1) yes. i'm fluent in sarcasm and have won many awards ( :
2) even tho sarcastic, your brain found the right question. brains are awesome and can surprise even ourselves.
3) yes indeed, Heavencanwait has a Doctorate in one of the sciences.
4) what I believe is that when leaders (that at least some people look up to) make exaggerating statements about something's value, some of those people will do foolish things. a big part of leadership is thinking before speaking. thinking about the impact your words might have over a broad spectrum of listeners. I believe that the greatest leaders do a lot more thinking than speaking. so when they speak, their words are well chosen for their expected impact.