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What a coincidence. You look in the dictionary, you see Taranto, a city in Italy, then, Tarantula, a spider, native to Italy, whose bite can cause a nervous disorder that manifests itself in strong, jerky movements, and then, the Tarantella, an Itallian dance with wild, rapid, jerky movements. Now we have the "Taranto Principle" from James Taranto, looking at the media's contradictions, hypocrisies, and imbecilities. What a coincidence? Scary!

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Sir;... It is nice to hear that people actually wear clothes of some sort while blogging. It is easy to imagine people baring their souls to the government and everyone who wants to see it as bare in fact, and lonely, picking their noses and scratching their heads. Let me straighten you out in return for straightening me out. There is no left and no right in this country. There is only a front and a back. The front thinks and the back wags. And both ends have to get there together. If the back puts on the brakes until it gets what it wants, no end gets what it wants. Now, I once saw a dog that was paralyzed, and he had a jig with wheels in the back. Maybe that is what our whole society needs so that when the front wants go some where that the asss isn't dragging behind. You can see in this country, how the back end drags their butt trying to avoid a problem until it becomes a real disaster, and then all of a sudden they want the other end to become a sprinter. Don't think; just act. How crazy is that? They want to go from don't think, and don't act to not thinking while acting. How are they going to act then, but stupid? What do you think....Sweeney

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Now, a more balanced view of your article: Sir, if speech and teleprompter use is to be used as a measuring rod, look first to the one who is currently in office. Review his debates, his speeches, and his confusion. If you do or did support this President with his communication lapses, it is certain and obvious your issues are not with candidate Obama's communication skills. I am sure your article ran too long to mention our esteemed President's communication challenges. His history is legendary of bumbling prepared speeches and improptu conversations, fumbling papers to conceal his fumbling of words. When he opened his mouth, from day one, it revealed him as quite the buffoon. In fact, didn't he have a receiver in his ear giving him words and answers at one of the debate's? And hasn't Cheney been feeding him the words and answer's ever since? And did you ever hear a more arrogant, condescending, patronizing answer given by the sitting VP of 8 years, when told most American's were against the war, his answer: "So What!" The You Tube footage of Bush's speeches and interviews as candidate and as President is available for anyone to see. Re: Sweeney. Great post....The heart of the matter.