Many have tried, but CNN and YouTube have finally found a way to shove the 2008 presidential election into the information age while appealing to younger, Internet-savvy voters, and totally capturing, then mercilessly throttling the life out of, the user-generated-content zeitgeist.
Their idea: Presidential debates with questions submitted via YouTube videos! OMG!
It's a concept that gives young people in America the chance to voice their opinions and concerns to potential leaders, while at the same time expressing themselves creatively–like, say, by using a Snuggle bear to ask a serious question about gays in the military, or by asking a question while wearing a viking helmet because those things are sooo freakin' hilarious!
Still, if this video is any indication, this debate is sure to inspire more than its fair share of memorable moments: like the moment when Barack Obama blinks for a full 60 seconds in order to prevent himself from rolling his eyes at how stupid this idea is; or the moment when something crushes inside Mitt Romney's fragile thinking complex and he can no longer produce the required bit of mirthless laughter at the 4th video of a cat asking about an Iraq exit strategy; or the moment when Hillary Clinton's eyes darken with the realization that she could win or lose the Democratic nomination for president of the United States based on how she answers a question from a Kermit The Frog hand-puppet.
