A Reality Show To Pick the President?
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Grooch

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 02:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
http://www.drudgereport.com/urgentm.htm for the whole story.

WHITE HOUSE GAME SHOW: MURDOCH NET PLANS 'AMERICAN CANDIDATE'; WINNER TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT '04

Move over American Idol. Here comes American President:

A Rupert Murdoch TV game show that may choose the outcome of the next White House race!

Cable channel FX is set to mount an ambitious two-year endeavor that will culminate in the American public voting on -- a "people's candidate" to run for president of the United States in 2004!

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100 candidates will start the series.

During subsequent episodes, candidates will square off in numerous competitions, like debates.

The number of semifinalists will be whittled down each week, based on live audience response and telephone/Internet voting.

Max

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 02:29 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's an article from Yahoo! about this show, too.

Babyruth

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 03:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Let's not let him play, pleeeeeease

Bushism of the Day
Wednesday, September 18, 2002

"There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on—shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

Car54

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 03:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yup, I just heard it on National Public Radio.

Maybe Kelly Clarkson could be President next.

Grooch

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 05:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I want Dr Evil for president and Nicole for vice President.

Or maybe I want it the other way around.

Car54

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 06:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Very good choice. This thread is going to be very interesting.

That team could definitely win in Florida, G.

Grooch

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 06:25 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
But it will take a month to count the votes. ;)

Twiggyish

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 06:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
You mean we vote in Florida?

Twiggyish

Friday, September 20, 2002 - 07:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
(just kidding)

Saph036

Tuesday, September 24, 2002 - 10:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
WOO-HOO!!!

Will these votes REALLY count!

(They're not using an office in florida i hope!)