Wow, CNN covered the debate like it was fucking American Idol

[HEyHEY]

I weep for the future.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. What's this people meter shit I keep reading about from some DUer?

[scheming daemons]

7. CNN online has a "people-meter" where dozens...

...of undecideds have dials that they turn UP or DOWN based on how they feel about what is being said.


Immediately following the "xerox" line, the meter dropped way down. A sign that the undecideds thought the line bombed badly.

[Canuckistanian]

15. Hey, let's just choose our leaders by "applause meters"

To hell with "debates" and "policy statements".

Where's the fun in that?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

8. A live-response technology that the focus group uses.

It contains two lines, one for each candidate -- so if Obama or Hillary says something they like, the corresponding meter goes up, if either says something the group doesn't like, the corresponding meter goes down.

[Art_from_Ark]

2. CNN has intercourse with American Idol?

That could explain a lot :crazy:

[muntrv]

3. So who was the William Hung of the debate?

[NanceGreggs]

5. Definitely Campbell Brown ... n/t

[Skittles]

4. I hear you on that

but look at how Obama / HRC people are behaving on DU - they act like it's American Idol too :puke:

[Horse with no Name]

6. But isn't it?

Shhh...don't tell all of these rabid supporters that they can't call more than once when the big day gets here...

[crispini]

9. Dude, switch over to Keith Olbermann. nt

[HEyHEY]

11. Any NBC station?

I'm in Canada

[crispini]

13. Oh bummer. MSNBC.

Sorry. :D

[provis99]

10. the sad part is, that's probably an improvement

At least UBoot Kapitan Wolf Blitzer wasn't monopolizing the debate, like usual.

[Fearless]

12. If American Idolization could get people to vote... then I'd bite the bullet and deal.

After all more people vote for American Idol weekly than voted in 2004 or any election in American history for that matter.

[pansypoo53219]

14. i surehope the general election ones

are on PBS.

i refuse to watch the gnews do them.

[Enrique]

16. DU is a glass house

we shouldn't throw stones at CNN.

[HEyHEY]

17. I'm not part of DU, we aren't the borg. I'm me, and CNN sucks