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Reality Show Act Two, The Wake Up Call.

By Daniel Alegi. OpeEdNews.com Sept 17, 2003

The Big Baghdaddy is pulled down and the image settles indelibly in our

pre-formatted heads. Act 1 of the highest-rated fictional reality-TV show of any century then goes on extended commercial break.

We are in it now.

All of us CNN-addicts, couch-generals, unemployed work-aholics and

fear-aholics have all headed for the loo, where new airport-style digital gizmos tell us ove and over how to lubricate our rusty American Dream illusions. Meantime, voices reassure our wallets that Gulf War 2 (GW2) was just a cheap outing, a worthwhile scuffle, a garage sale bargain.

Glad you could all pitch in to the venture, all you plastic-flag waving

patriots, all you shopper

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