Help Me, Obama-Wan Kenobi

CNN transmits coverage of Obama supporters via hologram:

And I was disappointed that the newscaster had already figured out a Princess Leia remark, so I don't get to be entirely original...

Who Says They Aren't Patriotic?

Tonight I had the most amazing experience -- so amazing that I'm not even really sure how to begin to describe it. ( Flag Waving from an Unexpected Source )

Quote of the Day

Yanked from a reply by gizelnort regarding a saying from the 1920's:

"How do you know a Communist? He knows the full text of the Declaration of Independence or the third stanza of the National Anthem."

I am amused.

Okay, Maybe the Country Hasn't Changed...

Hand it to the Onion to find an unexpected (to hilarious effect) spin on what some people think is the biggest breakthrough in the country since women's suffrage. Instead, it's business as usual:

Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job