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• Tuesday, August 26, 2008 04:15 AM

  @Falhaar

  Falhaar: "I've got news for you. The Democratic Party are a pack of jackals too."

  Thanks for the "news." It's not like people here don't know the failings of the Democratic party. But thanks for your condescending attempt to educate everybody. You know so much.

  Falhaar: "I was addressing the general tone of both salon.com and other liberal websites who somehow see Obama as some kind of "different" politician."

  How is this relevant to an article that summarizes and analyzes a speech by Michelle Obama? As for Obama being "different," well, he is and he isn't. Nobody has any illusions about the fact that he's a politician who plays a political game. But he does bring something fresh to the scene, and there's nothing wrong with people appreciating it and getting excited about it. You're just stroking your own ego if you think you're enlightening us with your cynicism.

  Falhaar: "One that again just carries on the blind charade of "choice" or "power" for the average citizen. And btw that's what the Orwell reference was about as he was particularly incisive about the moral horror of representational party politics."

  Thanks, but you're a piss-poor messenger for Orwell and I doubt he'd appreciate your negativism. If your point is that all politics, elections and government is a charade, then fine. Have at it. Be sure to write such essays during the RNC as well.

  Falhaar: "She gave a nice speech. I could give a fuck."

  Charming. Then why did you read the article, and why are you here writing about it? You don't care. Great! Congratulations! You're a cynic. We all get it. I'm cynical too, but I don't fool myself into thinking I'm helping people by rubbing their noses in my cynicism.

  Falhaar: "Nothing will change. Same as it ever was. That's not snooty or cynical. That's realistic."

  Whatever, man. Congratulate yourself some more. You're the arbiter of all things realistic. Everybody else is dancing on a cloud of illustion while you're sitting on a rock of reality shouting "Bollocks!" So punk rock.

  Falhaar: "I just get frustrated that a website such as salon which has quite a few intelligent and reasoned journalists is playing the same moronic game as everyone else instead of raising real questions or looking for real answers."

  You must be new here.

  —Xrandadu Hutman Read Xrandadu Hutman's other letters
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