My daughter's boyfriend asked about the red and green meters on CNN debate broadcast... (vote, thought)

[Centaurmyst]

I posted this in the debate thread but I think most people missed it because it was moving so fast. It was just TOO funny not to post.

He's never really followed politics before or watched any debates. A few minutes into the CNN debate coverage he said "What are those red and green lines on the bottom of the screen, Lie Detectors?"

I nearly wet myself laughing at the thought of a lie detector machine being hooked up to the candidates during a debate. It sure would be easy to decide who to vote for if they did that.

[msina]

It's a great idea!

[scarlet52698]

That is hilarious

[razorback_06]

LOL. You know Bill Mahuer made a joke the other week and called for CNN to take it off because every time McCain speaks it goes flat and he jumps up nerves because he think McCain just died.

[TristansMommy]

Originally Posted by Centaurmyst

I posted this in the debate thread but I think most people missed it because it was moving so fast. It was just TOO funny not to post.

He's never really followed politics before or watched any debates. A few minutes into the CNN debate coverage he said "What are those red and green lines on the bottom of the screen, Lie Detectors?"

I nearly wet myself laughing at the thought of a lie detector machine being hooked up to the candidates during a debate. It sure would be easy to decide who to vote for if they did that.

LOL.. cute..

Reminds me of the time I watched a hockey game on TV and saw a guy skating around the ice without his stick. I turned to my dad and asked him why he didn't have his stick and was it because he had it taken away as a penalty.. LOL..

[Centaurmyst]

lmao I love the flatline joke. My daughter made a crack that was kinda like that. Once her boyfriend knew what the lines were for he couldn't take his eyes off them. He kept cheering them to drop to the bottom when McCain talked, lol. He noticed that the red line was always high for Obama and he was like "Wow, women really do love black men!", lol.