Istega dne komentirajo udeleženci na enem od soočenj tipično mahničevsko trditev, da 'kdor ni rimokatoličan, ni Slovenec' - sam minister za kulturo pa škandaloznost te trditve minimalizira, saj se mu zdi dosti hujša neka športna reklama, ki jo vrtijo v medijih in ki poziva privržence nogometne reprezentance, naj pri navijanju skačejo (TV Slovenija 1, 27. 9. 2000).
On the same day, the participants at an election confrontation commented on a typical Mahnič-style statement that 'the one who is not Roman Catholic is not a Slovenian'. The Minister of Culture himself minimized the scandalousness of this statement because in his opinion what was much worse was some sports ad featured in the media at that time, which invited the supporters of the national football team to jump and cheer (TV 1, 27 September 2000).