CAPTAIN ED REPORTS that the Rock The Vote debate was not just lame and uncool — according to the Los Angeles Times it was scripted by CNN: “CNN, which has marketed itself as an outlet for serious news, planted a question about computer preferences at last week’s debate of the Democratic presidential candidates, according to the student who posed the query.”

UPDATE: On the other hand, the LAT’s coverage of Europe gets a bad review from Spanish blogger Franco Aleman.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Kevin Aylward isn’t surprised: “the whole event just seemed too contrived.”