Wow, I hadn't realized how bad the 2011 lineup was! Seriously, McChrystal, the general that "retired" because he bad-mouthed the VP in front of a reporter? Amazing.

David Brooks, Jason Mraz, someone from Pepsi, puppeteers??? Mindblowing.

I actually listened to the Ford Motor dude's presentation and it was awful. It seems like TEDTalks now are just a way for business people to feel like they changing the world for the better (when in actuality they usually aren't). Instant gravitas.

I'd listen to GEN McChrystal about 1) "how to not talk to reporters or 2) JSOC secret squirrel stuff. His role running Afghanistan operations was comparatively minor compared to what he did in Iraq. Of course, there's no way he could talk about what he did in Iraq.