Last night’s Vice Presidential debate may have been entertaining (though not quite as amusing as the story behind the debate), but this video shows just how much better any debate can be when the candidates answers are taken out of context. In this case, it’s a remix of John McCain and Barack Obama’s first Presidential debate and it reveals what we assume is really going on in their minds as they try to convince the American public that they’re the best politician for the job.

The Vice Presidential debate is just about a day away and we’re certainly getting excited to watch the trainwreck that is sure to result from Sarah Palin and Joe Biden matching wits in their first debate. But to clear up some of the confusion about the VP debate rules, we reached out to the Commission on Presidential Debates and asked them to clarify some things for us. The result is this video, which explains what special rules the John McCain and Barack Obama campaigns have asked for in the upcoming VP debate. You can just go ahead and add them to the list of 9 Surprising Facts We Learned About Sarah Palin.