“Republican presidential contender Herman Cain[!] used campaign funds to buy his own books from his motivational speaking company, Federal Election Commission records show.” [Bloomberg]

Back before Steve Jobs returned to Apple, the company introduced a Magical Gadget that promised to change the way you live.

It, um, didn’t work out.

This time around, instead of handwriting recognition, Apple promised voice recognition — and not just simple commands, but contextual understanding of requests.

It’s the kind of thing that could have gone terribly, terribly wrong.

Or it could become a cultural event.

We don’t have the new iPhone – we’re still on contract with the old one – and we don’t have an emotional stake in Apple products, other than the pleasure of using them. But our introduction to computers involved punchtape and a teletypewriter. Ours may not be the life of someone who lived through the Wright Brothers and the Moon Landing, but we’re starting to understand the feeling.

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Our guest lyricist is Herman Cain!, performing at the 1991 Omaha Press Club show.

Imagine there’s no pizza
I couldn’t if I tried
Eating only tacos
Or Kentucky Fried
Imagine only burgers
It’s frightening and sad

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Herman Cain!, Saturday:

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain[!] said Saturday that part of his immigration policy would be to build an electrified fence on the country’s border with Mexico that could kill people trying to enter the country illegally.

The remarks, which came at two campaign rallies in Tennessee as part of a barnstorming bus tour across the state, drew loud cheers from crowds of several hundred people at each rally. At the second stop, in Harriman, Tenn., Mr. Cain[!] added that he also would consider using military troops “with real guns and real bullets” on the border to stop illegal immigration.

Herman Cain!, Sunday:

“That’s a joke,” Mr. Cain[!] told the journalist David Gregory during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” where he was asked about the electrified fence. “That’s not a serious plan. I’ve also said America needs to get a sense of humor.”

Trust us, Mr. Cain!, we’re laughing our ass off. The difference between you and Donald Trump is that everyone knew he was a joke.

Title: “Injustice: Exposing the Racial Agenda of the Obama Justice Department”

Author: J. Christian Adams

Rank: 60

Blurb: “A five-year veteran of the DOJ and a key attorney in pursuing the New Black Panther voter intimidation case, Adams recounts the shocking story of how a once-storied federal agency, the DOJ’s Civil Rights division has degenerated into a politicized fiefdom for far-left militants, where the enforcement of the law depends on the race of the victim.”

Review: “Christian Adams is an American Brutus.”

Customers Also Bought: “The Roots of Obama’s Rage”, by Dinesh D’Souza.

Footnote: With enemies like this, Obama doesn’t need friends.

Injustice [Amazon]

Buy or Die [Stinque@Amazon Kickback Link]

Okay, fine, that’s a coplutocrat from Mitt’s salad days at Bain Capital sucking down the legal tender. We’ve just never seen Mitt so, y’know, comfortable with himself.

[via Political Wire]