Our guest columnist is not Andrew Breitbart.

Among a few interesting items uncovered in trying to examine the facts behind the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin without drawing any conclusions, was that a widely viewed photograph of Martin appears to have been altered, somewhat.

Here [left] is what appears to be the original via the Miami Herald.

The one [right] has been observed in the media and at forums such as Democracy Now. Clearly, it has been lightened, or softened, somehow. Along with other possible alterations, he looks far more, perhaps innocent is the right word, in the altered image. For the record, that has nothing to do with the guilt, or innocence, of anyone involved, but more to do with the reporting of the story, which is why I’m bringing it up.

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This creepy Santorum video is hidden – you have to have the link to find it – and the comments are disabled.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DApjHZq9o7M

He really thought we wouldn’t find it?

Luciano Foglia’s rejected iPhone app demonstrates why we should keep Colorforms out of the hands of innocent children.

Geometric Porn [via Kottke]

It’s been a long week.  But today is National Puppy Day!

So in honor of the puppehs, enjoy this hypnotic video of dogs in cars.

Bonus K9 photo that inspired David Axelrod to say “How loving dog owners transport their dogs”:

Dogs in Cars

SF Chronicle: Head Asploding Puppeh Pics

Our guest columnist is Geraldo Rivera.

His hoodie killed Trayvon Martin as surely as George Zimmerman did…

No one black, brown or white can honestly tell me that seeing a kid of color with a hood pulled over his head doesn’t generate a certain reaction, sometimes scorn, often menace.

When you see that kid coming your way, unless you specifically recognize him you are thinking ghetto or ghetto wannabe high-style or low-brow wise-ass. Pedestrians cross the street to avoid black or brown hoodie wearers coming their way…

If you dress like a hoodlum eventually some schmuck is going to take you at your word.

Trayvon Martin Would Be Alive but for His Hoodie [Fox News Latino]

Karl Rove, in a Wall Street Journal Op Ed on Thursday, lambasting Barack Obama’s presidency:

As for the killing of Osama bin Laden, Mr. Obama did what virtually any commander in chief would have done in the same situation. Even President Bill Clinton says in the film “that’s the call I would have made.” For this to be portrayed as the epic achievement of the first term tells you how bare the White House cupboards are.

What president Bill Clinton actually said:

He took the harder and the more honorable path. When I saw what had happened, I thought to myself, `I hope that’s the call I would have made.’

What Karl Rove’s Op Ed says today, after Rove’s lie was exposed, decried and widely discussed in the blogosphere and the mainstream media:

As for the killing of Osama bin Laden, Mr. Obama did what virtually any commander in chief would have done in the same situation. Even President Bill Clinton says in the film “I hope that’s the call I would have made.” For this to be portrayed as the epic achievement of the first term tells you how bare the White House cupboards are.

How the Wall Street Journal explains the correction:

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this column included an incomplete quote from Bill Clinton in the last paragraph.

(Hat Tip: Plum Line)

A teenager was returning home from the 7-Eleven.

A man was stalking him.

The teenager was packing Skittles and a can of Arizona Iced Tea.

The man was packing a Kel-Tek 9mm semiautomatic handgun.

The teenager was talking to his girlfriend:

“He said this man was watching him, so he put his hoodie on. He said he lost the man,” Martin’s friend said. “I asked Trayvon to run, and he said he was going to walk fast. I told him to run, but he said he was not going to run.”

The man was talking to 911:

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