MEGAN MCARDLE: “I thought that this must be some kind of grotesque conservative exaggeration, but no, White House Communications Director Anita Dunn really did tell a graduating high school class to emulate Mao Tse-Tung’s bold and imaginative attitude during his takeover of China. Most of us look at the tens of millions who died and maybe think twice about trying to imitate the late Chairman, but hey, think different!”

The White House has long since outrun conservatives’ powers of exaggeration. Plus, from the comments, “It’s sort of amazing (and frightening) how accurately the Harry Potter series summed up the political relevance of the media.”