The context of the following conversation is addison read the news paper out loud to the kids who didn't know how to read.:
addison says I decided to read the newspaper out loud today, over breakfast..
The friend responds Did the kids appreciate all the talk about the global recession?.
addison responds I think they were more focused on videogames rather than our fiscal deficit..
The friend responds Maybe they're too young to hear that kind of stuff, they can't even read!.
addison responds You're damn right..
The friend responds Knew it..