A perfect example of how much less thinking is required when you are permitted to repeatedly cry “racist!” without challenge.

UPDATE: More nuanced, trenchant commentary from the Sultan of Smug and the Kabuki Kid, via Hot Air.

The Sultan: “The line of racist attacks against the President, sometimes poorly disguised as birthers or deathers or whatever, is that what’s in play here, principally?”

I don’t think he’s right about the birthers, but I can at least understand how somebody seeking the specter of racism might find it in the claim that Obama was born abroad. But “deathers”– which I am guessing refers to people talking about “death panels?”– really? Was the Sultan so enchanted by the parallelism of “birthers and deathers” that he didn’t even bother to think through what the words actually mean? An accusation of racism is a powerful and destructive thing, even if it’s just a shortcut to thinking. It’s kind of disgusting how arbitrarily and recklessly Keith Olbermann brandishes it.

Then again, I guess it doesn’t really matter– I mean, not even Keith Olbermann watches Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

And good riddance…but we do have one thing to thank Van Jones for:  a glimpse into the future of postmodern totalitarian fashion.  He’s bringing back communist dictator/James Bond villain chic!

World class. More at Hot Air:
Krauthammer: Van Jones Truther allegations “devastating”

And Gateway Pundit:

Unreal!… Van Jones Even Cut an Anti-American, Anti-White, Anti-Israel, Hate-Filled Musical Recording! (Video)

Busted Again… Van Jones Was On the Board at “War Times” For a Year & a Half …Update: Jones “Bush Used Flag to Beat-Whip Iraq Dissenters”

Commie Van Jones on Bush: “President Bush Sounded Like a Crackhead” (Video)

Top Republican Calls For Obama’s Communist-Truther Green Czar to Step Down …Update: Sen. Bond Calls for Investigation