19 February 2006 - only soundbites

No speeches, only soundbites. On the other hand, it has been soundly observed that excessive elocutionary eloquence crawls across as lofty a peak as ever. Excerpting. The contemporary era owes its approachable understandability, such as it is, to the icy-nosed ruthlessness of the editor, who accepts and excepts with narrowed eye and mind until the sketch emerges in full color. Coloring is fun!