Last Thursday evening the 2010 ASI Elections came to a close as Sarah Storelli was unofficially announced as next year’s ASI President. But the controversial saga continues as ASI Elections staff investigate allegations claiming Storelli and other candidates violated campaign policies.
Near the “Vote Storelli” campaign booth, laughing, smiling and wearing red, supporters watched as the concrete blocks slowly filled with passersby and curious onlookers. Some danced and some bobbed their heads as local band Chiller Whales jammed onstage. Then the music stopped.
ASI Elections Chair Kelsey Rice stood in front of the crowd and prefaced the election results, saying she wanted to re-emphasize the results are not considered official until ratified in a May 19 meeting.
The results were announced, and while Cal Poly’s new ASI president and Board of Directors cheered — some people didn’t, including political science junior Lindsey Meredith.
Though Meredith didn’t earn a seat on the College of Liberal Arts Board of Directors, she performed her duty as an “official voice of the students.”
Prior to her defeat, Meredith sent an e-mail to the Mustang Daily voicing concern about “dirty campaigning.” According to her e-mail, Meredith said candidates campaigned in ASI polos, solicited door-to-door in the dorms, offered bribes and removed opponents’ campaign materials such as pickets and fliers. In accordance with ASI Election policy, all such acts are prohibited.
In a written statement from Rice, she confirmed an official complaint had been received, saying the elections committee will review the alleged violations. Not under review, however, is the improper use of campaign materials and fliers.
According the Rice, the ASI Elections committee will review the allegations today. She did not say when definitive answers would be found, but said the investigation will be elucidated before the ratification of the newly-elected board members.
“I want to make sure we operate a fair and efficient election,” she said. “I also want to make sure it is known that we take these elected roles and our rules that govern them very seriously. With this in mind, I am not rushing the investigation process, nor is my committee.”
Rice, in her statement, said all candidates were made aware of election policies in a meeting prior to open campaigning, which began April 25 and marked when candidates could begin campaigning. According to Article VII of the elections policy (part of ASI bylaws), candidates running for the board found guilty of irregularities lose a $50 campaign deposit (given back once all campaign materials and a closing statement are turned in) and face fines up to $100 for each violation. All decisions on the matter are at the discretion of the Elections Committee. And, if found guilty, the committee may recommend a candidate be disqualified.
Although controversy swirls, Rice remains steadfast in the decision to investigate.
“Elections are about opening your eyes to what’s really going on, getting a little more interested in what happens in student government — being that good or bad,” she said. “I think a lot of good things have come from this and we’re recognizing that we want to be more transparent with students, and I think this is really helpful information for the board and the president.”
Despite the call to protest the elections, students exercised their rights.
According to Rice, 3,373 (18.7 percent) students voted and there were “a lot of unofficial write-ins.” Write-ins are students who didn’t fill out an official campaign packet or pay the $100 fee. Winning the unofficial presidency was mechanical engineering student Jeff McGovern, who received 120 votes — 2,817 votes short of creating a push at the ballot boxes.
Sarah Storelli received 2,937 votes, enough to seal her victory, and said she was “incredibly pleased” people voted, especially facing the barriers covering up the election, including Alex Kaplan’s withdrawl and threats from potential write-ins.
While the goal of a 30 percent voter turnout was not met, now that her presidency is official, Storelli said she is ready for the bureaucratic changeover.
“The next step is working with transitions, meeting with (President) Griggs to determine the current state and to be brought up to speed on any information that needs to be relayed for next year, so it’s a smooth transition,” she said.
“The first thing will be choosing our executive cabinet, which is open to all students, and they can apply through ASI student jobs. It will be the first step to establish a team of really excited students — just as I am — and find people who are specifically knowledgeable whether it’s in issues of safety, sustainability, diversity, community relations — just really starting that up right now,” she said.
Physics senior Ryan Moriarty, founder of the Coalition for the Restoration of Alex Kaplan in the Cal Poly Community, sat 30 feet from Storelli at the election announcement Thursday night, his back turned the whole time except to explain his presence.
“I am here to show my solidarity with former presidential candidate, and rightful, ASI president-in-exile, Alex Kaplan,” he said.
He sported a white tank top screened with the likeness of a smiling Kaplan pictured wearing a gold crown.
