yes, oratory is an art and michelle obama’s got the goods, but what a meaningless speech. heroes who wear the uniform and risk their lives to pass on those blessings of liberty? america is the greatest country on earth? hillary clinton will break the glass ceiling for women of color? seriously? it’s this kind of effete but glossy language, this out of whack american exceptionalism branded and rebranded according to the times in bloggable non-ideas that has brought us to this terrifying juncture in history. thanks, but no thanks.