Name That Pundit

Q. Who said this?

In practice, Obama wants to let government goons snatch you, me and anyone else they deem annoying off the street.

Preventive detention is the classic defining characteristic of a military dictatorship. Because dictatorial regimes rely on fear rather than consensus, their priority is self-preservation rather than improving their people’s lives. They worry obsessively over the one thing they can’t control, what George Orwell called “thoughtcrime” — contempt for rulers that might someday translate to direct action.

Is it:

A) Rush Limbaugh

B) Michael Savage

C) Lew Rockwell

D) Glenn Beck

Take a second and consider it. Click on this link while you think about it.

So, who did you say it was? Guess what, it was a trick question. The answer is dyspeptic left-wing cartoonist Ted Rall, who is calling on Barack Obama to resign. That's something, I suppose. As JWF points out, Rall called for George W. Bush's execution.

Here's a thought -- no matter what you think of the 44th President of the United States, it might make sense to have your comments maintain at least a loose tether to reality.