JERRY BROWN IS SHOCKED, SHOCKED at possible politics in state universities.

WHERE’S THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER WHEN YOU NEED THEM?

MORE “RUBES” SELF-IDENTIFY: Press, shut out of nuclear summit, unhappy.

Related: Obama attends non-existent soccer game? He was probably sneaking out to meet with Israelis about bombing Iran, or Iranians about Israel, or something. But Tom Maguire is skeptical.

Plus, from Ed Driscoll, confusion.

WHO WRITES THIS STUFF? “Whether We Like it or Not, We Remain a Dominant Military Superpower.”

UPDATE: A reader emails: “I have to disagree with you/the blogger you linked to here. It sounded to me like he’s trying to say ‘We’re the super power and whether we like it or not we’re going to get drawn into these conflicts.’ And he’s right. A secondary additional interpretation could be that we would rather not be the world’s super power, but know we have no other choice.” Hmm. Well, if you’re not sure what he means by this, it’s still badly written.

JIM TREACHER: Where Eliot Spitzer Fits Right In.

THE “WHAT IS BARACK OBAMA?” DEBATE.

RASMUSSEN: Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 36%.

ELIMINATIONIST, DEHUMANIZING RHETORIC from the Brady Campaign’s Paul Helmke.

UPDATE: Plus, racist stereotypes from Joan Walsh. “Shoe-shine boy?” Please. Haven’t we as a nation moved beyond that sort of thing?

ANOTHER UPDATE: More here.

MORE: We’re not “really, really angry” at you, Joan. We’re mocking you. Do try to keep up.

IBD: Andy Stern’s Exit May Make Big Labor More Powerful.

SEE A TEA PARTY “CRASHER?” Report ’em to PJTV.

GUN RIGHTS: Progress on Tennessee’s Restaurant Carry Reform Measure. Related item here.

WELL, THIS IS THE 21ST CENTURY: Autonomous Roving Robot Seeks Out Polluted Water to Sustain Its Onboard Plant Symbiotes.

ESSENTIAL kitchen tools.

UPDATE: Reader Andrew Smith recommends this article on a no-frills kitchen.

JAY LENO THINKS American cars are poised for a comeback.

ANALYZE THE BODY LANGUAGE.

FOR REAL THIS TIME? Ethanol company Poet says cellulosic biofuel coming in 2012.

DANA LOESCH on those Tea Party “crashers.”

ANDRAS SIMONYI: Eyes on Hungary: Leading Eastern Europe Away From Socialism, Yet Again.

DAILY BEAST: Will Bush Be the Next Truman?

ANALYZE THE BODY LANGUAGE: great pic from the Nuclear Summit.

MAN KILLS HIMSELF rather than face the rigors of the Inquisition.

REVIEWING THE REVIEWERS: A roundup of book reviews from all over.

PJTV: A Day In the Life of a Taxpayer, Part 1: Home Is Where the Tax Is. “Allen Barton, Front Page host and American taxpayer, takes you inside his everyday life, every step, and every tax, of the way. Watch him rack up a tab – at the sink, at the piano, and at the computer.”

Shot with a Nikon D40.

FROM JON VOIGHT, a letter to the American people.

MORE ON THE IMPORTANCE of ubiquitous video cameras.

UPDATE: Reader Jim Brown emails: “Please post another update (or bump a previous post) on shopping for hand-held video cameras. I seem to recall that they were selling for around $130 – $180 for a pocket-size HD version that was incredibly simple to operate.”

Yes, that would be the Kodak Zi8 and the Flip Mino. You can see comparison videos here.