Power Rangers

"The girls in this school deserve better than that, don't they?" he pleads. "Respect comes from one word! No! No! No!"

I lean forward to ask the girl in front of me what she thinks of this. I get just close enough to hear her tell her friend, "Yeah, whatever..." in tones of withering scorn.

The assembly is winding up. "That's the Heritage Christian Center," Smith reiterates. "Remember--it's free! Bring your families! Come see the Big Samoan!"

"The who?" the girl in front of me asks. "The what? Wow. Cool.