OK one last comment from my trip to western Connecticut. One morning I flipped on the TV, and got bombarded by campaign ads that focused on the congressional race there. Real nasty ads like "so-and-so supports sex-offenders and is a friend of terrorists". I can't believe that people fall for such infantile name-calling techniques. It all reminded me of a Frank Zappa song ... so without further ado here is I am the Slime.
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