What's the meme?

What exactly is the purpose of referencing the Rick Roll meme behind Chris Matthews during the Vice Presidential Debate countdown? It makes me wonder.

It also makes me wonder what exactly are the core components of a meme on the Internet? Is citing the lyrics of the Rick Roll song capture the spirit of the meme? Or is the true spirit the misleading link to an absurd video? I'd say the later. 

Rick Astley's songwriting is the equivalent of a baby drooling pablum from its mouth, but they are not really that funny.  Being told to click on an important link, say for a political cause, and that link actually leading one to Rick Astley singing out the dribble lyrics, that's funny; that's worthwhile of becoming passed around.

That's the core of an Internet meme.  These online meme's are more than content; they are interactions. 

So, how do you Rick Roll the Vice Presidential debate? I don't know for sure. 

But on another note, did you read what was in the Washington Post this morning?

"In a surprise turn of events, Sarah Palin's competent performance in last night's debate has seen John McCain's campaign surging in the polls, and taking an eight-percent lead over Obama-Biden.  Joe Biden this morning, deeply disappointed in his failure, withdrew from the race.  'It's the patriotic thing to do,' Senator Biden said, 'We all must make sacrifices to bring change.'"

Obama's reaction and the rest of the story here:  Washington Post