It seems Hamill may need a little...coaching to pull off Noto's look.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Digital Rights Management on the software could be so sophisticated that, if you try to make a controlled item without the proper clearances, a drone might toss a Hellfire on your coordinates. But Eric Holder says he probably wouldn't do it.

So that trailer is for a Tony Robbins workshop?

Tell ya the truth, HockeyDoc, many seem to have dropped the whole pretense of this "servant" thing. It's not unusual to hear nothing of "my constituents are demanding..." and a whole lot of "we must act because people are just not doing what we know they have to do..."

Thanks, R.J. Will be on the lookout.

[Fred Cole blows smoke, possibly realizing that a few years down the road, discussion of the authority structure in his relationship will consist primarily of the incantation "Yes, dear...Yes, dear...Yes, dear..."]

Someone I knew years ago was pulled over driving stoned.

The officer said: "Do you know how fast you were going?"

50?  No...     60??   No...      70?!?   No...

5...

You mean like Slick Willy?

Question for The Logo:  Do you know it they will webcast or record this for viewing somewhere on the Intertubes?

Has Hollywood hit rock bottom in tackiness?

"Rock bottom" suggests there are greater depths to which the subject would be unable to plumb.

Such is not the case - wait five minutes.

Book signing? Heck, Dave, there are a bunch of folks all around planning a whole book tour.

Peacebuilding as replacements for military deterrence, as if their right thinking and ample resources can persuade bad actors to be good.

A number of times I have had the misfortune to have been involved with groups operating by consensus. This led me to formulate a number of Myths of Consensus. One is: There  are no bad actors - only bad process. No situation is so problematic that it cannot be solved be just the right workshop or just the right professional facilitator.

Unfortunately, the sorts of people who live this way are so committed to their mythology that no matter how many bad actors commit how many misdeeds, the solution to any problem would have been just one more workshop on [X] or a professional facilitator, and things would certainly have worked out for the best.

Looks like?! When you know why it's there, there is really no better actual description of the national political psyche. 

You mean Mel Watts's proprietary NC 12th CD might change shape?

I think Obama's re-election was partly due to this being an American Idol Presidency - all about cool and image. This helps to reinforce the idea: dominate the popular culture. Have a real White House Press Conference? Nah, go on the View or talk to fawning small-market radio hosts. After all, the most important cultural event one can imagine for this country is Beyoncé at the White House.

Rush calls these folks low-information voters. Who needs information when you can choose your leaders on the basis of celebrity.

Thanks for the link, skip. That must have been posted, drifted down and off the page that day when I left Ricochet to get a cup of coffee.