“I think that tank top itself has sort of become uniquely expressive of a distinct and deliberate political thought, and that is solidarity with Alex Kaplan. I actually think that prior to this election, the no-tank-top at the gym policy was pretty innocuous, you know, a pretty benign policy. Now, in the wake of everything that happened, I think that wearing a tank top to the gym, that’s exercising your right to free speech. And I think in the light of that, now Cal Poly is sort of censoring us by not letting us wear our tank tops to the gym.”
Moriarty formed the coalition in response to the article and comments on the Mustang Daily website, Facebook and in the Cal Poly community, he said. Four coalition members showed, two were missing.
One coalition supporter, Suzy Lee, said: “If this was UC Berkeley, like, Ryan would be another voice in the crowd, there would be other fish to fry, like some hippie living in a tree or something. But this is Cal Poly and no on gives a shit about politics and so Ryan is like, you know, the number one person to go after because — oh my gosh! — he actually has an opinion.”
Lee continued her reflection on this year’s elections.
“If Storelli wants to actually become involved in politics, don’t you think she has to become comfortable with criticism and laugh it off instead of being so threatened that she actually attacks her opposers. I think her reaction to this is totally ridiculous,” Lee said.
Asked about the comments made on Facebook, in which Kaplan aimed derogatory statements toward Storelli, Moriarty admitted Kaplan’s wrongdoings.
“There is clearly a line and he definitely may have crossed it, but I feel that the response he was met with was disproportionate to what he had done. And that’s basically why I did what I did — why I’m doing what I’m doing,” he said.
Recently, Moriarty was suspended from campus for remarks made in his blog aimed toward Storelli and Mustang Daily. Described by Moriarty as an interim suspension that was administrative, not punitive, he was not allowed on campus — except to use the library — from 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 30, to 9 a.m. Monday, May 3. He said it will not go on his college transcript and all charges have been dropped since his remarks were not deemed threatening.
“What I said wasn’t actually threatening, according to investigators,” he said.
After the election ceremony buzz died to a hum, most of the crowd wandered off. The Chiller Whales packed up. But still lingering were Storelli and Moriarty, each in their own circles of trust.
“They have their own rights and it’s fine that they’re here.” Storelli said about the coalition. “I have a neutral stance, my campaign is here, and it’s nice that I have all my supporters — and (the coalition) were here representing other students.”
As the coalition headed for the physics lounge inside the Science Building, Moriarty offered his congratulations to Storelli.
“Kaplan supporters are nothing but gracious in defeat,” Moriarty said. “There’s always next year; there’s always going to be 2011.”
It’s hideous and unconscionable that this article neglects both Storelli plainly having an armed guard present during her weekend rallies and the administrative threats of arrest against members of CRAKCPC.
The college literally was silencing dissent with force and the Mustang Daily doesn’t bat an eye. This speaks volume to the ethical bankruptcy of not just the Cal Poly administration, but Mustang Daily who effectively elected Storelli with their saccharine puff piece. Enjoy your marriage with power, you disgusting fucks.
Keishi:
Had I known of “weekend rallies and the administrative threats or arrest against members of CRACKCPC,” I most definitely would have reported such a provocative event. Furthermore, I approached Mr. Moriarty at Thursday’s rally and bled him of what I could (in terms of information), without sucking the life from his already weakend soul; he was more than gracious with his responses and I reported the facts.
Could you be more specific about your aforementioned “unconscionable” prose? Perhaps enlighten the Daily with your privily learned knowledge before, rather than after the fact?
I digress: I am not only a college student, but, more, I have a a life outside the academic realm in which this election and all that followed took place; therefore, I do the best I can to fulfill both scholastic responsibilities and household duties, both of which hardened into this article. If what this story entails doesn’t suffice, then I hope you will take the journalistic scepter from my grasp and strike down the “disgusting fucks” you speak of.
Thank You for your seemingly valid yet contritely written comment.
AP
What I said was slightly taken out of context. The article fails to mention that all of the crap taken out against Ryan was all Storelli. She was the reason that he was suspended and that his rights were taken away. When you think about it, it all really boils down to freedom of speech and civil liberties, and Ryan, for a brief while, had that taken away from him.
