[Publius6961]

And btw, it is really petty and juvenile for you to characterize those who were inspired by the speech as "knee jerk".

Add reading comprehension to mindlessness.
I was not characterizing the inspiration as knee-jerk, but rather (and clearly, I thought) the over-reaction to criticism.

[cyncooper]

If you're calling me mindless you're even more clueless than you first appeared to be.