I was watching Who Wants to Be a Millionaire tonight (I was at the bowling alley, it was on the TV. I had no choice. Honest!), and the following question came up (as best I can remember):

Vice President Dick Cheney was the head of what company?
A) I don’t remember B) Halliburton C) I don’t remember D) I don’t remember

The contestant didn’t know. He had to ask the audience. When anyone living in this country doesn’t know the answer to this question, how can we expect them to make educated decisions voting for our President? To be fair, I don’t know when this show was taped. The audience, however, very clearly knew the answer, and Cheney was obviously already Vice President. Some people did vote for choices A, C, and D, though. Maybe they were relatives of other people waiting to be the next contestant. I can always hope.

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Comment by yezbick

2004-09-01 22:00:01

I am shocked that I am not shocked.

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