THEY TOLD ME IF I VOTED REPUBLICAN, WE’D HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO CALLED BLACK AMERICANS “A MONGREL PEOPLE.” And they were right! President Obama calls African-Americans a ‘mongrel people’. “Obama did not appear to be making an inflammatory remark with his statement and the audience appeared to receive it in the light-hearted manner that often accompanies interviews on morning talk shows.” Well, sure. It’s only racist if a Republican says this kind of thing.

But actually, I think Obama’s just channeling Bill Murray’s “mutts” speech in Stripes. Which is a great speech!

NEO-NEOCON: Does It Make Me Look Fat?

Plus, some thoughts from the Insta-Wife.

And whatever you do, don’t base your body image on the words of an “Equalities Minister.”

DRAINING THE SWAMP: Ethics panel brings 13 counts against embattled Rep. Rangel.

OLD, BUT STILL CAPABLE: Aging Odyssey Orbiter Creates Most Detailed Map of Martian Surface.

VIA RAND SIMBERG: Your Help Urgently Needed to Save the Future of Human Spaceflight.

PANTS: Markdowns on men’s Dockers and Levi’s.

REASON TV: On The Set of Atlas Shrugged — 53 Years In The Making.

JOHN PODESTA, UFO Guy. Hey, he probably knows something.

FASTER, PLEASE: Speeding Up Diagnosis Of Infectious Disease.

MICHAEL S. MALONE: A Gathering Of Eagles.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY? Enterprise Rent-A-Car to offer Nissan Leaf rentals early next year.

IN THE MAIL: The World for Ransom: Piracy Is Terrorism, Terrorism Is Piracy.

JOHN LEO: Yes, Elite Colleges Are Biased Against Poor Whites.

SHIKHA DALMIA: The Death Of The Global Warming Movement?

DAILY CALLER: Political operatives on Journolist worked to shape news coverage. “Despite its name, membership in the liberal online community Journolist wasn’t limited to journalists. Present among the bloggers, reporters and editors were a number of professional political operatives, including top White House economic advisors, key Obama political appointees, and Democratic campaign veterans. Some left government to join Journolist. Others took the opposite route. A few contributed to Journolist from their perches in politics. At times, it became difficult to tell who was supposed to be covering policy and who was trying to make it.”

UPDATE: The Purpose Of Journalism?

THE PARTY OF THE LITTLE GUY: Chelsea Clinton’s $2M Wedding. “The rehearsal dinner is reportedly taking place at the nearby Grasmere, a 525-acre estate boasting a Federal-period manor house with formal gardens, stucco guest cottages and a large stone barn complex. Another area manse rumored to be serving the family over the weekend will be Glenburn, where the Clintons are said to be staying over the weekend. Glenburn is the Rhinebeck home of Eric and Andrea Colombel. Andrea Colombel is the daughter of billionaire financier and longtime Clinton supporter George Soros.”

IMMIGRATION: “Helplessness and anarchy.” “States have been left helpless to deal with the anarchy created by the failure of the federal government to enforce border security. Whereas yesterday it was unclear how far states (such as Rhode Island) could go, today states are powerless. The inability of a state to implement a policy of checking the immigration status even of people already under arrest for some other crime is remarkable.”

“STEP AWAY FROM THE CAMERA!” More on the war against photography.

THE WORLD’S FASTEST human beer opener.

TUNKU VARADARAJAN: The Hubristic Fraud Behind WikiLeaks.

DAN MILLER ON THE ARIZONA IMMIGRATION DECISION.

VIRGINIA POSTREL: The Chinese can’t figure out why we don’t love their World’s Fair. They’ll learn.

SEE HOW WHAT CONGRESS DOES WILL AFFECT YOUR INCOME TAXES.

ENTERTAINING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: Set Up a Simple Recharging Station for Guests.

CHEVY VOLT UPDATE: Great news: New electric car costs only slightly more than average annual per capita income.