do they have to wear opposite color ties and other debate comments from a fourth grader

I was getting bored after a few minutes of the debate and I was going to tune into Michelle Malkin’s live blogging of the debate which is always good for some laughs.  But then my nine year old son kept making comments that were cracking me up so I grabbed a pen and paper instead. (wish I had a laptop)

Oh, is this the debate? Can I watch it? What’s a debate? They’re not arguing. I’ve read debates in Freddy the Pig--several debates in which Charles the Rooster whooped the tar out of his opponents. The people running for president weren’t very good talkers so they hired Charles to do the talking for them.

My joke book says that debate is what you put on the end of a hook to catch a fish.

Remember when Sarah Palin and Joe Biden had their debate? Was it like this?

Are you writing all this down so you can tell Dad?

Looks at me for awhile instead of the television.

Lessons in dictation.

Those sure are comfortable chairs they’re sitting in.  I wonder if they’re massage chairs.

Oh now it’s getting to a debate, they’re interrupting each other.

If they ever played Electrocity, they’d sure have a lot of unhappy people.

I don’t know if they’ve ever played Electrocity in the first place.

Mom, it looks like Senator McCain is writing everything down that Obama says. Look at that big pile of paper.

That’s funny.  How come Obama is wearing a blue and white tie and McCain is wearing a red and white tie? Do they have to wear opposite colored ties? And that other guy [Bob Schieffer] is wearing a red, white and blue tie.

Vigorous.  Hmmm. Not that vigorous if you ask me.

Leaves the room and comes back with a dictionary. (this is in response to Obama saying this is a vigorous debate.)

Of course, you don’t agree; it’s a debate!

Mom, are there any people in that building with them? They sure are being quiet.

Mom, they’re starting to talk about running mates.

When are they going to move to the war?

Mom, what does he mean by Joe?  What does he mean by Joe? Joe Biden?

I answer his question:  Joe the plumber…middle class Americans.

Are we middle class Americans?

Mom, Obama said that Joe the plumber wouldn’t have to pay for his health insurance.

Can I play Electrocity?  Why doesn’t it have anything on electrocity where you have to be elected first?

apparently thinking back a few minutes:

Joe, I will tell you right now, how much insurance will you have to pay for?  Zero. And then McCain looked surprised.

In other offices beside the presidency, and I’m wondering for no particular reason, how old do you have to be?

What does he mean, “a very healthy discussion.” Well, it’s healthy for Joe.

Maybe the closing debate thingies are going to be longer than the debate itself.

What’s the Great Depression?

Of course, you’re asking us for our vote. That’s the point of the election.

Mom, what is the lowest level of government?

probably city council

So then you can get promoted up to mayor and Senator… I mean elected.