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Most of the media [has] been slow to recognize the pervasive impact of this fifth column in their ranks

LOL!

My favorite Algore was version 4.1 where he acted like a fire and brimstone preacher. Anyone else remember that version? It only lasted for a few days but it was funny as hell.

I had to go look up that high faulting word 'zeitgeist' Algorebatross used as I'd never heard it before. Here is what I found at Dictionary.com.

6 entries found for zeitgeist. zeitgeist

Zeitgeist was Word of the Day on July 22, 1999. Source: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

zeitgeist zeitgeist was Word of the Day on May 24, 2002. Source: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Zeit·geist ( P ) Pronunciation Key (tstgst, zt-) n. The spirit of the time; the taste and outlook characteristic of a period or generation: “It's easy to see how a student... in the 1940's could imbibe such notions. The Zeitgeist encouraged Philosopher-Kings” (James Atlas).

[German : Zeit, time (from Middle High German zt, from Old High German. See d- in Indo-European Roots) + Geist, spirit; see poltergeist.]

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. ..................... I watch a lot of History Channel, why is it that when I see Algorebatross I'm reminded of Hitler?