OK, I enlarged the links at the beginning of this thread so they are clearly visible (some browsers just don't make links stand out very well). If people still add requests to the bottom of this thread, we'll really have reason to wonder - or maybe they're pulling our leg and very effectively making fools out of us.
Nevertheless, even though comments that point out others' apparent stupidity may seem warranted and may be quite funny at the time, I think they tend to drag down the spirit of the discussion. Many of us enjoy the 'Cat because it has been such a friendly place. Comments that make other people look stupid tend to take that friendly spirit away. I'm not looking for a humorless place full of warm fuzzies - that would make me gag. I DO think that we need to treat every visitor and every member here with respect.
As for this piece, I've always thought of it as a classic. I can picture some radio preacher like those guys in the 50's on Clear Channel WWVA in Wheeling, using this speech a hundred times and getting people to send in their donations by the thousands.
-Joe Offer-