arg, an isp hiccup just ate 3 paragraphs of though on this piece. I'll just say this was one of the better Slate V pieces to date, and the video was something that added to what we were hearing. Keep that in mind with future stuff.

PS- new fray really ought to be able to hit the Back button to get our posts back if something glitches

PPS- hard to say I thought Emily should have smiled, since it was supposed to be a serious topic, but Emily should have smiled.

That's so funny, I was going to say the exact same thing about Emily smiling.

Let's make a smile deal, Emily Baz. Next Slate V segment you do that is of slightly less gravity --- for example, anything to do with the presidential candidates --- you'll owe us double. You're as adorable to look at as you are to listen to on the Gabfest.