I do not agree with Chomsky on language... not at all. In fact I am quite certain generative grammatics are just another metaphysical model (and we don't need more of those, do we? Chomsky the political activist would certainly agree).
Anyway, here's his highly enlightening write-up on Obama and the state of US democracy (he calls it dysfuntional). It's in German only.
The soundtrack to this can be heard in minor... #5 here.