If Miss Storelli is really interested in getting into politics, she needs to realize that people are going to oppose her, people are going to disagree, people are going to have their own opinions. Instead of taking his criticism with stride, she fought back and hid. Get used to it: with politics comes criticism. Be thankful that your student body has people who care, instead of just being composed of a mindless group of goddamn lemmings.
Cheers to Pannone for keeping it real.
Suzy, thank you for your comment. I am sorry if you feel your quote was “out of context,” as I appreciate your bureaucratic stance on this matter.
AP
Why, thank you. When I mean “out of context,” I only mean in terms of what happened to Ryan and what I was reacting to. The “context” I’m referring to is situational context and not so much my own actual quote, which you captured so completely as to include all of my colloquialisms as well.
(So many likes. How embarrassing.)
lol
Suzy,
It is apparent that you have many opinions about Miss Storelli, and while her reaction to Mr. Moriarty’s website may have been over the top, at the end of the day it is undeniable that she is the best candidate for the position.
Should you honestly and truthfully be under the impression that Mr. Kaplan could have been president of ASI and implemented even one piece of his platform, then I’m sorry, but you’re delusional. CP has a 10 year contract with Coca Cola, there is no way an ASI president can break that.
For Mr. Kaplan, and anyone else who supported him, to believe that he is a solid representation of our students – health/protein driven, gym dependent, and academically retarded – he/they very obviously have a skewed perception of reality. Out of 17,500 undergraduates, I would argue less than 5,000 use our gym, out of those 5,000, 4,500 have some form of high fructose corn syrup in their diets, and of the 500 left, well they’ve got brains. That would leave Mr. Kaplan as 1 in 17,500 who wants what he wants.
Now tell me Suzy, do you actually want a campus with no candy and soda? Not that it would ever happen, but I seriously doubt that even you, one of Kaplan’s largest public supporters, could truthfully admit to never purchasing sweets on campus…It’s just not realistic.
@AnthonyPannone: I’ll be sure to do your job for you and write up a summary of what actually happened with this election when I have some free time tomorrow afternoon. Just rest assured that I have nothing but contempt for you, your article, and your smug, condescending aloofness.
@Suzy: I’m pretty sure that threatening Ryan with arrest, expulsion, having guards on site with photocopies of his face, banning him from campus on the weekend before the election, threatening defamation lawsuits, and coercing him into signing a contract thats essentially a restraining order keeping him out of all relevant election events is far, far more than than his civil rights being taken away “for a brief while.”
Thank you for your concern, Keishi, and I suspect your write-up will be most thoughtful and full of inspiration for those who read along.
AP
Keishi, you must understand that anything I say must be understated in order to prevent (and protect) myself from being suspended, threatened with defamation lawsuits, being coerced into contract, and just being bullied in general. But you’re right. I’m definitely sugarcoating myself — I’m not as strong as Ryan is.
The ASI election guidelines clearly state that all “physical campaign material” must be removed by the day following the elections, yet http://www.VoteStorelli.com continues to taint the Internet with its insidious presence more than three days after polls closed.
There can be no denying that these regulations were intended to be interpreted in this manner. To call the website unphysical or immaterial not only attacks the legitimacy of Physics as a form of scientific inquiry but also borders on solipsism.
To elaborate on Keishi and Suzy’s common point: not only have I been systematically denied my rights both as a Cal Poly student and a citizen of this great nation, I have had my privileges as a Facebook user abridged as well. Neither Sarah Storelli nor her official campaign group’s profiles are visible to me, which begs the question: what are you trying to hide, Ms. Storelli?
What dark secrets do you harbor that you are so worried we, the agents of Truth, will bring to light?
man, this is just straight-up dumb. find something else to worry about!!
Yeah, funny how Cal Poly responded to Ryan’s “dumb” antics.
Maybe Kaplan should have worked with storelli to get his agenda regarding a purely benign goal of getting tank tops into the gym. This Ryan fellow obviously wants a story to tell his children. But hey, what do i know?
Maybe Kaplan should have worked with storelli to get his agenda regarding a purely benign goal of getting tank tops into the gym.
“Maybe Kaplan should have worked with storelli to get his agenda regarding a purely benign goal of getting tank tops into the gym.” What does an honorable man do? Attack a rule, or attack the machinery that created the rule? What you’re offering is no more than a finger in the dyke. AKA the Sarah Storelli Wedding Night
“All men are created equal. No matter how hard you try, you can never erase those words.”
