“While testing out the Kinect, two dark-skinned GameSpot employees experienced problems with the system’s facial recognition abilities. The system recognized one employee inconsistently, while it was never able to properly identify the other despite repeated calibration attempts. However, Kinect had no problems identifying a third dark-skinned GameSpot employee, recognizing his face after a single calibration. Lighter-skinned employees were also consistently picked up on the first try.” [GameSpot, via Weigel]

The Center for Public Integrity has a new report out about the incestuous ties between the incoming GOP committee chairs and Corporate America. The cynic in me is certain it would not be very hard to do a similar analysis of the current Democratic chairs.

But I was more mesmerized by the sea of Wonder Bread on the cover of the report. Check out the diversity! Some of the men even have brown eyes!

Rhode Island Democrat Peter Palumbo shows why satire is dead: “We’ve all heard of anchor babies. We have something unique to Rhode Island, and they’re called anchor embryos.” [ThinkProgress]

“I have confirmed that [Nevada Republican gubernatorial candidate] Brian Sandoval, as reported by Univision’s news director in a column and revealed in an earlier blog post, did indeed say that his children don’t look Hispanic when asked by the Spanish-language station whether he was worried about his kids being profiled if they were in Arizona.” [Las Vegas Sun, via Political Wire]

Our guest columnist this afternoon is Ryan J. Murdoch of Ashland, New Hampshire.

I am running as a candidate for state representative in Grafton County District 8. I am running as a Republican, but I have been endorsed by the American Third Position. I am also the American Third Position state chairman of New Hampshire. The American Third Position is a political party that stands for the interests of white Americans.

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Looks like the Feds are back from holiday:

The Justice Department weighed in on one of the most explosive issues in American politics Tuesday, filing a lawsuit to overturn a tough new Arizona immigration law that has sharply divided people along partisan, ideological and ethnic lines.

Partisan? Ideological? Ethnic? Hey, we’re just getting started!

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So Indiana’s Steve King is chatting on Gordon Liddy’s radio program this morning, and—

Wait. Steve King and Gordon Liddy? Don’t get ahead of us.

Anyway, Steve’s talking to America’s Felon, and this spills out:

When you look at this administration, I’m offended by Eric Holder and the President also, their posture.

No, he’s not talking about bowing this time. Stop interrupting.

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