Letters to the Editor
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Joke's on Joan Walsh and her devoted.
Carol Richards:
"Not to mention Obama has never lived in the White House AND he can be perceived as elitist. If you take all that along with the fact that Obama has other weaknesses, I think it is our duty to make sure we don't just start talking about something other than Wright. Even people in the Obama trance must admit that we have a long way to go with this issue, as long as people keep talking about in on the news and blogging about it on the internet. We do have a responsibility to find out exactly what it means about Barack."
Joan Walsh:
"Carol, you're better than that. Give it a rest, and think about what he said."
Hint to Joan: She's not agreeing with you, she's making fun of you.
I'm guessing "better than that" means you're not picking up on the sarcasm and think she's going to far in her emphasis.
Or you pick up on it entirely and don't like the nerve it struck.
You didn't mind wheh Carol's humor still seemed to agree with you, but now that it's classic satire - i.e. exaggerated agreement as a form of critique - it bothers you.