Apparently for some people, Obama’s opposition wasn’t explicit enough.

At the so-called “Durban Review Conference” on racism and xenophobia underway in Geneva, Europe again put forward language condemning “all forms of discrimination and all other human rights violations based on sexual orientation.” According to UN Watch, “The Czech Republic on behalf of the E.U., with the support of New Zealand, the United States, Colombia, Chili on behalf of the South American states, the Netherlands, Argentina and a few others, took the floor in support.”

It’s an odd world in which a plan that reduces Social Security benefits is labeled liberal, yet that’s what Ezra Klein is saying, while Benen states that the plan “says all the right things.”

When I first heard that someone on CNBC had gone all Howard Beale, my money was on Bob Pisani. But when I saw that it was Rick Santelli there were no surprises. If you’re not a CNBC fan, Charles Lemos over at MyDD describes the situation on the Chicago trading floor aptly:

So many things to research, mock and snark about, so little time: Attaturk made me spew my coffee this morning. Bastard. And John Cole followed up with marketing advice for morans. Be sure to watch the Daily Show video at the end. Digby has a problem with moles.

• Partying like its 1939.
• Not good.
• A trillion-dollar key.
• But…but…tax increases just make things worse.
• Some advice for 44  from 42.
• Coates’ advice for Steele.
• Uh, GOP? It’s the message, not the medium.
• The Post’s ‘apology.‘
• Amplifying the echo chamber.

The Man is tired of being under the foot of the Man.

Storyville – A Good Day For The Blues.

What’s on your mind tonight?

Leading right-wing morons agree: Barack Obama’s presidency is indistinguishable from a totalitarian dictatorship.

Ian has a great piece up at FDL on the financial sector’s problems, their genesis, and the Obama Administration’s conventional wisdom, status quo, manner of dealing with them. He describes the fallacy of viewing it as a “black swan” event. That is a very rare, random and unpredictable event. We should be similarly concerned about short sidedness with American industry and manufacturing, which are the real foundation of the American economy.