>Fans may enjoy "the speech" but I guarantee that its intended audience would balk, just as they do when they try to read it
>Actually, I loved Atlas Shrugged, but I thought that "the speech" was a bit redundant - I had already gotten the message.

Has anyone actually made it through the speech? I >really< tried. But I ended up skipping at least 20-30 pages. Fan or not, it's too dang long.