“It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions.”
“I ask this… If there should be an assassination, I would hope that five, ten, one hundred, a thousand would rise. I would like to see every gay lawyer, every gay architect come out – – If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door… And that’s all. I ask for the movement to continue. Because it’s not about personal gain, not about ego, not about power… it’s about the “us’s” out there. Not only gays, but the Blacks, the Asians, the disabled, the seniors, the us’s. Without hope, the us’s give up – I know you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. So you, and you, and you… You gotta give em’ hope… you gotta give em’ “
Interesting article Mr. Pannone; in the interest of non-biased journalism where is a statement from the candidates who are in question of these such “complaints?”
Where is a story about how Jessica Bruno and Lindsey Meredith were both wearing their CLA ambassador polos throughout every single event while campaigning?
Where is the fact that several other candidates were handing out “bribes” legally, and by bribes you mean CANDY.
Where is the fact that these two candidates who ran together were also campaigning in the dorms?
Where is the statement about Storelli being directly threatened for her own safety and having an armed guard at the reception last Thursday night?
Come now, I hope to have more faith in the Daily, but with little investigative reporting such as this it is hardly non-biased.
Naw come on dude. You can’t be seriously saying this. Dude is a chiller and has already said that he is a student with a social life was busy this weekenend. He didn’t have time for all that shit.
Past Candidate: I was not given names, although I asked — repeatedly. So, I went with what was presented to me. We are on this issue as it progresses.
FYI – 1) Storelli’s stance was “neutral” on the issue (in the article).
2) If CANDY was the bribe, as you say, then you have uncovered a detail in this case and deserve a piece yourself.
3) I was told wearing ASI polos was prohibited, nothing more.
Charly: Thanks for understanding, but, if, by “social life,” you mean sitting in front a computer, calling and emailing sources, then you are off based in your assumptions.
Great feedback Cal Poly students! Keep talking the talk. Issues such as the ASI Election and representing students’ voices are important, no matter the side you are on.
“Charly: Thanks for understanding, but, if, by “social life,” you mean sitting in front a computer, calling and emailing sources, then you are off based in your assumptions.”
Two part question
How much of this article concerns Ryan Moriarty? and exactly how many times did you call or email him?
Anything beyond this?
“Furthermore, I approached Mr. Moriarty at Thursday’s rally and bled him of what I could (in terms of information), without sucking the life from his already weakend soul; he was more than gracious with his responses and I reported the facts.”
Charly,
Funny business, this journalism. You know, I went to the event under an assumption that I would wrap up the elections — bing bang boom, easy as pie. What I came away with, however, I didn’t expect; the information kind of found me so I rolled with it, so to speak, but I should’ve expected it, especially with the way the elections have been this year. So take away a point for me, whatever.
Ryan, in all his opined, yet logically based remarks, was most candid during our interview, and I thanked him for expressing his concern, and for allowing me to record the conversation. I’d say I interacted with him — no calls, only on the Net — three, four times, in order to confirm his statements. Also, Saturday morning, instead of sleeping in (which I never can do, thanks to my return to the land of academia), I contacted Ms. Rice, who I am sure is glad, for now, that this article is over with, done. My job is not done,though, and I am following up on this controversy. Meanwhile, I have the other life I spoke of — wife, dog, house, bills, itty bitty window of R&R — and so I fervently gather information to mold a fact-based story.
If anyone has some “facts,” some real meat, by all means, lob them to my email address, which is easily found online at multiple locations. AP
Moriarty’s “Coalition” is such a big joke. Everyone knew Sarah was an excellent candidate. Kaplan never was a serious candidate. Moriarty is simply degrading the school with his immature antics.
@My thoughts: My comments had nothing to do about Alex Kaplan. They were a direct response to Ms. Storelli’s vendetta against Ryan Moriarty. Not only do I not care about the food served on campus, but I also don’t care about tank tops in the gym. But as Ryan said, we’re way beyond the formalities of these rules, they now stand as something bigger than what they were originally meant to be. It looks like you’ve misunderstood my stance entirely, which is no fault of yours of course, as this election garbage is confusing and ASI is just as non-transparent about the circumstances surrounded the election as they are about their normal policies. When this all blows over, Ms. Storelli will have another thing to add to her queue of extra curricular activities and ASI will continue to do their work behind closed doors.
