[Paul Atreides]

I remember that speech. When I saw it, and the one in which he was raving about not letting the Republicans "take away our social security", he reminded me of the scene, in the movie 1984, in which the Inner Party speaker is whipping the Outer Party into a frenzy, by the use of lies.

[okie01]

"...he reminded me of the scene, in the movie 1984, in which the Inner Party speaker is whipping the Outer Party into a frenzy, by the use of lies."

Someday, the definitive biography of Algore will reveal the true character of his political life. Suggested working title: An American Comedy.

With "comedy" meant in the classic two-faced sense: comedy and tragedy.

Rarely has so much been expected from one with so little to offer...