June 4, 2009

Can Obama count?

There is considerable puzzlement in the Blogosphere (but not of course in the MSM) as to how President Obama could possibly believe that America is

“...one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.”

Obama Says U.S. Could Be Seen as a Muslim Country, Too By Jeff Zeleny The New York Times June 2, 2009

Hate Crime laws: A Zero Sum game.

By the wonderfully simple process of setting up a Google news alert it is possible see that the Federale blog is correct in pointing out that fashion has a lot to do with law enforcement. Right now the fashion is “hate” crimes and numerous style-conscious law enforcement outfits are searching eagerly for them.

Breaking Bibi

Controlling The Terms Of Discourse

Marx defined the ruling class as those who control the means of production. But that seems so 19th Century. Today, the key is to control the terms of discourse.

For example, consider how affirmative action largely disappeared as something disussable in polite society in recent years. John McCain had a chance to take it up as an issue in 2008 but decided not to touch it. How'd that work out for him?