[quote=@Lugubrious]
I've been watching the debate myself.  Trump's like Dio: he's a scumbag, but he's also hilarious.  Everyone else I was taking seriously however.  I am irritated by people who watch these things for the 'comedy' of it.  There are a million other things to sink your teeth into if you're not interesting in actually expanding your knowledge, awareness, and perspective.
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I do watch them seriously. Otherwise I'd tune in to Comedy Central, where I could be catching the Midnight Show, Larry Wilmore, or any one of a dozen funny things. Or watching John Oliver on Youtube. Much funnier.

Deriving a degree of amusement is just my way of dealing with the absurdity of some things said during political debates. Makes dealing with the blatant political maneuvering easier. Not that these statements apply to just the Republican debates, they just happen to be the ones on tonight.