ANCIENT FOOTPRINTS IN THE CLAY PROVES ALL HUMANS CAME FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE.

"Go back to where you came from is a valid and neutral remark". It's not racist or defaming because it's a legitimate comment.The same is true if the new comer is greeted " Welcome. I read about your ancestors".

OIL AND RUBLE VERSUS DOLLAR AND IDENTITY POLICTICS

RUSSIA HAS THROWN DOWN THE GAUNTLET. "YOU WANT OUR OIL? FINE. BUT PAY IN RUBLES". THE WEST ANSWERS, " WE HAVE THE DOLLAR BACKED BY IDENTITY POLITICS". RUSSIA ANSWERS, " ASK your MAINSTREAM MEDIA HOW CAN A CAR TANK BE FILLED USING THOSE NON STRTERS?".ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE RUSSIA MAY OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE. " DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO BARTER FOR OUR OIL? PLEASE DON'T OFFER YOUR ALLEDGED "VICTIMS OF RACISM OR XENOPHOBIA OR HOMOPHOBIA OR OTHER MEMBERS OF CENTRAL CASTING COVERED UNDER THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T LIKE IT HERE AND WE DON'T WANT THEM".

Facebook Spaces: One Generation Phenomenon

Mark Zuckerberg presents Facebook Spaces. Enabled by virtual reality headset/software Oculus which is owned by Facebook.Tired of your day to day life? Oculus will transport you any where. Join friends at any destination. Only your imagination will limit possible spots on the globe to visit. Although this could be a one generation phenomenon. Because if Facebook Spaces is as successful as Zuck is saying then this generation maybe the only one to have experienced real world locales. Obviously subsequent Facebook Spaces devotees will have limited and more limited real life experience to refer to in memory. So where will they go? What will they think? Who will they vote for?Maybe that's where Zuckerberg wants his followers. The smallest of pied pipers will then become the ultimate quasi drug dealer. Selling addictive fantasies on Oculus devices.And maybe running for office. I can see it now. Zuckerberg's face on Mount Rushmore. Brought to you by Facebook Spaces and Oculus.

Barack Obama: He's Plural Man

America is nothing if not diverse. And presidential contender Barack Obama may have the home team advantage of diverse identity politics.

Mr. Obama is 1/2 black and 1/2 white which reflects the increasing interracial relationships in the U.S.. He was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii which gives him Pacific Islanders credentials. He spent part of his youth living in Indonesia which gives him Asian bona fides. His religious backround includes an estranged Muslim father who turned atheist and a Christian mother. That pretty much covers most religious persuasions. His father left Barack and his mother so Barack was raised in a single parent household niche. Mr. Obama studied law at Harvard, was a teacher, served as an Illinois State Senator and is currently a U.S. Senator representing Illinois. He's married and father, wrote 2 books and " inhaled".

So what kind of policies does he think will suit America's diversity? Will he champion affirmative action and a loose immigration policy? Both of those policies are under fire. But his ad hoc constituency largely springs from that backround. I think he will get the democratic nomination because of his wit and charm But what intellectual capability he has is yet to be revealed.