Idiocracy, Part 3

I know I’ve referenced this brilliant film twice in the past 2 months, but as the election thunders its way ever closer, I can’t help but think of this movie on an increasingly constant basis.

Tonight’s trigger? Obama’s 30-minute infomercial. Can you count how many times words traditionally ending in “-ing” were pronounced ending in “-in'”? And identify what U.S. Senator omitted the “s” from the already-conjuncted “wasn’t”?

I love Obama but I’m sad he and his communications crew aren’t standing in the way of the demise of multisyllabic* diction:


*link provided for those ahead of me

2 Comments

  1. alas … startling at first, until you reflect upon who is flooding the box offices? Are “B” films really “worse” than hits?
    :-0

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