Anarchy. Guns. Armageddon. Conspiracy theories. Typical fodder for conservative talk radio shows, I was surprised to hear these topics broached by the mostly inane but slightly left-leaning morning radio show on KDWB (Minneapolis) this morning. And not only were these topics discussed but they were all linked to one person: President-elect Barack Obama.

Dave Ryan, the morning show host, introduced the story between riffs from T.I. and ballads from Beyonce with an anecdote about...