And yes, I agree that Ms. Storreli is the best candidate in this one-candidate election. However, she is also the worst, and that should be some food for thought.
Edit: Pardon me, when I say “non-transparent” I mean, of course, transparent.
No wait, I lie. Original usage stands.
No doubt “Ms. Moriarty” chose her name deliberately, but what is it she is getting at? The first three letters of the moniker are MSM, the familiar abbreviation of the mainstream media, i.e. the Mustang Daily. Is this her indication to the powers-that-be that she is a Mustang Daily shill, an agent working to effect Emily Egger’s nefarious designs?
Because of the nature of the comment, she obviously is not using my surname to stand in solidarity with me or the Coalition, so what other cryptic messages are hidden in her nom de guerre? “Ms. Moriarty” is an anagram for MSM Riot Ray. Could she be alluding to the rumored weapon currently being developed by Storellian scientists, to permanently silence anyone who might speak out against the 2010 Storelli Reich?
We are left with more questions than when we began, but one common thread remains: the Storellian regime is working toward something sinister, but its definite nature continues to allude us.
Oh, and a quick shout out to all the CRAKCPC soldiers. Anthony, Suzy, Keishi, Male.Beard, Jerbear, Leah, Werber, Cote.
Brothers and sisters of Alex Kaplan, unite!
Well if people at this college (and newspaper) actually knew Mrs. Meredith’s character, I highly doubt they would regard her opinions on the election as anywhere near worthwhile. Heaven forbit she had won the race she was in. All I have to say is that I am pleased she didn’t win, or I would have much more of a dislike for ASI (as opposed to the apathy I have now.)
The Mustang Daily is the largest group of self-promoting and narcissistic students on campus. They thrive on the monopoly put in place by being the only source for news on campus.
It’s an eff-ing college election, and an eff-ing college newspaper. Calm the hell down.
I do have to laugh at Suzy’s calm that Ms. Storelli had a vendetta against Mr. Moriarty. Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t it Moriarty that has been relentless in his slanderous, obsessive posts on Storelli.
Maybe it me but some of thes posts sound like the rantings of a paranoid Schizophrenic who’s hopelessly in love with Ms. Storelli, and to some extent Mr. Kaplan
@ES: It’s easy to point fingers at Ryan because all of his wackiness is on the internet for anyone to see. Miss Storelli’s “vendetta” (since we’re throwing this term around now) against Ryan was done by some tactful tattling on Ryan via Cal Poly’s official big wigs.
And, I should think that if people were to get that impression of Ryan, the one to which you so eloquently refer…it would not be a wrong impression in the slightest, hah
@ES You simply represent the problem the CRAKCPC is trying to bring to light. It is not in the least bit ‘slanderous’ or ‘obsessive’ to express dissent towards a political figure who you disagree with. You should also do your research, as Mr. Moriarty was suspended for simply expressing his views on the matter. His postings are free to read for the public and very easily accessible, go and find me one direct threat against Storelli’s person and I might concede, however that wont change the fact that Storelli cannot take one bit of criticism if something so obviously satirical got her so worked up. I hope she never plans to run for public office, because people tend to be a lot more harsh and direct with their opposition than people are in student elections.
There is something much more going on here, and it appears most people don’t care to understand it, which is quite saddening. This isn’t simply a call for tank-tops or no soda, but a call for a less hypocritical and self-concerned administration, where there is not only a lack of candidates but those who do run do it for the wrong reasons.
I have more important things to be doing that argue against the ravings of clearly unbalanced individuals who think far to highly of themselves.
It appears you also have nothing to add to this discussion besides personal attacks based on nothing but an attempt to sound cool on the internet.
isn’t that exactly what Moriarty did with his “joke”?
I also would like to add that if Storelli had nothing to hide, and truly believe she was doing the right thing, why would she take such oppressive action against a fellow student simply expressing his concern for the lack of transparency and the obvious bureaucratic inefficiencies in the system?
The Coalition for the Restoration of Alex Kaplan is a joke, right? It seems to have gotten way out of control.
No, Nicole, the Mustang Daily and its cadres of co-conspirators in the plot against Alex Kaplan are the joke, and “Ebertgate” is the punchline: http://restorealexkaplan.blogspot.com/2010/05/ebertgate-unfolds.html
The staff at the Mustang Daily have known about the Ebertgate scandal since last Thursday and have still done nothing to address it. If anything “has gotten way out of control,” it is the Mustang Daily with its reckless disregard for the basic standards of journalistic ethnics.
