This just made my day.
Radley Balko notes this exchange from an Intelligence Squared U.S. debate that took place this week:
PAUL KRUGMAN
And private insurance? That’s the thing, I — Actually, can I just — I wanted to ask a question. And —JOHN DONVAN [MODERATOR]
Please–please do–PAUL KRUGMAN
–and I wanted to ask, actually two questions, to the audience. First, how many Canadians, would Canadians in the room please raise your hands. [ONE PERSON APPLAUDS, LAUGHTER]JOHN DONVAN
We have about seven hands going up–PAUL KRUGMAN
Okay, not as many as I thought. Okay, of those of you who are not on the panel who are Canadians,, how many of you think you have a terrible health care system. [PAUSE] One, two–JOHN DONVAN
We see — almost all of the same hands going up. [LAUGHTER]PAUL KRUGMAN
Bad move on my part. [APPLAUSE]