[Pen-l] the annoy-a-meter

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

During the late presidential campaign (2005-8), I leaned toward Obama
and against Clinton because Hillary far out-shone Barack in terms of
being downright annoying. How could my ears stand four years of
Hillary's blatantly self-serving drivel?  (In the end, I did not let
this determine my vote and instead followed the late Molly Ivins'
advice, voting for Ralph.)

But now we seem to have suffered a role reversal: because she is
supposed to be diplomatic and not toot her own horn, Hillary's
annoyance rating took a dive, while Barack's rating soared, since he's
become increasingly pedantic in his style. How can my ears stand four
years of his excessively professorial style?

-- 
Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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