It’s quite comical that a student and his blog got in major trouble with the administration while his actions didn’t merit any cause for concern, while an actual crime, the act of public plagiarism, is getting swept under the rug. The problem with this campus is growing, and it’s getting too big to hide…
And goodness Nicole — how can you call someone’s blog a problem that has gotten out of control? You know what’s out of control? The things that it’s exposing. I believe you’re simply shooting the messenger. I hope you have fun living in your ideal little world where no one is allowed to know what’s really happening. If you want public censorship, try using the internet in China.
My Dearest Suzy,
As much as I would love to surf the web in China, I think I’ll stay in the good old U.S.A.
Moriarty’s blog is not exposing anything except that the boy has too much time. Perhaps he needs to enroll in more challenging classes.
“She is, in fact, an abomination among Cal Poly students. She is so far removed from humanity in general and the student community in particular that in attempting to connect with and emulate students, she has reinvented herself as a poisonous simulacrum.”
What exactly is this exposing? How is Storelli “removed from humanity”?
I see. Moriarty is trying to let us know she is an alien. It all makes sense now. Thanks for the warning. I’m glad I finally “know what’s really happening.”
I’m also glad he brought up her enrollment status, because it’s certainly a major concern. It doesn’t matter that she’s enrolled in and attending classes. It also doesn’t matter that she’s involved in positions on campus that require being enrolled at Cal Poly. Oh and I’m sure it doesn’t count that she lives on campus. University Housing doesn’t care if you’re enrolled or not. Oh wait. It does.
The Coalition for the Restoration of Alex Kaplan IS a joke. It’s been quite entertaining. Kudos, Suzy, for keeping it up. I’ve enjoyed laughing at your posts. Also, Ryan, you are an eloquent writer. This is stated under the assumption you wrote the posts on the blog. You and your thesaurus could go far if you utilized your talents to write something worthwhile, although I have derived considerable entertainment from the blog and your comments on the Mustang Daily articles. Perhaps you should working on getting the blog published…
Nicole,
I wasn’t referring to Storelli — did you even read my post? If you check Ryan’s blog, which you should if you are replying to posts about it, you would see that I am referring to the plagiarism of the Mustang Daily’s film column to Ebert’s column.
PS: Have you ever spoken to Ryan Moriarty in person? If you have, you would know that he doesn’t need a thesaurus. But clearly, to read and understand his blog, you might just need to get one.
Suzy, I don’t think Nicole will benefit from a thesaurus. Maybe a militant-to-English dictionary would better suit her?
Also, to respond to one of her points, the posts on the blog are mine only insofar as they can be attributed to any one Coalition member. The ideas expressed therein are larger than one man: in them, you will find the ethos of Cal Poly’s fastest-growing radical liberal separatist movement.
There is only one Sarah Storelli.
We are all Alex Kaplan.
🙂
“We are all Alex Kaplan”
Haha
Let me just say that I can respect the fact that Ryan has a vast vocabulary. Ryan, I apologize if I offended you.
Apparently, I’ve the gotten the two of you fairly heated about the subject, but considering the fact that most of my points were ignored, I won’t waste my time making any more.
I would write more but I’m really interested in picking up that militant-to-English dictionary.
There’s no heat felt here. How does the adage go, ah, yes; If I couldn’t take the heat, I wouldn’t play in the kitchen. I don’t believe you can really sense tone that well in this sort of discourse without any excessive capital-use or emoticons. lol
Now, onto more important business; Yes, you’re right on two points, Nicole.
1. I did ignore many of your points, but that’s because those points argued things that the original statement did not touch, therefore, I thought that the argument would be hedging on the superfluous if I addressed them. If you’d like either one of us, I speak for Ryan and myself when I say this, please restate them and we will be more than happy to elaborate on our responses to them.
2. Yes, Ryan’s vocabulary is quite vast.
At the risk of beating an already fallen horse — when you say,
” 🙂
“We are all Alex Kaplan”
Haha ”
I can tell that you’re being sarcastic and “smiley” because of the “haha” and the use of “:)” and therefore, can easily tell your mood.