Presidential races have become spectacles. There was once a time when they were taken much more seriously, but modern media coverage and extremely polarized, and sometimes outrageous, views have made debates, campaigns and candidate speeches less about politics and more about entertainment.

I watched the recent televised debates and found them all comparable to comedic performances. I do not doubt that there are capable and adept candidates out there; I am not trying to say that every candidate is a babbling baboon with the thought process of a 3-year-old. However, the entire ordeal has become, in some instances, a mad house.

There is the belittling of each other, nitpicking at personal matters rather than political views, and then there’s the constant ignorance towards the separation of church and state. It all makes me feel like I’m watching an episode of “The Jerry Springer House.” This is the true story of seven candidates picked to live in a house … I think you get the picture.

And when award season comes rolling around, we’d find out who our president is by calculating a number of nominations, wins, and how many “best dressed” magazine features each candidate received. Newt Gingrich looked fierce on debate night.

In all seriousness, I want a better reason to watch presidential debates than to hear what crazy things the candidates are going to say. I don’t think I’m asking for too much. Either someone in charge of the debates needs to start enforcing some etiquette rules, or I’m going to pitch my show ideas to NBC.