On Distribution

It wasn't so very long ago that a piece of human detritus like Glenn Beck or Lou Dobbs would have been dependent on a retyped mailing list, a mimeograph machine and clear channel (small c) radio to get his fevered ravings out.

Now they get airtime in our homes every night. Ain't it grand?

Lou Dobbs suggested on his radio show this past Wednesday, right before
the Gates flare-up, that Obama could
be an illegal immigrant, tying this into his usual preoccupation.
"I'm starting to think we have a document issue," Dobbs said. "You suppose he's
un-- no, I won't even use the word 'undocumented,' it wouldn't be
right."