3rd Grader outsmarts XM hosts (and they couldn't be happier)
Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 2:33 PM
Tags: 2, XM
Chalk this up as the feel-good story of the day. XM's all-politics all-the-time channel, POTUS '08 (ch 130), started the day today with a reminder that there's an entire audience of listeners who might not be of voting age... but are still pretty darn smart.
Producer Joanna Welch came upon a unique letter (not email, mind you) this morning from Sophia McCrimmen, who turns out to be an 8-year-old and an avid politics and POTUS fan. Sure, Sophia might have misspelled a few words (don't we all?), but that doesn't diminish the fact that the 3rd grader noticed something that the POTUS pros did not.
"I love lisning to your shows!" she wrote. "I love politics so much! I just have one problem, you are underestimating the number of days until the election! You are forgeting that 2008 is a leap year!...Plese add one day too your total to acount for leap day. Keep up the good work."P.S. Can you mabie read this on the radio? That would be super cool!!!!
"P.P.S. If you have time. I don't want to mess you up."
Sophia was right. The POTUS folks had been counting the days to the '08 election incorrectly (ok, it was Scott Walterman's fault, but I'm not pointing any fingers). So "1600" host Rebecca Roberts (pictured above) got Sophia on the phone.
You can hear her three-minute on-air interview with Sophia below, or by clicking here.
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It was just Vos' kid
Posted by: teeheejimmy | November 29, 2007 3:07 PM
I still think she's a cutie, and by that I mean Rebecca Roberts..... not the 8 year old.
Posted by: banff21 | November 29, 2007 3:20 PM
GREAT! Why don't they put her in charge?
LINGERRRRRRRRRR LONGERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Posted by: Frank the Frowner | November 29, 2007 4:27 PM
GREAT! Why don't they put her in charge?
LINGERRRRRRRRRR LONGERRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Frank the Frowner | November 29, 2007 4:29 PM
whats up with all the idiot commenters on this blog who keep pounding on the "post comment" button and create multiple posts?
Posted by: dumpus | November 29, 2007 5:09 PM
whats up with all the idiot commenters on this blog who keep pounding on the "post comment" button and create multiple posts?
Posted by: dumpus | November 29, 2007 5:09 PM
whats up with all the idiot commenters on this blog who keep pounding on the "post comment" button and create multiple posts?
Posted by: dumpus | November 29, 2007 5:09 PM
whats up with all the idiot commenters on this blog who keep pounding on the "post comment" button and create multiple posts?
Posted by: dumpus | November 29, 2007 5:09 PM
whats up with all the idiot commenters on this blog who keep pounding on the "post comment" button and create multiple posts?
Posted by: dumpus | November 29, 2007 5:09 PM
whats up with all the idiot commenters on this blog who keep pounding on the "post comment" button and create multiple posts?
Posted by: dumpus | November 29, 2007 5:09 PM
She can spell underestimated but not maybe. Please this is fake.
Posted by: uh huh | November 29, 2007 5:32 PM
She can spell underestimated but not maybe. Please this is fake.
Posted by: uh huh | November 29, 2007 5:32 PM
"She can spell underestimated but not maybe. Please this is fake.
Posted by: uh huh | November 29, 2007 5:32 PM"
Ya it has to be fake because there is no way she would have asked one of her parents how to spell a big word. Thats what kids do ya know they ask questions I know this because I have an eight year old.
Posted by: just_my_opinion | November 30, 2007 9:33 AM
H. Klinton vs. Obama. How you consider, who will win elections in USA?
Posted by: XXLKlintonLobby | March 19, 2008 10:01 PM
Spam Protection (required): Sum of 3 6?
Posted by: potions | April 2, 2008 8:44 AM