Politics and Culture

Forget Joe Wilson calling Obama a liar- he looks like Charlie Rose compared to these guys.

Related: I'm not comparing Obama to the following men and woman, but it's hard not to notice a similarity between what Obama is trying to do to Fox news and anti-press initiatives by left-wing presidents Hugo Chavez, Cristina Kirchner (right down to bribing friendly media and the "hurry up before people catch on" attitude towards reform), and Daniel Ortega.

Obama's hate crimes legislation also resembles the anti-speech policies of Europe.

No direct comparisons, just interesting parallels.

Which leads me to the root of the rude-ness: self-righteousness. When you're absolutely sure that you're right and the only reason that somebody would oppose the you is because they're ignorant or evil, then any action you take to silent them isn't only justified, but a duty.

Yes, it's similar to religion.