the question was about lunches served in public schools.


That's it?


Nope. I came away with a great idea. Immediately after the debate, CNN started showing a program called "Debate Night In America" which consisted of people getting paid to talk about people talking in circles about absolutely nothing. The title of that show is obviously lifted from the long-time CBC program "Hockey Night In Canada" which is not only far more entertaining, but also significantly less painful than watching a moron and a robot talk for 2 hours. (I'll let you decide which candidate was the moron and which was the robot.)

Then it hit me. The way to make the debate not only watchable, but enjoyable and informative too! As long as we're swiping program titles, we may as well borrow the hosts, too. So for the next debate, instead of having Tom Brokaw moderate, put Don Cherry in the center chair. He won't take any crap from either side and will actually keep them answering the actual questions instead of spouting off staged talking points. Watch how well he moderates Ron MacLean in this clip form Coach's Corner: