Many viewers of President Obama's televised address on terrorism might have been surprised to see the Oval Office now has a podium. Other presidents  have found it more natural to deliver their remarks seated at their desk. Obama stood with his desk obscured in the background. Maybe he found it easier to read the teleprompter.

Obama's speech on on how he's fighting terrorism preceded a TV special on Frank Sinatra. It was appropriate that Obama led into it with a chorus of "I'm Doing It My Way."

One thing nervous Americans can be sure of: the Obama administration will use the power of the federal government to track down and punish anyone showing signs of Islamophobia. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has stated the "incredibly disturbing rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric ... is my greatest fear." She has vowed to use the full extent of the law to go after "violent talk" against Islam. President Obama devoted a substantial part of his Oval Office address to the same concerns.