Anderson Cooper On Moderating Debates: "It's So Surreal"

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Anderson Cooper On Moderating Debates: "It's So Surreal"

By Alissa Krinsky on Feb 01, 2008 12:18 PM

Anderson Cooper.jpg Filling in for Regis Philbin today on Live With Regis & Kelly, CNN's Anderson Cooper answered Kelly Ripa's questions about what it's really like to moderate a presidential candidates' debate. "It's so surreal," he said, "to see these politicians up close...it's like going to the Hall of Presidents at Disneyland — they're remarkably lifelike."

Lifelike, but not sweaty. "They don't actually sweat," Cooper continued. "And I don't know how this is possible...I sweat more than Albert Brooks in Broadcast News."

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