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/p> p> MORE MEL MAYHEM br> Re: Andrew Cline's Mel, But Not Jesse? : /p> p>Oh, yes, the left should be held accountable, but I won't hold my breath until that happens. But look at it this way, the more they rant the more people become conservatives. So keep ranting. br> -- Elaine Kyle /p>

In his article "Mel, But Not Jesse?" Mr. Cline stated

"In 1996, director Stacy Title released Last Supper, a film in which a group of liberal graduate students murder a series of caricatured conservative stereotypes because the world is 'a better place' without all those non-liberals."

While I agree with his other examples, the use of Last Supper for this article is not appropriate. If anything, the film is actually conservative, mocking the self-righteousness of modern liberalism by taking it to its logical conclusion. The murderous graduate students are not portrayed heroically, but rather as a group of people sinking into psychosis, and the only heroic character is a conservative radio talk show host who offers a vigorous defense of free speech, even for conservatives.

Mr. Cline then concludes his discussion of Last Supper by saying:

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