I hope you appreciate the following reading gaffe made by yours, very truly here. After reading the above post, I began to read the next article, but I stopped, because I'd misread the first line after the header. (The one in bold)

"The New Excuse: Middle East Is "Irrelevant"/ "Doesn't Matter"

The ever-expanding throng of those who want to "get out now even if we have to come back later" seem to be trial-balooning a new Middle East meme. To wit, "That troublesome region? Hah, it isn't really important. Just a bunch of Arabs and Jews bopping about. Who cares?"

I just wanted you to know that I read it as follows: The ever-expanding THONG....yes, that's right, I said it. That is exactly what I saw after reading the article about the um....you know. And trial balooning? WTF is going on in your hayde, boy?

"Third-rate" can only be an assessment from someone who has not seen this young woman perform. It's like calling Meryl Streep third-rate simply because she is not the most beautiful actress working.