Recommended Reading – Election Edition

The Election Aftermath…..

Outside the Beltway (Mataconis) –Republicans Need To Understand What Went Wrong If They Want To Win Again

Needing and wanting are two different things.

Juan Cole –Why Bill O’Reilly is Wrong about Minorities ‘Wanting Things” & the Election 

This is an amazing post. After (accurately) skewering Bill O’Reilly for getting basic facts and historical terminology horribly wrong,  Juan then draws an equally  fact-free conclusion that suits his political worldview out of thin air. If  Cole thinks the country has become less oligarchic and more egalitarian since 1996, he’s high.

Pundit Press –Fraud in PA: Obama Got Over 99% of Vote at Polls Where GOP Inspectors were Removed; Turnout Somehow “30%” Above Gov’t Numbers

Remember the Democratic/liberal pre-election meme on twitter that “voter fraud almost never happens”?  Turns out it does happen …..in heavily Democratic urban areas.

Kevin Drum –We Should Probably All Calm Down a Bit

Yes.

How do our foreign friends and foes see the 2012 election for President?

The London Times– Governing the new America 

Puffery.

Der Spiegel – In US Election, He Who Lies Wins 

Left-wing Krauts at their most obnoxious.

The Economist – Which one? 

The Economist endorses “the changeling”.

Xinhua –U.S. election day voting in full swing 

Surprising straightforward.

FARS News Agency –Obama Re-Elected as US President 

Even more surprisingly straightforward, but the senior Foreign ministry spokesman who looks like an Iranian Rod Blagojevich, makes up for it in an outburst of bloviation about which no American could possibly care.

Non-election items (probably more interesting):

SWJ Blog – Largo Man’s Labors of Love: Good Food and Warfare

A Florida media profile of long time friend of ZP and SWJ Editor-in-Chief Dave Dilegge 

Steven Pressfield –Narcissism and Resistance

I’m aware that there’s an official definition of narcissism in the Psychiatric Handbook. The following is my unofficial definition—and a theory of how narcissism comes about in the first place.

It’s not incurable

Narcissism is self-iconization. To control our internal terror, insecurity, etc., one mode of coping is to erect an icon in our minds. This icon might be a mentor, a role model, a guru. It might be a lover or a parent, a teacher, a coach. I’ve done it. We’ve all done it. Sometimes it’s healthy. It’s a stage in the progression toward independence and self-command.

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