Best of the Booth mixtape, mixed by yours truly. Some dope remixes too! Check out Mos Def/Avriel Epps’ “Be Cool!” And an interview. 

What in the world is Obama’s fascination with the hamburger spots (in Virginia at that). First, if he wants Americans to be healthier, him continuing to take folks there sends the wrong messages. Second, if he claims to care about the environment, he should be going easy on meat because industrial meat production has a huge carbon footprint, encourages deforestation, and both consumes and pollutes a lot of water. Third, he doesn’t need to prove that he is  your common man anymore. The right-wing crazies won’t be persuaded and everyone else doesn’t give a damn whether he eats hamburgers or veggies from Michelle’s organic garden (in fact, his hamburger runs undercut the very thing that Michelle is trying to do).

And finally, there are tons of great restaurants in D.C. (and, sigh, Virginia, if you must). Take Medvedev to a good Indian joint - I’ve never had solid Indian food in Russia. Or Ethiopian. Or Mexican (ok, there is no real Mexican food in D.C., so Salvadorean would have to do). But stop the burgers! That’s just about the same as Bush serving hot dogs to Sarkozy and being proud of it… . Again, Michelle for president!

a great piece.

Probably the only remaining sane and thoughtful person in the White House press corps forced to retire after suggesting what most would agree with in abstract - that the occupying country should get out of the occupied territory. Of course, the country at issue here is Israel, so the normal rules don’t apply. The U.S. has lost all ability for meaningful public discourse. The moment someone disagrees with conventional wisdom or challenges the dominant narrative of the echo chamber, the person is marginalized (Bob Reich’s recent interview by a know-nothing CNN anchor is another good example).